France Selects Five Ports for EUR 260 Million Floating Wind Infrastructure Boost

July 31 (offshoreWIND.biz) The French government has selected five ports to receive nearly EUR 260 million in funding under the France 2030 investment programme to upgrade infrastructure supporting the country’s floating offshore wind industry. The selected ports are Cherbourg, Brest, Nantes-Saint Nazaire, Port-la-Nouvelle, and Marseille-Fos, with the port funding expected to leverage almost EUR 1... Continue Reading →

July 31, 2026 0

Fugro Forecasts Offshore Wind Recovery Outlook Delay to 2027

July 31 (Reuters) Dutch geological data specialist Fugro said on Friday the offshore wind downturn has yet to bottom out and that a recovery was not expected before 2027, sending its shares down around 10%. The company said uncertainty remained high due to weak offshore wind markets and the conflict in the Middle East, adding... Continue Reading →

July 31, 2026 0

ABS: Demand for Floating Offshore Wind Vessels is Rising

July 28 (OE) Demand for high-capability offshore support vessels for floating offshore wind is expected to strengthen in the late 2020s, with availability constraints emerging in some segments as early as 2029, according to a new report from ABS. Produced by ABS in collaboration with Intelatus Global Partners, Floating Offshore Wind and the Vessels That Support... Continue Reading →

July 28, 2026 0

Siemens Energy, Siemens Gamesa to Become Omterra

July 22 (offshoreWIND.biz) Siemens Energy has announced plans to transition to a new corporate brand, Omterra, as the company prepares to move away from the Siemens name following its 2020 spin-off from Siemens AG and the expiry of its time-limited brand licensing agreement. The rebranding process is scheduled to begin later this year and will... Continue Reading →

July 22, 2026 0

World-First Floating Wind Technology to Help Power Oil Rigs

July 16 (oilprice.com) It’s not often that wind power and oil and gas are mentioned in the same breath. The rare occasion concerns a new type of offshore wind turbine launched in China that will power the extraction of fossil fuels by offshore oil platforms. Developed by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the... Continue Reading →

July 16, 2026 0

Experimental Floating Axis Wind Turbine Installed Offshore Japan

July 15 (offshoreWIND.biz) The Floating Axis Wind Turbine (FAWT) consortium of six Japanese companies has installed an experimental low-cost next-generation floating wind turbine in the bay of Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The concept aims to make a fully domestic supply chain of offshore wind possible. The demonstration has started as of July 2026 and... Continue Reading →

July 15, 2026 0

Principle Power Wins O&M Contract for EFGL Floating Foundations

July 15 (offshoreWIND.biz) Principle Power has been awarded the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support contract for the 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in the French Mediterranean operated by Ocean Winds (OW) in partnership with la Banque des Territoires. The agreement with EFGL covers the three WindFloat® foundations, which host three... Continue Reading →

July 15, 2026 0

Inside the High-Productivity Rolling Technologies Driving the Offshore Wind Evolution

July 14 (offshoreWIND.biz) The offshore wind sector is now standardizing around 15 MW+ mega-turbines, requiring monopile foundations with diameters stretching up to 15 meters (approx. 49 feet) and steel plate thicknesses exceeding 150 mm to 170 mm (approx. 6″ to 6.7″). For fabricators, the core challenge is clear: how to roll plates of this scale... Continue Reading →

July 14, 2026 0

Floating Wind Farm Offshore France Reaches Full Power

July 10 (offshoreWIND.biz) The 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm, located off France’s Mediterranean coast, has reached full power, Ocean Winds (OW), the owner and developer of the project, said. With three 10 MW turbines located 16 kilometers off the Occitanie coast and installed on semi-submersible floaters, this... Continue Reading →

July 10, 2026 0

NextFloat Floating Wind Pilot Clears Key Spanish Regulatory Hurdle

July 8 (OE) The PlemCat floating offshore wind test site in the Spanish Mediterranean has secured a favorable Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), clearing a key regulatory hurdle for deployment of X1 Wind's 8.5 MW X100 platform under the NextFloat project. The approval was officially published in Spain's Boletín Oficial del Estado on July 8 and... Continue Reading →

July 8, 2026 0

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