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WindSCORE project develops holistic evaluation framework for offshore wind in Europe
- Category: Product News
Europe’s offshore wind sector is facing growing complexity as tender designs evolve, new technologies emerge and projects move into more challenging locations. At the same time, environmental impacts and social acceptance are becoming increasingly important. A comprehensive and standardised evaluation system that brings these factors together is currently lacking. The WindSCORE research project, launched in December 2025, aims to address this gap by developing a scientifically based 360-degree evaluation toolbox for offshore wind projects over the next three years. The system is intended to support investors, authorities and other stakeholders by combining economic, technical, sustainability-related and social criteria into a single assessment framework.
Germany records second-highest onshore wind expansion and record permits in 2025
- Category: Industry News
Germany recorded a strong increase in onshore wind activity in 2025, with substantial growth in both new installations and permits. Newly installed onshore wind capacity rose by more than 50 percent year on year, making 2025 the second-highest year for expansion in Germany. At the same time, newly permitted capacity reached a new record. Authorities approved 20,765 MW of onshore wind capacity during the year, a 48 percent increase compared with the previous record.
ZF Wind Power begins testing with mobile climate chamber in Belgium
- Category: Product News
ZF Wind Power has started using a new mobile climate chamber developed in Belgium by Sirris, the Belgian innovation centre for the technological industry, with support from the Belgian government and local industry partners. ZF Wind Power begins testing with mobile climate chamber in Belgium
Empire Wind granted preliminary injunction allowing construction to resume
- Category: Projects and Contracts
The USA District Court for the District of Columbia has granted Empire Wind a preliminary injunction, allowing construction activities to resume on the Outer Continental Shelf for the Empire Wind project. The lawsuit challenging the USA Department of the Interior’s suspension order of 22 December 2025 will continue to proceed. Construction work had been halted following that order.
RWE awarded 6.9 GW of UK offshore wind capacity in CfD Allocation Round 7
- Category: Projects and Contracts
RWE has secured Contracts for Difference in the United Kingdom’s Allocation Round 7 for its offshore wind projects, representing a total capacity of 6.9 GW. The awarded projects include Norfolk Vanguard East and Norfolk Vanguard West, two Dogger Bank South projects in the North Sea, and the Awel y Môr project in the Irish Sea.
Davi completes factory acceptance test for Titan Wind Energy plate rolling equipment
- Category: Product News
Davi has completed factory acceptance testing for four heavy-duty plate rolling machines supplied to Titan Wind Energy. The testing was carried out at Davi’s facility in Cesena, Italy.
EIB and Iberdrola agree financing for 274 MW Tâmega wind projects in Portugal
- Category: Projects and Contracts
The European Investment Bank has signed a green loan with Iberdrola to support the construction and operation of two wind farms in northern Portugal. The projects will have a combined installed capacity of 274 MW and will be integrated into Iberdrola’s existing Tâmega pumped storage hydropower complex.
RUD introduces neXera electric hoist for wind turbine maintenance
- Category: Product News
RUD has presented neXera, an electric hoist developed for maintenance operations on wind turbines. The system is designed for lifting applications at hub heights of up to 200 metres, for both onshore and offshore turbines. The hoist supports loads of up to 800 kg and operates at variable lifting speeds between 24 and 80 metres per minute.
Quali Drone and RWE complete autonomous offshore blade inspection on operating wind turbines
- Category: Product News
Quali Drone, working with offshore wind developer and operator RWE and several partners, has demonstrated autonomous drone inspections of offshore wind turbine blades while the turbines remained in operation. The work was carried out under the AQUADA-GO project, which focuses on automated, contact-free and real-time detection of blade damage using drones. By inspecting blades without stopping turbine operation, the approach aims to reduce downtime. The partners have now completed the first successful offshore demonstration of this inspection concept.
Apex Clean Energy secures financing for three utility-scale renewable projects in USA
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Apex Clean Energy has completed financing for three utility-scale renewable energy projects across Texas, Ohio and Illinois, USA. The financings cover Coles Wind in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator market, Emerson Creek Wind in the PJM market and Raven Storage in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas market.
- Federal court rules Department of Energy grant terminations breached equal protection
- KKR and RWE partner on 3 GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind projects in the United Kingdom
- Nexans sets new executive committee structure effective January 2026
- McKinsey analysis reviews progress of energy transition technologies toward 2030 targets
- Q Energy France and Hanwha Ocean enter offshore wind pre-qualification in Nova Scotia
- DNV report points to rapid solar and wind expansion across the Middle East and North Africa
- UK announces results of Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7
- HSI Joint Venture completes offshore installation of OSS Jasmund in the Baltic Sea
- Fugro and PTSC Geos and Subsea Services extend survey services partnership in Vietnam
- Encavis finances 199 MW wind and solar portfolio in Spain
- Notus energy appoints Madeleine Roßberg-Schwarz as Chief Operating Officer
- SSE submits planning application for Tattymoyle Wind Farm in County Tyrone
- Hansen Protection wins multi-year contract with Lufttransport
- Vattenfall confirms full investment for Nordlicht I and II offshore wind cluster
- Volue names Stephan Sieber as Chief Executive Officer
- Nordex Group records 3.6 GW of wind turbine orders in fourth quarter 2025
- SeaRenergy expands offshore wind services through hemmerschütz Solutions acquisition
- Revolution Wind injunction allows offshore wind construction to resume in USA
- RES sells 60 MW Demirli wind project in Türkiye to Reges Elektrik
- Exus Renewables commissions 53 MW of wind capacity in Poland
- Acta Marine announces the delivery of Acta Pegasus
- Recycling project advances reuse of decommissioned wind turbine blades
- New York Attorney General challenges stop-work orders on offshore wind projects
- WWEA strengthens cooperation with IRENA at general assembly
- Exus Renewables North America secures credit facility for 4.5 GW development pipeline
- WindEurope appoints Tinne Van der Straeten as chief executive officer
- IWS Services merges ProCon and Hyndla to strengthen offshore wind electrical capability
- Taiwan to allocate 3.6 GW in phase 3 offshore wind block development
- Envision Energy signs wind turbine supply agreement with Casa dos Ventos in Brazil
- Germany publishes results of november 2025 onshore wind auction
