The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) has opened a registration period for potential bidders to qualify for the Fifth Auction Round of the Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-5), officially starting activities for the country’s first offshore wind auction. The registration for pre-qualification
OEG has taken the delivery of a multi-purpose crew transfer vessel (CTV), named Fulmar, which recently completed sea trials and will soon be deployed on the Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. Fulmar will be supporting the offshore construction of the 1.1 GW offshore wind farm under a contract
Dajin Heavy Industry has shipped first Hornsea 3 monopiles to the UK onboard its new ultra-large, heavy-cargo deck carrier, King One. The Chinese foundation manufacturer recently announced that it named the new vessel and sent off King One on its maiden voyage, not revealing the project the deck car
Steelwind Nordenham has used a Sherwin-Williams coating solution for monopiles the German foundation manufacturer produced for EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm. The coating selected for the project is Sherwin-Williams’ Dura-Plate SW-501 system, described as a solvent-free epoxy designed to form a
Dajin Offshore has signed a PLN 47 million (approximately EUR 11 million) contract with Szczecin Shipyard “Wulkan” that will see the Polish state-owned shipyard manufacture components for one of the biggest offshore wind projects in Germany. The Chinese manufacturer, which has been contracted by RWE
Heerema Marine Contractors has put its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf, the second-largest SSCV in the world, through a lifetime extension programme, with the vessel currently undergoing the first stage of the work in Rotterdam, ahead of its mobilisation for a Polish offshore wind projec
On 25 February, the President of the Polish Energy Regulatory Office (URE) published a formal update stating that the regulator has granted a “promise of concession” for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, which is jointly developed by Polish utility PGE and Danish energy company Ørsted. This is the s
Seatrium handed over the Maersk wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to its owner on 26 February, the Singapore-based shipbuilder said. The new WTIV is scheduled to sail for its first assignment at the Empire Wind project offshore New York in March 2026. The WTIV recently completed sea trials in
Europe connected 2 GW of new offshore wind capacity to the grid in 2025, according to new statistics from WindEurope, which said this was the lowest installation figure since 2016. The European wind energy industry organisation says it expects a catch-up effect in 2026. Offshore wind made up 10 per
A consortium of Boskalis and TKF has signed a contract with Skyborn Renewables for the supply and installation of inter-array cables for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in Germany. Under the contract, the consortium will deliver the complete inter-array cable system connecting the 63 Gennaker wind t
The government of Nova Scotia has introduced legislation that would set bid fees and levies for offshore wind developers as part of the Canadian province’s broader offshore wind licensing regime. On 24 February, Premier of Nova Scotia, Tim Houston, tabled the Powering the Economy Act, which creates
Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany are planning a joint offshore interconnector that would enable electricity trading between the Baltic countries and Germany and allow for the integration of up to 2 GW of offshore wind capacity in Lithuania and Latvia. The energy ministers of the three countries signed
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has been appointed to deliver an integrated technology package for what is said to be South Korea’s first specialised HVDC installation vessel, being built in Türkiye. South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution signed a contract with Türkiye’s Tersa
Allseas’ new cargo barge Braveheart, built by the CIMC Changhong Shipyard, which held a keel-laying ceremony for the new vessel in April 2025, has now departed China for the Netherlands. Braveheart was purpose-built to fit precisely within Pioneering Spirit‘s bow slot to enable seamless transfer of
