Belgian electricity transmission operator Elia Group has approved the establishment of a new subsidiary, WindGrid, which will focus on the international market for offshore grid infrastructure. According to Elia Group, WindGrid is a logical step in its expansion since Europe and other markets are ex
Survey vessel Geo Ranger is set to begin a geophysical pre-lay survey along the export cable corridor at the Dogger Bank A offshore wind project in mid-March. The activities are planned to begin on 13 March and end on approximately 18 March. They will be carried out on a continuous basis, 24 hours a
German energy company EnBW has decided to exit the US offshore wind market and focus its future offshore wind activities on Europe. The move was prompted by ”successful auctions in the UK and the announcement of bold offshore wind build-out targets in Germany,” EnBW said. The company’s US entity, En
The full commissioning of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland has been postponed until 2024 due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic both in Europe and in the Far East, the developers of the 450 MW project said. NnG, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB and under constructio
As the Netherlands paces towards fulfilling its ambition of becoming climate-neutral by 2050, its energy system is undergoing substantial change with an increasing share of renewable energy. Surplus electricity produced by offshore wind and other renewables can be used to meet the growing demand for
Kajima Corporation and Van Oord have been selected as the preferred Balance of Plant contractors for three offshore wind projects in Japan. In December 2021 the Government of Japan selected three consortia, all led by Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Solutions, as the operators for three offshore wind
Singapore-based marine and offshore engineering group Sembcorp Marine has manufactured the 15 wind turbine jacket foundations for the 376 MW Formosa 2 wind project offshore Taiwan. Five jacket foundations have since sailed away with the remaining awaiting client’s vessel availability, Sembcorp Marin
Sumitomo Electric Industries and Seaway 7 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to together provide subsea cable engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) services for offshore wind projects in Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration is planned to
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed the country’s biggest offshore wind auction after three days and 64 rounds, and the six offered lease sites gathering a total of USD 4.37 billion that will go to the US Treasury. The largest and most expensive site, which could accommodat
This article comprises round-by-round updates from the New York Bight lease sale’s second and third day, and a link to Day 1 updates. For the news on the auction results, go to the news below: Round 63: The asking price for the biggest site has now climbed to USD 1.1 billion with one bidder in, [&he
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has chosen 20 UK-based companies to benefit from the Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) business improvement and supply chain growth programme. The F4OR programme, which is funded by the Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) and delivered in partnership with the Nucle
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has put an offshore wind area in the North Sea out to tender. The area will support the development of up to 980 MW of capacity, and the price of the electricity is capped at EUR 64 per MWh. The bidder with the lowest subsidy requirement for a win
Poland’s PGE and Ørsted are applying for seabed acreage in the Polish Baltic Sea adjacent to the Baltica offshore wind project that the two companies are jointly developing. The 45.E.1 area on Ławica Słupska covers 17 square kilometres and is directly adjacent to the 2.5 GW Baltica offshore wind pro
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified three Call Areas in the Pacific Ocean offshore Oregon for wind energy development, which have a total installed capacity potential of 17 GW. The agency is now embarking on narrowing down these pieces of federal waters into Wind Energy Ar
