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Buchan Offshore Wind submits consent applications for floating wind project
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Buchan Offshore Wind has submitted offshore consent applications to Scottish Ministers for a proposed floating wind farm located 75 kilometres northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast. The project, awarded seabed rights through the ScotWind leasing round in 2022, is planned with a capacity of nearly 1 GW and up to 70 turbines, with a targeted grid connection in 2033.
Nordex to supply turbines for Trianel wind farm in Germany
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Nordex has received an order to supply and install eight N149/5.X wind turbines in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The project is the 45.6 MW Tasdorf wind farm, located in the Plön district.
Entura collaborates with Afry on Victoria offshore wind auction
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Australian consultancy Entura has entered into a collaboration with Afry, a European engineering and advisory group, to support offshore wind feasibility licence holders preparing to bid in Victoria’s upcoming offshore wind auction.
Van Oord pilots oyster reef restoration
- Category: Projects and Contracts
At least half a million flat oysters will be released into the Port of Rotterdam on 2 September as part of a pilot project combining oyster reef restoration with offshore wind and other marine infrastructure. The initiative is led by Van Oord together with research institutes, nature organisations and companies.
Mitsubishi withdraws from three Japanese offshore wind projects
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Mitsubishi Corporation has announced it will withdraw from three Japanese offshore wind power projects. Mitsubishi Corporation, through a consortium led by its subsidiary Mitsubishi Corporation Offshore Wind Ltd., has been developing offshore wind projects in three areas off the coast of Japan: Noshiro City, Mitane Town, and Oga City (Akita Prefecture); Yurihonjo City (Akita Prefecture); and Choshi City (Chiba Prefecture). The consortium won the first state auctions for the three wind farms in Chiba and Akita prefectures in 2021.
US administration to withdraw approval for Maryland offshore wind project
- Category: Industry News
The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to withdraw federal approval for US Wind’s 2.2GW offshore wind farm off the coast of Maryland, according to a filing in the US District Court in Delaware. Department of Justice attorneys asked the court to stay a lawsuit challenging the Interior Department’s approval of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project. They said the agency would move to vacate the facility’s construction and operations plan by September 12.
Palinger Marine wins crane supply contract for Baltica 2 offshore wind farm
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Palinger Marine has secured a contract to deliver 108 fixed boom service cranes for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland. The order includes 107 fully electric PF120 cranes for installation on the turbine service platforms and one additional unit for training purposes.
OX2 secures asset management contract for 550 MW wind portfolio in Sweden
- Category: Projects and Contracts
OX2 has signed an asset management agreement with Renewable Power Capital covering four wind farms in Sweden with a combined capacity of 550 MW.
Wind and solar generate over one-fifth of U.S. electricity in first half of 2025
- Category: Industry News
A review by the Sun Day Campaign of data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that wind and solar together provided just over 20% of U.S. electricity during the first six months of 2025. In total, renewables accounted for nearly 28% of generation. Wind remained a central source of renewable power. Turbines generated 11.6% of U.S. electricity between January and June, a 2.4% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Output from wind was nearly twice that of hydropower and continues to play a key role in reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Verlume and Kraken Robotics collaborate on subsea battery technology
- Category: Product News
Verlume, a developer of subsea energy management and storage systems, has entered into a collaboration with Kraken Robotics, supplier of SeaPower subsea battery solutions. The partnership will combine Verlume’s Axonn energy management technology with Kraken’s subsea batteries to provide integrated power systems for offshore applications.
- OX2 begins construction of 40 MW wind farm in Poland
- Thistle Wind Partners submits onshore plans for Ayre Offshore Wind Farm
- SSE and Equinor finalise seabed lease for Dogger Bank D
- Luxcara reserves Siemens Gamesa turbines for German North Sea projects
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners signs offshore wind agreement in Vietnam
- Skilled labour shortage threatens offshore wind expansion in Germany
- Surveying marine growth on offshore wind turbine foundations in the North Sea
- Odfjell Oceanwind acquires Ørsted’s stake in Salamander Offshore Wind Farm
- Cadeler interim results show strong growth in first half of 2025
- India’s Akvotransiro trials vessel made from discarded wind turbine blades
- USA launches national security investigation into wind turbine imports
- Ørsted’s Revolution Wind receives stop-work order from BOEM
- Clarksons strengthens offshore renewables presence in Asia-Pacific
- Hanwha Ocean and Hyundai E&C to advance Shinan Ui offshore wind project
- Boskalis awarded cable installation contracts for Baltica 2 offshore wind farm
- East Anglia Three offshore converter station foundation installed in North Sea
- Ørsted trials cargo drones at offshore wind farms
- Cadeler signs contract with Synera Renewable Energy for Formosa 4 offshore wind farm
- Flender appoints Tommy Rahbek Nielsen as President of Wind Business Segment
- RWE and Siemens Gamesa install recyclable blades at UK offshore wind farm
- Natural Power adds senior engineers to grid services team
- OnPath Energy reaches financial close on Mill Rig wind farm in Scotland
- Report highlights rising energy bills and clean energy project cancellations in USA
- USDA changes funding rules for renewable energy projects on farmland
- Puget Sound Energy’s Beaver Creek wind farm begins operation in Montana
- US Commerce Department expands steel and aluminium tariffs to cover wind turbines
- Construction begins on Sanquhar II Community Wind Farm in Scotland
- Yunneng announces full commercial operation of Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan
- OX2 to manage Soidinmäki wind farm for Aquila Capital in Finland
- Bézier launched to streamline power curve management for wind projects