Low-cost foundation for floating wind turbines gets funding for potential demo

Offshore wind offers substantial long-term growth opportunities for ambitious businesses across the supply chain, but the last few years have brought significant change to the sector. Geopolitical pressures, rising interest rates, inflation, commodity price increases and supply chain constraints have seen projects delayed or cancelled. This has prompted the sector…

In our previous blogs, we discussed the importance of government resourcing and the scale of staffing required to deliver GW-scale offshore wind capacity year-on–year. The next question is a practical one: how can these teams be funded? Some of the funding mechanisms used in established markets include: Experience from established…

Governments considering offshore wind often focus on generation targets, investment requirements and project pipelines. The more fundamental, but rarely asked, question is: how many people are needed across government to deliver offshore wind? Research undertaken by BVGA looking at established markets suggests that a mature GW-scale offshore wind sector requires…

Across emerging markets, governments are putting the building blocks in place for offshore wind: strategies, targets, policies, regulatory frameworks and delivery arrangements. Yet markets are moving slower than planned and developer appetite is patchy. Governments often announce offshore wind ambitions and targets before building the organisations needed to deliver them.…

Our September newsletter is now available. Innovation, investment and supply chain growth are at the heart of this edition of our newsletter. You can discover how our analysis is supporting new floating wind technology and offshore wind development in Romania and India. You can increase your understanding of the UK’s…

Just how diverse can the conversations at a wind energy event be! Industry leaders through to emerging technology start-ups. Specific conversations about markets in each continent – sustainable supply chains, getting components to difficult-to-reach offshore wind sites, equitable market entry, reducing carbon footprints in logistics, floating solar and offshore –…

Romania has reached an important milestone in developing offshore wind in the Black Sea. On 27 August 2026, the Romanian Government approved a first list of offshore wind concession areas. The areas were identified through a technical cooperation project led by BVG Associates. InvestEU funded the project and it was…

The UK\'s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) announced in February that it will be extending the Clean Industry Bonus (CIB) scheme to onshore wind from Allocation Round 9 (AR9). The scheme was introduced in AR7 for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind to guarantee and incentivise investment in…

Our July 2026 Newsletter highlights some of the biggest developments shaping the global wind industry, from the UK’s AR8 auction round and offshore wind market outlook, to workforce planning, supply chain growth and insights from major industry events. It also showcases thought leadership from our team on topics including offshore…

AR8 – The ODOWssy Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey opened in cinemas this weekend and looks set to be the box office hit of the summer. A world away from Hollywood, DESNZ’s AR8 bidding auction also opens this week in the less glitzy corridors of Westminster. Even if…