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JDR Cable Systems has opened its new cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, UK, which the company says expands its capacity to supply inter-array, interconnector and export cable systems for offshore wind projects. The new plant is aimed at supporting growing demand for offshore wind i
NOTE: This article was updated on 1 June, following Ecowende’s announcement that the first wind turbine was installed at the offshore project site. The first wind turbine has been installed at the Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm site in the Netherlands, where the Ecowende joint venture bet
Fugro will conduct a long-term marine mammal monitoring campaign in Ireland under a two-year environmental services contract with EirGrid for the offshore wind grid connection infrastructure the transmission system operator (TSO) plans along Ireland’s south coast. The Dutch company will deploy and m
DEME has secured a contract for the offshore installation of wind turbines at the Oga–Katagami–Akita offshore wind project site in Japan through its joint venture with Penta-Ocean Construction, called Japan Offshore Marine (JOM). Under the contract, JOM will carry out engineering works and provide v
REE Corporation will soon begin a wind measurement and metocean campaign at the site where it plans to build its 500 MW Nam Bo 3 offshore wind project. The developer has contracted Akrocean to deploy its floating LiDAR at the project site, in partnership with the Vietnamese company Phuc Anh JSC. The
TouchWind has installed a floating wind turbine prototype at Fieldlab Green Economy Westvoorne in the Netherlands, marking the start of the in-water testing phase of the POWER demonstration project. The installation at the test site enables the POWER project consortium to begin operational trials un
UK-based CRP Subsea has secured a contract from Seaway7 to supply cable protection systems (CPS) for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea. Under the contract, CRP Subsea will provide 142 NjordGuard cable protection systems for inter-array cable termination
Skyborn Renewables has awarded Semco Maritime and its subsidiary Wind Multiplikator a long-term integrated service contract for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany. The 5.5-year contract, which starts on 1 June 2026 and includes an extension option, covers operations and maintenance (O&M)
The collaboration between Davi and GS Entec in the offshore wind sector has reached another significant milestone. Following the successful Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) in Italy in July 2025, the project has now entered its operational phase with the successful conclusion of the Site Acceptance Te
Heerema Marine Contractors’ heavy-lift vessel Thialf has installed the first foundations at the Bałtyk 2 & 3 offshore wind farms, owned by Equinor and Polenergia, which said on 25 May that “the first dozen sets of monopiles and transition pieces” were in place at the project site in the Polish Balti
Wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak has installed 91 turbines at the Sofia offshore wind farm, under construction approximately 195 kilometres off the UK north-east coast. The first of the project’s 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines was installed in March 2025, and the work
Haesong Offshore Wind has signed preferred supplier agreements (PSAs) with LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution, alongside a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LS Cable & System and KEPCO Engineering and Construction (KEPCO E&C), for its Haesong Offshore Wind 1 and 3 projects in S
Dajin Heavy Industry has started work on what the company describes as China’s first DNV-certified three-legged offshore wind jacket designed to European standards for the North Sea market. The Chinese manufacturer has supplied monopile foundations and other offshore wind components for several Euro
