The UK energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled its shortlist of bidders under the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round 13, in which five companies and consortia will compete to own and operate the offshore electricity transmission links for the East Anglia Three, Inch Cape and Dogger Bank C o
Bilfinger has been selected to provide supervision services for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea, developed by Equinor and Polenergia. The company’s scope covers supervision of the installation of offshore substations, wind turbines and more than 120 kilometres
The European Commission has approved a EUR 5 billion Danish state aid scheme to support the development of offshore wind. The measure, cleared under the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF), will support the construction and operation of two offshore wind farms, Hesselø and North S
Clarksons Port Services has signed an agreement with RWE and Associated British Ports (ABP) for RWE’s Vanguard West and Vanguard East offshore wind projects in the UK. Under the agreement, the company will support the construction of the two offshore wind farms from the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Faci
Cadeler’s dedicated service platform, Nexra, has been awarded a new contract for an operations and maintenance (O&M) campaign in Taiwan. The scope covers two offshore wind farms in Taiwan and will be executed using Cadeler’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Maker, with the campaign s
Cadeler’s offshore wind service platform Nexra has secured a firm operations and maintenance (O&M) contract in Japan, with the work scheduled to begin this spring, Cadeler revealed on 20 March, leaving the client and the contract undisclosed. The campaign, expected to run for approximately one to tw
Polish offshore wind tower manufacturer Baltic Towers has signed a cooperation agreement with Siemens Gamesa for the supply of the largest batch of wind turbine towers for the Baltica 2 offshore wind project in Poland, jointly developed by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Ørsted. Baltic Towers was
Marco Polo Marine has secured a 15-year charter contract in Taiwan for the provision of emergency towage and salvage services within Taiwan’s territorial waters and the surrounding offshore wind farm areas. The contract was awarded by the Marine Port Bureau to the company’s subsidiary, PKR Offshore,
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
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
RWE has placed a firm wind turbine order with Vestas for its 1,380 MW Vanguard East offshore wind project in the UK, shortly after confirming a firm order for Vanguard West, which will have the same installed capacity. For Vanguard East, Vestas will supply, deliver, and commission 92 of its V236-15.
The power purchase agreement (PPA) that Munich Airport awarded to RWE through a recently closed tender is for the German developer’s new offshore wind farm Nordseecluster A, according to a press release RWE issued on 10 March. As reported in January, RWE came out as the winner in a tender that Munic
Interocean Marine Services has signed a master services agreement with JERA Nex BP to provide marine consultancy and assurance services in support of offshore wind operations in the North Sea and globally. Under the agreement, Interocean will deliver a range of marine services from its base in Aberd
Oriel Windfarm Ltd, a joint venture between ESB and JERA Nex BP, has awarded a contract to Fugro for a detailed geotechnical site investigation for the Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland. The work will inform the design and installation of foundations for 25 offshore wind turbines that will make
