April 21 (OE) ScottishPower, part of Iberdrola, and Masdar have installed the first turbine at the $5.4 billion (£4 billion) East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm, marking a U.K. record with blades measuring 115 meters. The blades are the largest manufactured and installed for a project in U.K. waters, exceeding the previous record of 108... Continue Reading →
Court Orders GE Vernova to Stay on Vineyard Wind’s Offshore Wind Farm
April 20 (Reuters) A Massachusetts judge on Friday blocked GE Vernova from abandoning work on the largest offshore wind farm in New England after developer Vineyard Wind refused to pay over $300 million the turbine supplier says it is owed for the $4.5 billion project. Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Peter Krupp in Boston issued... Continue Reading →
First Turbine Up at New York’s Second Offshore Wind Farm
April 17 (offshoreWIND.biz) The first wind turbine has been installed at the Sunrise Wind project site offshore New York, Ørsted confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz on 17 April. “As part of ongoing construction at Sunrise Wind, the project has safely and successfully installed its first turbine generator, marking an important step toward delivering first power to New York later... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →