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Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Electricity to Polish Grid

Jul 10, 2026

Electricity generated by the Baltic Power offshore wind farm has been fed to Poland’s national power grid for the first time, marking one of the final stages in the development of the country’s first wind farm in the Baltic Sea.A first turbine has started generating electricity as the 1.2 GW project enters phased commissioning, with further turbines set to undergo start-up and testing in the coming weeks and their output also fed into the national grid…

Marco Polo, Siemens Gamesa Ink Two-CSOV Framework Agreement

Jul 10, 2026

Singapore-listed marine logistics company Marco Polo Marine's offshore wind division, PKR Offshore, has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa for the deployment and charter of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) for offshore wind projects in Asia…

Saitec Tests Nature Inclusive Design Installations at Floating Wind Platform

Jul 09, 2026

Saitec Offshore Technologies, through DemoSATH Lab, is using its operating floating wind demonstrator as a real-scale testing ground to study environmental interactions, improve monitoring methods, and explore solutions that support coexistence with marine biodiversity…

Glamox Acquires UK Defense Lighting Specialist Consolite

Jul 09, 2026

Norwegian lighting specialist Glamox has agreed to acquire U.K.-based Consolite Technology, expanding its naval and defense business with specialized military lighting and optical communication technologies.Consolite develops military lighting…

TRIG to Exit Batrice Offshore Wind Farm in $200M Stake Sale Deal

Jul 09, 2026

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has signed a sale and purchase agreement to divest its 17.5% stake in Scotland's 588 MW Beatrice offshore wind farm for about $207 million (£155 million).The agreement follows TRIG's June 15 announcement that funds managed by Equitix Investment Management…

NextFloat Floating Wind Pilot Clears Key Spanish Regulatory Hurdle

Jul 08, 2026

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…

Bernhard Schulte Takes Delivery of Final CSOV in New Fleet Series

Jul 06, 2026

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…

New 760MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

Jul 06, 2026

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…

Boskalis Christens 'World’s Largest' Subsea Rock Installation Vessel

Jul 06, 2026

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…

JERA Nex bp Boosts Belgian Offshore Wind Stakes

Jul 06, 2026

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…

Vattenfall Installs First Monopile on Germany's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 02, 2026

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…

Kongsberg Secures Critical Infrastructure Protection Deal

Jul 02, 2026

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…

DNV Updates Seismic Guidance for Offshore Wind

Jul 02, 2026

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…

MESH Offshore Gas and Hydrogen Storage Scheme Enters Next Phase

Jul 01, 2026

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…

Føn Energy Gets Offshore Wind Services Job in Poland

Jul 01, 2026

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…

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