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Trump Administration Cancels $679m of Funding for Offshore Wind

Aug 29, 2025

The Trump administration said on Friday it was cancelling $679 million in federal funding for 12 offshore wind projects, including $427 million for a California project.The move is the latest in a full-throated effort by the administration to…

OWC Gets Cable Engineering Job for GreenVolt Floating Wind Farm

Aug 29, 2025

Renewable energy consultancy OWC has secured cable engineering support job for the 560 MW GreenVolt floating wind farm offshore Scotland, being developed by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture firm created by Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision…

Vattenfall Secures Dutch Base to Support Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 29, 2025

Vattenfall has signed a deal with EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) to establish an operations and maintenance (O&M) base in the Dutch port of Eemshaven to support construction and operation of its planned Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms, which will become Germany’s largest offshore wind project…

NKT Installs Cables for TenneT’s BorWin5 Offshore Grid Connection

Aug 28, 2025

Danish power cable maker and services provider NKT has installed the HVDC power cable system for Tennet’s BorWin5 offshore grid connection in Germany.NKT said it completed the installation of the 320 kV HVDC system, completing the pull-in works…

Japan to Re-Offer Offshore Wind Sites Abandoned by Mitsubishi

Aug 28, 2025

Japan's government wants to re-auction three offshore wind sites abandoned by Mitsubishi-led groups as soon as possible, pending consent from local communities, a senior industry ministry official told Reuters.Trading house Mitsubishi Corp said…

Palfinger to Equip Poland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm with Over 100 Cranes

Aug 27, 2025

Austrian manufacturer of hydraulic lifting and handling systems for marine applications Palfinger Marine has been selected to deliver more than 100 fully electric fixed boom service cranes for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, being developed by PGE and Ørsted…

CIP, Petrovietnam Team Up for Offshore Wind Project in Vietnam

Aug 27, 2025

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed a joint development agreement with Petrovietnam to collaborate on the development of an offshore wind project in Vietnam’s south-central region.The project - in early development phase and…

Mitsubishi Scraps Japan’s Offshore Wind Projects as Costs Rise

Aug 27, 2025

Mitsubishi Corp said on Wednesday it would withdraw from three Japanese offshore wind power projects due to soaring costs, in a blow to the energy security goals of a country eager to reduce its dependence on imported fuel.A Mitsubishi-led consortia…

Windcat Takes Delivery of First Elevation Series CSOV

Aug 26, 2025

Offshore crew transfer company Windcat has taken delivery of the Windcat Rotterdam, the first Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) in its new Elevation Series, developed with Damen Shipyards and CMB.TECH.Built at Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam…

Mitsubishi Corp, Others to Abandon Three Offshore Wind Projects in Japan

Aug 26, 2025

A Mitsubishi Corp consortium is preparing to withdraw from three offshore wind power projects in Japan's Chiba and Akita prefectures due to concerns over profitability, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.Japan, heavily reliant on energy imports…

Odfjell Oceanwind Acquires Ørsted’s Share in Scottish Floating Wind Project

Aug 26, 2025

Odfjell Oceanwind (OOW) has completed the acquisition of Ørsted`s 80% share in the 100 MW Salamander floating wind farm, located on the east coast of Scotland.OOW will work together with the remaining shareholders of the Salamander offshore wind farm…

Orsted Shares Drop as US Halts Offshore Rhode Island Wind Farm

Aug 25, 2025

Shares in Orsted plunged 17% on Monday after the U.S. halted the Danish company's Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island amid President Donald Trump's pushback on renewable energy investments.Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind farm developer…

Luxcara Reserves Siemens Gamesa Turbines for 1.5GW Offshore Wind Project

Aug 25, 2025

Luxcara has signed a capacity reservation agreement with Siemens Gamesa for the 1.5 GW Waterekke offshore wind project in the German North Sea.The agreement with the German-Spanish global market leader for wind turbines was concluded following an international tender…

Synera Picks Wind Turbine Foundation Supplier for Taiwan’s 800MW Project

Aug 25, 2025

Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has hired Taiwan-based Century Group to supply wind turbine foundations for its 800 MW Formosa 6 offshore wind project, Taiwan’s single largest offshore wind farm by capacity.Under the contracts, Century Wind Power…

Australia’s Novocastrian Offshore Wind Project Stalled

Aug 24, 2025

Equinor has pulled out of the Australian Novocastrian Offshore Wind Farm project which was planned for a location about 20 kilometers offshore from off Newcastle.It was partnered with Australian company Oceanex on the A$10 billion ($6.5 billion)…

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