News Offshore Windindustry
Denmark Awards First Offshore Wind Contracts After Failed Tender Round – Vattenfall Wins Both Projects
Aug 05, 2026 12:56 | Esbjerg – Vattenfall has secured the first two contracts awarded under Denmark's reformed offshore wind tender system, after the country's previous tender round collapsed entirely. The original tender closed without any bids at the end of 2024; the first awards have now been made under the revised terms. read more...
Qualitas Energy Starts Wind Farm Repowering in Ingstetten – Baden-Württemberg Lags Behind Expansion Targets
Aug 04, 2026 15:38 | Berlin/Münster – Onshore wind expansion in Baden-Württemberg continues to progress slowly and, despite a slight uptick, remains well behind the state's targets. Investment and project development company Qualitas Energy has now begun construction on a repowering project in the state. read more...
US Wind Market Grows Despite Headwinds from Washington: Nordex Secures New Major Orders
Aug 04, 2026 15:21 | Hamburg/Münster – The expansion of wind energy in the United States continues despite political uncertainty under the Trump administration. At the federal level, construction halts and delayed permitting are slowing individual projects, while the market continues to grow across the country. Wind turbine manufacturers such as Nordex are benefiting from this trend with new major orders. read more...
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ENERTRAG opens new training and qualification centre in Dauerthal
05 Aug 2026 | Dauerthal (renewablepress) - On 4 August 2026, ENERTRAG Service put a new training and qualification centre into operation in Dauerthal. To mark the start, the company welcomed four new service technicians from South Africa, five trainee electronics technicians for industrial engineering, and one tr... read more...
Nordex Group secures new U.S. orders totaling more than 480 MW
04 Aug 2026 | Hamburg / Chicago (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has secured three new orders in the United States with a combined capacity of more than 480 MW. The contracts comprise the supply of 81 N163/5.X turbines. The names of the customers and of the projects are not being disclosed. The project... read more...
Nordex Group obtains 77 MW order in Romania
03 Aug 2026 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received an order from the Swedish renewable energy company OX2 for the supply and installation of 11 N175/6.X turbines in Romania. The contract for the Urleasca wind farm with a total installed capacity of 77 MW also includes a 35-year Premium Service... read more...
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Image: Installed capacity of the offshore windpower per country as an interactive map
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