On 7 July, the German Bundestag passed an amendment of the Wind Energy at Sea Act (WindSeeG) that includes several new criteria for future offshore wind tenders, including the so-called “negative bidding”, qualitative criteria focused on decarbonisation, supply chain, and workforce, as well as proje
The western coast of Sardinia could see a floating wind farm of a little less than 500 MW being built by a Spain-based renewable energy developer, which is so far known to have submitted at least two applications for floating offshore wind projects in Italy. This is an excerpt from a Premium article
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed by Údarás Na Gaeltachta to develop a masterplan for an offshore wind energy hub on the site of the existing Ros a Mhíl harbour centre in County Galway, Ireland. The hub would service the needs of both floating and fixed wind developments
Equinor’s Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Extension Projects (SEP and DEP) in the UK have been identified as ‘Pathfinder’ projects under the Offshore Transmission Network Review (OTNR). These projects are deemed as having the potential to deliver benefits on better coordinated offsho
The UK Government has awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs) to five offshore wind projects at a strike price of GBP 37.35/MWh each. One of the five offshore projects, which have a total generation capacity of 7 GW, is Ørsted’s Hornsea Three, for which the developer says is the world’s single bigge
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has signed a bill that seeks to procure between 600 MW and 1 GW of newly developed offshore wind capacity. “Adding offshore wind clean energy capacity is essential for meeting our new 100 percent renewable energy by 2033 goal and our Act on Climate emissions reduction
Two companies have submitted applications to the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for maritime concessions to build floating wind farms in the Tyrrhenian Sea, offshore Sardinia, with one of the projects proposed to have an installed capacity of more than 3 GW. This is an excerpt from
The Crown Estate has identified five “Areas of Search” for the development of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea, as part of the work toward holding a seabed leasing round for 4 GW of floating wind next year. The areas have been identified following technical analysis and extensive engagement
Berwick Bank Wind Farm Limited, the project company set up by SSE Renewables for the development of its Berwick Bank project in Scotland, has filed an application for an electricity generation licence with the UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority. Following the submission of the application, Ofg
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has sent nine new offshore wind applications received through its open door scheme for regulatory consultation. From 4 April to 30 June 2022, the Danish Energy Agency received 43 applications, of which 16 have been rejected due to overlap with state land reservations,
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has pushed back the start date for the tender to build the North Sea Energy Island (Energiø Nordsø) by up to twelve months, as the Agency wants to perform more preparatory work after receiving feedback through market dialogues. The tender is expected to be announced in
Search and rescue teams looking for the missing crew of the installation vessel Fujing 001 off Yangjiang City in Guangdong Province, China, have found twelve deceased crewmembers, Chinese media reports. The vessel, which was working on an offshore wind farm over the weekend when the area was hit by
A search and rescue (SAR) operation is underway offshore China’s Guangdong Province for 26 people who went missing after an offshore wind installation vessel sank amid typhoon “Chaba” that hit the coast near the city of Yangjiang. On Saturday (2 July) the vessel Fujing 001 was avoiding the typhoon a
The European and Ukrainian solar and wind associations have called on the leaders from both Ukraine and the EU to embrace renewables – including solar and onshore and offshore wind – and renewable hydrogen in the country’s post-war reconstruction. The associations today (4 July) released a joint sta
