The Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture between Vattenfall and Fred. Olsen Seawind, has submitted applications for both offshore and onshore consents to the Scottish authorities for review. The project is the first fully floating offshore wind farm from the 2022 ScotWind leasing process to
The Lucena offshore wind project in the Philippines, developed by Nexif Ratch Energy, has been awarded the Green Lane Certificate by the Philippine Board of Investments (BOI). On 26 November, Nexif Ratch Energy, owned by Singapore’s Nexif Energy and Thai Ratch Group, secured Green Lane Certificates
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has approved the grid connection for BuhaWind Energy Philippines’ 2 GW floating offshore wind farm in Northern Luzon. The System Impact Study Final Report for BuhaWind Energy Philippines’ 2 GW offshore wind farm was issued by NGCP and accepted
The Maltese government has launched the country’s first public call for offshore wind development, seeking to pre-qualify potential developers who will then be invited to participate in the next stage(s) of the tender. The developer selected through the procurement process will build Malta’s first f
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) received no offers for any of the three offshore wind farms in the North Sea (North Sea I A1, A2, and A3) that were up for bidding in the country’s latest offshore wind auction. The first 3 GW of Denmark’s 6 GW offshore wind tendering procedure expired on Thursday, 5 [
Following the Swedish government’s rejection of 13 offshore wind farm proposals last month, including Ørsted’s Skåne Offshore Wind Park, the Danish developer revealed it will pause the development of this specific project. Earlier in 2024, several areas offshore Sweden, where Ørsted is planning to b
Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) will launch again a tender for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Saare 1 area, nearly a year after the initial auction ended without any bids. The auction will take place between 21 January and 23 January 2025. Th
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the up to 2 GW Maryland offshore wind farm. The approval represents the agency’s completion of the final permit in US Wind’s federal permitting application. “After more than four years of rigo
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the New York Bight offshore wind area. The ROD specifies environmental measures expected to be applied to the development of projects in the six lease areas that BOEM awarded in 2022. Set to be published in the
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has awarded a construction permit for Lillebælt Syd (Little Belt South), a 165 MW offshore wind project planned to be built in the Little Belt strait between the islands of Als and Helnæs. The project, being co-developed by Danish utility SONFOR and European Energy, is
The tender for the construction of the first offshore wind farm in the Princess Elisabeth Zone in the Belgian North Sea has been launched. Developers will have nine months to submit their bids to build the 700 MW offshore wind farm. The winner will be selected primarily on price competitiveness but
The Netherlands is a pioneer in including nature enhancement stipulations in offshore (wind) energy tenders. The Dutch event for the international offshore energy and maritime industries, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC), has also given nature enhancement a prime spot in this year’s ed
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has published draft regulations and plot decisions for the offshore wind tender for the IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek I areas and said that the government would open the tendering procedure in September 2025. Previously planned as a 4 GW, four-site tender,
Ocean Winds has completed three years of development work and submitted applications for offshore planning consent to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate for the 2 GW Caledonia offshore wind farm in Scotland. Caledonia, located in the outer Moray Firth, was awarded the site in 2022 as part
