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US Wind injunction bid rejected in Maryland offshore wind case
- Category: Projects and Contracts
A federal court in Maryland has denied a request by US Wind to block a potential review of its approved offshore wind project off the coast of Maryland. In a memorandum opinion dated 15 December 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland ruled that US Wind had not met the legal threshold for a preliminary injunction. The case was brought by a group of local authorities, businesses and community organisations challenging the Department of the Interior’s approval of the project’s Construction and Operations Plan.
Voyis and EIVA introduce geo-located camera-based mapping to VSLAM
- Category: Product News
Voyis and EIVA, both part of the Covelya Group, have released a technical update to their Voyis VSLAM Powered by EIVA NaviSuite solution, adding absolute geolocated mapping to real-time camera-based 3D reconstruction for subsea inspection and metrology. The update allows point clouds generated during an inspection to be positioned directly within global coordinates from the start of a mission.
Vestas to supply wind turbines for the Dom Inocêncio project in Brazil
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Casa dos Ventos and Vestas have confirmed an agreement covering the Dom Inocêncio onshore wind project in Brazil. The project will be developed in the south-central region of Piauí and will have an installed capacity of 828 MW.
Greenvolt Power agrees sale of Romanian wind project to Engie
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Greenvolt Power has reached an agreement to sell a 253.1 MW onshore wind project in Romania to Engie. The project is located in Ialomița County in south-eastern Romania.
Nordex secures Bürgerwind Hollich repowering order in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Nordex has received an order from Bürgerwind Hollich for a repowering project in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The scope includes the supply and installation of twelve N163/6.X wind turbines on 164-metre hybrid towers and four N149/5.X turbines on 125-metre tubular steel towers.
SP Energy Networks and SSEN Transmission test offshore wind role in UK grid restoration
- Category: Industry News
The UK is exploring whether offshore wind could support electricity grid restoration following a national power outage. A three-year initiative will bring together transmission operators SP Energy Networks and SSEN Transmission with offshore wind developers and operators, including SSE Renewables and Ørsted, alongside the National HVDC Centre.
Geogroup acquires 20% stake in WindSim
- Category: Company News
WindSim has confirmed that Geogroup, a Norwegian geospatial-technology company, has acquired a 20% ownership stake. Geogroup is the parent company of Geodata, ESRI’s distributor in Norway and Denmark, and Geocap, a provider of 3D visualisation and workflow-automation tools for offshore and infrastructure projects.
Iberdrola and Microsoft sign two PPAs totalling 150 MW in Spain
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Iberdrola and Microsoft have expanded their partnership with two long-term power purchase agreements in Spain, adding 150 MW of contracted capacity. The agreements cover electricity from the Iglesias wind farm in Burgos and the El Escudo wind farm in Cantabria, both in northern Spain.
WindEnergy trend:index shows uneven recovery in global wind industry sentiment
- Category: Industry News
The latest edition of the WindEnergy trend:index indicates a modest improvement in sentiment across the global wind energy sector after a marked decline last spring. The overall picture, however, is uneven, with clear regional differences. Asia and the rest of the world are showing upward momentum, while Germany continues to lose ground. North America remains the weakest region, despite a slight improvement.
Acciona Energía agrees portfolio sale in USA and Mexico with Mexico Infrastructure Partners
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Acciona Energía has reached an agreement with Mexico Infrastructure Partners for the sale of renewable energy assets in the USA and Mexico. The transaction involves a partial divestment of solar assets in the USA and the full sale of two wind farms in Mexico.
- Disused wind turbine blades used in Lund car park construction
- Enersense to build substation for OX2 wind project in Halsua, Finland
- Vestas receives three wind turbine orders totalling 277 MW in Finland
- Nordex secures 200 MW wind turbine order in Canada
- Spie Global Services Energy to acquire Worley Power Services in Australia
- ARESCA invites experts to support adoption of wind energy standards
- CNC Onsite reports year-on-year improvement in financial performance
- WindEurope report outlines growth and skills needs in Europe’s wind workforce
- Jan De Nul completes 2025 cable installation campaign at Tennet's Dolwin kappa offshore substation
- Asso.subsea awarded cable installation and protection contracts for Balwin and Lanwin projects
- AGL Energy and partners discontinue gippsland skies offshore wind project
- Maryland issues offshore wind power procurement invitation
- Jumbo Offshore awarded transition piece transport and installation contracts
- Draftec commissions oval loading arm for subsea cable handling
- Qair submits offshore consent application for Ayre Offshore Wind Farm
- Electrical Oil Services fills large transformers for the Celtic Interconnector project
- Norway to award Utsira Nord floating wind areas to Equinor, Vårgrønn and Harald Hårfagre
- Iberdrola starts assembling wind turbines for the Tâmega wind project in Portugal
- Nantucket to formalise new protocols with Vineyard Wind
- Verdian to add new storage and wind capacity in Italy
- GE Vernova to supply turbines for PPC Renewables wind project in Romania
- Vestas announces three turbine orders totalling 191 MW in Europe
- GE Vernova and Seatrium to deliver BalWin5 HVDC link for German North Sea wind
- Great British Energy outlines new programme to support UK clean energy supply chains
- GWEC and Copper Mark agree partnership on responsible mineral sourcing
- South Korea outlines implementation-focused plan for expanding offshore wind
- GT Wings secures new investment to expand AirWing wind-assisted propulsion
- New York Power Authority publishes Renewables Updated Strategic Plan
- LS Power completes acquisition of bp’s US onshore wind business
- European Commission unveils EU grids package to modernise electricity network
