By Daniel Garcia Across parts of Europe, electricity prices occasionally turn negative — meaning the grid is so flooded with power that producers effectively pay to keep generating. For offshore wind farm operators, the response seems obvious: shut the turbines down and wait it out. But a new study suggests that decision is far from… Read More
John Healey has said he will veto new offshore wind projects if they will not lower bills, adding to concerns that the government is moving away from the pro-renewables agenda. Announcing his plans, the chancellor said clean power is “how we break the grip of international gas prices on our bills”, but added the shift… Read More
The US offshore wind industry is approaching a defining moment. After years of ambitious development targets, billions of dollars in investment and a growing pipeline of projects along the Atlantic coast, the industry is now confronting a much more difficult question. Can offshore wind construction remain viable in a market where political support, regulatory certainty… Read More
By Diana DiGangi U.S. orders for wind turbines reached 2.8 GW in the second quarter of this year as developers raced to commence construction on projects before July 4, 2026, tax credit deadlines, according to a Monday report from Wood Mackenzie. Meanwhile, the U.S. installed about 5 GW of onshore capacity in the second quarter —… Read More
By Jens Gjerrild, Robert Hjorth, Frank Klose, Jeremy Merz, and Josien Bovenberg As we predicted in the 2025 Offshore Wind Industry Update, governments are currently ramping up efforts to compete for developer interests; not all have however succeeded in moving from stated commitment to implementing the needed changes. The result is a strong divergence of market responses. Some have acted,… Read More
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) has raised $600 million through its first blue bond, debt tied to ocean and water projects. Proceeds are earmarked for maritime renewable energy projects, including offshore wind. The five-year bond is rated AA- by S&P and Fitch. Masdar said that makes it the highest-rated public corporate blue bond globally… Read More
Toyo Construction Co. Ltd. needed a flexible vessel designed for the growing Japanese offshore wind market, while maintaining the versatility to operate worldwide. VARD responded with a tailor-made VARD 9 15 cable laying and construction vessel. With a removable cable lay system, two offshore cranes and a large working deck, the vessel can transition between… Read More
The eagle (transformer) has landed to help deliver power from Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm ⚡ Our last of nine massive transformers has arrived on site at Hornsea 3’s Onshore Converter Station. With each one weighing up to 272 tonnes, the equivalent of 150 average cars, it’s taken quite the operation to get them in… Read More
By Felicity Bradstock United States President Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted offshore wind since coming into office last year, as he strives to expand the country’s fossil fuel sector and shift the focus away from renewable energy. Trump has sought to halt the development of several offshore wind projects and has even resorted to paying… Read More
By Michael McKenna In a court filing last week, the Justice Department said it wanted to reopen a permit for the New England Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. The Justice Department told the court that the Interior Department needs to reevaluate the project’s compliance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Wait a… Read More
By Daniel Garcia Offshore wind turbines planted in hurricane-prone waters are engineered to endure the most violent storms on earth. But for years, the wind models and wave models used to define those extremes have been developed separately — producing design conditions that don’t necessarily reflect the same storm, or even the same physics. As… Read More
By Gareth Chetwynd SSE Renewables is stepping up repairs to GE Vernova’s Haliade-X turbines on the 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development, UK government documents and market intelligence analysts have confirmed. Source
By Nathaniel Eisen, Inside Climate News Picture a buoyant triangular steel or concrete platform roughly the dimensions of a baseball field. Now place a wind turbine taller than the London Eye on top, connect mooring lines to the seabed and power cables to the grid, and you’ve got a floating wind turbine. This fantastical-sounding technology… Read More
By Ros Davidson The Trump administration has officially filed a request to reconsider the construction permit that it issued in December 2024 to a US Wind offshore project proposed off the coast of Maryland. Source
Ten years ago, offshore wind in Taiwan was primarily a vision. Today, we’ve installed 199 turbines offshore, supported by our local team of around 200 colleagues 🤝 This progress in Taiwan’s offshore wind industry has been made possible through partnerships, local talent, and a shared commitment to the energy transition. From supporting the development of… Read More