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Vattenfall Signs Final Deals for Two Offshore Wind Farms in Denmark

Nov 06, 2026

Vattenfall has signed final agreements with the Danish Energy Agency for two offshore wind projects with a combined minimum capacity of 1.8 GW, advancing developments expected to become operational by 2032.The agreements cover the Hesselø and Holmsland offshore wind farms, which were awarded to Vattenfall in Denmark's latest offshore wind tender in August 2026.Hesselø will have a minimum capacity of 800 MW and will be located in the Kattegat…

Finland to Tender Four Offshore Wind Areas

Nov 05, 2026

Finland will put four offshore wind areas in the Nordic country's exclusive economic zone out to tender, with the first auction possible in early 2027, the government said in a statement on Thursday.The areas are located in the Bothnian Sea and the Bothnian Bay…

Vard Kicks Off Construction of UPO Atlantic CSOV

Nov 05, 2026

Vard has started construction of the UPO Atlantic commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for U-Ming Purus Offshore (UPO), following a steel-cutting ceremony at its Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam.The ceremony, held on November 2, marked the first construction milestone for the vessel…

Revolution Wind Enters Commercial Operations After Final Turbines Installed

Nov 05, 2026

The 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the United States, developed by Ørsted and Skyborn Renewables, has been fully commissioned and is now delivering electricity under its offtake contracts with utilities in Rhode Island and Connecticut…

Fugro Gets Multi-Year Offshore Wind Survey Deal in German North Sea

Nov 05, 2026

Fugro has secured a multiyear framework agreement with Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) to conduct geotechnical site investigations in the German North Sea, supporting the development of future offshore wind farms.The program is scheduled to begin in mid-March 2027…

Equinor Launches Marine Robotics Test Center for Offshore Ops (Video)

Nov 05, 2026

Equinor has opened a marine robotics test center at the Kårstø processing plant in Norway to develop and qualify underwater robots, autonomous vessels and other technologies aimed at improving offshore operations.The K-lab Marine Robotics Centre (KNARR)…

Aventa Adds Offshore Crewing Specialist to Group

Nov 04, 2026

Aventa has added Aberdeen-based Offshore Projects Alliance (OPA) to its group, expanding its offshore personnel and subsea cable installation crewing services for offshore wind and subsea cable projects.OPA, founded in 2017, provides specialist personnel covering subsea cable route preparation…

Fugro Secures New Offshore Wind Survey Work in UK Waters

Nov 04, 2026

Fugro has secured a contract from Cadeler to carry out post-installation seabed surveys at the 960 MW East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm in the UK, with work scheduled to begin in early 2027.The contract covers surveys at 64 monopile foundation…

Cadeler's Wind Apex WTIV Set for First Assignment at Dogger Bank C

Nov 04, 2026

Cadeler has signed a firm contract to support turbine transportation and installation at the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind project in the UK, with its newbuild Wind Apex wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) scheduled to join the campaign in the third quarter of 2027…

Jack-Up Barge Strengthens Offshore Fleet with 354-Person Support Unit

Nov 03, 2026

Dutch-based Jack-Up Barge, backed by the Van Es Group, has expanded its fleet with the three-legged accommodation and services jack-up unit JB 121, following a naming ceremony in Dalian, China.The ceremony took place on November 3 at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore…

Stillstrom Builds Vessel-Mounted System for Direct Offshore Wind Charging

Nov 03, 2026

Stillstrom by Maersk has completed the construction and factory acceptance testing of what it describes as the world's first 11 kV vessel-mounted connection unit designed to charge service operation vessels (SOVs) directly from offshore wind farms…

Final Turbine Stands Tall at 760MW Ecowende Wind Farm

Nov 02, 2026

All 52 wind turbines have been installed at the 760 MW Ecowende offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, bringing the project into its final construction phase ahead of planned full operation by the end of 2026.The final turbine was installed on October 30…

Vattenfall Wraps Up Key Construction Phase at German Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 02, 2026

Vattenfall has completed the installation of all 68 transition pieces at its 980 MW Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, bringing the project's foundation construction phase to a close ahead of schedule.The milestone follows…

Dominion Energy Installs 44 Turbines at Virginia Offshore Wind Project

Nov 02, 2026

Dominion Energy's 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has reached approximately 85% overall completion, with 44 of its planned 176 wind turbines installed and work on the 45th underway.The latest milestone marks an increase from 81% overall completion reported at the end of July…

Norway Pours $424M Into Floating Offshore Wind Development

Oct 30, 2026

Norwegian government agency Enova has awarded $424.5 million (NOK 3.94 billion) in funding to Fortius Offshore Wind and Fram Wind Solutions for two floating offshore wind projects that will see four large turbines installed off Karmøy over the next five years…

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