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Jan De Nul Installs First Foundation at RWE’s Thor Offshore Wind Farm

May 01, 2025

Jan De Nul has kicked off the installation campaign of the monopile foundations for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm, completing the installation of the first of 72 monopiles with its heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés.When finished, Denmark’s largest…

Equinor Mulls Legal Action Against Trump’s Offshore Wind Project Block

Apr 30, 2025

Equinor on Wednesday said it believes the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to halt the construction of a multi-billion dollar offshore wind power project is unlawful and that the group may take legal action.In a blow to the nascent U…

LS Marine Solution Gets Cabling Job at Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 29, 2025

LS Marine Solution has secured $15.8 million subsea cable laying contract for work at an offshore wind farm being developed by Taiwan Power Company (Taipower), off Taiwan.The contract marks LS Marine Solution’s first international power grid…

Equinor, Polenergia Receive Final Environmental Decision for Baltic Sea OW Farm

Apr 28, 2025

Equinor and Polenergia have secured a final environmental decision for Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm from the Regional Director for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk, Poland.This marks a milestone in the further development of what could…

Van Oord Expands its Trencher Fleet

Apr 25, 2025

Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has introduced Jet-It as the latest unit to join its trencher fleet, following the completion of a test campaign in the North Sea.Building on the expertise gained from its previous trenchers, Dig-It and Deep Dig-It…

First Turbine at Germany’s Largest North Sea Offshore Wind Farm Stands Tall

Apr 25, 2025

The first wind turbine for 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm, Germany’s largest offshore wind farm currently under construction, has been installed in the North Sea.He Dreiht is being built roughly 85 kilometers northwest of Borkum and about 110 kilometers west of Helgoland…

AI-Powered Bird Monitoring at Offshore Wind Farms Shows Promise

Apr 25, 2025

The trial of AI-powered vision systems to monitor bird movement at offshore wind farm, conducted by Spoor AI, Vattenfall, and the British Trust of Ornithology, has proved promising.The trial was conducted at Vattenfall’s Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind Farm…

RWE Halts Offshore Wind Activities in US

Apr 25, 2025

RWE has stopped its U.S. offshore wind activities for now in light of regulatory uncertainty under the administration of President Donald Trump, its CEO said in a speech manuscript published ahead of the utility's annual general meeting.The…

Cerulean Winds Wraps Up Ecological Survey for Floating Wind Farms

Apr 24, 2025

Cerulean Winds, the lead developer of the Aspen, Beech and Cedar floating offshore wind farms, has completed Digital Aerial Surveys (DAS) for the projects planned to be built in the Central North Sea.The ecological data has been collected across an area of 2…

UK Government Commits $400M to Bolster Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Apr 24, 2025

The U.K. government has allocated $400 million, via publicly-owned clean energy company Great British Energy, to strengthen the domestic offshore wind supply chain.The funding, announced by U.K.’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will boost domestic jobs…

Lautec to Provide Inspection Services for 495MW Taiwanese OW Farm

Apr 24, 2025

Consulting services and software provider for offshore wind projects Lautec has signed consultancy framework agreement for inspection services for Fengmiao 1 wind farm, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) third offshore wind project in Taiwan…

Iberdrola, Kansai Close $1.46B Deal for Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 24, 2025

Iberdrola has closed a strategic agreement with Kansai, Japan's second largest electricity company, to co-invest in the 315 MW German offshore wind farm Windanker, located in the Baltic Sea.After obtaining all the necessary regulatory approvals…

Eni Reports Smaller Profit Drop Than Expected

Apr 24, 2025

Italian energy group Eni on Thursday reported a smaller than expected 11% yearly drop in adjusted net profit for the first quarter.Adjusted net profit came in at 1.41 billion euros ($1.60 billion) between January and March, down from 1.58 billion euros in the first quarter of 2024…

Fugro Cuts More Jobs, Shifts Focus to Different Business Segments

Apr 24, 2025

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro it would cut more jobs and shift focus to different business segments after confirming a drop in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, hit by a pause in new U.S. offshore wind projects.The company also cited a highly volatile global market environment…

Ørsted Streamlines Offshore Wind Executive Team

Apr 23, 2025

Ørsted has expanded its Group Executive Team with the appointment of two new members, enabling the representation of the full offshore wind value chain, including development, construction, and generation.Effective from May 1, 2025, Amanda Dasch…

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