Offshore Wind News


ABS and FLOWRA to Advance Offshore Wind Technologies

Jul 16, 2025

ABS and the Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) of Japan signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and explore new technologies to support the floating offshore wind industry.FLOWRA is a technical…

Saab Delivers Another Seaeye Falcon ROV to Subsea Specialist

Jul 16, 2025

Saab UK has delivered its 600th Seaeye Falcon remotely operated vehicle (ROV) produced in Fareham, built for international subsea specialist DISA International.The latest addition joins DISA’s growing fleet of Saab Seaeye vehicles and contributes…

Gazelle Wind Power Banks $1.7M for Floating Wind Demonstrator

Jul 16, 2025

Gazelle Wind Power, a Dublin-based floating wind developer, has secured $1.7 million investment through strategic agreement with dstgroup, a Portuguese conglomerate, aimed at advancing floating wind technology and Nau Azul demonstration project off Portugal…

Equinor Reports ‘Safer Than Ever’ Second Quarter Ops

Jul 16, 2025

Equinor's long-term positive safety trend is reinforced through the second quarter of 2025, as the total number of serious incidents and personal injuries per million hours worked is at the lowest level the company has ever experienced at the end of the second quarter…

Van Oord Enlists SPIE Wind Connect for German Offshore Wind Job

Jul 16, 2025

SPIE Global Services Energy, a subsidiary of SPIE, has announced that its wind power high voltage specialized entity, SPIE Wind Connect has secured a second contract with marine contractor Van Oord.The project scope involves the termination and testing of 21…

Taihan’s Palos CLV Installs Export Cables for South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 16, 2025

Taihan’s cable laying vessel (CLV), PALOS, has successfully completed the installation of export cables for the 364.8 MW Yeonggwang Nakwol offshore wind farm in South Korea.The project, being developed Nakwol Blue Heart, is located near Songido…

GHD Takes EIA Approvals Lead for Australian 1GW Offshore Wind Project

Jul 16, 2025

Engineering specialist GHD has been appointed to lead the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and approvals process for Blue Mackerel, a proposed 1 GW offshore wind project being developed by Parkwind, part of JERA Nex, JERA’s renewable energy subsidiary…

Accelerator Chooses Six Companies for New York Wind Advances

Jul 15, 2025

NYU Tandon School of Engineering, in partnership with Equinor, National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium (NOWRDC) and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), announced its selection of the 2025 annual cohort of companies that will…

Van Oord Installs All Monopiles for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 15, 2025

Van Oord has completed the installation of all monopile foundations at RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm, marking a major milestone in the construction of one of world’s largest wind farms.To execute the works, Van Oord deployed offshore wind installation vessel Aeolus…

Mooreast Finds Geotechnical Partner for Floating Energy Solutions

Jul 15, 2025

Singapore-based mooring and anchoring specialist Mooreast Holdings has partnered with Norway-based GeoProvider to strengthen capabilities in offshore data analysis and enhance its value proposition to the floating offshore renewable energy market…

Fugro Gets On Board Ireland’s Offshore Grid Development Project

Jul 15, 2025

Fugro has secured a seven-year framework agreement with EirGrid, Ireland’s state-owned electricity transmission operator, to deliver a full suite of geo-data surveys for the 'Powering Up Offshore - South Coast' project.The initiative will develop…

Masdar, RWE Get Closer to Official Go-Ahead for 3GW UK Offshore Wind Farms

Jul 14, 2025

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…

GE Vernova Reaches $10.5M Settlement for Vineyard Wind 1 Turbine Blade Incident

Jul 14, 2025

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 Picks Up $4.9B to Finance 1.4GW UK Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 11, 2025

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…

Lloyd's Register Study Identifies Hidden Fatigue Risks in Offshore Wind Tech

Jul 10, 2025

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…

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