SSE’s first Italian wind farm begins operations
- Details
- Category: Projects and Contracts
SSE’s Castel Favorito and Masseria la Cattiva wind farm in Puglia, southern Italy, is now operational and exporting renewable electricity to the local grid. The 17.3 MW project is SSE’s first operational wind farm in Italy.
Epsilon Cable launches tool to compare composite-core conductors
- Details
- Category: Product News
Epsilon Cable has launched Conductor Advisor, a free online tool that helps power line engineers and product managers identify and compare composite-core conductors based on project requirements. The tool allows users to explore suitable high-voltage carbon-reinforced composite (HVCRC) conductor configurations, compare their technical characteristics and narrow down the available options.
Mega Windforce, Gimas and Baltico explore carbon fibre manufacturing facility
- Details
- Category: Company News
Mega Windforce, Gimas and Baltico have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the development of a manufacturing facility for carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) components. The proposed collaboration combines Baltico’s carbon fibre technology, Gimas’ manufacturing expertise and Mega Windforce’s wind turbine technology patents.
Hai Long offshore wind farm completes turbine installation
- Details
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Northland Power has completed the installation of all 73 wind turbines at the 1.0 GW Hai Long offshore wind project in the Taiwan Strait. All turbines are now generating electricity, marking a further step towards completion. Final permitting approvals are expected in the first half of 2027, as planned, while overall construction costs remain in line with initial expectations.
ClassNK approves 15 MW WindFloat TC design for Japanese conditions
- Details
- Category: Product News
Principle Power and Tokyo Gas have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for a 15 MW-class floating offshore wind system based on WindFloat TC technology. This is the second AiP issued by the Japanese classification society for the WindFloat technology.
ScottishPower Renewables completes cable landfall works at East Anglia Two
- Details
- Category: Projects and Contracts
ScottishPower Renewables has completed the installation of two cable ducts for the East Anglia Two offshore wind farm, creating a protected route for the high-voltage export cables that will carry electricity from the project to shore. The ducts were installed using horizontal directional drilling (HDD), which creates an underground bore beneath the Suffolk coastline and seabed without requiring excavation of beaches, dunes or cliffs. The method helps limit disruption to coastal habitats and landscapes, with drilling rigs operating onshore and offshore.
France Energies Marines launches four offshore wind research projects
- Details
- Category: Industry News
France Energies Marines is launching four research and innovation projects addressing technical, environmental and operational challenges in the offshore wind sector. Developed in consultation with the institute’s industrial members and partners, the projects cover cumulative impacts on marine ecosystems, the durability of synthetic mooring lines, the colonisation of offshore structures by marine organisms, and atmospheric turbulence measurement using lidar.
Vattenfall markets balancing power from offshore wind in Germany for the first time
- Details
- Category: Industry News
Vattenfall has begun marketing balancing power from an offshore wind farm in Germany for the first time. The move enables renewable electricity to contribute to grid stability, as offshore wind generation can be relatively consistent and predictable. The electricity comes from the Veja Mate offshore wind farm, located around 95 kilometres north-west of Borkum in the North Sea.
US administration seeks review of Maryland offshore wind permit
- Details
- Category: Projects and Contracts
The US administration has asked a federal court to return the approval for the Maryland Offshore Wind Project to the Department of the Interior for reconsideration. In a filing submitted on 13 October 2026, federal lawyers argued that the project’s approval should be reviewed again under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, while remaining in force during the review.
EirGrid completes marine and coastal surveys for 2026
- Details
- Category: Projects and Contracts
EirGrid has completed its 2026 marine and coastal survey campaign for the Powering Up Offshore – South Coast programme. Building on the 2025 survey programme, the latest campaign covered 2,337km of maritime area and involved almost 70,000 hours of work.
- Deme awarded turbine installation contract for Zeevonk offshore wind farm
- Sany Renewable Energy extends turbine design life to 25 years
- Canada supports development of Nova Scotia offshore wind projects
- Swedish Wind Centre 2.0 secures funding for wind power research
- Softree expands automated road network design for wind farms
- Nexans starts cable production for German offshore grid connection
- GT Wings introduces compact AirWing S for smaller vessels
- Nordex raises full-year 2026 EBITDA margin guidance
- Static test finds greater deformation in large wind turbine blades than predicted
- Insight Marine opens Belfast office
- Six rotor sails installed on Airbus transport vessel
- German offshore wind industry could lose two-thirds of current jobs
- Field trial reports reduced lightning damage to wind turbine blades
- UK offshore wind expansion depends on grid connections and market reform
- Bibby Marine launches electric service operation vessel
- ERWC rebrands as EcoSymbia
- Canada’s clean power expansion faces transmission constraints
- France’s AO10 offshore wind tender closes for bids
- International Wind Engineering introduces wind analysis software
- Rem Power completes sea trials
- Pacifico Energy begins offshore wind surveys in Vietnam
- Sirius presents cable-laying vessel concept
- US Department of Justice seeks review of Revolution Wind permit
- Fugro secures EIB funding and extends debt facilities
- Aventa acquires Irish marine contractor ISC
- DLR completes installation of modular research wind turbine
- CIP acquires 25% stake in Five Estuaries offshore wind farm
- OEG to provide temporary power for Hornsea 3 construction
- Ørsted to take full ownership of Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm
- Scottish ports need coordinated grid investment to support offshore wind growth
