Offshore Wind News


Venterra Rolls Out V-LiDAR Fleet for Offshore Wind Surveys

Oct 23, 2025

Offshore wind services group Venterra has launched the V-LiDAR, a global fleet of advanced dual LiDAR buoys designed and manufactured in the U.K., aimed at advancing offshore wind measurement capabilities.The launch of the fleet follows $13…

Fugro Wraps Up Geotech Survey for Orsted’s OW Project in South Korea

Oct 23, 2025

Fugro UST21 has completed offshore geotechnical site investigations for Ørsted’s 1.4 GW Incheon offshore wind project in Incheon, South Korea.The project, located approximately 70 km off the coast, is set to become the largest offshore wind…

China’s Ming Yang Unveils Plans for 50MW Ultra-Large Floating Wind Turbine

Oct 23, 2025

China’s Ming Yang Smart Energy has officially announced its new medium-speed, compact semi-direct drive product line, and the OceanX platform’s 50 MW ultra-large floating wind turbine, pushing the global single-unit capacity record to a new high…

GE Vernova Profit Tops Q3 Expectations on Equipment Orders

Oct 22, 2025

GE Vernova's profit topped third-quarter expectations on Wednesday, driven by strong equipment orders and surging U.S. power demand from data centers supporting artificial intelligence workloads.Growing power demand from AI and other data-heavy…

Trump Halt on Offshore Wind Hits US Shipbuilders, Ports

Oct 22, 2025

U.S. shipbuilders and port operators are getting hit in the fallout from President Donald Trump’s campaign to wipe out the offshore wind industry, suffering hundreds of millions of dollars in lost government support, vanishing vessel orders…

Southeast Asia’s 2GW Cross-Border Offshore Wind Scheme Targets 2034 Buildout

Oct 22, 2025

The development of a 2,000-megawatt offshore wind energy project linking Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore is expected to complete its first phase by 2034, Malaysia's Energy Minister said on Wednesday.Fadillah Yusof said during a session of parliament…

Ocean Winds Sells 20% Stake in French Offshore Wind Farm to Allianz for $230M

Oct 22, 2025

Ocean Winds, the 50-50 joint venture between Portugal’s EDP Renováveis and France’s Engie, has agreed to sell a 20.25% stake in its 500 MW Îles d’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind project in France to Allianz Global Investors for $232 million…

JERA Nex bp to Lay Off US Staff as it Halts Beacon Offshore Wind Project

Oct 22, 2025

JERA Nex BP, a joint venture between Japan's top power generator JERA and BP, plans to halt development of the U.S. Beacon offshore wind power project and lay off its U.S. employees in the coming months, the venture said in a statement.The decision marks the latest setback for the U…

Indeximate Demos Cable Health Monitoring Tech on RWE Subsea Cables

Oct 21, 2025

Indeximate, a provider of fiber sensing-based cable health monitoring to the offshore wind energy industry, announced that it has demonstrated its cable health monitoring to the offshore wind farm operator RWE. Following their success in RWE’s 2023 innovation competition…

Fugro Concludes Site Investigations for TenneT’s Offshore Grid Links

Oct 21, 2025

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro has completed land and marine site investigations for transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT Germany, to support the development of the LanWin1 and LanWin2 offshore grid connection projects.These projects are part of TenneT Germany’s 2 GW program…

Vard Picks SMST to Supply Equipment for North Star’s New SOVs

Oct 21, 2025

Dutch offshore equipment supplier SMST has secured a new contract from Norwegian shipbuilder Vard for the delivery of two sets of mission equipment to be installed on an additional two of North Star’s newbuild Service Operation Vessels (SOVs)…

Another TSO Enlists Njord Survey for Offshore Wind Support Services

Oct 20, 2025

Swedish firm Njord Survey has entered into a frame agreement with Energinet, Denmark’s national transmission system operator (TSO), covering site and route survey services for offshore wind and subsea cable projects.The long-term collaboration…

FairWind Buys Cosmic Group to Bolster its APAC Wind Services

Oct 20, 2025

Wind industry service company FairWind has reached an agreement to acquire Australian wind installation and maintenance provider Cosmic Group, expanding its presence and service offering in Asia-Pacic (APAC) region.The strategic acquisition…

Vestas Drops Plans for Second Polish Offshore Wind Turbine Plant

Oct 20, 2025

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has shelved plans to open its biggest factory in Poland, the company said in an emailed statement to Reuters on Saturday, citing weaker-than-expected demand in Europe.Vestas announced plans for a second offshore wind turbine plant in Poland last year…

Iberdrola Puts 49% East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Stake Up for Sale

Oct 17, 2025

Spanish power utility Iberdrola is seeking to sell 49% of its offshore wind farm East Anglia Two in Britain, which has an estimated total value of 5 billion euros ($5.8 billion), newspaper Cinco Dias reported on Thursday, citing unidentified sources familiar with the plans…

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