The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy will reveal the results of the tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm site on Wednesday, 29 July. The results of the subsidy-free round will be revealed after the closing of the Dutch stock exchanges, Ruud de Bruijne,
Polish energy company PKN Orlen has submitted an environmental report for its offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea. PKN Orlen, through its subsidiary Baltic Power, holds a license to build wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea with a maximum total capacity of up to 1,200 MW. The proposed area cover
New Jersey will seek to procure between 1,200 MW and 2,400 MW of capacity in its second offshore wind solicitation, expected to be issued in September. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has also reserved the right to select less than 1,200 MW or more than 2,400 MW, if circumstances wa
Japanese government is drafting a bill that would facilitate identifying new development sites for 1 GW of installed offshore wind capacity per year from 2021 to 2031. “Japan is set to draft new rules and support framework in a drive that points to construct offshore wind projects at 30 locales by t
The consortium behind the 700 MW Akita Yurihonjo wind farm is moving forward with the project after the proposed construction area was designated a ”promotion zone” by the Japanese government. Earlier this month, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Land, Infra
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a package of funding and business support activities worth GBP 2.1 million, aimed at boosting the UK offshore wind supply chain. The package includes two new funding calls and support activities for business transformation. For the funding cal
The State of New York has announced its second offshore wind solicitation, seeking up to 2,500 MW of projects. The solicitation includes a multi-port strategy and requirement for offshore wind generators to partner with any of the eleven prequalified New York ports to stage, construct, manufacture k
France’s National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP) has launched a public consultation on future floating wind projects offshore southern Brittany. The country’s Multiannual Energy Programme (Programmation pluriannuelle de l’énergie (PPE)) calls for 8.75 GW of offshore wind capacity to be put out
President of South Korea Moon Jae-in has pledged to expand the country’s offshore wind power capacity from the current 124 MW to 12 GW by 2030, according to local media. Moon announced his pledge on Friday, 17 July, during a visit to a turbine research center and the operational 60 MW Southwest Offs
The European Commission has published a Roadmap to the development and integration of offshore renewable energy by 2030 and 2050. As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission identified the importance of agreeing on a new approach for exploiting Europe’s offshore renewable energy pote
The UK has launched a review into the existing offshore transmission regime to address the barriers it presents to further significant deployment of offshore wind. The current approach to designing and building offshore transmission was developed when offshore wind was a nascent sector and industry
The Taiwanese government has, in cooperation with DNV GL and other classification societies and research centres, launched the Taiwan Offshore Wind Project Certification Alliance (TOWPCA) to promote the localization of its offshore wind sector. The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI
The UK government will relax planning legislation to make it easier to construct large batteries to store renewable energy from solar and wind farms across the UK. The move could allow for over 100 large-scale batteries to be built across the UK, trebling the amount already in operation. Removing ba
The European Commission adopted two energy strategies on an EU-level on 8 July, which prioritise hydrogen production powered by offshore wind and other renewable energy sources, and set the stage for linking different energy carriers, infrastructures, and consumption sectors. “The priority for the E
