RWE Renewables Ireland and Saorgus Energy have applied for a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) for the proposed Dublin Array offshore wind farm project. The Maritime Area Consent is a new State Consent process introduced under the Maritime Area Planning Act, 2021 to regulate the use of Ireland’s maritime
The Danish Energy Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark have launched a new virtual platform, www.offshorewindtour.org, to share Danish experiences with offshore wind in an effort to help accelerate the development of the industry globally. Sharing Danish experiences and expertise ac
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind energy project offshore New Jersey. BOEM’s DEIS for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the proposed a
SSE Renewables has secured planning permission for the development of an Operations and Maintenance facility for the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 offshore wind project in Arklow harbour, Ireland. The approval was secured from Wicklow County Council in relation to the operations base proposed for So
The government of the Netherlands has disclosed the tendering timelines and locations for nine offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of up to 13.4 GW. The projects, ranging from 700 MW to 2 GW in individual capacity, are scheduled to be put out to tender between the second quarter of 2025
The California Coastal Commission has approved offshore wind activities in Morro Bay and Humboldt Bay that will result from the upcoming lease sale for five areas located in the waters offshore central and northern California. Under its federal consistency review authority, the Coastal Commission ev
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has approved the feasibility study report (environmental impact report) for the Aflandshage offshore wind farm, an up to 300 MW project being developed by HOFOR in the Øresund Strait. This approval does not give the project developer the right to build the offshore win
Formosa 4, an offshore wind project being developed by Swancor Renewable Energy (SRE) in Taiwan, has received the preliminary approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The project, also known as Miaoli 3, was the first of the nine projects for which Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Age
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will open the first offshore wind tender in the next three to four months to lease blocks off the state of Tamil Nadu, which can accommodate around 4 GW of offshore wind capacity. This will be the first of eight rounds planned to be held over the [
Energy project developers and businesses with large electrical loads have been invited to express their interest and take part in developing a major renewable energy zone in Australia. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original a
Ørsted’s two new offshore wind farms in Changhua County, Taiwan, have passed the preliminary review of the Environmental Protection Agency. The wind farms’ Environmental Impact Statements (EIAs) were recommended for approval by the EIA committee on 8 June, the same day Copenhagen Infrastructure Part
The Netherlands is looking into whether areas of the North Sea could be used simultaneously for offshore wind and carbon capture and storage (CCS) developments. According to a study performed by Fugro, offshore wind farms and CCS projects in the Dutch sector of the North Sea can coexist; however, sa
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) new offshore wind project in Taiwan, called Taichung Fengmiao, has obtained the recommendation of approval by Taiwan’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) review committee. This is according to an update shared on social media by a Senior Director at Copen
The Danish Energy Agency has received applications for 15 new offshore wind turbine projects under the open door scheme since April 2022. The applications for feasibility study permits have been received for a number of different areas, including Aalbæk Bay, Esbjerg, Falster, Gjerrild Bay, Hanstholm
