Offshore Wind Special Report 2026

As offshore wind moves from ambition to execution, how can developers build, finance, install, operate and scale projects amid today's economic realities?
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Published Oct. 14, 2026

This 5th annual Offshore Wind Special Report features insights from leading developers, operators and industry experts.

Key topics covered:

  • Market outlook
  • Executive insights
  • Grid, transmission and power infrastructure
  • US West Coast development
  • Turkey's renewables landscape
  • Floating wind commercialization
  • Project finance and bankability

The Offshore editorial team wrote or arranged the material for this special section, putting a strong emphasis on how developers can build, finance, install, operate and scale projects amid today's economic realities. You'll need free site-access membership to view the articles below. If you are not already a registered website user, you can sign up for free.

Market outlook by GWEC:

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Offshore Wind Farm with Dozens of Turbines at Sunset
Global offshore wind capacity is projected to reach 420 GW by 2035, driven not only by established markets in China and Europe but also by accelerating momentum in countries such...
Sept. 15, 2026

Interview with IMCA Chief Executive Iain Grainger:

As offshore wind projects scale up, the industry faces growing challenges related to safety, vessel capacity and subsea infrastructure. In an interview with Iain Grainger, CEO...
Sept. 23, 2026

Executive Q&As:

Ocean Winds identifies execution, supply chain industrialization and long-term policy certainty as the key factors that will determine whether offshore wind meets global growth...
Sept. 3, 2026
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Offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) have evolved from fixing individual turbines and managing single projects to optimizing performance across entire portfolios through...
Sept. 2, 2026

Grid, transmission & power infrastructure:

As offshore wind targets rise, transmission infrastructure faces growing pressure to keep pace. Dr. Stefan Mirschel, program director offshore at TenneT Germany, discusses HVDC...
Sept. 25, 2026
As offshore wind projects grow in size and complexity, developers and grid planners are looking beyond traditional point-to-point connections toward more integrated offshore transmissio...
July 22, 2026
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Underwater cables on the ocean floor in the Mediterranean Sea
As offshore power cable networks expand to support renewable energy and cross-border electricity transmission, lessons from the telecom sector's decades-long subsea cable evolution...
Aug. 11, 2026

Regional updates:

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California's ambitious offshore wind targets could create a major new renewable energy industry, but success will depend on floating foundation technology, transmission expansion...
Sept. 16, 2026
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Drone shot over Turkiye Provides Aerial View of a Busy Port at Sunset
Turkiye is laying the groundwork for an offshore wind industry, but achieving its 5-GW target by 2035 will depend on project execution, infrastructure investment and continued...
Sept. 3, 2026

Floating wind commercialization:

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WindFloat Atlantic project offshore Portugal
As floating wind moves from demonstration projects toward commercial deployment, Principle Power's VP-Commercial, Greg Campbell-Smith, explains why policy certainty, infrastructure...
Sept. 18, 2026
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floating Eolmed turbines
After years of successful demonstration projects, floating offshore wind must now prove it can be manufactured and financed at commercial scale, says BW Ideol CFO Guillaume Faure...
Aug. 28, 2026

Project finance & bankability:

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A DNV-led industry study suggests that greater standardization and industrialization across the offshore wind value chain could reduce costs by at least 20% over the next 15 years...
Sept. 29, 2026

Case study:

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A large-scale site investigation for Energinet demonstrates how advanced geotechnical tools, offshore laboratory testing and structured reporting can deliver critical seabed data...
Sept. 25, 2026

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2026 Offshore Wind Special Report

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