Haizea Wind Group has manufactured the first monopile foundation for Iberdrola’s East Anglia Three offshore wind project at its facility in Bilbao, Spain. Haizea Bilbao will deliver 50 monopiles for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm under a contract with ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK arm, signed in…

A new law enabling the development of offshore wind projects in Atlantic Canada has received Royal Assent from the Canadian government and is now in effect. Bill C-49 expands the mandate of offshore boards in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador to include renewable energy projects, ensuring a consistent regulatory…

SSE has revealed that the completion of Dogger Bank A, the first of the three phases of the UK’s Dogger Bank Wind Farm, is projected for the second half of 2025, which is later than the previously expected first half of the year. In its interim earnings report released on…

ESB and the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) Shetland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning the 500 Stoura floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The main areas of focus will be education, data sharing, research, and long-term environmental monitoring. Both organisations are said to be committed to…

RWE has unveiled the first 108-metre turbine blade made at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, which will be part of 100 wind turbines to be installed at the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. Each of the 100 wind turbines, rated at 14 MW, will be…

MENCK, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has unveiled the MHU 6000W Wind Hammer, a tool designed to handle larger, longer, and heavier piles for offshore wind farms. The Wind Hammer is engineered to drive larger piles in tougher environments and install longer piles in deeper…

Japanese “K” Line Wind Service (KWS) and Singapore-headquartered EGS Survey (EGS) have established a joint venture company specialising in offshore geo-surveys which recently completed its first survey contract for the Happo-Noshiro offshore wind project. At the Happo-Noshiro site(s), located off the Happo Town and Noshiro City in Akita Prefecture, Japan,…

South Korean maritime service company MARCON has secured approval in principle (AiP) from the Korean Register (KR) for its hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV), a passenger and cargo transport vessel dedicated to offshore wind farms. Source: MARCON The CTV is expected to resolve environmental regulation issues by adopting an eco-friendly…

Some 900 jobs in GE Vernova’s offshore wind business unit could be lost as the company plans to downsize the business. “On September 19, we submitted a proposal to the GE Vernova European Works Council related to proposed changes in our Offshore Wind business globally. The proposal reflects industry wide…

Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, through their joint venture partnership in Scotland, have submitted their consent applications for the onshore aspects of the proposed Salamander floating offshore wind farm. The first submission has been made to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore substation and associated infrastructure and has been accepted,…