The PlemCat floating offshore wind test site in the Spanish Mediterranean has secured a favorable Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), clearing a key regulatory hurdle for deployment of X1 Wind's 8.5 MW X100 platform under the NextFloat project…
JERA Nex bp has completed the acquisition of Sumitomo Corporation’s stakes in the Northwester 2 and Nobelwind offshore wind farms, increasing its ownership of the two Belgian projects.The transaction raises JERA Nex bp’s ownership of the 219…
Dutch marine services firm Boskalis has christened the Windpiper, which it describes as the world’s largest subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel, following an 18-month conversion project.The 227-meter-long and 40-meter-wide vessel was officially christened on July 3 by Ms…
The 760 MW Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea has produced its first power after connecting to TenneT’s offshore grid, with full commercial power delivery expected by the end of 2026.Located 53 km off the Dutch coast…
Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of Windea Clarke, the fourth and final commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) in its latest newbuild series, with the vessel set to enter a seasonal charter on a UK North Sea offshore wind project…
Classifications society DNV has updated its recommended practice for the seismic design of onshore and offshore wind power plants, introducing enhanced guidance as wind development expands into earthquake-prone regions.The updated DNV-RP-0585…
Kongsberg has signed a contract with an unnamed international customer to deliver technologies for the protection of critical infrastructure.The project will focus primarily on underwater surveillance and protection, according to Kongsberg, which did not disclose the value of the contract…
Vattenfall has started offshore construction of its Nordlicht offshore wind cluster in the German North Sea with the installation of the first monopile for the Nordlicht I wind farm.The achievement marks the start of a key offshore construction phase for the Nordlicht cluster…
Aker Solutions has been awarded a substantial contract to deliver a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) substructure for a European offshore wind project by an undisclosed customer.The company's scope of work includes engineering, procurement and construction…
Norway's Føn Energy Services has secured a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract from Baltic Power to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland.The long-term agreement, which includes extension options…
EnergyPathways has launched the work program for its MESH offshore energy storage project after formally accepting a gas storage license for the development in the East Irish Sea.The company plans to carry out a site survey in the third quarter of 2026 to collect environmental…
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has delivered a hybrid construction and cable laying vessel (CLV) to Japan's Toyo Construction, marking its first vessel delivery to the Japanese offshore wind market.The vessel was handed over at Vard Langsten in Norway on June 26…
Duke Energy will terminate its offshore wind lease in the Carolina Long Bay area under a settlement agreement with the U.S. Interior Department and reinvest nearly $129 million in additional power generation capacity in the Carolinas, the department said on Monday.(Reuters)
Equinor has decided to end its offshore wind business activities in Japan, where it has been since 2018 but has failed to win any leases in successive auctions, and close its Tokyo office by the end of 2026.Orsted, the world's largest offshore wind developer…
German utility RWE has agreed to acquire additional indirect stakes in transmission system operator Amprion for $4.1 billion (€3.6 billion), raising its total holding in the company to 55% and expanding into regulated grid infrastructure.RWE has agreed with five shareholders of M31…