March 24 (TN) Equinor has acquired the 230 MW Esquina do Vento onshore wind farm complex from Vestas, which is ready for construction. With this investment, Equinor expands its broad energy offering in Brazil, further strengthening its portfolio for long-term growth in one of the company's key markets. The complex, which will have 51 turbines,... Continue Reading →
First Power Start Flowing from Dominion Energy’s Largest US Offshore Wind Project
March 24 (OE) Dominion Energy has delivered first power to the grid from its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, marking a key milestone for what is set to become the largest offshore wind development in the United States. Dominion Energy’s Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Blue, said the project began supplying electricity... Continue Reading →
US Gov’t Drafting Agreements to Pay French Developer Nearly USD 1 Billion to Cancel Offshore Wind Leases – Reports
March 17 (offshoreWIND.biz) The US government is working on settlement agreements that involve the government cancelling TotalEnergies’ Attentive Energy and Carolina Long Bay offshore wind leases and reimbursing the French energy company USD 928 million (around EUR 806 million) for the financial bids through which it secured the two areas in lease sales during the... Continue Reading →
With the wind at its back, Vineyard Wind crosses the finish line
March14 (newbedfordlight.org) A crew of Americans and Europeans, assisted by a heavy lift crane and high-tech bolting tools, hoisted and secured the 186th and final blade at Vineyard Wind on Friday, closing the lengthy chapter on the project installation, and cementing the “Forever First” project as the second but now largest commercial-scale offshore wind farm... Continue Reading →
Revolution Wind Starts Delivering Power
March 14 (offshoreWIND.biz) Revolution Wind has begun delivering electricity to the New England grid, Ørsted, which owns the US offshore wind farm together with Skyborn Renewables, said on 14 March. The offshore wind farm comprises 65 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines and powers Rhode Island and Connecticut. Once fully commissioned, the 704 MW... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola Registers Bid to Acquire Remaining Stake in Brazilian Subsidiary
March 12 (offshoreWIND.biz) Spanish energy company Iberdrola has registered a public takeover bid to acquire the remaining shares of its Brazilian subsidiary Neoenergia, aiming to reach full ownership of the company. Iberdrola, which now officially submitted documentation to the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and Novo Mercado (Brazilian Stock Exchange – B3), launched the... Continue Reading →
Floating wind turbines could soon power AI data centers at sea
March 6 (electrek.com) Aikido Technologies has unveiled a concept that combines floating offshore wind turbines, battery storage, and AI data centers on a single platform. The offshore infrastructure company says its new platform, called AO60DC, is designed to co‑locate AI-grade computing directly with renewable energy generation at sea. Wind, batteries, and AI compute on one floating... Continue Reading →
Japan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Enters Commercial Operation
March 4 (offshoreWIND.biz) The 220 MW Kitakyushu Hibikinada, Japan’s largest offshore wind farm, commenced commercial operation on 2 March. Located in the Hibikinada Sea, off the coast of Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, the offshore wind farm comprises 25 Vestas V174-9.6 MW turbines, the last of which was installed in autumn 2025. The project was built... Continue Reading →
U.S. Offshore Wind Projects Report Progress After Resuming Offshore Work
Feb. 27 ( maritime-executive.com) Three of the five offshore wind projects under construction in the northeast U.S. have each signaled this week strong progress. It comes after each project received preliminary injunctions against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which had imposed stop-work orders in late December. Speaking... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Successfully Delivers Next-Generation WTIV
Singapore, 27 February 2026 – Seatrium Limited (“Seatrium” or the “Group”) is pleased to announcethe successful delivery of the next-generation Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (“WTIV”), which washanded over to its customer, Maersk Offshore Wind (“MOW”), on 26 February 2026. This milestonefollows the successful completion of sea trial activities and final readiness evaluations at the Group’sflagship... Continue Reading →