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CIP and Avangrid to divide US offshore wind assets
US offshore wind pioneers agree to restructure JV ahead of starting construction at their flagship Vineyard 1 project
New 100MW PPA for Ørsted's Borkum Riffgrund 3
German food retailer Rewe Group signs ten-year power purchase agreement for 100MW of power from offshore wind farm
Vestas to close three European wind factories
Manufacturer says introduction of new products and integration of onshore and offshore businesses are behind closures
Offshore News & Analysis
SSE combines offshore wind farms into 4.1GW mega-project
Developer hopes to bring one of the world’s largest planned offshore wind farms online by end of the decade
GE to trial 3D printing for Haliade-X nacelles
Turbine manufacturer plans to begin trials of additive manufacturing for offshore wind turbine nacelles in 2022
Poland targets local content with offshore wind sector deal
Government and industry sign long-awaited sector deal mirroring an agreement reached in the UK two years ago
France picks bidders for 250MW floating offshore wind
Green energy giants, oil majors and investment firms are among ten bidders shortlisted for projects off Brittany
Developers reach financial close on $2.3b Vineyard Wind 1
Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ joint venture secures $2.3bn for 800MW US project
Offshore In depth
Wind power sector and fossil-fuel giants — friends or foes?
Will energy majors crush wind veterans with their deep pockets or become powerful allies on the path towards decarbonisation?
China’s oil majors dip their toes in offshore wind
Chinese oil and gas companies are beginning to invest in offshore wind, but seem less keen to own assets than European firms
Big oil plots a new path as tide turns on fossil fuels
As the climate crisis makes itself felt and the energy mix changes, oil and gas majors are looking to wind for a long-term future
Exclusive: MingYang ups stakes for offshore with 16MW launch
Chinese OEM’s MySE16-242 smashes previous size records, with a prototype planned as early as next year. Eize de Vries finds out more
Analysis: Turbine replacements to cost Europe €3.9bn by 2030
Expert analysis of offshore wind’s major component replacement market and the uncertainties related to jack-up vessels