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by DredgeWire The UK Supreme Court has ruled against Ørsted in a long-running dispute over capital allowances related to offshore wind farms. At issue was whether costs for surveys and studies could be classified as capital allowances. The Court determined they could not, finding that such expenditures lack the necessary direct connection to the physical assets. In its judgment,… Read More
Arcadis Ost 1 has achieved certification under the German IT Security Catalogue following a cybersecurity audit. The company said the audit was conducted by TÜV NORD Group and covered planning, construction, operation and maintenance phases. Arcadis Ost 1 added the certification reflects efforts to strengthen cybersecurity management across its offshore wind operations. The audit comes… Read More
By George Headley On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to temporarily withdraw offshore wind leasing and projects on the outer continental shelf. His administration has sought to carry out his order but has run into opposition in the courts. In July, the Interior Department rescinded all designated wind energy areas along… Read More
By Anwesha Pattanaik Vineyard Wind has taken legal action against GE Vernova, asserting that the company is attempting to withdraw from its contractual obligations to supply and maintain wind turbines for a $4.5bn offshore wind project in Massachusetts, US. The lawsuit, filed in Boston state court, requests that GE Vernova be barred from ending its… Read More
By Antonia Shipley On paper, Jake Snell, 19, sounds like the perfect candidate for a role in the UK’s burgeoning green energy sector. He has high grades in maths and physics A-level, a distinction in BTec engineering and another distinction in an extended engineering diploma. He has also done work experience at an engineering company. He… Read More
DEME has started scour protection works for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms, located about 85 km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. Using our fallpipe vessel Flintstone, we are installing rock material at the planned foundation locations to protect against seabed erosion. In a later stage, DEME will… Read More
In Esbjerg, Denmark, one of the most important offshore wind hubs in Europe, we were excited to host students from the Executive Offshore Wind MBA programme at the Offshore Wind Energy Centre (CMEW UMG) at Gdynia Maritime University in Poland. We’ve partnered with the programme for four years now to ensure that students have access… Read More
By HOLLY RAMER and JENNIFER McDERMOTT The Associated Press The developer of a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm is suing its turbine manufacturer seeking to force it to stay with the project. Vineyard Wind filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Massachusetts against GE Renewables. That comes after the parent company for GE Renewables said it would… Read More
By Prince It seemed as though the controversy surrounding the United States’ wind energy initiatives had come to a stop. However, the recent events demonstrate that the nation is still in the middle of stabilizing the wind sector. Nevertheless, there have been groundbreaking initiatives in 2026 that convey that the U.S. is still committed to being one… Read More
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 9 April 2026 – Van Oord has successfully installed three monopile foundations using GBM Works’ jetting solution in combination with CAPE’s vibro lifting tool for the first time at commercial scale, marking a major industry milestone in silent offshore installation. Designed to reduce underwater noise and minimise impact on marine life, the method… Read More
Together with our consortium partners Depenbrock, TAGU and Boskalis, DEME is working on the expansion of the offshore wind terminal at the Port of Cuxhaven, planned by Niedersachsen Ports. The project will deliver three new berths (5–7) with 1,350 meters of heavy‑load quay wall and 38 hectares of terminal space, closing the gap between berth 4 (Europakai)… Read More
The largest wind farm in America is celebrating a major achievement on its journey to fulfill its vast promise for clean energy production. As Electrek detailed, Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project announced in March that it produced and sent power to the grid for the first time. The company’s CEO, Robert Blue, shared the… Read More
By Maria Gallucci The Trump administration has often evoked the plight of whales in its efforts to undermine U.S. offshore wind development — despite there being no evidence that wind-farm activities are harming the giant mammals. But those purported concerns didn’t stop federal officials last week from voting unanimously to override Endangered Species Act protections for imperiled whales in order to… Read More
By Nick Hood China has commissioned a 504 MW offshore wind farm in the northern Yellow Sea, located around 70 km off the coast of Shandong Province, in waters up to 56 m deep. The project is China’s deepest commercial offshore wind development so far and comprises 42 turbines, each with a capacity of 12 MW. At full output,… Read More
April 7 (Reuters) – House Democrats questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s deal to return nearly $1 billion to TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab to stop the development of two U.S. offshore wind farms, according to letters sent to administration officials and the French energy company. U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin, both Democrats, sent… Read More