A survey by Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood), the specialist energy market research and consultancy firm, reveals a lack of standardization of floating technology (55%), manufacturing capability and capacity (51%) and port infrastructure (50%) as the most commonly cited major hurdles and risks to floating offshore wind progress, indicating a need for accelerated investment, regulation and supply chain co-ordination globally for the sector to achieve its ambitions.

Seanergy 2024, France’s international forum dedicated to offshore renewable energy, is set to return to Nantes on June 26 and 27, 2024. Under the High Patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Seanergy 2024 aims to contribute to the acceleration of offshore wind power and marine energy technologies.

Meeting California and Oregon’s offshore wind targets will necessitate upgrades to West Coast port and transmission infrastructure, alongside scaling up the region's limited supply chain capabilities, according to a report published by Oceantic Network. The white paper, Suppliers’ Guide to Success: Smart Scaling for the U.S. West Coast Floating Wind Market, analyzes the requirements for a full buildout of floating offshore wind on the West Coast and proposes solutions to industry and government that will allow the sector to flourish.

Havfram has signed a contract with Iberdrola for the installation of 21 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines at their Windanker project in the Baltic Sea. The agreement covers transport and installation support, which will be executed by one of Havfram’s newbuild NG20000X-HF wind turbine installation vessels. The contract will start in the summer of 2026 and makes a perfect fit towards high utilization for the vessel planned to be used.

RWE has made the investment decision for its Nordseecluster, involving offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1.6 gigawatts (GW). The wind farms will be built in the North Sea, about 50 kilometers north of the island of Juist. Suppliers of the main components have already been selected for the cluster as a whole.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two wind energy projects offshore New Jersey. If approved, the two projects could generate about 2,800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power almost 1 million homes.

At a ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, CIP officially celebrated that it has completed construction of the Changfang-Xidao offshore wind project. With a total capacity of nearly 600 MW, the two offshore wind farms increase Taiwan’s combined offshore capacity by approximately 25% and contribute significantly to its energy transition and ambitious net-zero goals.

In a significant advancement for the offshore renewable energy sector, Apollo and DOF, in collaboration with the ORE Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FoWCoE), have announced the results of a groundbreaking £145k study on gigawatt-scale floating offshore wind installation methods.

KENC Engineering announces that—using their purpose-built Flange Monopile Upending Tool (FMUT)—Van Oord has installed the first monopile foundation at an Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. In the coming months, Van Oord will install a total of 100 monopile foundations at this North Sea location.

Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), a subsidiary of the Venterra Group, and ABAN Power have announced a groundbreaking strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the development and implementation of offshore wind projects, marine and offshore structures, and related initiatives in India and the Asia-Pacific region. This landmark collaboration underscores a mutual dedication to advancing clean energy solutions and broadening service offerings, particularly within the rapidly expanding offshore wind sector in India and beyond.

Plan for Program Bornholm Energy Island sets the framework for the future Energy Island at Bornholm and the adjacent coastal areas. Bornholm Energy Island consist of an offshore wind farm south of Bornholm as well as high-voltage installations on Bornholm and Zealand. The energy island will have a capacity of up to 3.8 GW and will thus play an important role in the phasing out of fossil energy sources.

The Swedish government has received the first application for a floating offshore wind farm outside Stockholm, after Deep Wind Offshore submitted its plan to develop the Erik Segersäll wind farm in the Baltic Sea. In the first phase, electricity production will be around 6.5 TWh, corresponding to the city of Stockholm's total annual electricity consumption.

Rovco, a leading UK-based provider of tech-powered offshore wind solutions, has been selected for site characterization work on the Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind project in the southern North Sea. The project is a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Corio Generation (a portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management operating on a standalone basis), and Gulf Energy Development. With a planned installed capacity of 1.5 GW, it will be one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms upon completion.

RWE has taken a huge step forward in delivering its flagship Sofia Offshore Wind Farm with the installation of the project’s first offshore turbine foundation. With a capacity of 1.4 gigawatts (GW), Sofia is RWE’s largest offshore wind farm to date. After its expected commissioning in 2026, the project will be capable of generating enough electricity to power the equivalent of 1.2 million typical UK homes.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is pleased to announce the availability of two new studies on offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico. The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Applied Research Associates, Inc, and CSS, Inc. collaborated on these studies, funded through an interagency agreement between NREL and BOEM.