A vessel traffic survey is scheduled to start in the coming days at the Bowdun offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The survey is due to commence on 1 December and is expected to be completed by 15 December, depending on weather conditions, according to a Notice to Mariners issued recently by the de
Haskoning has appointed NASH Maritime, a maritime consultancy within the APEM Group, to lead the shipping and navigation assessment for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Gwynt Glas floating offshore wind project in the UK, developed by a joint venture between EDF Power Solutions and E
The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) has opened the country’s first offshore wind auction, focused exclusively on fixed-bottom projects, offering a total of 3.3 GW of capacity. Launched on 25 November, the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-5) will offer 3.3 GW for delivery between
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has launched tenders for three offshore wind areas that can house a minimum of 2.8 GW of installed capacity. The process is based on a Contracts for Difference (CfD) model, which the DEA says will increase the likelihood of qualified bids, following the tender launched
Ocean Winds has secured the third floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea, offered through the Crown Estate’s Round 5 auction earlier this year. The developer is joining Equinor and the Gwynt Glas joint venture, which were awarded rights for two of the three sites offered in Round 5 in June. O
Orlen Group has secured the environmental permit for its 1 GW Baltic East offshore wind farm in Poland from the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Gdańsk. This milestone brings the project closer to participation in the first Polish offshore wind auction, scheduled for December thi
Korea Floating Wind (KF Wind), a joint venture between Ocean Winds and Mainstream Renewable Power, has completed the Marine Traffic Safety Examination (MTSE) for its offshore wind project in South Korea. MTSE is a vital regulatory step for permitting an offshore wind farm, in which the Ministry of O
German offshore wind industry groups and transmission system operators have called on the federal government to reform the country’s offshore wind auction system, warning that the current framework is deterring investment and slowing project development. The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) has obtained environmental approval for its 900 MW Baltica 1 offshore wind project, clearing the way for its participation in Poland’s upcoming offshore wind auction on 17 December 2025. The approval was issued by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protect
The Dutch government has confirmed that no applications were submitted for the latest offshore wind tender for the 1 GW Nederwiek I-A site in the North Sea. The tender closed on 30 October without bids, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) said in a press release issued the same day. In a letter
