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  • 900 MW DolWin Epsilon Platform to Begin Journey to German North Sea

    29 May 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The 900 MW DolWin epsilon platform is getting ready to sail into the German North Sea, the transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT announced on 28 May. After three years of construction at Seatrium’s shipyard in Singapore, the 82-metre-long platform has covered approximately 13,000 nautical miles to Norway in 60 days. There, the structure received its […]

  • Cadeler Inks Reservation Agreement for Ocean Winds’ Polish Offshore Wind Farm

    7 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Ocean Winds and Cadeler have signed a vessel reservation agreement for the installation of the turbines at the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The potential value of the contract to be negotiated during the pendency of the reservation agreement is estimated to be between EUR 48 million and EUR 56 million. […]

  • BlueFloat, Nadara Wrap Up Site Surveys for Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Farms

    14 May 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The partnership between BlueFloat Energy and Nadara has completed two-year wind and metocean monitoring campaigns at its Broadshore Hub and Bellrock floating offshore wind farm sites in Scotland. The campaigns involved the deployment of EOLOS’ FLS200 floating LiDAR buoys at the Broadshore Hub site, located 50 kilometres north of Fraserburgh, and the Bellrock site, situated […]

  • Project to Demonstrate 15+ MW Turbine on Ocergy’s Floating Platform Kicks Off

    23 June 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Technology

    The Reduced Commercial Risks with Demo of 15+ MW (RECORD15) joint industry project, which aims to install a latest generation turbine with a rated power over 15 MW on Ocergy’s floating platform in 2028, has been launched. The Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for this pilot project was recently signed between Ocergy and three offshore […]

  • Scottish Floating Wind Project Completes Metocean Campaign

    22 January 2025
    Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7 has retrieved floating LiDARs and wave buoy equipment as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed Salamander floating offshore wind farm off the North East of Scotland. The campaign started in October 2023 with the deployment of two floating SEAWATCH Wind Lidar Buoys and […]

  • Scottish Council Greenlights Onshore Plans for Salamander Floating Wind Farm

    27 March 2025
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, being developed by a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea7, has been awarded planning permission in principle for the onshore aspects of its proposed floating project in Scotland. The submission was made to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore substation and associated infrastructure in August 2024 under the Town […]

  • Construction Kicks Off on Baltica 2 Operations and Maintenace Base

    4 June 2025
    Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance

    The construction of the operations & maintenance (O&M) base for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm has officially started with a groundbreaking ceremony at the Port of Utska in Poland.  Representatives from PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, Ørsted, the general contractor Doraco, and the contract engineer Sweco Polska, as well as representatives of the […]

  • Norwegian Sovereign Fund Completes EUR 1.4 Billion Thor, Nordseecluster Buy-In

    4 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) have closed a transaction worth approximately EUR 1.4 billion, through which NBIM has acquired a 49 per cent equity stake in RWE’s Thor and Nordseecluster offshore wind projects in Denmark and Germany, respectively. The developer and NBIM, which manages the international investments of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, […]

  • PGE Baltica and Polish Companies to Collaborate on Offshore Wind Vessel Construction

    24 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    PGE Baltica, a subsidiary of the PGE Group, has signed a letter of intent with CRIST, its special-purpose company WIKE, and the Baltic Industrial Group to cooperate on the construction of offshore wind installation and service vessels. CRIST, WIKE, and the Baltic Industrial Group signed a letter of intent on 24 June, saying they plan […]

  • Munich Airport Looking to Procure Offshore Wind Power

    4 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Flughafen München GmbH, the operator of Munich Airport, has launched a tender for the supply of electricity from an offshore wind farm that will go into operation in 2026 or 2027. The airport operator is looking to award a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 40 GWh of electricity per year, generated by an offshore wind […]

  • 25-Year-Old Danish Offshore Wind Farm Gets Approval to Operate for 25 More Years

    27 June 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    After approving the production permit extension for the Samsø offshore wind farm earlier this month, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has now granted extended permits to two more of Denmark’s oldest offshore wind farms, Middelgrunden and Nysted. To support its decisions, the DEA has requested that the applicants for the production permit extensions deliver an […]

  • Industry Calls for Europe to Auction 100+ GW of New Offshore Wind Capacity in Next Decade, Commits to Lowering LCOE by 30 Pct

    10 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry

    The European wind industry has proposed a New Offshore Wind Deal for Europe that calls on the governments to auction at least 10 GW of new offshore wind capacity per year, in total, from 2031 to 2040, while the industry has committed to reducing the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) by 30 per cent by […]

  • Industry Urges Dutch Gov’t to Secure Offshore Wind Buildout to 21 GW with CfDs, Industrial Electrification

    2 June 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    Offshore wind developers, suppliers, ports, and industry associations have called on the Dutch Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth to safeguard the deployment of offshore wind capacity to reach 21 GW under the Netherlands’ roadmap by accelerating the electrification of Dutch industry and implementing two-sided Contracts for Difference (CfDs). In a call-to-action pamphlet signed by 21 companies […]

  • Orient Cable Wins Contract for China’s ‘Longest’ Offshore Wind Export Cable Route

    14 April 2025
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Chinese power cable manufacturer Orient Cable has been awarded two new export cable contracts in its home country, one of which involves the supply of a 500 kV line for what the company says is the longest offshore distance in China’s offshore wind so far. On 14 April, Orient Cable (NBO) said that, in a […]

  • Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Into Large-Scale German, Danish Offshore Wind Projects

    31 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages the international investments of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund and Norges Bank’s foreign exchange reserves, is acquiring ownership in RWE’s Nordseecluster and Thor offshore wind farms, a 49 per cent stake in each. RWE said on 31 March that it had signed an agreement with NBIM for an agreed […]

  • PGE Baltica Appoints Contract Engineer for O&M Base in Poland

    10 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    PGE Baltica, owned by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, has appointed Sweco Polska as a contract engineer for the construction of an operational and maintenance (O&M) base in Ustka, Poland. The contract engineer is responsible for the supervision over the detailed design and construction of the O&M base, including the buildings, quay reconstruction, and the entire […]

  • New York Working on 6th Offshore Wind Solicitation Design for ‘Generation-Only’ Projects

    15 January 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is currently conducting consultation with the offshore wind market on the design of the state’s sixth solicitation which could be launched in the first quarter of 2026. The consultation primarily concerns the possibility of procuring “generation-only” projects where the (offshore) grid connections would be implemented […]

  • Germany Adds More Than Double Offshore Wind Capacity in 2024 Compared to Previous Year

    9 January 2025
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Germany’s renewable energy capacity grew by nearly 20 GW in 2024, reaching almost 190 GW, with solar and wind energy accounting for the majority of the increase, according to initial data from the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). In 2024, a total of 0.7 GW of offshore wind capacity was brought online, more than doubling the […]

  • Equinor Completes EUR 2.2 Billion Ørsted Buy-In

    23 December 2024
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has completed the acquisition of a 10 per cent stake in Ørsted, announced this October. The share purchase, which cost Equinor USD 2.3 billion (around EUR 2.2 billion), establishes the Norway-based global energy player as Ørsted’s second-largest shareholder, after the Danish State which holds a controlling stake. On 7 October, Equinor said it had […]

  • Marine Environmental Surveys Underway at Ørsted’s Gippsland Offshore Wind Project

    19 December 2024
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Research & Development

    Marine environmental baseline surveys for Ørsted’s Gippsland offshore wind project in Australia kicked off in November. According to Ørsted, the survey programme plays a critical role in informing the development of the offshore wind project by assisting the company in understanding all aspects of the Bass Strait marine environment. This includes vessel-based and aerial marine […]

  • Hitachi Energy to Supply Power Equipment to Ørsted’s Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Farm

    23 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Hitachi Energy has received an order from Ørsted to provide the power electronics technology to integrate 2.4 GW of electricity from the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm into the UK grid. The order, which is subject to the final investment decision, will see Hitachi Energy supply a grid-forming solution that employs its grid stabilisation technology, […]

  • Ørsted Sells Half of Changhua 4 Offshore Wind Farm to Taiwan’s Insurance Company

    11 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has sold a 50 per cent ownership share in the Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm to Taiwanese insurance company Cathay Life Insurance, and its affiliate Cathay Wind Power Holdings, for approximately DKK 11.6 billion (around EUR 1.55 billion). The 583 MW Greater Changhua 4 is part of the 920 MW offshore wind project […]

  • Ten Most Read News on OffshoreWIND.biz in 2024

    1 January 2025
    Business development, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    New wind turbine models, vessels and equipment, and project updates were the most read topics on offshoreWIND.biz in 2024. In this overview, we are bringing the ten most popular news in 2024. In January 2024, Siemens Gamesa received a EUR 30 million grant from the EU for a project called Highly Innovative Prototype of the […]

  • Ørsted Signs Multi-Million-Pound Deals for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

    12 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Ørsted has awarded several contracts totalling between GBP 75 million and GBP 100 million to companies in the north of England to provide components for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. JDR Cable Systems, Severfield, and Smulders, all based in the north of England, will produce integral components and services for the Hornsea […]

  • Ørsted Awards EUR 26 Million in Technical Support Contracts for Offshore Wind Farms in Denmark, Germany and Netherlands

    9 December 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Ørsted has selected Atlas Services Group Energy, UTM Consultants, Boston Energy, and Connected Wind Services Danmark for above-water wind turbine services on its operational offshore wind farms in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. The companies signed five-year framework agreements with Ørsted at the end of November with the contract period set to start running on […]

  • Ørsted Pauses Development of 1.5 GW Swedish Offshore Wind Farm

    5 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Planning & Permitting

    Following the Swedish government’s rejection of 13 offshore wind farm proposals last month, including Ørsted’s Skåne Offshore Wind Park, the Danish developer revealed it will pause the development of this specific project. Earlier in 2024, several areas offshore Sweden, where Ørsted is planning to build wind farms, were designated as energy areas by the Swedish […]