The European Commission (EC) has approved a EUR 682 million Belgian scheme to back the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. This approval sets the stage for the auction, planned to be launched on 28 October, for the first 700 MW wind farm in the Princess Elisabeth Zo
The US Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office (GDO) has issued a funding call for up to USD 1.25 million to set up a consortium that will identify standardised offshore wind transmission equipment specifications to support coordinated procurement in the US. Managed by GDO and ConnectWerx, the
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Irish Department of Transport have established an advisory cooperation to assess capacity, demand and financing strategies for the development of port infrastructure for offshore wind projects in Irish waters. Signed by the Irish Minister for the Environmen
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has submitted an onshore scoping report to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore infrastructure associated with its 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind farm in Scotland. The report provides information on the proposed onshore infrastructure and further outlines the approach to the
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a tender notice for technical assistance to conduct a feasibility study in an area off Morocco’s Atlantic coast for the country’s first offshore wind project. According to the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), studies have shown that the co
Community Offshore Wind and Vineyard Offshore have submitted a proposal to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop the Community Offshore Wind and Excelsior Wind projects, which were cancelled in April this year, in response to the state’s fifth offshore win
The joint venture between Fred. Olsen Seawind and EDF Renewables has submitted a planning application to An Bord Pleanála for the development of the 1.3 GW Codling Wind Park project off the Irish coast. The Codling project was one of Ireland’s seven offshore wind farms that were awarded Maritime Are
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its final Environmental Assessment (EA) of the wind energy area (WEA) located in the Gulf of Maine, finding that the leasing process and site assessment and characterisation activities will not have a significant environmental impact. BOE
Massachusetts and Rhode Island have published the results of their first multi-state offshore wind solicitation, selecting nearly 2.9 GW of offshore wind power. As a part of the procurement, Massachusetts selected 2,678 MW in total from three projects and Rhode Island awarded 200 MW to one project.
Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) has initiated the permitting process for a 2 GW offshore wind project in the Gulf of Riga, developed by Liivi Offshore, a project company owned by Enefit Green. As reported throughout the past few years, Enefit Green has been de
The Philippine government plans to begin a bidding process for offshore wind projects by the end of this year, with submissions due eight months after the tender’s initiation, the Manila Bulletin reports, citing Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara. In April 2022, the World Bank and the Phi
The US Department of Interior (DOI) has approved the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, which could provide more than 2 GW of renewable energy generation. The Maryland Offshore Wind Project consists of three planned phases. Two phases, known as MarWin and Momentum Wind, already have offshore renewable
The Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth has decided to split the sites for the IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek I wind farms into four smaller 1 GW sites to reduce the financial risks for offshore wind farm developers, according to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). The Dutch Gov
Offshore wind developers have been awarded contracts for approximately 5.3 GW of capacity in the UK’s latest Contract for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 6 (AR6). Ørsted received the largest CfD for offshore wind, securing 2.4 GW for the Hornsea 4 offshore wind project. The offshore wind farms awa
