WindEurope 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Speakers at a floating wind session at the recent WindEurope conference in Madrid highlighted the scale of the challenge ahead and the steps needed to bring the technology to commercial viability.

30th April 2026

Floating wind: Costs, challenges and path to commercial scale

30th April 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK-based Buoyant Works unveiled its FlexLanding boat-landing system at WindEurope this week, which it says could replace all conventional steel systems.

24th April 2026

New boat-landing system remains Buoyant at WindEurope

24th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Maersk Offshore Wind’s first WTIV, Maersk Viridis, has been delivered by Seatrium in Singapore and is currently sailing to the US, where she will install the Empire Wind offshore wind farm, a 2GW project…

24th April 2026

Maersk Offshore Wind delivers first WTIV with docking system

24th April 2026

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

European Commission has presented “AccelerateEU” at WindEurope, its response to the current energy crisis, stressing that price relief must align with faster deployment of renewables and electrification.

22nd April 2026

EU presents roadmap to speed up renewables

22nd April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Nexans chose WindEurope to launch its third iteration of cable-laying vessel, the Nexans Electra, which can lay subsea cable at a record-breaking 3,000 metres deep.

22nd April 2026

Nexans launches record-breaking cable layer

22nd April 2026