The Dutch government has raised subsidy ceilings and reserved about €6.2 billion to support the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and Gamma-B offshore wind projects in the North Sea.
Vestas has reached 100 offshore installations of its V236-15.0 MW turbine as construction advances at the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland.
GWEC says global offshore wind capacity reached 92.5 GW in 2025 and is set for rapid growth, calling for faster permitting and stronger infrastructure investment.
Ocean Winds has installed the first turbine at the 500 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France, with first power expected in the coming weeks.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Malcom have agreed to jointly develop an eco-friendly Korean-type SOV and pursue AiP certification to support the growing offshore wind sector.
The barge Fjord, towed by the oceangoing tug Eraclea, is carrying two export cables weighing more than 5,000 tonnes each from Greece to Poland for offshore installation works.
France has opened a major offshore wind tender for eleven projects across Normandy, Brittany, the South Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea, combining seven floating and four fixed-bottom sites with more than 10 GW of planned capacity.
DEME’s jack-up vessel Norse Wind has installed the first 15 MW turbine at RWE’s Nordseecluster A project in the German North Sea, where 44 Vestas turbines are planned by the end of 2026.
Brave Tern was detained in Esbjerg after a WTIV collision damaged turbine blades bound for RWE’s 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm.
