The UK government has decided to increase the budget for the next Allocation Round 6 (AR6) to GBP 1.5 billion, including GBP 1.1 billion for offshore wind. The funding uplift represents more than a 50 per cent increase on the budget previously set in March this year. At the beginning of this year, t
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for US Wind’s Maryland offshore wind project, indicating that the project is nearing the end of the federal review process. BOEM held three public scoping meetings in June 2022 to solicit publ
The European Union (EU) has requested dispute settlement consultations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning Taiwan’s use of local content criteria for offshore wind projects. In 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) published a localisation policy for the first phase of its
Hecate Energy Gulf Wind has submitted a request to acquire commercial wind energy lease(s) in the federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico, off southeast Texas. As this is an unsolicited lease request, the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has now issued a Request for Competitive Interest (RFC
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has cancelled the second offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico as there was no competitive interest. The first lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico was held in August 2023 and one lease was awarded to RWE for the Lake Charles Lease Area off [&hell
Corio Generation’s offshore wind projects in the Philippines have received green lane certification from the Philippine Board of Investments, which is expected to simplify the permitting process for the company’s upcoming projects. The UK-headquartered company explained in a social media post that t
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has launched the Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development Funding Opportunity, allocating USD 48.6 million to projects designed to address several key needs in offshore wind development. The areas includ
The UK government will today (25 July) introduce a bill to establish Great British Energy, a publicly owned clean energy company. Ahead of issuing the bill, the government revealed a partnership between the new company and The Crown Estate which is estimated to lead to as much as 20-30 GW in new off
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision that could see the US state running three offshore wind solicitations to procure up to 7.6 GW of installed capacity. The first projects under the proposed procurement timeline would be in operation by 1 June 2035. The p
Read the latest article on this topic: The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) has been exploring the construction of a pilot offshore wind farm off the coast of Essaouira which, if built, would be Morocco’s first offshore wind farm. This is according to information shared in competitive
China’s largest city, Shanghai, plans to have 29.3 GW of offshore wind capacity installed and feeding into its grid. The plan, formulated by the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission, aims to have offshore wind generating around 100 TWh of green electricity annually. The news was firs
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has approved the plan for the Hesselø offshore wind farm, taking into account the environmental plan and the feedback from the consultation process. According to the DEA, the offshore wind farm, which will have a total capacity between 800 MW and 1,200 MW, must consist
White Cross Offshore Windfarm Limited, a joint venture between Cobra and Flotation Energy, has submitted further environmental information to support its application for the 100 MW floating wind project in the Celtic Sea. The developer behind the White Cross floating offshore wind project is seeking
Alinta Energy and Belgium’s Parkwind have submitted a feasibility application for the 1 GW Spinifex offshore wind project in Australia. The application was lodged with the Offshore Infrastructure Registrar. According to the partners, a feasibility license would grant Spinifex the opportunity to expl
