The Crown Estate is proceeding with its Capacity Increase Programme to maximise the potential of existing offshore wind lease areas and add 4.7 GW of renewable energy. According to The Crown Estate, an additional 4.7 GW of renewable energy could be generated from the delivery of the programme by ame
On 22 April, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced that a massive 3.2 GW offshore wind cluster will be developed in Sinan-gun, South Jeolla Province. The South Korean ministry designated the proposed cluster as an integrated complex after a meeting of the New and Ren
The Regulatory Authority (RA) of Bermuda has commenced the procurement process for the island’s first offshore wind project. The RA is inviting developers to express their interest in building and operating the offshore wind project, which is expected to be rolled out in phases, beginning with an in
A coalition of 18 state attorneys general has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s directive to stop federal approvals for both onshore and offshore wind energy developments, warning that the policy could seriously damage the wind industry and hinder progress on renewable energy. T
The Dutch government has revised its offshore wind plans, scaling back its targets and eliminating one proposed development zone to allow greater access for the fishing industry, according to a new draft amendment to the North Sea Programme. The target for offshore wind energy has been adjusted from
Equinor and Polenergia have secured the final environmental decision, issued by the Regional Director for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk, for the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm as the project is being prepared for auction in Poland in 2025. “This is an extremely important moment for the Bałt
OX2 has completed and submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to the relevant authority for the Laine offshore wind farm in the Finnish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The EIA covers the offshore wind farm, its internal electricity transmission and hydrogen pipeline, offshore power statio
The UK government has announced GBP 300 million (approximately EUR 350 million) of funding through the country’s publicly owned clean energy company, Great British Energy, to invest in domestic offshore wind supply chains. The funding, which was brought forward by the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
The Portuguese government has outlined the framework for the country’s first auction of commercial-scale offshore wind farms, which is expected to take place later this year. Published on 21 April in the Diário da República, the order sets out a centralised sequential model for allocating offshore w
US renewable energy industry organisations and New York state agencies, as well as the Governor, have responded with criticism to the decision of the US Department of the Interior (DOI) to halt construction on Empire Wind 1. The move has been called a “chilling signal” to investors in the US market
Following the order of the US Department of the Interior (DOI) to halt all construction activities on the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she would fight the federal decision. “This fully federally permitted project has already put shovels in the ground befor
The US Department of the Interior (DOI), through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), has paused the building of the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, which is currently under construction in federal waters off New York. According to community and mariner updates issued by the Empire Wind p
The Victorian government will launch an offshore wind auction in September of this year and expects to award contracts by the fourth quarter of 2026. This is according to the Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 4 (IS4), released by Victoria’s Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambros
The Lithuanian government has approved the proposed changes to the terms of the tender for the country’s second offshore wind farm, for which the tendering process was paused in January so the government could re-evaluate the conditions. The proposed modifications of Lithuania’s second offshore wind
