Germany plans to auction off sites in its North Sea Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the purpose of producing green hydrogen offshore, with auctions expected to start as early as 2022. The Ordinance on Auctioning Sites for Alternative Energy Generation in the German Exclusive Economic Zone entered
Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has submitted an environmental report for the 1.5 GW Skåne Havsvindpark wind farm project offshore Sweden. The submission of the report was preceded by surveys and a thorough environmental impact assessment (EIA), the developer said. Skåne offshore wind farm is
A consortium of TotalEnergies, Macquarie’s Green Investment Group and RIDG has submitted a bid for an offshore wind project in an area west of the Orkney Islands as part of the ScotWind leasing round. The two-gigawatt proposal, named the West of Orkney Windfarm, has the potential to power more than
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will conduct an environmental review of two wind energy development projects proposed offshore New Jersey by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC. Atlantic Shores, a 50:50 joint venture between EDF Renewables North America and Shell New Energies US, submi
Mayor of the City of New York Bill de Blasio and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) have revealed a 15-year USD 191 million (around EUR 162 million) Offshore Wind Vision (OSW) plan to make New York City a leading destination for the offshore wind industry. The OSW plan also incl
California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed the US state’s new bill on offshore wind into law on 23 September, along with several other bills focused on climate and clean energy efforts, drought and wildfire preparedness. The offshore wind bill (AB 525), which directs state agencies to develop a strat
Massachusetts’s Baker-Polio Administration plans to invest USD 100 million from federal COVID relief funding in critical port infrastructure to support offshore wind development. “To ensure we maximize the economic potential of this industry and build on assets like the New Bedford Marine Commerce T
Vineyard Wind has submitted two proposals in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for offshore wind energy projects in Massachusetts, offering options of approximately 800 MW and 1,200 MW. The developer’s proposals, named Commonwealth Wind, include the development of an offshore wind project
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has awarded Fugro Norway AS a floating measurements contract for the Energy Islands and offshore wind farms in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Under the contract, which is divided into four Lots, two for works in the North Sea and two for works in the
The Polish government and key representatives from the offshore wind energy sector have signed a Sector Agreement for the Development of Offshore Wind Energy in Poland, with an aim to support the development of the offshore wind sector in Poland and to maximise the share of local content in Polish p
Equinor, Shell, Eni, and TotalEnergies – oil and gas players that continue raising their stakes in the renewable energy sector – have been selected by the French government to participate in the country’s first tender dedicated to floating wind. Shell has qualified for the tender in a consortium wit
The French government has selected Eoliennes Flottantes Bretagne Grand Large, a company owned by EDF Renewables and Maple Power, to participate in the tender for building France’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm. BW Ideol, which reported earlier that it had entered into an agreement with a
As Italy’s first offshore wind farm, located in the Mediterranean Sea, enters construction and the state and local authorities are processing further projects off the country’s Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea coasts, a new application has been filed for the development of a 560 MW offshore wind farm.
Xodus has completed an analysis of the US offshore wind industry to determine potential opportunities for UK companies to enter the offshore wind market across the pond. According to the study, a rapid expansion in products and services is currently required to deliver projects on time and on budget
