"Offshore Wind" News

OWC, Empire Engineering Secure Work on Scottish Offshore Wind Farms

14 hours ago

OWC and Empire Engineering have been selected to provide owner’s engineering services at the Ayre and Bowdun offshore wind farms, supporting Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium composed of DEME, Qair and Aspiravi, from concept selection through to further design phases…

GHD Tackles Offshore Wind Noise Impacts with New Modelling Kit

13 hours ago

Engineering specialist GHD has unveiled a new subsea noise modelling program designed to mitigate the environmental impacts of offshore wind farms.GHD's solution, the RAT (R Acoustics Toolbox), has been developed to address challenges related to underwater noise by providing a bespoke…

Vattenfall Names New Head of Wind Business

12 hours ago

Vattenfall has appointed Catrin Jung as the new Head of Business Area (BA) Wind, which encompasses the company’s offshore and onshore wind operations, as well as large-scale solar and battery projects.Currently leading the Offshore Wind business…

RWE and NBIM Complete Offshore Wind Transaction

Jun 04, 2025

RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) have closed the transaction, where NBIM acquired 49% equity stake in RWE’s 1.6 GW Nordseecluster and 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind projects.As part of the transaction, first announced in March and valued at approximately $1…

CDWE Wraps Up Pin Pile Installation Job for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 03, 2025

CDWE, a joint venture between CSBC Corporation and DEME Offshore, has completed the installation of pin piles for the Hai Long offshore wind farm, being built in Taiwan.A total of 219 pin piles have been installed using the Green Jade heavy lift vessel…

Denmark Grants First Offshore Wind Farm Lifespan Extension Permit

Jun 03, 2025

The Danish Energy Agency has approved a 10-year extension of the electricity production license for the 23 MW Samsø offshore wind farm.This marks the first time in Denmark that the lifespan of an older offshore wind farm has been extended. The…

Wind Opponents Sue to Block Empire Wind

Jun 03, 2025

Fishing companies and offshore wind opponents filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Trump administration's decision to reverse course and allow construction to resume on Empire Wind, a $5 billion wind farm project off New York's coast.Protect Our Coast New Jersey…

Louis Dreyfus Takes Delivery of Two New Offshore Wind CTVs

Jun 02, 2025

Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered two new Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), expanding its high-specification offshore wind support fleet.The newly delivered StratCat 27 vessels, sister ships to Acti’Vent and Esti’Vent…

A-O-S Expands Fleet With Delivery of 4th G-Class Vessel

Jun 02, 2025

American Offshore Services (A-O-S) announced the delivery of M/V Gamekeeper, the fourth addition to the growing G-Class fleet. The vessel has been delivered from the shipyard and is now operational, ready to support projects along the U.S. East Coast…

Gazelle Secures Multi-Million Funding for Floating Wind Demo

May 30, 2025

Gazelle Wind Power, a Dublin-based floating wind developer, has closed a $2.26 million (€2 million) investment with Banco Português de Fomento (BPF) to support further development of its floating wind technology and projects.The investment with…

Aker Solutions Awarded Contract for BalWin2 Offshore Wind Project

May 30, 2025

Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2GW HVDC converter station for the BalWin2 offshore wind grid connection system in Germany, developed by Amprion Offshore GmbH. Reference is…

CIP, ACEN Partner Up for First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in Philippines

May 29, 2025

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Growth Markets Fund II, has signed an agreement with ACEN, the listed energy company of the Ayala group, to sell a 25% minority stake in the San Miguel Bay offshore wind project in Camarines Sur subject to applicable regulatory approvals…

Report: As Momentum Slows, Japan to Sweeten Offshore Wind Rules

May 27, 2025

Japan is likely to sweeten terms for developers to build a massive offshore wind farm sector, industry insiders say, as it looks to put its energy ambitions back on track against a worldwide slump of projects hit by soaring costs and delays…

Holland Home of Wind Energy to Merge with NMT-IRO

May 27, 2025

Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) and NMT-IRO will officially merge as of January 1, 2026.Trade organization NMT-IRO is a close-knit network of Dutch shipyards, suppliers and service providers.The merger brings together two organizations that…

Equinor, Polenergia Reach Financial Close for Polish Offshore Wind Farms

May 23, 2025

Equinor and Polenergia have reached financial close for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 projects, securing two project financing packages of over $3.4 billion for each offshore wind farm.The offshore wind projects were awarded Contracts for Difference (CfD) in 2021…

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