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Jan De Nul Connects Nordseecluster Offshore Wind Farms to DolWin Kappa Platform

Germany

We have successfully connected the offshore wind farms Nordseecluster 1 and 2 to the DolWin kappa platform in the German North Sea. For TenneT Germany, we transported, installed and protected three subsea power cables with a combined length of 37 kilometres. These cables will transmit 660 MW of renewable electricity, enough to supply more than… Read More

The Pentagon has put 155 wind projects on hold, and the reason is not the turbines but what military radars may fail to see

United States

By Adrian Villellas A quiet federal bottleneck has stalled at least 155 proposed onshore wind projects in 24 states, including developments in Texas, Colorado, and Washington. Together, they represent about 44 gigawatts of potential generating capacity, yet developers say construction cannot move ahead because military reviews needed within the Federal Aviation Administration’s aeronautical process remain unresolved. The… Read More

Eversource Takes $164M Hit from Revolution Wind Stop-work Orders

United States

Eversource Energy incurred a $164 million after-tax charge associated with its liability for construction cost increases on the Revolution Wind project, which it attributed to the Trump administration’s stop-work orders on the project. Source

Dominion Energy’s 2.6GW Coastal Va. Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Grid Power 28 Miles off Va. Beach Coast

VA, United States

Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project sent its first electricity to the grid on March 23, 2026, marking the debut of what will become the largest offshore wind farm ever built in the United States. The project, known as CVOW, sits 28 miles off Virginia Beach in federal waters and carries a planned capacity of 2.6… Read More

ABS Highlights Rising Demand for Vessels Supporting Offshore Wind Platforms

TX, United States

Demand for high-capability offshore support vessels for floating offshore wind is expected to strengthen in the late 2020s, with availability constraints emerging in some segments as early as 2029, according to a new report from ABS. Produced by ABS in collaboration with Intelatus Global Partners, Floating Offshore Wind and the Vessels That Support It examines the role… Read More

How specialized ships are helping offshore wind scale

World ,

The blades on a 15-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine are longer than a football field. Assembling one in open water, on a tower standing more than 100 meters above the waves, depends on a ship built to do nothing else. Rising electricity demand is driving rapid growth in offshore wind. Data centers, electric vehicles and… Read More

‘Time to stop thinking fixed v floating – right now offshore wind needs something in between’

World ,

For more than two decades, offshore wind has been one of the UK’s greatest industrial success stories. From a nascent technology, offshore wind has evolved into the backbone of a modern, low-carbon energy system, driving investment, creating skilled jobs and positioning the UK as a global leader in renewable energy. That success has never come… Read More

ABS Report Highlights Rising Demand for Vessels Supporting Floating Offshore Wind

TX, United States

(HOUSTON) Demand for high-capability offshore support vessels for floating offshore wind is expected to strengthen in the late 2020s, with availability constraints emerging in some segments as early as 2029, according to a new report from ABS. Produced by ABS in collaboration with Intelatus Global Partners, Floating Offshore Wind and the Vessels That Support It examines the role… Read More

Trump’s offshore wind freeze leaves Mass. with idle terminals, soaring energy bills

MA, United States

By Tréa Lavery NEW BEDFORD — On a recent weekday afternoon, the State Pier and the adjacent City Pier 3 were bustling with fishing boats, passengers waiting to board the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard or eating lunch at the Whale’s Tail Clam Bar. But just a mile down the road, at the New Bedford Marine Commerce… Read More

Sweden rejected 24 offshore wind farms in two years because its military says the turbines could delay missile and submarine detection

Sweden

By Carlos Albero Rojas Sweden generates more than 20 percent of its electricity from onshore wind and has staked its industrial competitiveness on a green power future. Yet when it comes to the sea, the country keeps saying no. In the latest round of offshore wind decisions, the Swedish government denied 11 permit applications while approving… Read More

DEME awarded contract for foundation installation at Zeevonk offshore wind farm in the Netherlands

Netherlands

DEME has been awarded a substantial¹ contract for the transport and installation of foundations for phase 1 of the Zeevonk offshore wind project in the Netherlands. Zeevonk, jointly owned by Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Energy Investment Fund I, will have a total installed capacity of approximately 1 GW. Under the contract,… Read More

Van Oord Completes Rock Installation for Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West Offshore Wind Farm

Netherlands

Van Oord has completed the rock installation works for Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm. Our vessels, Bravenes and Nordnes, installed a total of 300,000 tonnes of rock, protecting turbine foundations and critical cable infrastructure. A key milestone was the successful stabilisation of all cable protection systems and the installation of eco-rock berms, including… Read More

Senate Democrats target wind lease terminations

United States

By Patrick Zemanek A group of US Senate Democrats is investigating agreements between President Donald Trump’s administration and project developers that have collectively abandoned nine offshore wind leases in return for more than $2.7bn in financial reimbursements and pledges to invest in various other energy projects. The senators on 17 July called on four companies that have… Read More

Invenergy Could Recover $765 Million for Abandoning Offshore Wind Projects. 9 States Say the Deals Are Illegal

United States

BY GEORGIA FEARN Nine states are threatening to sue the Trump administration over offshore-wind exit deals involving Invenergy and three other developers: Bluepoint Wind, TotalEnergies, and Golden State Wind. In the case of Chicago-based Invenergy, the Interior Department cancelled three leases held by subsidiaries off California and Maine and moved to seek nearly $120 million in… Read More

Progress made on 2 major projects to boost offshore wind supply chain in Hampton Roads

VA, United States

By Brianna Fallon CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Two major manufacturing projects are moving forward in Hampton Roads, bringing hundreds of jobs and expanding the region’s role in the growing U.S. offshore wind industry. Officials said the investments from the projects are expected to create between 700 and 800 jobs while strengthening the domestic supply chain for… Read More

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