Smart Weld Research Project for Lightweight Construction with Offshore Wind Energy

Sea ice is not gone from the southern Baltic Sea as many have thought in the recent years. The strong 2025/2026 winter season shows that multiple offshore wind farm locations can actually be affected by sea ice, as can be seen on daily-published FMI ice charts in comparison with maps of the existing and planed…

This year marks a special milestone for Dr.-Ing. Gerrit Haake, our Head of Certification and R&D, who has been with JBO Engineering Group for ten years. Over the past decade, Gerrit has worked at the intersection of offshore wind operations, certification and research. From accompanying Germany’s first offshore wind farm over its entire lifetime…

Europe’s offshore wind sector is under pressure. Rising costs, complex projects and long approval processes are slowing momentum in the North Sea. JBO therefore welcomes the Offshore Wind Investment Pact, signed at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg. It shows that governments recognise the need for coordinated action and a long term commitment to…