Westwood Insight – How Mainland China is reshaping the offshore wind foundation market

April 14 (westwoodenergy.com) Chinese manufacturers have been quietly but rapidly gaining ground in the global offshore wind turbine foundation market. In 2025, 26% of all turbine foundations installed globally (excluding Mainland China) were supplied by Chinese manufacturers, up from virtually zero in 2020. This shift marks a major reconfiguration in the global supply chain, creating much-needed supply... Continue Reading →

April 14, 2026 0

Vineyard Wind sues GE Vernova to block it from abandoning work on wind farm

April 10 (Reuters) - Vineyard Wind has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a wind turbine-supplying unit of GE Vernova from terminating agreements and abandoning work on a $4.5 billion offshore wind farm in Massachusetts on the eve of completion. Vineyard Wind, a ‌joint venture between Spain's Iberdrola and Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, filed a lawsuit this week in... Continue Reading →

April 11, 2026 0

Maersk Viridis En Route to US to Install Empire Wind 1 Turbines

March 31 (offshoreWIND.biz) Maersk’s first next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Maersk Viridis, has sailed out of Singapore and is on its way to the US, where it will install turbines on Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, under construction in the US federal waters off New York. According to Maersk Offshore Wind, the WTIV sailed... Continue Reading →

March 31, 2026 0

Equinor Strengthens Energy Portfolio in Brazil

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 →

March 24, 2026 0

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 →

March 24, 2026 1

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 →

March 14, 2026 0

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 →

March 14, 2026 0

X1 Wind Gets DNV Certification for Floating Wind Platform Design

March 10 (OE) X1 Wind has received a Statement of Compliance for the basic design of its X100 floating offshore wind platform from classification society DNV, marking a key milestone in the development of the company’s floating wind technology. The certification confirms that the X100 platform meets international engineering and safety standards under the DNV-SE-0442... Continue Reading →

March 10, 2026 0

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 →

March 7, 2026 1

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 →

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