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By Debra K. Rubin Even as seven states sue the Tromp administration in federal court to challenge the legality of its deal with energy developer TotalEnergies to convert two U.S. East Coast offshore wind site leases valued at $928 million to oil and gas projects in other states, new agreements have been made. The U.S. Interior… Read More
Benefiting from the current good weather conditions, offshore works on the Princess Elisabeth Island are steadily progressing: the 17th caisson has been installed in the North Sea. 🌊⚓ Each caisson installed brings us closer to completing this pioneering artificial energy island, located 45 km off the Belgian coast. This could be delivered through the strong… Read More
By Amanda Dasch, Chief Development Officer & Group Executive at Ørsted. Every time a geopolitical crisis erupts, Europe is reminded of an uncomfortable reality: we still don’t have control over our own energy future. Recent events in the Middle East have placed energy costs and supply in the spotlight. And yet, for something that’s so… Read More
In yet another blow to the beleaguered offshore wind industry, the Trump administration said Wednesday it will pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four U.S. wind leases, including one off the coast of California, and invest instead in geothermal and fossil fuel projects. Under the agreement, Chicago-based Invenergy will “voluntarily terminate” its… Read More
Our jack-up installation vessel Vole au vent successfully installed the first wind turbine at the French offshore wind farm Dieppe-Le Tréport. In total, the vessel will install 62 wind turbines, representing a total installed capacity of 496 MW. This is enough to provide renewable energy to approximately 850,000 people every year. At the end of… Read More
Boskalis recently announced its successful first deployment of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from our new Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Aberdeen. From this onshore center, the colleagues worked directly with our construction support vessel BOKA Northern Ocean, which was working offshore. Boskalis now also has a second vessel that, thanks to a reliable satellite connection,… Read More
Starting today, DredgeWire is pleased that Eric Ramírez Barreto of RMZ Marine will be contributing insightful pieces for DredgeWire with his insights on the maritime market. We think you’ll be intrigued by what he has to say. Here is his first column. Vineyard Wind completed installation of its final turbines in March. Revolution Wind began… Read More
By Dr. Pablo Muylle, Prof. Bruno Merlevede & Prof. Marten Ovaere Wind turbines and their components cross borders multiple times before installation offshore, making trade a key determinant of the competitiveness of Europe’s offshore wind industry. This third BE-WISE report analyses the international competitiveness of the European and Belgian offshore wind sectors using bilateral trade… Read More
Major divestment: Shell intends to sell offshore wind farms valued at over $1 billion, aiming for completion in 2027. Strategic focus: The company is prioritizing oil, gas, and LNG over large-scale renewable investments. Portfolio changes: This follows multiple wind project exits and a review of India’s Sprng Energy unit. Shell sets plan for offshore wind sale Shell has… Read More
We have successfully installed all the project’s 54 giant monopiles in the North Sea off the Scottish coast. Since the first installation in December, our heavy lift vessel Les Alizés has been transiting to and from the Port of Leith in Edinburgh collecting five monopiles per voyage and steadily installing them across the site. In… Read More
Our jack-up offshore transport & installation vessel Norse Wind has installed the first 15 MW turbine at RWE’s Nordseecluster A project in the German North Sea. Norse Wind operates from the Port Esbjerg (Denmark), transporting and installing up to five turbine sets per cycle. By the end of 2026, all 44 Vestas turbines for the… Read More
In today’s uncertain world, energy independence has become more important than ever. And offshore wind is a key part of the solution. Inch Cape, a 50/50 equal joint venture by ESB and Red Rock Renewables, are developing a 1080 MW Offshore Wind Farm located 15 kilometres off the Angus coast in Scotland. The project will… Read More
Despite hybrid attacks from Russia, Poland is betting on offshore wind power from the Baltic Sea. At a forum in Berlin, one message was clear: the region could become Europe’s next major energy hub. Will Europe seize this opportunity? Germany’s offshore wind energy expansion is progressing only slowly. Yet after phasing out nuclear power, the… Read More
9 June 2026, Hanoi | Governments across the world should expedite the development and construction of offshore wind farms to help shield their economies from the impacts of future energy crises, according to a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council. Published at a time of rising instability and uncertainty in international energy markets, GWEC’s… Read More
The world’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre has started operations off the coast of Shanghai, as China presses forwards with solutions for energy challenges created by the country’s artificial intelligence boom. The Shanghai Lingang undersea datacentre demonstration project, which launched in May, has a capacity of 24 megawatts. It is a joint effort between HiCloud Technology and China… Read More