Ocean Winds Starts Power at French Floating Wind Farm
4, May 2026
Ocean Winds has started power production at its 30 MW floating wind farm off Port-La Nouvelle, marking its first project in France.
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China Installs 16 MW Floating Wind Turbine
4, May 2026
China has installed Three Gorges Pilot, a 16 MW floating offshore wind turbine off Yangjiang, supported by a semi-submersible platform and new mooring system.
TwinHub CfD Terminated
9, April 2026
The Low Carbon Contracts Company has terminated the CfD for Hexicon’s 32 MW TwinHub floating offshore wind project off Cornwall, after the developer secured the contract in Allocation Round 4 in 2022.
MacGregor Wins 400 t Subsea Crane Order for Floating Wind Vessel
6, February 2026
MacGregor has been selected to supply a 400 t SWL AHC subsea crane for a new 127 m FWCV, with crane delivery due end-2027 and vessel delivery in Q2 2028.
Hexicon Takes SEK 115m TwinHub Write-Down
3, February 2026
Hexicon reports a net SEK 115 million impairment tied to the UK-based TwinHub project, including a SEK 127 million write-down partly offset by a SEK 12 million positive tax effect.
UK AR7 Lands 8.4GW Offshore Wind Record
15, January 2026
UK CfD AR7 awarded 8.4GW of offshore wind—enough to power the equivalent of over 12 million homes—at an average £90.9 per megawatt hour for fixed-bottom projects.
Holcim Buys Stake in BW Ideol to Boost Floating Wind Builds
8, January 2026
Holcim takes a minority shareholding in BW Ideol and will supply lightweight low-carbon concrete to support two new concrete floating foundation manufacturing lines in France and Scotland.
Norway to Allocate Utsira Nord Sites to Both Bidders
12, December 2025
Norway will allocate Utsira Nord floating wind areas to the Harald Hårfagre JV and an Equinor–Vårgrønn consortium, the two bidders in the first tender, ahead of a state-aid competition worth up to NOK 35 billion.
Nadara Takes Full Control of UK–Italy Floating Wind Portfolio
1, December 2025
Nadara acquires BlueFloat Energy’s 50% stake in ten floating offshore wind projects in the UK and Italy, while the 1.5 GW Stromar Wind project remains under its existing three-way ownership.
