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European Commission unveils EU grids package to modernise electricity network
- Category: Industry News
The European Commission has presented the EU Grids Package, a set of legislative and policy measures aimed at modernising and expanding Europe’s electricity infrastructure. The Package seeks to address long-standing bottlenecks in grid development, improve permitting processes, and support investment in both transmission and distribution networks. Its goal is to create a more integrated, resilient, and future-proof energy system capable of supporting high shares of wind and other renewables.
Enshore Subsea awarded German offshore grid cable installation projects
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Enshore Subsea has been awarded three initial projects under a six-year framework agreement with Nexans for cable installation in shallow waters. The projects, planned and installed by TenneT Germany, will support offshore grid connection systems, each designed to transmit 2 GW of renewable energy from the North Sea to the mainland.
Seaway7 begins offshore work on Hornsea 3 wind farm
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Seaway7 has commenced offshore operations on Østed’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm, just one year after the contract was signed.
ABB completes acquisition of Gamesa Electric
- Category: Company News
ABB has finalised its acquisition of Gamesa Electric, the power electronics division of Siemens Gamesa. Gamesa Electric specialises in wind converters for doubly-fed induction generator systems, industrial battery energy storage, and utility-scale solar inverters.
Ming Yang strengthens offshore wind partnerships in Brazil
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Ming Yang Do Brasil and Blue Aspirations Brasil have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly explore offshore wind opportunities across Brazil. The partnership will combine Ming Yang’s experience in offshore and floating wind technologies with Blue Aspirations’ Floating LiDAR expertise and local project development knowledge.
German consortium develops robotic systems for floating offshore platform maintenance
- Category: Product News
The Fore-Pair consortium has begun work on autonomous robotic technologies for inspecting, maintaining, and cleaning floating offshore platforms, including floating wind and floating solar systems. The project has received about €10 million in federal funding from the German government.
US court rejects federal pause on wind permitting after multi-state challenge
- Category: Industry News
A Boston District Court judge has ruled in favour of 17 states and the District of Columbia, including Massachusetts and New York, finding section two of the 20 January “Wind Order” unlawful and directing federal agencies to end the indefinite pause on wind energy permitting. Section one of the order, which suspends wind energy leasing, remains in force.
Nordex to supply turbines for Alliant Energy Midwest projects
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Nordex has announce it has been awarded contracts by Alliant Energy. Following regulatory approvals, Nordex will supply Alliant Energy up to 190 turbines of the N133 and N163 Delta4000-variants for projects in the Midwest, including Iowa, USA. Turbine installation is scheduled for 2028 and 2029.
TGP appoints Eddie Talbot as Senior Vice President North America
- Category: Company News
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Eddie Talbot as Senior Vice President North America. Talbot brings nearly 20 years of international leadership experience, with senior roles in project engineering, operations, and general management.
Exus Renewables acquires German wind portfolio from Deutsche WindXperts
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Exus Renewables has agreed to acquire a 69 MW wind portfolio from German onshore wind developer Deutsche WindXperts. The portfolio includes four wind farms under development in North Rhine–Westphalia and represents Exus’ first owned projects in Germany.
- Amprion starts approval process for BalWin1 and BalWin2 onshore cable sections
- Nordex receives turbine orders for wind projects in France and Belgium
- Vattenfall and Cemvision progress use of near-zero-carbon cement for European onshore wind projects
- NESO outlines updated connections pathway for projects supporting Clean Power by 2030
- Seaway7 wins BC-Wind Offshore contract in Poland
- XOcean secures survey contracts for six Dutch offshore wind farms
- Macro Offshore secures long-term accommodation contract with Siemens Energy
- Dong Fang Offshore signs contract for completion of subsea and cable-lay vessel
- Vestas expands onshore blade production in Poland
- Jan De Nul introduces new simulators for offshore wind installation and dredging
- Wood Mackenzie names Danny Dunn as new Chief Commercial Officer
- WindEurope and Hitachi Energy highlight long-term cost and security benefits of a renewables-led energy system
- Germany adjusts offshore wind auction volumes after 2025 round attracts no bids
- WWEA publishes community engagement guidelines for wind projects
- EDF weighs sale of US renewables to focus on domestic nuclear, CEO says
- UK and Philippines launch climate partnership to advance clean energy
- European Commission backs four wind‑manufacturing projects under Innovation Fund
- Iberdrola advances grid investment plans in the United Kingdom
- Boralex names Jean-Christophe Dall’Ava to lead its Europe activities
- HSI consortium advances Ostwind 3 with sail-away of Jasmund substation and jacket
- ACP records USA clean power surge as policy uncertainty slows new contracts
- GE Vernova to supply turbines for Gurbanesti wind farm in Romania
- Van Oord completes monopile installation at Windanker offshore wind farm
- Federal regulators seek reconsideration of New England Wind project approval
- Bernard Byrne to succeed Rónán Murphy as Chair of Greencoat Renewables
- Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm begins feeding power to German grid
- Shantou Declaration from WWEC2025 on international cooperation in wind energy
- RWE and TotalEnergies plan nature-inclusive reef structures at the OranjeWind wind farm
- World Wind Energy Award recognises contributions to China’s wind sector
- Great British Energy outlines its strategic direction for the coming years
