Ørsted has appointed Peter Hepburn as head of generation UK from 1 October 2026. He will oversee its 5.7GW UK offshore wind fleet and support the commissioning of Hornsea 3.
Wind Multiplikator has become Semco Maritime Offshore Wind Service GmbH, bringing turbine, substation, component exchange and overhaul activities under the Semco Maritime brand.
BW Ideol and NGE will jointly develop the Fos3F concrete floating foundation factory at Fos-sur-Mer, targeting annual production of around 30 units for the Mediterranean market.
Van Oord has installed around 300,000 tonnes of scour protection and eco-rock berms at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm.
PKR Offshore has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa covering two CSOVs for offshore wind projects in Taiwan from 2029, with an option to begin in 2028.
Germany commissioned 1,077MW of offshore wind capacity in H1 2026, taking its installed fleet to 10.8GW as industry groups called for changes to the auction framework.
An investigation has begun after Cadeler’s Wind Orca collided with the berthed BG Orange at the Port of Tyne, where a gantry crane was damaged and one operator was injured.
DEME has secured a contract in its €150 million to €300 million category to transport and install 69 monopile foundations for the 1 GW Zeevonk offshore wind project.
RWE has installed 36 of 72 turbines at Denmark’s 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm, with full commercial operation targeted for 2027.
