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Reef panels, bat sensors and gull trackers: how offshore wind builds its biodiversity evidence
From reef panels on a floating platform to ultrasonic bat sensors in Latvian waters and GPS-tagged gulls off Finland, offshore wind's environmental surveys are becoming applied marine science.
Capcora appointed to sell SOWITEC’s 32 GW renewables project portfolio
Frankfurt advisory firm Capcora will run the sale of wind project rights totalling about 32 GW held by the insolvent SOWITEC Group, including roughly 330 MW in Germany.
Świnoujście and Szczecin: how West Pomerania became Poland’s offshore wind industrial base
With 2.6 GW installed, Poland's first dedicated offshore installation port and a 6 GW project pipeline offshore, West Pomerania has the infrastructure. Whether it becomes an industrial base or a transit hub depends on local content.
Electrum passes 4 GW of Polish renewables under operations and maintenance contracts
Electrum says the renewable capacity it services under O&M contracts in Poland has passed 4 GW, up from close to 3 GW less than a year ago.
From construction site to 30-year job: what Baltic Power’s operations phase means for Łeba
Baltic Power's construction ends in the second half of 2026 and the Łeba base pivots to roughly 30 years of operations. The open question is whether it becomes a single-farm service base or the anchor of a Baltic O&M cluster.
Deutsche WindGuard passes one gigawatt under technical operations management
The Varel-based services company now monitors more than 1 GW of wind, solar, hybrid and storage capacity in Germany and the Netherlands from its 24/7 control room.
Hydrogen-iron battery and a German storage wave target wind curtailment
A hydrogen-iron battery will provide long-duration wind storage in the Netherlands, while Germany adds a 310 MW Eco Stor site and a 99 MW Zelestra battery under a Centrica tolling deal.
Vestas profit surge and Enercon refinancing point to steadier turbine makers
Vestas reported a sharp Q2 profit rise with a EUR 400m buyback and led the RENIXX that week, while Enercon closed its turnaround with new billion-euro financing.
Scatec enters Romanian onshore wind as quarterly output rises 21 per cent
Scatec is moving into Romanian onshore wind, broadening a largely solar portfolio, and reported second-quarter power production up 21 per cent year on year.
SuedLink’s Elbe tunnel is finished as Germany’s power corridors near commissioning
SuedLink's 5.2 km ElbX tunnel under the Elbe is complete. Cable pulling starts late 2027 and the 700 km link enters service at the end of 2028.
German wind additions jump 53 per cent as offshore returns to the grid
Germany added 3,948 MW of wind between January and July 2026, up 53 per cent year on year, with 1,194 MW of it offshore after a year with no offshore commissioning at all.
Ørsted to restore dividend from 2027 after rights issue and disposals
Ørsted will reinstate dividends for the 2026 financial year with a first payout in 2027, following a USD 9.35bn rights issue and a completed divestment programme.
Turkey prepares first offshore wind tender, targeting 5 GW by 2035
Turkey has released a draft 1 GW offshore wind YEKA tender covering four Aegean areas, with the auction due in Q1 2027 and a 5 GW target for 2035.
EnBW completes turbine installation at Germany’s largest offshore wind farm
All 64 Vestas 15 MW turbines are installed at EnBW's 960 MW He Dreiht, Germany's largest offshore wind farm, built without subsidy and backed by corporate PPAs.
German offshore industry presses for contracts for difference after zero-bid round
After Germany's offshore auction drew zero bids, the WindSeeG draft proposes 2,000-4,800 MW annual volumes, two-sided CfDs and 35-year operating lives. Industry says it does not go far enough.
Baltica 2 turns to secondary steel as 400 components follow the foundations
With 111 foundations in place at Baltica 2, more than 400 secondary steel units follow — around 75 per cent of them made in Poland — in work running to the end of 2026.
WindEurope opens Copenhagen 2027 call for abstracts, deadline 4 September
Abstracts for WindEurope's Annual Event 2027 in Copenhagen, 20-22 April, close on 4 September. Commercial content will be rejected; Startup Pavilion applications are open.
BWO online talk to examine ETS reform and the offshore wind steel supply chain
BWO hosts an online panel on 26 August with Peter Liese MEP, Steelwind Nordenham, Salzgitter and Ørsted on what ETS revision means for offshore wind steel.
MacGregor gangway certified for transfers between two floating vessels
DNV has certified MacGregor's Horizon gangway for floating-to-floating personnel transfer, using a redesigned tip and LiDAR motion tracking to connect two independently moving vessels.
Eurowind Energy buys two permitted German wind farms totalling 86.7 MW
Eurowind Energy has bought two permitted onshore wind projects in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania totalling 86.7 MW across thirteen turbines.
Dark Sky and ENERTRAG Systemtechnik extend aircraft detection lighting to Limburg wind farms
Two Limburg wind farms have been fitted with aircraft detection lighting by Dark Sky and ENERTRAG Systemtechnik, with Dutch regulator approval and test flights to follow.
ABB to supply power and propulsion for Allseas converter station carrier
ABB will deliver four 3.5 MW Azipod units and a full power system for Grand Tour, a 230-metre semi-submersible built to move offshore converter stations for Allseas.
Stillstrom trial automates cable handling for offshore vessel charging
A DNV-witnessed trial at Esbjerg has shown Stillstrom's cable control system managing offshore charging automatically while a vessel holds position on DP.
Baltica 2 completes monopile campaign with all 111 foundations installed
PGE and Ørsted have installed all 111 monopile foundations at the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm on schedule. Secondary steel work now runs to the end of 2026, with turbines due in 2027.
CS Wind Offshore brings automated milling to transition piece production in Aalborg
CS Wind Offshore has replaced manual flame-cutting with a magnet-mounted CNC gantry machine for cable penetrations in transition pieces, achieving 0.3 mm tolerance.
