The Polish Ministry of Energy has prepared a draft bill supporting the development of offshore wind energy. According to the Polish Ministry of Energy, the draft is now set for further legislative work by the government followed by the public consultations phase. The ministry said it began working o
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has accepted Thanet OFTO Limited’s claim on a partial outage in electricity transfer in 2015 due to an export cable fault. As a result, Thanet OFTO Limited’s reported system incentive performance shall be adjusted to offset the full duration of the outage. The report
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a public stakeholder meeting on November 12 to discuss how New Jersey should plan its transmission system to accommodate the scenario where offshore wind plays a major role in the State’s energy future. The public meeting will have a conferenc
ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited has submitted the Development Consent Order (DCO) applications for the East Anglia TWO and the East Anglia ONE North offshore wind farms to the UK Planning Inspectorate. The Planning Inspectorate received the DCO applications on 25 October. From the day after re
Swedish energy company Vattenfall and its partner Wallenstam have cancelled the Taggen offshore wind project in Sweden after the Swedish Armed Forces said no to the wind farm. ”Of course, it is regrettable that we are now forced to put down a large renewable energy project that we, together with Wal
Naval Energies and SIDS DOCK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the development of offshore floating wind projects in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The French offshore renewable energy technology developer Naval Energies and SIDS DOCK, the United Nations (UN)-recognize
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has issued a new policy which clarifies that it will act as the primary authority on workplace safety for renewable energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The new policy is set to be published in the Federal Register on 18 October and defines
Equinor and the Snorre and Gullfaks partners have submitted updated development plans to the Norwegian government for the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm. The Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm will consist of 11 8MW wind turbines located some 140 kilometres from shore in 260-300 metres of w
Virginia-based Dominion Energy has received two key determinations from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding the design, fabrication and installation of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Dominion submitted its Facility Design Report (FDR) and Fabrication and Ins
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has decided that a further round of environmental impact consultations is required before an establishment permit is granted for open-door offshore wind projects. The decision comes after the Energy Board of Appeal last year canceled a part of the license for the const
German state and federal representatives have suggested that tenders should be launched by 2023 in order for Germany to reach its 20GW by 2030 offshore wind target. At a meeting held in Hannover, Lower Saxony’s Minister for Environment, Energy, Building, and Climate Protection Olaf Lies said that “t
The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has postponed the decision deadline for the Hornsea Project Three development consent order application until 31 March 2020. The decision deadline was postponed from 2 October to 31 March 2020 to allow for additional infor
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Ocean Breeze Energy GmbH & Co. KG by Sage Holdings S.à.r.l, ultimately indirectly controlled by Macquarie Group Limited. Ocean Breeze owns and operates the BARD Offshore 1 wind farm in the German North Sea. Macq
Wpd AG has secured approval from Taiwan’s Investment Committee to invest NT$ 14.12 billion (circa EUR 409.5 million) in the Yunlin offshore wind project. Wpd owns 73% of Yunlin Holding GmbH, while the Sojitz Corp-led consortium, comprising Chugoku Electric Power, Chudenko Corporation, Shikoku Electr
