It’s done! Installation of Hornsea 3’s first offshore converter station is complete! This impressive structure towers 70 metres above sea level – that’s 1.2 times the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa! Made up of the jacket, which is piled into the seabed, and the topside, which sits above, the converter station will play a… Read More
Steady progress at the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France. With our jack-up vessel Innovation, 33 of the 62 jacket foundations have now been installed, taking the works beyond the halfway mark for the foundation scope. The works are now moving into the next phase, as inter-array cable installation is set to start, another key… Read More
In a new attack on clean energy, the Trump administration will pay French energy developer TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to cancel two offshore wind projects that would have put at least 37,000 people to work building 4 gigawatts (GW) of new clean energy, enough to power 1.3 million homes in New Jersey and North Carolina. As part of the deal, the company has… Read More
The Trump administration’s latest move against offshore wind underscores a growing disconnect between political rhetoric and real-world results. On one hand, the administration is working to halt offshore wind development – most recently by striking a nearly $1 billion deal to cancel leases off the coasts of New York and North Carolina. On the other,… Read More
By Diana DiGangi Bank of America said in a Monday research note that it has upgraded its outlook on offshore wind developer Ørsted, citing recent developments including the potential for the conflict in the Middle East to “create impetus for fossil fuel independence in Europe.” “We believe that the risks facing Orsted’s US projects have… Read More
Boskalis’ construction support vessel BOKA Atlantic has been operating in Asia for several years. The vessel has been involved in the development of multiple offshore wind farms, where it has also performed a variety of activities. For example, the BOKA Atlantic has filled jacket foundations with grout to fix them to the seabed, carried out… Read More
Caldwell Marine International, a JAG Company recently completed the Martha’s Vineyard cable lay project in the US, which involved two separate cable runs from the Mainland in Falmouth, MA, to Martha’s Vineyard Island. Both runs were completed within a single rental period using two of our 15-tonne breakback tensioners. Each cable run came with its… Read More
There United States’ wind energy landscape is enduring great productivity because developers are now encouraged to build new facilities. The U.S. government has made a major decision to allow foreign companies to enter the country and pursue projects, especially if they have lengthy experience. This is evident through Oceantic Network, which reported key progress as multiple U.S…. Read More
Today we officially named our new offshore wind installation vessel Norse Wind in the Port of Oslo – a powerful new addition to our fleet. Equipped with a 3,200‑ton crane, Norse Wind will install the next generation of offshore wind turbines and XXL monopiles, helping accelerate the energy transition. Prior to the naming ceremony, we were honored… Read More
We are pleased to look back at Van Oord’s completed scope for the RWE Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. Located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, 195 kilometres from the northeast coast of the United Kingdom, the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm is one of the world’s largest offshore wind projects. Contributing to the clean… Read More
Our Taiwanese joint venture CDWE has reached an important milestone with the successful installation of the first wind turbine at the Hai Long 3 offshore wind farm. Installed using the jack-up installation vessel Sea Challenger, this achievement marks the start of the 2026 turbine installation campaign. As the final phase of the more than 1 GW Hai Long Offshore… Read More
Generating power offshore is one milestone – transporting it safely and efficiently to shore is another critical step At Baltica 2, we’ve now completed the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) campaign – an important milestone for the project. This advanced installation method allows export cables to pass beneath the shoreline, seamlessly connecting offshore generation with onshore… Read More
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, has signed a new commercial agreement with RWE, the UK’s leading power generator, and Clarksons Port Services, a leading provider of integrated logistics management services, that strengthens the Port of Lowestoft’s role as the offshore energy hub for East Anglia. The agreement confirms the Lowestoft Eastern… Read More
Washington DC, March 23, 2026 – TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long Bay lease (Lease OCS-A 0545) and its New York Bight lease (Lease OCS-A 0538), both awarded in 2022, along with its partners. As a result, TotalEnergies will no longer develop offshore… Read More
After the Trump administration decided to suspend multiple wind energy initiatives in the latter part of 2025, one would not have predicted that there would be great progress in the space as of early 2026. All credit should go to the court system, which has fairly assessed the decision and is increasingly allowing suspended initiatives… Read More