26 Jan 2026
Photo by Yaopey Yong Ten European countries signed a declaration in Hamburg on Monday committing to deliver 100 gigawatts of offshore wind power through large-scale joint projects in the North Sea by 2050, in a move that underscores the continent’s ongoing commitment to renewable energy despite recent criticism from US President Donald Trump. The […]
20 Jan 2026
Photo by Nicholas Doherty The UK has secured a record 8.4 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity in Europe’s largest ever offshore wind auction, with contracts awarded at prices 40% cheaper than building new gas power plants. The seventh allocation round (AR7) awarded 8.2 GW of bottom-fixed offshore wind and almost 200 MW of floating offshore wind […]
20 Jan 2026
Photo by Paul Levesley One of the largest offshore wind farms in the world is set to be built off the coast of East Lothian after being awarded a key UK government contract. SSE will construct the Berwick Bank wind farm in the outer Firth of Forth with up to 307 turbines generating enough electricity to […]
16 Dec 2025
Photo by Matt Brown Dutch gas producer ONE-Dyas has started operating the first natural gas production platform in the Dutch and German North Sea to be powered by offshore wind energy, after completing an electricity cable connection to Germany’s Riffgat offshore wind farm. The N05-A platform, developed together with partners EBN and Tenaz Energy, is now producing gas […]
09 Dec 2025
Photo by Andrés Dallimonti Air defence radar technology on wind turbines has been successfully demonstrated at Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, marking a significant milestone in the UK’s efforts to balance clean energy expansion with national defence priorities. The work was completed by LiveLink Aerospace in collaboration with Vattenfall and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. When […]
25 Nov 2025
Photo by Julia Oberhauser Ocean Winds has been awarded rights to develop a third floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea by The Crown Estate, completing the deployment of up to 4.5GW of capacity made available through Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5. The 50-50 joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE secured the 358 km² site following a […]
18 Nov 2025
Photo by Marco Bicca A significant new collaboration has emerged in the offshore wind sector as Associated British Ports (ABP) announced the launch of the Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance — described as the first international alliance dedicated to ports serving floating offshore wind (FLOW). The initiative brings together ABP (UK), BrestPort (France) and […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Ilona Froehlich Climate change is amplifying extreme wind speeds across the world’s oceans, threatening the resilience of offshore wind energy systems that are crucial to the global transition to renewable energy, according to new research. A study published in Nature Communications found that more than 40% of both commissioned and planned offshore wind farms […]
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