A Fraunhofer IWES study finds that expanding offshore wind capacity into neighboring countries’ waters could increase energy yields and reduce offshore electricity costs while supporting Germany’s 70 GW offshore wind target by 2045.
The PlemCat test site has secured Environmental Impact Assessment approval for the NextFloat Project in Spain, enabling deployment of X1 Wind’s X100 8.5 MW floating offshore wind platform following recent DNV design validation.
Wood Thilsted and COP Frontier launched Neretek in London with BC90, a foundation technology for fixed-bottom offshore wind projects in 60–90 m water depths.
BP is considering withdrawing from the 450 MW Yamagata Yuza offshore wind project in Japan, with remaining partners likely to take over its 25% stake.
Boskalis has installed 31 inter-array cables at a 496 MW offshore wind farm in France using the cable-laying vessel Ndurance after loading project cables in Greece.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm owners have filed a judicial review claim over UK approval of the nearby Dogger Bank South offshore wind project.
Taiwan will include the canceled Hai Xia 1, Hai Xia 2, and Hai Ding 2 offshore wind projects in its next development phase, with expansion rules, penalties, and guarantees outlined for developers.
Cadeler has completed the keel laying of Wind Apex at the COSCO Shipping Offshore shipyard in Qidong, China. The A-class offshore wind installation vessel is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2027.
EEW Group will expand its EEW KHPC facility in Gwangyang, South Korea, raising offshore wind foundation production capacity to more than 200,000 tonnes annually from the second half of 2027.
