Monopile News


EEW SPC Delivers Last Three Monopiles for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 18, 2025

EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) has loaded out the last three monopiles for RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, being built off the U.K.’s North East coast.The total of 100 monopiles, with weights of 1,143 to 1,521 tons and lengths of up to 91…

Van Oord Starts Construction Works at RWE’s German Offshore Wind Farm

May 05, 2025

Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has started scour protection works at RWE Nordseecluster offshore wind farm, kicking off the offshore construction for the first phase of the 1.6GW project.The scour protection provides full protection…

UK Researchers Tackle Landslide Risks for Offshore Wind Turbines with New Tool

May 01, 2025

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have developed an advanced simulation tool that accurately predicts underwater landslides caused by offshore wind turbines.The new method enables developers to assess seabed stability not only at the design stage but throughout a wind farm’s lifespan…

ScottishPower's Monopile Installation Sets Foundation for Record-Breaking Offshore Windfarm

Apr 25, 2025

The offshore construction program for ScottishPower’s biggest-ever renewables project is officially underway with the installation of the first foundation for the green energy company’s USD$5.3 billion (£4 billion) East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm…

EEW SPC Delivers First Monopiles for Thor Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 22, 2025

EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) has delivered first monopiles for Thor project, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, being developed by RWE.In March 2025, the first of 12 shipments for the Thor project was completed at the port of Rostock…

Trelleborg Launches Advanced Sealing System for Offshore Wind Foundations

Apr 09, 2025

Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure has launched advanced sealing system, IRIS, for Airtight Platforms (ATP), which has the potential to improve offshore wind foundation designs.The new seal eliminates the need for welded steel landing rings…

SeAH Wind Appoints Subcontractors for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 06, 2025

SeAH Wind has appointed Mammoet, Glacier Energy, and Hutchinson Engineering as key subcontractors for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in the U.K.With commercial production set to start in the coming months, these subcontractors have been…

Jan De Nul to Install XXL Monopiles at 1.1GW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 27, 2025

Belgian offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul has secured a contract for the installation of monopiles for 72 offshore wind turbines that will make up the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland.Inch Cape offshore wind farm, being…

RWE to Protect Thor’s Offshore Wind Foundations with Reused Covers

Feb 14, 2025

RWE has taken delivery of 36 out of 72 of the reusable covers, supplied by Dutch company Circular Covers, which will be used to protect the foundations of the 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm, being built in the Danish North Sea.The covers, which have arrived in Thyboron Port…

Van Oord’s Heavy Lift Vessel Installs First Monopile at Polish OW Farm

Feb 06, 2025

Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen has installed the first monopile at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm, north of the Polish coast.Developers ORLEN and Northland Power contracted Van Oord for the transport and installation of 78 foundations…

Vattenfall, BASF Pick Delivery Team for German Offshore Wind Farms

Jan 31, 2025

Vattenfall and BASF have signed contracts with four suppliers for key components and installation services for Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms, hiring EEW Special Pipe Constructions (SPC), CS WIND Offshore, DEME, and Jan De Nul to deliver the projects…

Huisman to Deliver Crane for Penta-Ocean’s Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Vessel

Jan 27, 2025

Huisman has been awarded a contract from Penta-Ocean Construction to deliver a 5,000 mt Tub Mounted Crane along with a monopile handling system, including a motion compensated pile gripper, for a new heavy lift vessel designed for Japanese offshore wind market…

Seaway7 Secures More Work at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 12, 2024

Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Vårgrønn, has signed a vessel reservation agreement with Seaway7 to support the construction of the offshore wind farm being built in the U.K. North Sea…

RWE, TotalEnergies Pick Buildout Base for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 10, 2024

RWE and TotalEnergies have selected the port of Eemshaven in the northern Dutch province of Groningen as the base for turbine assembly and construction work for their joint offshore wind project OranjeWind in the Dutch North Sea.The OranjeWind…

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