South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) has awarded a total of 1,886 MW in capacity across four fixed-bottom offshore wind projects and one floating wind project. The projects that were awarded: the 532 MW Anma Offshore Wind (both phases), the 500 MW Taean (Vena Energy and Cope
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued a construction permit for the 240 MW Jammerland Bugt offshore wind farm, which is planned to be built near Kalundborg, Denmark. The project involves the installation of 16 wind turbines on monopiles and covers an area of 31.1 square kilometres south of Kalun
The Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines (DOE) has revealed that the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-5), exclusively dedicated to offshore wind projects, will commence in the third quarter of 2025. According to DOE, the GEA-5 will provide offshore wind developers with
EDF Renewables has applied for environmental investigations for five offshore wind projects in Brazil, totalling over 10 GW in potential installed capacity. The developer also plans another 2 GW project in the country in partnership with the Brazilian company Internacional Energias Renováveis. Accor
The Portuguese government has agreed on and signed the rules of procedure for a new Technological Free Zone located off the coast of Viana do Castelo, designated for offshore wind demonstration projects. The update was shared by Portugal’s Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs Lidia Bulcão on 3 De
The consortium behind the GoliatVIND floating offshore wind farm has submitted the licence application for the project to the Norwegian Ministry of Energy. The consortium consists of Source Galileo Norge, Odfjell Oceanwind, Kansai Electric Power, and ENEOS Renewable Energy. “In order to meet Enova’s
The Brazilian Senate has adopted a bill regulating offshore wind licensing, development and operation. The bill also includes subsidies for coal and natural gas power plants, provisions that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to veto. The bill (PL 576/2021) was first introduced in 2021
Nexif Ratch Energy’s San Miguel Bay Wind Project has been granted the Certificate of Energy Project of National Significance (CEPNS) by the Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE). According to Nexif Ratch Energy, the CEPNS designation recognises energy projects that represent “significant” capital
Invenergy has responded to the Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) launched this summer for two wind energy areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico for which the federal agency had received an unsolicited lease request from Hecate Energy. Hecate Energ
The Australian government has declared an area off northern Tasmania’s Bass Strait as suitable for offshore wind development, with the potential to generate 20 GW of offshore wind energy. In response to feedback from local leaders, industry, fishers, unions, First Nations people, and community group
The Nederwiek IB offshore wind site in the Netherlands, which was initially planned to be part of the upcoming tender in 2025, is expected to be added to the 2026 round as the Dutch government assesses the impact a wind farm there could have on accessing a nearby gas transfer platform. A gas project
All companies that submitted applications to participate in Colombia’s first offshore wind tender have been pre-qualified, meeting legal, financial, and technical requirements. The announcement was made on 9 December by Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). Among the companies included in t
US Wind, owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management and Renexia S.p.A., has been authorised by Delaware regulators to install the transmission infrastructure for its up to 2 GW Maryland offshore wind project. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has
The European Commission (EC) has approved a EUR 2.6 billion scheme to support the development of renewable offshore wind energy in Estonia. The scheme was approved under the State Aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023. The measure aims to supp
