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  • Australia Kicks Off Bass Strait Offshore Wind Zone Public Consultation Process

    24 October 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Australian Government has opened a public consultation process on an offshore wind zone in the Bass Strait region off Northern Tasmania. The proposal refers to an area between Birdport and Burnie, totalling 10,136 square kilometres and located at least 20 kilometres off the north coast of Tasmania. Submissions to the consultation can be made […]

  • BOEM Starting Environmental Review of 2.6 GW Wind Project Offshore Massachusetts

    25 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for Vineyard Northeast’s proposed offshore wind project, located offshore Nantucket, Massachusetts. The publication of the NOI in the Federal Register opened a 45-day public comment period […]

  • US to Hold Second Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    21 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has proposed a second offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, with four areas offshore Louisiana and Texas to be auctioned off. On 20 March, the DOI and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish the proposed sale notice (PSN) in the Federal […]

  • BOEM Designates Oregon Areas for 2.4 GW of Offshore Wind

    14 February 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated two final wind energy areas (WEAs) offshore Oregon which could accommodate 2.4 GW of offshore wind capacity. The two areas total approximately 195,012 acres and they avoid 98 per cent of the areas recommended for exclusion due to their importance as commercial fishing grounds, BOEM […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbines in 2023: 16 MW Model Installed Offshore, 18 MW WTGs Selected for New Project, 22 MW Turbine Announced

    2 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Market Outlooks, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    The biggest wind turbines also make for some of the biggest news on offshoreWIND.biz. In 2023, wind turbine OEMs continued making headlines with their models in development and on the path to commercialisation, and by announcing brand new wind turbine generators (WTGs) that further raise the bar in generation capacity and size. Here, we are […]

  • US Picks Final Gulf of Maine Area for 32 GW of Offshore Wind

    18 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated a final Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine, which has the potential to support 32 GW of offshore wind capacity, exceeding the current state goals for Massachusetts (10 GW) and Maine (3 GW). The WEA totals about two million acres offshore Maine, […]

  • Goldwind Installs Its 16 MW Offshore Wind Turbine in ‘Record-Breaking 24 Hours’

    23 November 2023
    Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind has completed the hoisting of its GWH252-16MW unit in a “record-breaking 24 hours”, the company said via social media. By using strategies that preemptively optimised processes through stimulations, the feat not only reduced construction costs but also served as a “vital breakthrough” for scaling up offshore wind potential in future […]

  • 1 GW Estonian Offshore Wind Project Moves Forward

    3 January 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Estonian Ministry of Climate has approved the report on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the North-Western Estonian offshore wind farm being developed by Enefit Green. The North-Western Estonian offshore wind farm is planned to have a capacity of 1 GW and can accommodate up to 60 wind turbines. The wind farm’s annual electricity […]

  • Denmark Proposes Bidding Zone Changes Around Bornholm Energy Island

    27 October 2023
    Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has opened consultations on an amended electricity market bidding zone configuration around Bornholm Energy Island. This move follows after the Danish transmission system operator (TSO), Energinet, identified a structural congestion in the electricity transmission network that connects Bornholm Energy Island to Zealand and Germany. Following the identification of the structural […]

  • Fugro’s LiDAR Buoy Deployed Offshore Lithuania for 700 MW Wind Project

    5 March 2024
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has deployed one of its floating LiDAR buoys in the maritime area of Lithuania’s future offshore wind farm to gather wind and meteorological measurements in the Baltic Sea, which are necessary for the development of the 700 MW project. The measuring station, which was put on a special buoy, will provide environmental monitoring data […]

  • BlueFloat, Origin Submit Joint Bid for 1.7 GW Offshore Wind Project in Australia

    19 December 2023
    Authorities, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    Spain-based BlueFloat Energy and Sydney-headquartered Origin Energy have joined forces and applied for a Feasibility Licence to develop the Eastern Rise Offshore Wind Project in the declared Hunter offshore wind zone. The partnership submitted a Feasibility Licence application in November and the Federal Government is expected to announce successful applicants next year. Unveiled in February, […]

  • Ørsted Takes EUR 4 Billion Impairment Hit

    1 November 2023
    Business & Finance

    Due to adverse impacts relating to supply chain delays, increased interest rates, and the lack of an Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Credit (OREC) on Sunrise Wind, Ørsted has recognised impairment losses of DKK 28.4 billion (about EUR 3.8 billion) in the first nine months of 2023. The majority of impairment losses, DKK 19.9 billion, relate […]

  • RWE’s Thor Offshore Wind Project Presses Ahead

    25 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has approved the feasibility study report for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. Approved on 20 March, the feasibility study report, which covered an area of 286 square kilometres, also included the environmental impact study (EIS). The approval does not give the project developer, Thor Wind Farm I/S, owned […]

  • Vineyard Wind 1 Created Nearly Double the Union Jobs CIP & Avangrid Committed to in 2021

    28 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Jobs & Recruitment

    Vineyard Wind 1, the 806 MW offshore wind farm that Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid are building off Massachusetts, has created 937 union jobs during the two years of the project’s construction. With more jobs coming in 2024, Vineyard Wind 1 will have created more than 1,000 union jobs by the time the construction […]

  • Belgian Meshed Grid to the Rescue as Rentel Export Cable Gets Damaged

    29 January 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The export cable of the Rentel offshore wind farm is reported to have been damaged. However, the offshore wind farm keeps feeding electricity into the Belgian grid as the offshore power hub, Modular Offshore Grid (MOG), has taken over. Elia, the operator of Belgium’s MOG, says that the cable from the Rentel platform to the […]

  • Taiwan to Offer 3 GW of Offshore Wind in March 2024 Auction, Maximum Available Project Capacity 900 MW

    19 December 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs will launch the second auction of the Round 3 Zonal Development Phase on 11 March 2024 and offer around 3 GW of installed capacity. On 23 November, the Ministry published key details for the upcoming offshore wind auction, which show the maximum capacity that could be awarded per project will […]

  • Cadeler Inks Wind Turbine Installation Deal for Wind Scylla

    27 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Denmark’s Cadeler has signed an offshore wind turbine installation contract for the vessel, Wind Scylla, with an undisclosed client. The contract has a value between USD 75 million and USD 150 million, including both the firm period and potential options. The installation work is planned to commence in 2025. During the project duration, spanning between […]

  • Greece Launches Offshore Wind Development Plan, Targets 4.9 GW by 2032

    1 November 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA) has announced the draft National Development Programme for Offshore Wind Farms at an event held in Athens, Greece, on October 31. The draft plan includes 25 areas, covering a total area of 2,712 square kilometers, with an estimated minimum capacity of 12.4 GW. The programme defines […]

  • Norway Postpones Floating Wind Tender to 2025 as Gov’t Establishing ‘Common State Aid Model’

    25 March 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The award of 1.5 GW of floating wind capacity in Norway, which was planned for this year, will be held in 2025 as the Norwegian government plans to have the subsidy model in place and announced before allocating the Utsira Nord (Utsira North) offshore areas for development. In this article: The government says the decision […]

  • Portugal Launches Initial Stage of Offshore Wind Tendering Process

    1 November 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Portuguese government launched the initial stage of the offshore wind competitive procedure on 31 October by issuing a call for expressions of interest (EoIs) that will stay open until 14 November. An expression of interest is not binding and does not constitute a precondition for proceeding with the remaining stages of the competitive procedure, […]

  • Great Lakes Inks Another Rock Installation Contract Offshore US

    5 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    US-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Great Lakes) has been awarded a rock installation contract to perform subsea rock cable protection on an offshore wind project off the East Coast of the US. Great Lakes will use the first Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel, the Acadia, currently under construction at the Philly Shipyard in […]

  • OWC to Assess Wind Potential Offshore Netherlands

    17 January 2024
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Renewable energy consultancy OWC has been subcontracted by Denmark-based DHI to offer specialist bid advisory services to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). The services include assessing the wind potential for the IJmuiden Ver Offshore Wind Farm Zone in the Dutch North Sea. The IJmuiden Ver Offshore Wind Farm Zone has been divided into three sites: […]

  • Vattenfall and Air Liquide Sign Another PPA for Subsidy-Free Hollandse Kust Zuid

    24 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall and France-based Air Liquide have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) covering 115 MW of capacity of the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid, one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. Contracted over a 15-year period beginning in 2026, the PPA will bring the overall renewable power capacity available to Air Liquide […]

  • First Hydrogen-Powered CTV for German Offshore Wind Market Sets Sail

    9 January 2024
    Vessels

    FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics (FWOL) has deployed the first hydrogen-powered dual-fuel crew transfer vessel (CTV) in Germany for the German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz. The Hydrocat 55 is a CTV equipped with the dual-fuel hydrogen technology of CMB.TECH, one of FWOL’s shareholders. Delivered in 2023, the vessel is built the same way as the […]

  • SeaRenergy Secures He Dreiht Marine Coordination Deal

    8 February 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    SeaRenergy Offshore Holding has secured a Marine Coordination Service contract for EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. After participating in the European tender bidding, followed by a bid evaluation, SeaRenergy was chosen to provide the Marine Coordination Service for EnBW’s He Dreiht project during the construction phase of the wind […]

  • Dutch Government: Several Bids In for IJmuiden Ver, 85 Pct of Tender Points Concern Qualitative Criteria

    29 March 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has received several applications in the 4 GW IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta offshore wind tender, according to the government agency which closed the application period at 5 p.m. (CET) on 28 March. RVO will now assess the applications in collaboration with two expert committees and expects to announce the […]