Our Taiwanese joint venture CDWE has reached an important milestone with the successful installation of the first wind turbine at the Hai Long 3 offshore wind farm. Installed using the jack-up installation vessel Sea Challenger, this achievement marks the start of the 2026 turbine installation campaign. As the final phase of the more than 1 GW Hai Long Offshore… Read More
Generating power offshore is one milestone – transporting it safely and efficiently to shore is another critical step At Baltica 2, we’ve now completed the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) campaign – an important milestone for the project. This advanced installation method allows export cables to pass beneath the shoreline, seamlessly connecting offshore generation with onshore… Read More
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, has signed a new commercial agreement with RWE, the UK’s leading power generator, and Clarksons Port Services, a leading provider of integrated logistics management services, that strengthens the Port of Lowestoft’s role as the offshore energy hub for East Anglia. The agreement confirms the Lowestoft Eastern… Read More
Washington DC, March 23, 2026 – TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long Bay lease (Lease OCS-A 0545) and its New York Bight lease (Lease OCS-A 0538), both awarded in 2022, along with its partners. As a result, TotalEnergies will no longer develop offshore… Read More
After the Trump administration decided to suspend multiple wind energy initiatives in the latter part of 2025, one would not have predicted that there would be great progress in the space as of early 2026. All credit should go to the court system, which has fairly assessed the decision and is increasingly allowing suspended initiatives… Read More
By Jessica McKenzie When the Interior Department announced that it was pausing leases for all large-scale offshore wind construction in the United States, it cited national security risks described in a classified Defense Department report. Experts immediately questioned this all-too-convenient justification, which came in December, mere weeks after a federal judge struck down one of President Trump’s executive orders that targeted the offshore… Read More
Houma, LA, March 19, 2026 — The Chouest Group announced the acquisition of Champagne Energy Solutions (CES), previously known as Champagne Energy & Environmental Services (CEES), a leading provider of offshore decommissioning, plug & abandonment (P&A), and environmental services in the Gulf of America. This transaction marks the first acquisition in the Chouest Group’s focused expansion… Read More
Installing three export cables in the shallow, ecologically sensitive Wadden Sea and German North Sea calls for more than standard equipment. It demands a different approach. This summer, four similar projects for TenneT will get underway. For these works, we equipped our trencher Sunfish with a vibro blade that cuts through the soil like a… Read More
Our Taiwanese joint venture CDWE has reached an important milestone with the successful installation of the first wind turbine at the Hai Long 3 offshore wind farm. Installed using the jack-up installation vessel Sea Challenger, this achievement marks the start of the 2026 turbine installation campaign. As the final phase of the more than 1 GW Hai Long Offshore… Read More
A new national report examines offshore wind on the West Coast and recommends changes to improve planning, leasing and community input. A new national report finds the federal government needs to improve how it plans and communicates offshore wind development along the West Coast, especially with coastal communities. The report reviews several key issues, including… Read More
By Jackie Flynn Mogensen Two offshore wind farms that were targeted by the Trump administration are making strides toward providing clean energy for the East Coast. One installation, Revolution Wind, came online last week, marking a significant milestone for the U.S. renewable energy industry. Meanwhile Vineyard Wind, another wind energy project targeted by the Trump administration that has already… Read More
The Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) of Japan and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore technology development cooperation in the field of floating offshore wind. FLOWRA is a technical research association that works with overseas organisations to research and develop common basic technologies for floating offshore wind to reduce… Read More
By Diana DiGangi The Trump administration is drafting settlement agreements which would pay close to $1 billion to TotalEnergies in exchange for the cancellation of its leases for the 3-GW Attentive Energy and 1.2-GW Carolina Long Bay offshore wind projects, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The plans for a buyout proposal come after the… Read More
Revolution Wind is now delivering power to the grid, bringing reliable, affordable energy to communities across New England in the US. This project was built by more than 2,000 workers across US construction, operations, shipping, and manufacturing industries, including more than 1,000 local union labour workers. The 704 MW project is expected to power 350,000+ homes and businesses… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed update to the Santa Clara Unit Development and Production Plan, which includes the use of hydraulic fracturing on 16 existing wells at Platform Gilda, located 8.8 miles offshore Ventura County, California. BOEM has deemed… Read More