The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the 2.8 GW Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind projects in federal waters off New Jersey. The original lease was divided into two separate leases, both approximately 8.7 miles (about 14 kilometres) o
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has designated three new areas as offshore wind preparation zones. The three areas that were designated as preparation areas are Akita City, Akita Prefecture, East Side of Wakayama Prefecture, and West Side of Wakayama Prefecture (floating wind)
The Danish Energy Agency has adopted a plan for the North Sea I offshore wind area following an environmental assessment of the plan and the consultation responses. The area comprises two subareas, the first of which has been already put out to tender with three offshore wind sites offered. The plan
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has postponed the lease sale for offshore wind areas in federal waters off Oregon. The US federal agency said on 27 September the auction was being delayed due to insufficient bidder interest. BOEM issued the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for two lease areas
The Rui Li 1 floating offshore wind project, developed by a consortium comprising IX Renewables, Hexicon and GF Corporation, has passed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) preliminary review. The consortium behind the project plans to enter the 180 MW Rui Li 1 into the upcoming floating wind d
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has contracted Fraunhofer IWES to develop a fully Integrated Ground Model (IGM) for the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone (DDWWFZ). The German company will perform the work together with UK-based Tetra Tech RPS Energy and Geowynd. The contract, which will run for appr
The Australian government has preliminarily offered a feasibility licence to Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm, a potential offshore wind farm to be developed off Southwest Victoria by Alinta Energy and Parkwind. The feasibility license grants the project, located in the Southern Ocean zone, off Victoria’
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a company of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has launched a tender for the development of a 500 MW offshore wind project off the coast of Gujarat. According to the tender documents, bids must be submitted by 12 December, and pre-bid meet
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has submitted the offshore scoping report to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate Licensing & Operations team for its 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind project. The development follows the announcement last week regarding the submission of the onshore scoping report to Ab
The US Department of Interior (DOI) plans to hold a lease auction on 29 October for eight offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Maine, capable of delivering approximately 13 GW of renewable energy. The area included in the Final Sale Notice (FSN) is about 120,000 acres less than what the Bureau of Ocea
The European Commission (EC) has approved a EUR 682 million Belgian scheme to back the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. This approval sets the stage for the auction, planned to be launched on 28 October, for the first 700 MW wind farm in the Princess Elisabeth Zo
The US Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office (GDO) has issued a funding call for up to USD 1.25 million to set up a consortium that will identify standardised offshore wind transmission equipment specifications to support coordinated procurement in the US. Managed by GDO and ConnectWerx, the
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Irish Department of Transport have established an advisory cooperation to assess capacity, demand and financing strategies for the development of port infrastructure for offshore wind projects in Irish waters. Signed by the Irish Minister for the Environmen
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has submitted an onshore scoping report to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore infrastructure associated with its 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind farm in Scotland. The report provides information on the proposed onshore infrastructure and further outlines the approach to the
