Nine US states filed three lawsuits challenging federal offshore wind lease buybacks involving Bluepoint Wind and Invenergy and tied to investments in fossil fuel projects.
Eiffage subsidiary Smulders and NEPTUN WERFT have secured a second 2GW North Sea converter platform contract from 50Hertz for the LanWin3 grid connection project.
RWE and Ampelmann completed more than 250 cargo drone flights at the 857 MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm, moving over 9 tonnes between an SOV and wind turbines.
ABL will provide marine warranty survey and marine assurance services for the 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea.
Dong Fang Offshore has taken delivery of Orient Inspirer, its first newbuild SOV from Vard. The vessel will start a 12-year Vestas charter supporting two offshore wind farms in Taiwan.
Jan De Nul has ordered a second Ulstein-designed trenching support vessel, an exact sister ship to Isambard K. Brunel, for subsea cable burial operations.
deugro has commissioned a new Antwerp facility for WTG component handling and storage, with the hub receiving its first rotor blade shipment from China.
Gazelle Wind Power has tested an 18 MW+ floating wind platform for typhoon conditions, with preliminary estimates indicating 44% lower CAPEX and 52% lower LCOE than benchmark semi-submersible designs.
Cadeler and Vattenfall have signed an MoU to explore offshore wind O&M solutions focused on Major Component Exchange, maintenance efficiency, safety and scalability.
