Dajin Heavy Industry has started production of 63 transition pieces for the 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm following first steel cutting at its Penglai manufacturing base.
North Star has secured GBP 275 million, approximately EUR 321 million, in debt financing to cover existing shipbuilding commitments and support the expansion of its offshore wind SOV fleet.
DEME has installed the first transition piece at Vattenfall’s 980 MW Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, following the first monopile installation in early July.
Taiwan has set a new offshore wind roadmap targeting up to 27.9GW by 2039, supported by regular auctions, financing measures, permitting reforms, and floating wind development.
SK Oceanplant has secured a $110.7 million Seatrium contract to supply one jacket foundation and 20 piles for TenneT’s BalWin5 HVDC offshore converter platform in the German North Sea.
France has awarded almost €260m to five ports under France 2030 to upgrade infrastructure for floating offshore wind and support nearly €1bn of port investment.
CS WIND Offshore has shipped the first Nordlicht I transition pieces from Aalborg. DEME will transport and install the units at the German North Sea project site.
Seatrium ORS has started building a Lowestoft operations hub to support four TenneT 2 GW projects, the Sofia offshore wind farm and other offshore wind work in its pipeline.
The Philippines has targeted 1 December 2026 for its first offshore wind auction under GEA-5, covering 3.3 GW of fixed-bottom capacity.
