Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, Thor, delivered electricity into the national grid, operated by Energinet, for the first time on 16 March. “Reaching this milestone so soon after installing the first turbine demonstrates the exceptional performance of our project teams and pa
The UK government has announced that the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round will open in July 2026. The upcoming round, Allocation Round 8 (AR8), follows the most recent auction results from January 2026, when the UK government announced that it had secured 8.4 GW of offshore wind
Holland Shipyards Group is constructing a specialist shallow draft cable lay barge, purpose-built to support nearshore and inshore cable installation and marine support operations, for Enshore Subsea, with delivery expected this summer. Enshore Advantage is being built at Holland Shipyards Group’s y
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Siemens Gamesa have signed a long-term agreement, under which Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s vessels will be deployed for operations and maintenance (O&M) work on offshore wind farms featuring Siemens Gamesa turbines. The agreement, which has a firm duration of ten years with
All wind turbines have been installed at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, according to US media and Oceantic Network, the country’s offshore renewable energy industry organisation. Located approximately 24 kilometres (15 miles) south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, the 806 MW project features 62
Revolution Wind has begun delivering electricity to the New England grid, Ørsted, which owns the US offshore wind farm together with Skyborn Renewables, said on 14 March. The offshore wind farm comprises 65 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines and powers Rhode Island and Connecticut. Once ful
Belgian offshore contractor Jan De Nul plans to install three subsea power cables and a fibre optic cable simultaneously on several upcoming offshore grid connection projects for TenneT, introducing what the company describes as the industry’s first such installation. The work relates to the BalWin4
Highland Council has granted planning consent for the onshore infrastructure of the Ayre floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, developed by French renewable energy company Qair. Qair acquired full ownership of the 1 GW floating wind project from its partners in the Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) joi
Germany’s RWE has completed the sale of the F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea to PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), making the Polish utility the sole owner of the 350 MW project. The offshore wind farm is planned to be built around 50 kilometres north of the Polish t
The Welsh government has invested GBP 8 million (approximately EUR 9.4 million) in Marine Power Systems (MPS) to support the commercialisation of its floating offshore wind technology. According to the company, the funding will accelerate the deployment of its PelaFlex platform, a floating wind solu
Maersk Offshore Wind has officially named its first next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Maersk Viridis, built by Seatrium. The vessel was delivered in late February 2026 from Seatrium’s Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore after completing sea trials and readiness checks. The naming
US-based floating wind foundation developer Aikido Technologies has announced two developments linking its floating wind platform with artificial intelligence (AI), including the launch of an AI-focused offshore data centre platform and its selection for an AI startup programme run by NVIDIA. The co
The UK government will remove tariffs on a range of industrial goods used in offshore wind manufacturing in a move aimed at reducing costs for the sector and supporting the country’s targets. According to the Department for Business and Trade, tariffs on 33 industrial goods used in offshore wind wil
Spanish energy company Iberdrola has registered a public takeover bid to acquire the remaining shares of its Brazilian subsidiary Neoenergia, aiming to reach full ownership of the company. Iberdrola, which now officially submitted documentation to the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CV
Ulstein Verft has delivered a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) to Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO). The CSOV, named Windea Carnot, is the third of three sister vessels built by the Norwegian shipbuilder for the German offshore wind vessel operator and the first of two ordered by inve
