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Seaway7 wins BC-Wind Offshore contract in Poland
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has been awarded a contract by Ocean Winds for the BC-Wind offshore project. Located in the Baltic Sea, approximately 23 kilometres off the Polish coast, the site will feature 26 offshore wind turbine generators.
XOcean secures survey contracts for six Dutch offshore wind farms
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Six Dutch offshore wind farms have awarded five-year survey contracts to XOcean. Eneco coordinated the agreements on behalf of the wind farms: Borssele 3&4 (Blauwwind), Borssele 5 (Two Towers), Eneco Luchterduinen, Hollandse Kust Noord (CrossWind), Hollandse Kust West VI (Ecowende), and Prinses Amaliawindpark (Eneco). Collectively, these sites include 303 turbines.
Macro Offshore secures long-term accommodation contract with Siemens Energy
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Macro Offshore has been awarded a contract by Siemens Energy to provide accommodation services for offshore wind projects in the North Sea. The agreement will begin in June 2027 and includes a firm six-year period, with Siemens Energy holding options to extend the contract by up to four additional years.
Dong Fang Offshore signs contract for completion of subsea and cable-lay vessel
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Dong Fang Offshore has signed a shipbuilding contract with Westcon in Norway for the completion of a large subsea and cable-lay vessel. Westcon will take over the build of the vessel, which is already under construction, with delivery scheduled for the first quarter of 2027.
Vestas expands onshore blade production in Poland
- Category: Company News
Vestas is expanding its blade factory in Goleniów, Poland, which manufactures blades for the company’s onshore V172-7.2 MW EnVentus turbine. A second production line is being added, doubling the site’s capacity.
Jan De Nul introduces new simulators for offshore wind installation and dredging
- Category: Company News
Jan De Nul is commissioning two new training simulators at its Aalst office in Belgium. The first is a crane simulator designed to support offshore wind farm installation. Modelled as a digital twin of the vessels Les Alizés and Voltaire, it allows teams to rehearse installation steps in a controlled environment.
Wood Mackenzie names Danny Dunn as new Chief Commercial Officer
- Category: Company News
Wood Mackenzie has appointed Danny Dunn as Chief Commercial Officer. He brings more than 25 years of experience in data, software and technology.
WindEurope and Hitachi Energy highlight long-term cost and security benefits of a renewables-led energy system
- Category: Industry News
WindEurope and Hitachi Energy have released a joint study assessing the total system costs of five possible energy pathways for Europe to 2050. Four pathways reach net zero, while a fifth “slow transition” pathway does not. The analysis concludes that a system built around high shares of wind and solar remains the lowest-cost option, even when accounting for grids, storage and back-up generation.
Germany adjusts offshore wind auction volumes after 2025 round attracts no bids
- Category: Industry News
Germany’s Bundestag has agreed changes to the WindSeeG framework following an offshore wind auction for centrally pre-examined sites in 2025 that received no bids. On the recommendation of the Economic Affairs and Energy Committee, the government will set auction volumes for 2026 at 2,500–5,000MW to provide more flexibility after the empty tender and to allow time to adjust auction design before the next round in 2027.
WWEA publishes community engagement guidelines for wind projects
- Category: Industry News
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) released its WWEA Community Engagement Guidelines. The guidelines provide standards for effective engagement with communities and residents near wind farms.
- EDF weighs sale of US renewables to focus on domestic nuclear, CEO says
- UK and Philippines launch climate partnership to advance clean energy
- European Commission backs four wind‑manufacturing projects under Innovation Fund
- Iberdrola advances grid investment plans in the United Kingdom
- Boralex names Jean-Christophe Dall’Ava to lead its Europe activities
- HSI consortium advances Ostwind 3 with sail-away of Jasmund substation and jacket
- ACP records USA clean power surge as policy uncertainty slows new contracts
- GE Vernova to supply turbines for Gurbanesti wind farm in Romania
- Van Oord completes monopile installation at Windanker offshore wind farm
- Federal regulators seek reconsideration of New England Wind project approval
- Bernard Byrne to succeed Rónán Murphy as Chair of Greencoat Renewables
- Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm begins feeding power to German grid
- Shantou Declaration from WWEC2025 on international cooperation in wind energy
- RWE and TotalEnergies plan nature-inclusive reef structures at the OranjeWind wind farm
- World Wind Energy Award recognises contributions to China’s wind sector
- Great British Energy outlines its strategic direction for the coming years
- Leadership transition at Deutsche Windtechnik
- Global Wind Workforce Outlook 2025–2030 highlights growing demand for technicians
- Meteodyn launches Wind Data Portal for global wind project analysis
- Solar and wind lead US capacity growth as renewables expand beyond a third of total generation
- Study finds Gulf offshore wind areas largely avoid key shrimping grounds
- Capital Dynamics and Engie agree long-term power deal with McDonald’s UK
- Mammoet completes substation transfers for Dogger Bank development
- Airstream Renewables receive DOE awards for new onshore wind projects in the Philippines
- Eolos Floating Lidar Solutions and partners begin research on offshore wind measurements
- Fraunhofer IWES begins lidar buoy measurements for North Sea site assessment
- Nordex to supply turbines for new wind project in Poland
- Acciona Energía secures supply contract for renewable projects in the Philippines
- Natural Power acquires German renewable energy consultancy renerco plan consult from BayWa r.e.
- Seatrium begins arbitration with Maersk affiliate over vessel contract dispute
