Offshore News
SuedLink: Elbe Tunnel Completed – Germany's Major Power Highways Approach 2027/28 Commissioning
Aug 20, 2026 17:08 | Wischhafen — The expansion of Germany's major power highways for transporting wind power from northern Germany to consumption centers in the south is entering a decisive phase. At SuedLink, one of the technically most demanding construction sections has now been completed with the finishing of the 5.2-kilometer Elbe tunnel. read more...
Long-Duration Storage for Wind Power: Hydrogen-Iron Battery to Ease Dutch Grid Congestion
Aug 19, 2026 11:36 | Zeewolde/Arnhem – Grid congestion is increasingly limiting the use of wind power in the Netherlands, as transmission capacity is often exhausted. Windpark Zeewolde, the wind farm operator, and storage developer Elestor plan to address this constraint with a long-duration storage system connected directly to the high-voltage substation. read more...
Curbing Nighttime Blinking: Dark Sky and Enertrag Systemtechnik Expand ADLS Deployment in the Netherlands
Aug 18, 2026 12:15 | Prenzlau – Dark Sky GmbH and Enertrag Systemtechnik GmbH have completed the first phase of a project to equip wind farms in the Dutch province of Limburg with demand-based aircraft detection lighting systems (ADLS). Two wind farms have already been fitted with the systems, with further installations scheduled over the coming weeks. read more...
Ørsted Shifts Course: Danish Offshore Wind Group Returns to Dividend After Capital Increase, First Payout Planned for 2027
Aug 14, 2026 16:11 | Fredericia – Danish offshore wind company Ørsted has published its half-year results and announced a shift in its dividend policy. Following a period of balance-sheet strengthening, the company is returning to regular shareholder payouts while also signaling it is once again able to pursue new growth opportunities in the offshore wind market. read more...
Vestas Posts Strong Second Quarter: Profit Surges, EUR 400 Million Share Buyback, Shares Climb
Aug 14, 2026 09:44 | Aarhus — Vestas has published its second-quarter 2026 results, showing further gains in profitability and prompting the company to raise its full-year outlook. Growth was driven by the Power Solutions segment, while order intake rose sharply in parallel. The Vestas board also announced a new share buyback program. Vestas shares surged on Wednesday morning. read more...
Germany's Wind Power Additions Accelerate January-July 2026 as Solar Capacity Holds Steady
Aug 14, 2026 09:22 | Münster — Wind power expansion in Germany accelerated further in the first seven months of 2026, supported by offshore wind expansion. Photovoltaic installations declined sharply in number compared with the same period last year, though installed capacity remained stable. The figures come from an analysis of data from the Marktstammdatenregister, the market master data register maintained by Germany's Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). read more...
Trump Administration Redirects Billions in Taxpayer Funds from Offshore Wind to Fossil Fuels – RWE Receives USD 1.22 Billion
Aug 10, 2026 09:26 | Washington/Essen — The US government under President Donald Trump is continuing its campaign against offshore wind energy through a systematic, multi-billion-dollar buyback of projects. In the latest case, RWE will receive USD 1.22 billion for returning its offshore wind leases in the United States. read more...
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...
Scatec Enters Europe's Onshore Wind Market for First Time with 77 MW Project in Romania – Nordex to Supply Turbines
Aug 03, 2026 17:14 | Oslo/Bucharest – Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec is expanding its European business and entering the onshore wind sector in Europe for the first time. The company is acquiring the 77 MW Urleasca wind farm project in southeastern Romania from Swedish project developer OX2. read more...
RWE Raises 2026 and 2027 Guidance as Amprion Grid Stake Boosts Earnings
Jul 31, 2026 09:00 | Essen – Energy group RWE has raised its earnings guidance for the 2026 and 2027 financial years following a stronger-than-expected first half. Alongside improved operating performance, the upgrade is driven mainly by additional earnings contributions from the increased stake in transmission grid operator Amprion, a compensation payment from the Dutch state, and higher income from international power generation. read more...
France Advances Industrial Manufacturing of Floating Wind Foundations: BW Ideol and NGE Plan 500-MW Line in Fos-sur-Mer
Jul 31, 2026 08:39 | Fos-sur-Mer – France's push to build industrial-scale manufacturing capacity for floating offshore wind is gathering pace. Project developer BW Ideol and construction group NGE have formed an equal partnership for the Mediterranean region to establish series production of floating wind foundations in southern France. read more...
Katherina Reiche's Contested Energy Plans: German Cabinet Approves 2027 EEG Amendment and Grid Connection Package – Final Legislative Text Still Pending
Jul 30, 2026 08:44 | Berlin – Germany's federal cabinet on Wednesday (29 July) approved the 2027 amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) along with an accompanying grid connection package, advancing the legislation to its next stage. The government draft bills, which will contain the binding legislative text, have not yet been published, however. read more...
RWE Reaches Next Milestone at 1.6-GW Offshore Flagship Project — Nordseecluster A Feeds First Power into German Grid
Jul 22, 2026 17:05 | Essen — RWE's Nordseecluster A offshore wind project has reached another milestone. About six weeks after installing its first wind turbine, a turbine has fed electricity into the German transmission grid for the first time. The first construction phase of the offshore wind farm, with a capacity of 660 MW, is scheduled to be fully operational in early 2027. read more...
Energy Crisis and Market Volatility Drive Long-Term Supply Deals as Good Energy Secures Largest-Ever PPA with Ørsted
Jul 22, 2026 16:43 | Chippenham — Even as the global market for power purchase agreements (PPAs) has contracted overall, the ongoing energy crisis and continued market volatility are pushing Good Energy to rely increasingly on large, long-term electricity supply contracts to secure supply. Against this backdrop, the British green energy supplier and Danish offshore wind group Ørsted have significantly expanded their supply relationship. read more...
Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa to Become Omterra – Energy Technology Group Unveils New Corporate Brand
Jul 21, 2026 11:41 | Munich — Six years after its spin-off from Siemens AG, Siemens Energy is preparing to open a new chapter. The energy technology group is getting ready to launch its own standalone corporate brand. The names Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa will be phased out of the market and replaced by a new brand: Omterra. read more...