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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.
France commits €58m to Brest as floating wind assembly hub
BrestPort has secured over €58 million from France 2030 to convert its offshore renewables terminal for floating wind assembly, with Lorient taking on mooring logistics and maintenance.
Princess Elisabeth Island foundation works finish with 23rd caisson in place
The 23rd and final caisson is in place at the Princess Elisabeth Energy Island off Belgium, completing foundation works. Cable connections follow in 2027–2028, with full completion due in 2031.
BWO online talk to examine EU emissions-trading reform and the offshore wind steel supply chain
The BWO is holding an online talk on 26 August 2026 on the EU's proposed emissions-trading reform and what it means for steel procurement and the offshore wind supply chain.
Alterric raises syndicated green loan to €350m as onshore pipeline grows
Alterric has lifted its syndicated green loan from €300m to €350m, with Crédit Agricole CIB joining Commerzbank and ING, to match a development pipeline of around 11,000 MW.
Nordex wins 82 MW of community wind orders in Lower Saxony
Nordex will supply twelve turbines totalling around 82 MW for community wind projects at Erlte-Endel and the Bad Essen cluster in Lower Saxony, with commissioning planned for spring 2028.
How Germany is rewiring the economics of offshore wind
Germany's 70 GW offshore target now hinges less on ambition than on money. Three reforms — CfD auctions, the AgNes network-charge overhaul and cross-border grid links — are reshaping the economics, with clear lessons for the Baltic.
German onshore wind auctions in 2026: volumes, prices and who is winning
Germany's 2026 onshore wind auctions are heavily oversubscribed. A look at the volumes, prices and the developers — Qualitas, UKA, Alterric — shaping the market, and what it means for the Baltic.
ENOVA and Sosteneo launch new platform to grow German onshore wind fleet towards 1 GW
ENOVA has set up ENOVA Generation GmbH, majority-owned by Sosteneo, taking on eleven German wind farms (~350 MW) with a target of 1 GW.
What ‘first power to the grid’ actually means: inside offshore wind commissioning
"First power to the grid" sounds like flipping a switch, but it is the visible tip of offshore wind commissioning — a sequence running from seabed surveys and cable trenching to onshore substation tests and grid-operator compliance. Baltic Power and Baltica 2 show how it works.
RWE takes USD 1.22bn to hand back US offshore leases as Washington keeps buying projects out
RWE will receive USD 1.22 billion for returning its US offshore wind leases, the latest project buy-back under the Trump administration. Capital freed from cancelled US commitments could flow toward European and Baltic pipelines instead.
Germany’s WindSeeG reform draft: BWO backs CfDs but wants a stronger auction design
Germany's BMWE has opened consultation on the 2026 WindSeeG amendment, introducing two-sided CfDs and a 35-year operating life. The offshore association BWO backs the direction but says the two-stage tender model must not turn price protection into a last resort.
The Świnoujście Offshore Terminal: how Poland’s first installation port works
Poland's first purpose-built offshore wind installation port anchors a supply chain forming along the West Pomeranian coast. A look at how installation terminals work and why they set the pace of the build-out.
ENOVA completes repowering of Gehrde wind farm in Lower Saxony
ENOVA has finished repowering its Gehrde wind farm near Osnabrück, replacing four 2002-era Enercon E-66 turbines with three E-138 machines for a combined 12.6 MW.
Nordex wins 525 MW turbine order in Turkey, its largest single order in the market
Nordex has won an order for around 525 MW — 72 N175/6.X turbines — from Türkerler Holding for the YEKA-5 Sivas project, its largest single order in Turkey.
Nordex to supply 77 MW Urleasca wind farm in Romania for OX2
Nordex will supply 11 N175/6.X turbines for OX2's 77 MW Urleasca wind farm in Romania, now sold to Scatec, with construction starting in Q3 2026.
VSB completes Vockenrod wind farm expansion in Hesse, bringing it to 28.5 MW
VSB has finished the Vockenrod wind farm expansion in Hesse, adding two Nordex N149-5.X turbines to reach five machines and 28.5 MW in total.
Qualitas Energy starts construction of 42 MW Ingstetten repowering in Baden-Württemberg
Qualitas Energy has started building the 42 MW Ingstetten repowering in Baden-Württemberg, swapping five old turbines for six Enercon E-175 machines.
Alterric warns Germany’s EEG reform and grid package could stall wind investment
Alterric says Germany's cabinet-approved EEG amendment and grid connection package risk raising generation costs and stalling the renewables build-out, and has urged the Bundestag to make corrections.
Qualitas Energy starts 42 MW repowering of Ingstetten wind farm in Baden-Württemberg
Qualitas Energy has started construction on the repowering of the Ingstetten wind farm, replacing five old turbines with six 7 MW Enercon E-175 machines for a total of 42 MW.
VSB completes expansion of Vockenrod wind farm in Hesse
VSB Deutschland has completed the expansion of its Vockenrod wind farm in Hesse, taking the site to five turbines and 28.5 MW of installed capacity.
Baltica 2 and 3: Poland’s next offshore giants take shape
With Baltic Power online, the PGE–Ørsted Baltica programme is Poland's next offshore frontier — from the Choczewo substation to 150 km of seabed cable routes and 107 turbines bound for Gdańsk.
Nordex refinances €2.475 billion ESG-linked guarantee facility
The Nordex Group has closed a €2.475 billion ESG-linked syndicated guarantee facility running to 2031, arranged with 15 banks, which its CFO calls the completion of the company's turnaround.
