Taean Wind Power, a joint offshore wind project between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Vena Energy, has secured a fixed-price offtake contract in South Korea, with commercial operations expected to begin by late 2029. The 500 MW offshore wind project has been awarded an offtake contrac
Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) has selected Oxan Energy, a French-based offshore wind developer, as the winner of the auction for the Saare 1 area. The company plans to install as many as 60 floating wind turbines, with a combined capacity of 900 MW. The Fre
The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled new measures to minimise underwater noise levels during the construction of offshore wind projects. As part of the government’s Plan for Change, the measures should reduce noise levels in the sea to allow new offshore wind
A joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7 has retrieved floating LiDARs and wave buoy equipment as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed Salamander floating offshore wind farm off the North East of Scotland. The campaign started in October 2023 with the deployment of two
The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has proposed temporarily suspending the ongoing offshore wind tender in the Baltic Sea to review its terms and conditions, aiming to minimise the impact on electricity prices for consumers once the tender is completed. A draft government resolution has been prepared
US President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order pausing offshore wind leasing on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and mandating a review of the federal government’s leasing and permitting practices for wind projects. The Order also stops all relevant agencies from issuing approvals, eith
Deep Wind Offshore Korea has secured a Public Waters Occupancy and Use Permit for its Admiral Lee offshore wind project in South Korea. “This achievement marks an essential step forward in our mission to advance renewable energy development in South Korea. The permit allows us to complete offshore l
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have completed the review and approved the revised Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. Last week, the federal government lifted the suspension
Energy islands are no longer being considered in the Netherlands. Instead, the focus has been shifted to offshore energy hubs and interconnectors. With rising (cyber)security concerns as a result of a number of recent incidents in European waters, as well as the Russia-Ukraine war, diversification o
The signing of contracts with projects selected in Massachusetts’ fourth offshore wind solicitation has been delayed once more, with the new expected date being on or before 31 March. The execution of contracts, which had already been delayed to 15 January, is further postponed as the Electric Distr
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the SouthCoast Wind offshore wind project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Record of Decision (ROD) from the Department of the Interior (DOI) in Decem
Estonian developer Sunly Wind has applied for a superficies licence with Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) for an offshore wind farm in the Saare 7 area. The CPTRA has now initiated a procedure for the area under which it invites any competing applications to b
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO), in partnership with the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), has introduced an action plan for the development of offshore wind transmission on the US West Coast with recommendations on connecti
Relying only on renewable energy targets and expecting the industry and economic growth would follow “does not work”, Mark van Stiphout, Deputy Head of Unit for Research, Innovation, Competitiveness and Digitalisation at European Commission’s DG Energy, said during a panel session about green growth
