The U.K. Planning Inspectorate has concluded its six-month Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) examination period for the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farms, with the consent decision now expected within the next six months…
The Town and County of Nantucket and GE Vernova have signed a $10.5 million settlement agreement for losses resulting from 2024 turbine blade failure on the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project.The settlement is aimed at compensating the town…
Iberdrola has signed green financing agreement with 24 banks for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm, being developed together with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar).The transaction valued at $4.88 billion, which was 40% oversubscribed…
Some offshore wind turbine (OWT) support structures may fall short of required fatigue life expectations, according to a new Lloyd’s Register (LR) report, which also pinpointed reliability-based inspection as one of the measures to manage fatigue-driven risks in such structures…
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has been awarded a contract by offshore wind developer Ventyr for the Design Certification of the Sørlige Nordsjø II wind turbines and offshore substation, Norway’s first bottom-fixed offshore wind farm…
The first set of turbines at the 800 MW Dafeng offshore wind project have started delivering power to the Chinese grid.On July 4, China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG)’s offshore wind project in Dafeng, Jiangsu achieved its first grid connection…
The Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany has been fully completed and energized, the joint venture partners Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Iberdrola have announced.As the first project completed under the strategic partnership…
Ørsted has reached financial close on a project finance package for the 632 MW Greater Changhua 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, having signed agreements with 25 banks and five Export Credit Agencies (ECAs).With the signed agreements, Ørsted has raised approximately $3…
The U.K. government has unlocked $10.1 billion investment into key clean energy projects, like offshore wind and hydrogen, with the signing of a new deal with the Sumitomo Corporation in Tokyo.Sumitomo Corporation aims to facilitate the investment into key U…
Empire Energy and Ellevo Group have launched a strategic joint venture for offshore wind lifting and transport consultancy services to meet the evolving demands of the offshore wind industry across the globe.The collaboration combines Empire’s…
Artemis Technologies has demonstrated its latest electric crew transfer vessel (E-CTV) at Vattenfall's Aberdeen offshore wind farm, in partnership with Vattenfall, Tidal Transit, Lloyd's Register and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult…
Lightin specialist Glamox has won a contract to provide marine lighting for the foundation platforms of 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the North Sea, off UK.Glamox will supply marine lighting solutions for the foundations of 197 wind turbines…
ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Hanwha Ocean for its new design of a semisubmersible-type floating offshore wind turbine.The design, named WindHive 15-H3, supports 15-megawatt (MW) turbines on three hexagonal columns. ABS completed design reviews based on class and industry requirements…
The official steel cutting ceremony for the third commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) Vard is building for Rem Offshore has been held in Vietnam earlier in July, marking the start of construction for the vessel set for delivery in late 2026…
