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  • Day 1 of California Floating Wind Lease Sale Ends with USD 402 Million in Bids

    7 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has closed the first day of bidding for offshore wind lease areas in California with USD 402.1 million in bids after 20 rounds. Today, 7 December, the race to build the first floating wind farms off the US Pacific coast will continue. The US is auctioning off […]

  • Scotland Adds Three More Floating Wind Projects, ScotWind Capacity Now Almost 30 GW

    22 August 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Three more floating offshore wind projects will be offered seabed agreements in Scotland after Crown Estate Scotland completed the clearing process for the ScotWind seabed leasing round. All three will focus on green hydrogen, according to the Scottish seabed manager. The clearing process made available the NE1 area east of Shetland for applicants who met […]

  • BP and EnBW Add Ventus to UK Offshore Wind Roster

    6 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW and BP have selected Ventus International to provide contract resource to the joint venture’s offshore wind development projects in the UK with a combined capacity of 5.9 GW. The agreement will run for an initial four-year period, with the possibility for a further five, Ventus said. “We are delighted to be selected for this […]

  • BP, EnBW Apply for Electricity Generation Licences for Two UK Offshore Wind Farms

    28 September 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    BP and EnBW, who joined forces to build the Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms in the UK, have filed applications for electricity generation licences for the two projects. The partners secured 60-year leases for the two projects in the UK Round 4 leasing at the beginning of last year, when they also announced they would form […]

  • 1.5 GW Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Kicks Off Statutory Consultation

    8 June 2023
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind has formally launched the statutory consultation for the 1.5 GW project in the UK and is inviting local communities and consultees for their feedback and questions. The project team has offered a range of ways for communities and consultees to provide feedback on the project plans including an online exhibition, webinars, […]

  • UK Adds EUR 262 Million for Offshore, Floating Wind to Round 4 CfD Pot

    13 September 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The UK has decided to support renewable energy projects through its latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction with additional GBP 265 million (around EUR 311 million), of which GBP 224 million (around EUR 263 million) per year has been earmarked for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind. Divided into three pots, this will be the UK’s […]

  • RWE Setting Up Offshore Wind Hub on UK East Coast

    23 September 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Energy company RWE is to make a strategic commitment to the UK’s east coast with the creation of an operations hub for offshore wind farms at Grimsby’s Royal Dock. The new ‘Grimsby Hub’ facility will expand the existing Triton Knoll offshore wind farm base and will be the home for RWE’s specialist team for major […]

  • Application Period Closes for Scottish Offshore Wind Round Targeting Oil & Gas Decarbonisation, Innovation Projects

    21 November 2022
    Authorities

    Crown Estate Scotland has closed the window for applications under its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round, dedicated to offshore wind projects that will directly reduce emissions from oil and gas production and to small scale innovation projects, including alternative outputs such as hydrogen. A two-week registration window for INTOG opened in […]

  • ORE Catapult Appoints Two Members to Senior Management Team (UK)

    26 September 2013

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the Glasgow-based UK innovation centre established by the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board to accelerate the growth and commercialisation of offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies, today (DATE) announced the appointment of two new members to its senior management team. Chief Executive Andrew Jamieson described the appointments of Chris […]

  • North Sea Electricity Super-Highway Project Kicks Off in UK

    16 November 2020
    Grid Connection

    SSE, National Grid, and ScottishPower have started work to develop a multi-billion pound underwater super-highway expected to turn the North Sea into the hidden powerhouse of Europe. Subsea surveys have started on the Eastern Link project which will see the world’s longest subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables with a combined capacity of up […]

  • Masdar Joins BP’s UK Offshore Wind-to-Green Hydrogen Project

    24 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BP to acquire a stake in the company’s proposed green hydrogen project, HyGreen Teeside. Announced in November 2021, HyGreen Teeside is expected to produce 60 megawatt electrical input (MWe) of hydrogen at start-up in 2025, increasing to up to 500 MWe by 2030. Initially, […]

  • Scotland to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Project

    5 November 2012
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate plans to develop a demonstration offshore wind project in water depths of about 100 metres, off the Scotland’s west coast. The authority held a consultation with around 50 stakeholders and public bodies, planning to issue a licence to a developer who would construct the demonstration project comprising floating wind turbines. Senior development […]

  • The Crown Estate Details Round 4 Update

    29 April 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The fourth round of offshore wind leasing in the UK will not take place until after the summer, The Crown Estate announced after assessing the latest market feedback. The Crown Estate has updated the plans for the new offshore wind leasing summarising the received feedback from developers since the November engagement events and confirming how […]

  • ScotWind Leasing Deadline Delayed, Industry Voices Concerns

    12 February 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Crown Estate Scotland has delayed the deadline for applications for ScotWind offshore wind leasing and is carrying out a review of the option structure for the process. The review of the option structure follows the announcement of the results of The Crown Estate’s offshore wind leasing auction for sites in waters around England and Wales. The […]

  • New Bedford Becomes Cape Wind’s Staging Area

    15 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    On Friday, September 12, Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick joined Cape Wind Associate’s Jim Gordon to announce that Cape Wind has entered into a lease agreement with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to stage its historic, first-in-the-Nation offshore wind project out of the South Coast Marine Commerce Terminal located on New Bedford harbor, a project […]

  • Crown Estate Scotland Names Marine Head

    11 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Vessels

    The Crown Estate Scotland has appointed Colin Palmer to lead the development of offshore renewable energy and aquaculture.

  • Global Maritime to Back BP’s Offshore Energy Projects

    25 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    BP has awarded Global Maritime with a framework agreement for the provision of specialist marine services that will support BP’s oil and gas and renewable energy projects, including offshore wind. The three-year agreement will start immediately and covers marine vessel assurance, engineering, project operations, HSSE and general marine consultancy. The suite of marine services will […]

  • RWE Shares Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Vision

    22 March 2023
    Business development, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    RWE has unveiled its vision for the future of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea region and the opportunities it presents from new large-scale, commercial projects. Entitled “RWE’s Vision for the Celtic Sea”, the document was unveiled during day one of the Marine Energy Wales conference, in Swansea, UK. RWE sees floating wind technology […]

  • The Crown Estate to Reveal Round 4 Tender Design in July

    25 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Crown Estate is holding a market update event in July to present the finalized tender design for the fourth round of offshore wind leasing in the UK. The event, which will be held on 18 July in the afternoon, will focus on the overview of the final tender design, including the updated tender process, bidding rules and […]

  • APEM Continues Wildlife Surveys Offshore New York

    7 April 2021
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    APEM has commenced the second year of aerial marine wildlife surveys at the Beacon Wind project offshore New York. APEM will design and deliver digital surveys to assess the abundance and distribution of birds, marine mammals, turtles, sharks, and rays present in the lease area over the course of a full year. The data will […]

  • The Crown Estate Collects Round 4 Feedback

    20 February 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate is reviewing the feedback on its proposals for the fourth round of offshore wind leasing in the UK, which will help finalize the plans. An update on the plans will be shared before a proposed launch and once The Crown Estate reviews all the feedback from the market and shareholders and considers […]

  • Energy Minister Hails Record Year for Renewable Energy in Scotland

    20 December 2011
    Authorities

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has hailed 2011 as a ‘momentous’ and ‘ground breaking’ year for renewable energy in Scotland.The year to October 2011 saw a record breaking £750 million of investment in renewable energy in Scotland, and there is a pipeline of proposed projects with 17 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity worth an estimated capital […]

  • Crown Estate Scotland Revises Seabed Leasing Timelines

    29 January 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Crown Estate Scotland has decided it will launch the next round of offshore wind leasing in Scottish waters in July 2019 at the earliest. The decision comes despite the announcement in November 2018 that the leasing round will be launched in April at the earliest. According to Crown Estate Scotland, the final timing of the […]

  • The Crown Estate Talks Round 4 Bidder Criteria

    27 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate has detailed the criteria it would assess at the Pre-Qualification (PQQ) and Invitation to Tender (ITT) stages of the proposed Round 4 offshore wind leasing tender in the UK.

  • BREAKING: UK Puts Massive Amount of New Offshore Wind Capacity on Fast Track

    26 September 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK will speed up planning and development consent processes for projects from the recently completed, currently ongoing, and upcoming (floating) offshore wind leasing rounds to bring new energy capacity online faster and facilitate economic growth and job creation. In this article: Will the UK Now Need to Set New Offshore Wind Target? Pre-Brexit Era […]

  • BP, EnBW Call On Local Suppliers to Sign Up for Work on Morgan & Mona OWFs

    14 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    BP and EnBW have launched a dedicated supplier portal for the two offshore wind projects they won the lease rights for in the UK Round 4 leasing, now named Morgan and Mona, and have invited UK-based suppliers to sign up. The two companies are especially encouraging those UK-based suppliers that have connections across North Wales […]