Atmos Renewables has acquired a majority stake in the 316 MW Hornsdale wind farm in South Australia from Neoen.The company previously held minority interests across the three stages of the project and will assume full ownership and control following the transaction. Reportedly, the settlement is expected in the latter half of 2025, subject to customary conditions precedent. The wind farm has been operational since 2017.
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Vestas has received a 274 MW order from EDF Power Solutions North America for the Madawaska wind project in Québec, Canada. The order includes the supply of 25 EnVentus V162-6.0 MW wind turbines and 20 EnVentus V162-6.2 MW wind turbines. Furthermore, the agreement covers a 10-year active output management 5000 service contract. Delivery of the turbines is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2026, with commissioning scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2027.
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The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) has provided a £500 million project finance guarantee for the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in UK. The project, developed by ScottishPower Renewables, is valued at £4.5 billion. Located off the Suffolk coast, East Anglia Three is an expansion of the East Anglia wind cluster and is scheduled to become operational by the end of 2026.
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The European Commission has approved an €11 billion French State aid scheme to support offshore wind energy under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF), adopted on June 25, 2025. The scheme includes supporting the construction and operation of three floating offshore wind farms. Aid will be granted through a transparent and non-discriminatory bidding process, selecting one beneficiary per offshore zone.
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The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched its 2025 Manufacturing Facility Support Programme (MFSP) with a total funding pool of £2 million. The programme invites applications from UK-registered and operating companies aiming to develop new or expand existing offshore wind manufacturing facilities. Grants of up to £500,000 per project will be awarded to support early-stage, pre-investment activities.
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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced four policy measures to advance President Donald J. Trump’s commonsense approach to affordable, reliable energy development in America. In alignment with President Donald J. Trump’s directives, the Department of the Interior is ending special treatment for unreliable energy sources, such as wind. This includes evaluating whether to stop onshore wind development on some federal lands and halting future offshore wind lease sales.
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The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has rescinded all designated wind energy areas (WEAs) on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This action aligns with Secretary’s Order 3437 and the Presidential Memorandum dated January 20, 2025, which temporarily withdraws all areas on the OCS from offshore wind leasing and calls for a review of the federal government’s leasing and permitting practices for wind projects.
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The Scottish Government has granted consent for the 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind project, located approximately 38 km off the Scottish Borders coastline. The project, developed by SSE Renewables, received Section 36 consent for its main offshore wind farm array in the outer Firth of Forth near East Lothian coast. Over its operational lifetime, the wind farm is expected to contribute around £8.3 billion to the UK economy.
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Iberdrola España and Mercadona have signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for over 300 MW of wind and solar energy projects in Spain. The renewable power from these projects will be supplied to Mercadona’s logistics centres and supermarkets. The companies aim to strengthen their collaboration through the long-term PPAs and to further support the electrification of their operations.
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The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia have allotted the first four offshore wind energy areas in Canada. The four areas are French Bank, Middle Bank, and Sable Island Bank off mainland Nova Scotia and Sydney Bight off Cape Breton. This is a key step in developing the offshore wind industry that will provide long-term energy security. The aim is to license 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030.
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Opdenergy has acquired a portfolio of operational wind assets from Acciona Energía. The portfolio consists of 13 wind farms, and the assets have a total capacity of 440 MW. The wind farms are situated in the regions of Albacete, Cádiz, Cuenca, Lleida, Valencia, and Zamora. Valued at over €500 million, the transaction is anticipated to close by the year’s end, subject to necessary regulatory approvals.
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Scotland’s Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, co-owned by EDF power solutions UK and Ireland (EDF) and ESB, has become fully operational. Located 15.5 km off the coast of Fife, the wind farm has 54 wind turbines now generating up to 450 MW of clean and green electricity. The electricity generated from the project will be sufficient to power around 375,000 homes, and will offset over 400,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year.
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Vena Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) for a 100 MW renewable energy project under the firm and despatchable renewable energy (FDRE) scheme. The agreement marks India’s first load-following PPA, designed to align energy supply with the hourly demand profile of discoms. Furthermore, the project is Vena Energy’s first integrated wind-solar-storage project in India.
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Masdar and Iberdrola have secured financial close for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm in UK. The wind farm has a capacity of 1.4 GW and has secured total project financing facilities of €4.1 billion with 23 banks and the Danish Export Credit Agency (EIFO). The financing will cover a substantial portion of the total project costs, estimated to be around €5.2 billion. The project is located off the Suffolk coast in UK.
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Exus Renewables North America (Exus) has completed $308.2 million financing for several utility-scale renewable energy projects in US. The transactions involve the 185 MW Zia solar power solar portfolio located in New Mexico and the 169 MW Keystone wind portfolio situated in Pennsylvania. The company obtained $149.6 million for Zia Solar Power’s portfolio, which includes nine operational solar farms across New Mexico.
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DP Energy will be developing the Windy Plains Renewable Energy Park in Queensland. The project will combine around 197 wind turbines with an installed capacity of up to 1,400 MW. It will also be supported by battery energy storage systems of around 500 MW/2000 MWh. Furthermore, the project is currently under the project feasibility stage. Environmental, cultural heritage, and technical assessments of the project are underway.
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Xcel Energy has announced a portfolio of new power projects. The projects will help in meeting the increasing energy demands of the company’s Texas and New Mexico service area. The portfolio consists of extensions of 521 MW of existing generation along with the addition of 17 new power projects. By 2030, the new power projects will add 5,168 MW of nameplate capacity to the region’s generation fleet.
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bp has agreed to sell its US onshore wind business, bp Wind Energy to LS Power. bp Wind Energy, following the close, will be owned and operated as a part of LS Power portfolio company Clearlight Energy, thereby increasing its operating fleet to around 4.3 GW. The deal is anticipated to conclude by the end of 2025. bp Wind Energy has interests in ten operating onshore wind energy assets, operating nine of them.
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Envision Energy and FERA Australia have inked an agreement to develop large-scale hybrid renewable energy projects across Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM). The projects will have the potential to deliver upto 1 GW of wind generation capacity and 1.5 GWh of battery energy storage. The partnership between Envision Energy and FERA Australia will launch with a pilot project in Victoria
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wpd, in cooperation with GPSS Group, has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Nomura Real Estate Development Company Limited for the Higashi Izu Furusato onshore wind power project in Japan. The project is located in Shizuoka Prefecture, around 120 km southwest of Tokyo, on a coastal mountain ridge. The wind farm will have a capacity of 7.48 MW and scheduled to begin operations in May 2026.
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