Offshore News
Taiwan Offshore Wind Expansion: Ørsted Advances 920 MW Wind Farm Complex off Changhua Toward Completion
Sep 01, 2026 14:47 | Fredericia – Danish energy group Ørsted has celebrated the completion of construction on its second gigawatt-scale offshore wind complex off the coast of Taiwan. With the addition of the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 wind farms, the existing Changhua offshore wind cluster reaches a new capacity milestone. read more...
Stock Market Week 35/26: RENIXX Under Fed Rate Pressure – JinkoSolar and Canadian Solar Down By Double Digits, Cadeler, Bloom Energy and Ørsted Lead Gains
Aug 31, 2026 13:22 | Münster – The RENIXX World remained volatile during the reporting week and again closed trading below its 200-day moving average, posting a slight decline. After a low at the start of the week, the index recovered significantly by Thursday before losing ground again toward the end of the week. read more...
Power: Reiche's New Energy Policy Course Shifts Control – Costly Gas-Fired Power Plants Drive Up Electricity Prices
Aug 31, 2026 08:47 | Münster - The energy policy realignment planned by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche will lead to higher, not lower, electricity prices for industry and consumers, according to an analysis by the Internationales Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien (IWR). If the expansion of renewable energy is slowed and retiring coal-fired capacity is increasingly replaced by gas-fired power plants, the high costs of gas-fired generation will increasingly determine the exchange electricity price going forward. read more...
Deutsche Windguard Tops 1 Gigawatt Under Technical Management
Aug 27, 2026 10:07 | Varel, Germany – The operation of wind, solar, hybrid and storage plants is becoming increasingly complex amid rising regulatory, organizational and security requirements. Deutsche WindGuard is expanding its technical management business for renewable energy assets in Germany and the Netherlands and has reached a significant milestone. read more...
Offshore Wind Specialist Cadeler Doubles Revenue and EBITDA as Shares Surge
Aug 26, 2026 16:28 | Copenhagen – The international offshore wind market continues to expand. Against this backdrop, Danish offshore wind services specialist Cadeler, which transports, installs and manages offshore wind turbines and foundations, reported strong financial results for the first half of 2026. The company's shares climbed sharply on the news. read more...
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...