New programme launched to support oil and gas technicians transitioning to wind energy
- Category: Industry News
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), in partnership with the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, has launched a cross-skilling programme to support the transferability of workers between oil and gas and wind operations and maintenance.
SSE’s Chaintrix onshore wind farm in France now fully operational
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Windward Offshore secures financing for four offshore wind service vessels
- Category: Product News

Belgian energy co-operatives launch 'Our Energy' platform aiming for 500,000 citizen participants by 2030
- Category: Company News
34 Belgian energy co-operatives under the umbrella organisation SeaCoop launched the Our Energy platform. The platform enables citizen participation in the production and sale of green electricity.
Hexicon increases revenue and advances offshore wind projects in South Korea and Sweden
- Category: Company News
Hexicon has released its interim financial report for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024, alongside updates on its offshore wind projects. The company reported a net revenue of SEK 4.7 million for the final quarter, an increase compared to the same period in 2023.
Natural Power acquires stake in Italian renewable energy firm
- Category: Company News
Natural Power has acquired a 50% stake in the Italian renewable energy company Studio Rinnovabili. Established in Rome in 2004, Studio Rinnovabili has been active in the renewable energy sector, working on a range of projects across different technologies in Italy.
QBlade introduces QBlade 2.0.8
- Category: Product News
The latest version of QBlade, 2.0.8, includes several updates across aerodynamics, structural dynamics, hydrodynamics, and control systems. This version refines core physics, improves modelling capabilities, adds new features, and enhances simulation stability.
Modus Asset Management rebrands as Envolve Capital
- Category: Company News
Modus Asset Management, a fund management company investing in renewable energy infrastructure projects across the Baltic States and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has rebranded and will now operate under the name Envolve Capital.
Acciona Energía completes wind turbine installation in Canada
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Acciona Energía has completed the installation of wind turbines for the Forty Mile Wind project in Bow Island, Alberta, Canada. Additionally, the company has connected 14 of the 49 turbines to the grid, contributing 80 MW of capacity.
James Fisher & Sons establishes new legal entity in Japan
- Category: Company News
James Fisher & Sons has launched a new legal entity in Japan. The company already has a partnership in the offshore wind service industry, including a Joint Collaboration Agreement with Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions (TGES).
- Envision Energy signs wind turbine contract for Philippine wind project
- Nord/LB and W.E.B Group announce operation of Italian wind farms
- Salzgitter supplies steel for Siemens Gamesa’s GreenerTower
- Balmoral Comtec signs MoU for floating offshore wind collaboration in Korea
- Siemens Gamesa expands offshore wind blade facility in France
- Ørsted begins offshore construction of 920 MW wind farms in Taiwan
- Unique Group appoints Fraser Moonie as Global Commercial and Strategy Development Director
- João Manso Neto reappointed as Greenvolt CEO
- Ofgem plans to fast-track clean energy grid connections in the UK
- New York approves transmission facilities for Empire Wind 1
- Envision Energy, launches fully integrated drivetrain for offshore wind turbines
- Canada joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance
- Global Energy Services establishes new services division
- BNP Paribas and European Investment Bank partner to support wind energy funding
- Nordex signs service agreements for 8,500 MW of wind energy
- Full Circle to maintain Enercon turbines in England
- Germany launches wind and ocean measurement campaign 280 km from shore
- Norway to prioritise floating offshore wind with radial grid connections
- Pritchard-Gordon group of companies enters renewables market
- US tariffs could raise onshore wind costs by 7%
- NRG Systems supports wind resource assessment for Monsoon wind power project in Laos
- Report outlines recommendations to extend offshore wind farm lifespan
- OPEC Fund provides €50 million loan to support Türkiye’s green transition
- European offshore energy sector launches project OESTER to advance electricity storage
- Avangrid signs short-term power purchase agreement with American Municipal Power
- Venterra Group appoints Michael De Rhune as Chief Financial Officer
- Global Underwater Hub releases white paper on subsea cable reliability for offshore wind
- Helix Robotics Solutions to bury cables for Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm
- Octopus Energy launches consumer renewable investment platform
- Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus fitted with emissions control technology
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