The Danish Energy Agency has concluded that the Plan for the Thor offshore wind project can be realized in the dedicated site west of Thorsminde in the Danish North Sea without significant impacts to the environment. At the same time, the Danish Energy Agency has narrowed down the site for the wind
Europe needs to invest EUR 6.5 billion in port infrastructure by 2030 to deliver the offshore wind expansion targets set out in EU’s Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy, a new report by WindEurope shows. These investments would pay back in just five years, WindEurope said. Europe is embarking on a hu
The US government has decided to advance areas northwest of Morro Bay and off Humboldt County, California, for offshore wind development. With these two initial areas, the US is opening up the Pacific Coast for first commercial scale offshore wind projects. The two areas could accommodate up to 4.6
The UK government has awarded Edinburgh-based company Offshore Survival Systems with funding to develop a first of its kind remotely operated offshore search and rescue service. The service involves using a network of semi-autonomous unmanned rescue vessels (URVs) for search and rescue at sea and wi
Britain’s energy regulators are putting billions of pounds of green infrastructure investment at risk by overseeing an energy market which favours EU energy imports at the expense of home-grown schemes, new research has shown. Electricity generators in the UK pay transmission charges for the cost of
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected Advisian Worley Group to assist this US state in reaching the goal of having 9 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035. Advisian Worley Group will be providing project advisory services to NYSERDA in the capacity of Buy
Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment has drafted a regulation on the technical requirements for power transmission from offshore wind farms to the grid on land. On 21 May, the Ministry submitted the draft regulation for inter-ministerial arrangements and public consultations, with the deadli
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf air quality permit to Vineyard Wind 1, LLC, the developer of the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The permit includes air pollution control requirements for the construction and operation of the 80
The European Commission has approved Polish offshore wind Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, through which the country plans to support the realisation of offshore wind projects with EUR 22.5 billion and reach its renewable energy targets without unduly distorting competition. The CfD scheme, wh
The Polish government has allocated more than EUR 4 billion for offshore wind, port development, and hydrogen production and distribution in its National Reconstruction Plan (KPO). The KPO has been adopted by the Council of Ministers and submitted to the European Commission through which Poland will
California is set to allocate USD 20 million to support offshore wind development in its 2021-2022 budget, on which the state government is currently working. Governor Gavin Newsom presented the US state’s revised 2021-2022 budget on 14 May, before the final budget is established this Summer. The ‘M
A project developing a comprehensive study of the US offshore wind supply chain was launched on 13 May. The project is a partnership between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the State of Maryland, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the U.S. De
Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) has published a framework for the country’s future offshore electricity transmission system, which includes appointing EirGrid as the Transmission System Operator (TSO) and the Transmission Asset Owner for Offshore Grid Asset
Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), a coalition of fishing industry associations and companies, has issued a press release voicing its disapproval of the US authorities’ decision to issue a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Vineyard Wind 1 project. The Record of Decision for the 800 MW
