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Our vessel Les Alizés successfully installed the first monopile foundation for the Dutch offshore wind farm OranjeWind. Once fully operational in 2028, this wind farm will generate enough renewable electricity to supply the equivalent of 1 million Dutch households. Located 53 kilometres off the Dutch coast, OranjeWind will comprise 53 monopile foundations. We will install… Read More
Halfway there at Nordseecluster A. Our jack-up transport & installation vessel Norse Wind has now installed the 22nd of 44 Vestas 15 MW turbines at the Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Operating from the Port of Esbjerg, Norse Wind transports and installs up to five turbine sets per cycle, helping… Read More
By Carlos Albero Rojas Most of the world’s strongest offshore winds blow over water too deep for conventional turbines to reach. Beyond roughly 200 feet of depth, the steel foundations that anchor today’s offshore wind industry to the seabed become impractical — ruling out a vast share of the global ocean. Floating turbines, tethered by cables… Read More
Offshore wind in Europe is moving into a ‘supremacy phase’, as governments shift from action to execution, a new report from GlobalData has said. According to GlobalData’s report, Europe Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2026, offshore wind is increasingly being treated as ‘strategic infrastructure’, as governments across the continent view it as one of the ‘few scalable, utility‑grade renewables capable of delivering… Read More
By Danielle Pope In long-awaited news for the offshore wind industry, the Victorian government has officially opened its offshore wind auction. Energy Minister Jaclyn Symes opened the Request for Proposal process for the state’s first two gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind. This will provide enough energy to power about 1.5 million homes each year. “This auction… Read More
Together with representatives from Ecowende, NedZero – Wind Energy Association and Stichting De Noordzee, we discussed the important role offshore wind plays in accelerating the Dutch energy transition. As one of the fastest scalable sources of renewable energy, offshore wind is a strategic asset for the Netherlands. It delivers large volumes of clean electricity, strengthens… Read More
The offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3, jointly owned by Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure, is in commercial operation. With an installed capacity of 913 MW, Borkum Riffgrund 3 is one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms currently in operation. The project demonstrates how large-scale offshore wind can strengthen energy security by delivering reliable, home-grown electricity to German industry and households. Borkum Riffgrund 3 produces renewable energy at scale for German industrial and technology offtakers,… Read More
By Austin Corona With congested, aging power lines and a densely developed landscape, the East Coast has few options for building large-scale renewable power. Meanwhile, the region’s electricity prices are rising, and states are falling behind their emissions goals. Offshore wind offered a unique opportunity to meet those challenges, experts say, but the industry is… Read More
By Kelly Lippke Offshore wind development is expanding into storm-punished waters—including the South China Sea, the Sea of Japan, the Gulf of Mexico, and the U.S. East Coast. In these high-risk ocean basins, tropical cyclones drive sustained wind speeds past 112 mph (50 meters per second) and wave heights beyond 40 feet (12 meters). The destruction record… Read More
The Offshore Wind Energy Market encompasses the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of wind farms situated in marine environments, including turbines, substructures, electrical infrastructure, installation services, and long-term operations. This renewable energy segment has emerged as a critical component of global decarbonization strategies, offering high-capacity-factor generation with the scale necessary to meet ambitious climate targets…. Read More
Ryan McElroen had spent years repairing the New York City subway underground when he got the opportunity to work in the middle of the ocean. “I had no views other than the darkness at work,” he said. “Then I went polar opposite.” Two years ago, McElroen began being trained by his union, the International Brotherhood… Read More
By Clark Savage Britain is running out of shallow waters suitable for fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines and is now pivoting aggressively to floating wind farms in deeper seas around Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall. According to recent reporting, the government aims for roughly 3,000 new floating turbines over the next 10–15 years (about 500 by 2030),… Read More
By Kevin Montien Here is something kind of wild: an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea appears to be slowing down the wind before it even reaches the first row of turbines, according to long-range laser measurements. Researchers measured an average 4 percent decline over about 1.8 miles during stable atmospheric conditions, when the turbines were… Read More
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 21 August 2026 – Van Oord has successfully installed all 111 monopiles for the Baltica 2 wind farm in Poland, including 107 for wind turbines and 4 for offshore substations. Delivered safely and on schedule, this major milestone concludes one of the most demanding offshore construction campaigns in the Baltic Sea and supports the… Read More
Ørsted is proposing the Dadu II offshore wind farm off Changhua, Taiwan, with the project now undergoing environmental assessment and public consultation. The proposed project has a capacity of up to 2,002 MW and would be located approximately 38 km from the Changhua coast. Dadu II would cover an area of approximately 234.6 km². The… Read More