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.
OWC and GoBe Consultants have signed an MoU to support UK offshore wind decommissioning as around 5 GW of capacity approaches end of life in the 2030s.
Twenty turbines have been installed at Dogger Bank B, the second phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK.
The Crown Estate will launch a new tender process for the 1.5 GW Morgan offshore wind project after lease rights were returned by the EnBW and JERA Nex BP joint venture. A new developer is expected to be appointed by late 2026.
The UK government approved Dogger Bank South and North Falls, two offshore wind projects totaling 4GW off eastern England.
The UK has moved final development consent decisions on Dogger Bank South and North Falls to 14 May 2026, with the change also covering the Morecambe-Morgan transmission application during England’s local election period.
Dogger Bank A has all 95 turbines installed at the 1.2 GW UK offshore wind phase. WTIV Voltaire has left Teesport for Dogger Bank B, where installation is expected to start around 21 February and run to Q2 2027.
The UK’s CfD AR7 awarded a record 8.4 GW of offshore wind. The scale and regional spread point to expanded demand for heavy lift operations, port marshalling and project cargo logistics.
Dogger Bank South, a 3GW offshore wind project led by RWE and Masdar, faces another UK planning delay as the government extends the DCO decision deadline from 10 January to 30 April.
