Engie, EDP Renewables, Caisse des Dépôts and Eiffage have submitted their pilot floating wind farm proposal to ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency, based on Principle Power’s WindFloat concept. From the proposed project areas, the four French companies chose the Leucate site o
Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa has offered to sell its 50% stake in Adwen to its French joint venture partner Areva to remove the last hurdle standing in way of its recently announced merger with Siemens, Spain’s daily Expansion cited unnamed sources as saying. The sources told Expansion that ban
Wind farms offshore the UK generated 17.4 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2015, a 30% increase compared to 13.4 TWh of power generated by offshore wind in 2014, according to a report released today by the UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). The 30% leap in power generated by offs
The European Union and India have adopted a Joint Declaration on a clean energy and climate partnership, vowing to cooperate on solar and offshore wind energy development, smart grids, energy efficiency, energy research and innovation. Under the partnership, both the EU and India will share views on
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) has released a demo version of the first-ever offshore wind map to chart areas suitable for the development of wind farms in waters off Japan. According to NEDO, the goal of the offshore wind map project is to provide developers wi
On 16 March, the UK Planning Inspectorate (PINS) submitted a recommendation report on Hornsea Project Two to Energy Secretary Amber Rudd, who requested comments from Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) yesterday. After receiving findings and conclusions on the applicat
Cape Wind Associates might suffer another setback in their efforts to build a 468MW offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, after the state’s energy agency recommended that the company’s permit for two underwater power lines should not be extended for two additional years, according to
Jennifer Ballantyne, Pinsent Masons’ partner and planning specialist, today warned of the paradox facing the UK renewable energy sector if the country decides to leave the European Union. Even though the UK could allow for an easier development of renewables infrastructure, the industry could be har
Chinese government’s energy and other regulatory agencies have obliged all transmission system operators (TSOs) to grid-connect all renewable energy facilities that meet technical requirements of their networks. The requirement has been issued by National Development and Reform Commission and Nation
Stockton University is today playing host to a forum to discuss how New Jersey can benefit from expanding offshore wind industry on the U.S. East Coast. The Offshore Wind Energy Forum kicks off after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) federal sale last November of two leases for off
UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted a licence for E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Rampion Offshore Wind to build a temporary pontoon at Newhaven Port to support the construction of the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm. As part of the Rampion OWF development, proposed by E.ON Climate
Shell to Bid at Upcoming Dutch Offshore Wind Tender? Reportedly, the oil and gas giant Shell is delving into the upcoming offshore wind projects in the Netherlands. TenneT Presents Borssele Offshore Platform Design (VIDEO) Along with the news that TenneT had been confirmed as the operator of the Dut
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has paved the way for a 12MW offshore wind demonstration project in Virginia by approving the first Research Activities Plan (RAP) for a wind energy facility in U.S. federal waters. The project, for which the final engineering review is pending, invo
Vivid Economics published a note on the impact of the UK leaving the EU, the so-called Brexit, on the UK’s energy sector. The note builds on the company’s work for National Grid from November 2015, when it was asked to assess the impact of the Brexit on the UK’s energy sector, finding that the overa
