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25 Mar 26	UK: £600m National Wealth Fund green financing secured for strategic UK subsea power link Eastern Green Link 4 Scottish Power, through parent company Iberdrola, secures £600 million in financing from the National Wealth Fund to support the development of the Eastern Green Link 4 project, a strategic electricity interconnector that will strengthen the UK's energy security and self-sufficiency, while helping to meet its Clean Power targets.
25 Mar 26	UK: Vestas sets out plans to build nacelle factory in Scotland, UK Vestas has announced plans to establish a nacelle and hub factory in Scotland, United Kingdom to meet growing demand for offshore wind in the UK and Europe. The factory, a capital investment in excess of €250m, would produce nacelles and hubs for Vestas’s flagship offshore wind turbine, the V236-15.0 MW.
25 Mar 26	Denmark: Operations and maintenance base for Thor offshore wind farm officially opened RWE has officially opened the new operations and maintenance base for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, Thor.
25 Mar 26	UK: RenewableUK welcomes trial scheme to offer consumers lower electricity bills on windy days Steven Agnew, Head of Policy at RenewableUK, comments on the Government’s announcement that it will launch a trial scheme this winter to enable energy companies to offer consumers lower electricity bills in areas of abundant wind generation such as Scotland and the East of England, minimising constraint payments for wind which would previously have gone unused
25 Mar 26	UK: Government to make 'plug-in solar' available within months 'Plug-in' solar panels to be in shops within months, offering households chance to significantly cut energy bills. Government drives to make 'plug-in' solar available in shops as part of clean power mission.
25 Mar 26	Germany: Nordex Group receives first order for N175/6.X turbine with 199-meter hub height The Nordex Group has received its first order for the N175/6.X turbine with a hub height of 199 meters. The 21 MW Marienmünster-Altenbergen project in North Rhine-Westphalia thus marks another milestone in the technological development of modern onshore turbines. With the implementation of this project, the Nordex Group will install its currently highest series-produced wind turbine during the course of 2027.
25 Mar 26	UK: UK Oil & Gas subsidiary UKEn signs MOU with Wales & West Utilities UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced that its wholly owned clean energy subsidiary, UK Energy Storage ('UKEn') has signed an MOU with Wales and West Utilities (WWU), the principal gas pipeline operator in Wales and the South West. WWU plans to develop 'HyLine South West', a 100% hydrogen pipeline system to connect hydrogen suppliers, offtakers and storage within the region.
25 Mar 26	UK: EDF power solution's Dunside Wind Farm receives planning consent The Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit has approved plans for the 14-turbine Dunside wind farm located in the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders. EDF power solutions UK, one of the country’s leading renewable energy developers has been working closely with communities around the site for over four years.
24 Mar 26	France: Vestas announces new orders in France for a total of 59 MW Vestas has announced new orders in France for a total of 59 MW. Delivery and commissioning are scheduled for Q2 2027.
24 Mar 26	Annual Report 2025: Cadeler delivers strong financial results while doubling fleet capacity Cadeler has published its Annual Report for 2025, reporting strong financial and operational performance for a year in which it took delivery of five vessels, doubling its operational fleet capacity. Cadeler maintained high utilisation while sharpening its strategic focus on operations and maintenance through the establishment of Nexra, its new service platform for the offshore wind industry.
24 Mar 26	Germany: Vestas announces new order in Germany Vestas has announced the following order as part of its Q1 order intake. Customer is Alterric. Delivery of the 29 MW Ober-Mörlen project is planned to begin in Q3 2027, with commissioning scheduled to begin in Q4 2027.
24 Mar 26	Stillstrom, Faber Group and Prysmian join forces to cut vessel emissions across offshore wind supply chain Stillstrom by Maersk has partnered with Faber Group and Prysmian to launch a pilot offshore charging system that will allow hybrid and electric vessels to connect to clean power while offshore, reducing ship emissions across the offshore wind supply chain.
24 Mar 26	UK must back domestic oil and gas alongside renewables to secure energy supply The UK will continue to need significant volumes of oil and gas for decades to come, even with accelerating use of renewables, according to the OEUK Business Outlook Report 2026 on the UK’s offshore energy system.
24 Mar 26	UK: Ofgem announces biggest shortlist of bidders since 2019 with offshore transmission assets for three major North Sea windfarms up for auction Ofgem has announced it has shortlisted its biggest field of bidders since 2019, who can all now compete to own and operate the offshore electricity transmission links for three major North Sea wind farms off Great Britain’s east coast.
24 Mar 26	US: Interior and TotalEnergies agree to end US Offshore Wind Projects, lowering costs for American families Following TotalEnergies announcement that it has signed agreements with U.S. Department of Interior to end its U.S. Offshore Wind Projects, the Department of the Interior announced a landmark agreement with TotalEnergies for the company to redirect capital from expensive, unreliable offshore wind leases toward affordable, reliable natural gas projects that will provide secure energy for hardworking Americans.
24 Mar 26	European Commission approves €5 billion Danish State aid scheme to support offshore wind energy The European Commission has approved a €5 billion (DKK 37.6 billion) Danish scheme to support offshore wind energy in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal.
24 Mar 26	Italy: European Energy divests 151 MW solar PV project in Sicily European Energy has completed the divestment of its remaining stake in a 151 MW solar PV project located in Mineo, Sicily, to the Italian investment management firm Sosteneo.
23 Mar 26	Spain: Zelestra delivers 162 MW Belinchón solar cluster in Spain ahead of schedule, powering pharma decarbonisation
23 Mar 26	US: TotalEnergies signs agreements with U.S. Department of Interior to end its U.S. Offshore Wind Projects TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long Bay lease (Lease OCS-A 0545) and its New York Bight lease (Lease OCS-A 0538), both awarded in 2022, along with its partners. As a result, TotalEnergies will no longer develop offshore wind projects in the United States.
23 Mar 26	Brazil: Equinor strengthens integrated power portfolio in Brazil Equinor has acquired the ready to build 230 MW Esquina do Vento onshore wind complex from Vestas. With this investment Equinor expands its broad energy offering in Brazil, further strengthening its integrated power portfolio for long-term growth in one of the company’s core markets.
23 Mar 26	France: Technip Energies invests in Verso Energy’s DEZiR eSAF project in Rouen Technip Energies has signed an agreement with Verso Energy to acquire a minority equity stake in the DEZiR project, a synthetic aviation fuel ('eSAF') plant located in Rouen, France. This investment demonstrates Technip Energies’ support for this major industrial initiative, which has been selected under the France 2030 program and the European Innovation Fund.
23 Mar 26	Brazil: Equinor and Rio Energy order Vestas turbines for the 230 MW Esquina do Vento Wind Project in Brazil, fully developed by Vestas Equinor, through its subsidiary Rio Energy, acquires the 230 MW Esquina do Vento wind project from Vestas, the global leader in wind energy solutions, and signs a turbine supply agreement with Vestas for the project, which is located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeast of Brazil.
23 Mar 26	Serbia: Nordex Group receives new order from Serbia for 70 MW The Nordex Group has received a new order for the supply and installation of 11 N175/6.X wind turbines for the Jasikovo wind farm in eastern Serbia. The Jasikovo wind farm is located in the Serbian Carpathian Mountains, approx. 175 kms east-southeast of Belgrade.
23 Mar 26	Italy: Zenith Energy announces construction of its 7 MWp solar plants in Puglia, Italy, will commence in July 2026 Zenith Energy has announced a major milestone in the execution of its Italian renewable energy development and production strategy, with construction of its 7 MWp solar plants in the Puglia region now scheduled to commence in early July 2026.
23 Mar 26	Taiwan: Nexra wins additional near-term contract in Taiwan Nexra, Cadeler’s dedicated service platform, has confirmed the signing of an additional firm contract for an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) campaign to be executed and completed during 2026. The campaign will service two offshore wind farms in Taiwan and will be executed using Cadeler’s wind installation vessel Wind Maker, which was delivered to the company last year.