Government officials from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK are set to sign a declaration confirming the ambition to build 300 GW of offshore wind in the North Seas by 2050, and an investment pact with the offshore wind industry and transmissi
OffshoreWIND.biz has millions of views per year and hundreds of thousands per month. In 2025, some stories received significantly bigger attention than others, and in this overview, we are bringing the ten most popular news in the now-past year. In August, only days after Ørsted reported that Revolu
The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once fully operational, will boost the UK economy by GBP 6.1 billion (approximately EUR 6.9 billion) during its lifetime and support thousands of UK jobs over the next decade, according to a report written by
The UK government has set out its first Clean Energy Jobs Plan, outlining how it intends to recruit and train workers to meet growing demand across the clean power sector, including thousands of new roles in offshore wind. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said the clean energy
Ørsted will lay off around 500 people by the end of this year and a total of approximately 2,000 towards the end of 2027. Of the 500 employees who will be made redundant in Q4 2025, some 235 are in Denmark. The company said on 9 October that the move to reduce the number of […]
Bowdun, a 1 GW offshore wind farm being developed by Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), has launched an initiative to unlock a GBP 1 billion (approximately EUR 1.1 billion) offshore wind opportunity for Scottish oil and gas supply chain companies to diversify into renewables. Bowdun will work with its par
Written by: Olaf OlsenEASRCC Regional Manager for Pile Drivers, Commercial Divers, and Dockbuilders Over the past decade, America’s offshore wind sector has grown from a promising industry in the Northeast to an economic powerhouse spanning over 40 states and supporting tens of billions in domestic
