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David Flood appointed head of Vattenfall’s offshore wind unit
- Category: Company News
Vattenfall has named David Flood as Head of its Business Unit Offshore Wind, effective 2 March 2026. He joins from Statkraft, where he led the company’s offshore wind operations. Flood has 20 years’ experience in the fossil-free energy sector, covering offshore and onshore wind, solar, hydropower and grid services.
Study examines offshore sector coupling to reduce German North Sea grid costs
- Category: Industry News
The report Efficient integration of mixed connection concepts for offshore wind and hydrogen production, written by Frontier Economics for Aqua Ventus, assesses how combining offshore wind connections with hydrogen production and pipeline transport could help lower the cost of integrating future wind capacity in the German North Sea. Germany’s statutory 70 GW offshore wind target for 2045 is analysed, alongside a more conservative 55 GW scenario.
WindEurope highlights options for managing decommissioned wind turbine blades
- Category: Industry News
An increasing number of wind turbines are approaching the end of their operational lifetime. Europe has 290 GW of wind capacity, and around 80 GW will reach the end of their theoretical operating life by 2030, although many turbines will continue to run. Some will be taken out of service, raising the question of how to manage blade materials. WindEurope’s new circularity hub presents current approaches to reuse, repurpose, recycle and recover blades once they are decommissioned.
ZX MS supports Invenergy in Scotland with multi-site wind measurement campaigns
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Clean energy developer Invenergy has contracted ZX Measurement Services (ZX MS) to conduct 12-month wind measurement campaigns across multiple sites in Scotland. The campaigns have been supported through the provision of ground-based ZX 300 wind Lidar rental and the rental of ZX Power, ZX MS’s remote power solution, designed specifically to enable autonomous operation in off-grid locations.
Ørsted and Luxcara sign agreement on Osonic low-noise installation technology
- Category: Product News
Ørsted has established its new technology platform Osonic and signed a preferred supplier agreement with Luxcara for its low-noise monopile installation method. This is the first such agreement for the jetting-based system and marks its initial step towards wider commercial use.
Cornwall Marine Network marks 5,000 new jobs milestone
- Category: Industry News
Cornwall Marine Network has reached a regional milestone with the creation of 5,000 new jobs in the marine sector. The organisation supports marine businesses in Cornwall through innovation services, training, apprenticeships and access to grant funding.
Leading Light Wind project in New Jersey cancelled by developers
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Legal counsel for the Leading Light Wind offshore project has informed the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities that the project will not proceed. The letter, filed on 7 November, cited persistent challenges including supply chain issues, equipment and vendor difficulties, and evolving regulatory requirements.
Vestas to cut 900 office roles amid efficiency review
- Category: Company News
Vestas is set to reduce its global office-based workforce by 900 positions, with the process expected to conclude by the end of 2025. The reductions will come through a combination of natural attrition, redundancies, and the release of third-party consultants, with approximately 190 roles affected in Denmark.
Seatrium reports steady offshore wind progress in third quarter 2025
- Category: Company News
Seatrium has released its business update for the third quarter of 2025. In the offshore wind segment, Seatrium completed and handed over the Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Charybdis to Dominion Energy and the High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) Offshore Substation for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b and 4 project.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Norfund form partnership on Mulilo
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Norfund, the Norwegian investment fund for developing countries, have entered a partnership to support the growth of South African renewable energy company Mulilo Energy Holdings (Mulilo). The agreement marks an important step for CIP and the investors in its New Markets Fund I (CI NMF I), which remains a shareholder in the company.
- Saipem introduces LiSa Hyper Harness for improved site safety
- Solar Stewardship Initiative and Global Wind Energy Council collaborate on renewable supply chain standards
- FairWind adds new regional sales managers for UK and Ireland
- Crown Estate Scotland joins EMEC and West of Orkney Windfarm in offshore wind research partnership
- Registration opens for 2026 Measnet Power Performance Proficiency Test
- Global floating wind capacity rises 13% in one year
- Nordex receives turbine orders from DenkerWulf in Germany
- Eneco selects Deutsche Windtechnik for Prinses Amalia wind park maintenance
- Van Oord completes first monopile installations at Nordseecluster A
- Enercon transports turbine components by push barge for the first time
- REFRESH project develops blade section using recycled materials
- Ilmatar completes Pahkakoski wind farm in Finland
- MunmuBaram completes marine traffic safety review for offshore wind project
- Brazil invites investment in first offshore wind pilot project
- Wolfspeed and Hopewind collaborate on silicon carbide wind power converter
- Mooreast begins feasibility studies for up to 500 MW of renewables in Timor-Leste
- DNV forecasts delayed decarbonisation but long-term wind and solar resurgence in North America
- RWE completes foundation installation at Thor offshore wind farm
- Iberdrola to help develop VNI West transmission link in Australia
- Palfinger supplies electric cranes for Bałtyk offshore wind farms
- Shell ends plans for Scottish offshore wind farms
- Global wind power growth accelerates in first half of 2025
- SSE approves 52 MW of new onshore wind projects in southern Europe
- Flender launches REVO, a high-torque drive concept for wind turbines
- German wind industry and grid operators call for offshore wind reform
- ORE Catapult to test main bearing for Ming Yang Smart Energy 18.5 MW turbine
- ARB Wind awarded multi-year inspection and maintenance contract at NnG offshore wind farm
- Consortium to develop superconducting HVAC system for offshore wind power transmission
- TWD tests new system to reduce pile run risk in offshore wind installations
- Subsea Micropiles acquires Acoustic Zoom technology portfolio
