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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.
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.
