The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued prior information notice about an upcoming tender for two meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) campaigns to be carried out at the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (IJVWFZ). The tender, expected to be launched in October, will be divided into two l
The California State Legislature has passed a new bill which aims at setting offshore wind capacity targets and advancing the development of offshore wind in this US state. The Assembly Bill 525 (AB 525) passed the Senate and Assembly on 9 September, with overwhelming votes in favour of the bill on
The UK has decided to support renewable energy projects through its latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction with additional GBP 265 million (around EUR 311 million), of which GBP 224 million (around EUR 263 million) per year has been earmarked for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind. Divid
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has selected RWE Renewables and EDF Renewables as the winners of the tender to develop up to 958 MW of offshore wind capacity across two sites in the North Sea and one site in the Baltic Sea. RWE Renewables placed zero-subsidy bids to develop offs
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has selected Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) to analyse and assess wind conditions for two future German offshore wind tendering sites. OWC a subsidiary of AqualisBraemar LOC, has selected a team including Fraunhofer IWES and ProPlanEn, to ass
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited potential bidders in the country’s yet-to-be-launched tender for an artificial energy island in the North Sea to participate in an orientation meeting related to the procurement process. The meeting, which will be held on 15 September, is part of the second
A new political agreement has been reached in the Danish Parliament on the country’s 10 GW North Sea energy island hub, for which the tender will be launched in 2022. The state will own at least 50.1 per cent of the project and the bidders will have the opportunity to establish extra areas on the [&
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has launched a tender for the creation of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and an Appropriate Assessment (AA) for the country’s new Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP II). SEAI has invited qualified and experienced environmental
The government of Australia has introduced legislation that will allow offshore wind projects to be built in Commonwealth waters. The Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021 will allow the government to designate Offshore Electricity Areas in Commonwealth waters more than three miles offshore.
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the Vice-ministry of Energy and Environmental Quality (MINAE) of Ministry of Environment, and Energy and Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) have kicked-off a joint initiative to build knowledge about the local benefits of offshore wind and explore pathways
Crown Estate Scotland, which is currently reviewing the ScotWind Leasing Round applications, will open a new leasing process early next year, dedicated specifically to offshore wind projects which support the decarbonisation of the oil and gas sector, and to small-scale innovation projects of less t
The US offshore wind pipeline grew 24 per cent over the previous year, with 35,324 MW now in various stages of development, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). A little over 6.8 GW of new capacity was added to the pipeline throughout 2020, according to the 2021 edition of the Offshore Wi
Belgium’s Federal Public Service Economy, SMEs, Middle Classes, and Energy has issued a contract notice seeking theoretical geological studies for the Princess Elisabeth offshore wind zone. Interested parties have until 27 September to respond to this contract notice. Belgium’s first offshore wind z
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) plans to start an environmental review of the Sunrise Wind project offshore New York, the US Department of Interior (DoI) said on 30 August. The project, developed by Ørsted and Eversource, is proposed to be built in a lease area in federal waters appr
