The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has decided that a Strategic Environmental Assessment must be completed prior to submission of final bids for the Thor offshore wind farm. In addition to this, comprehensive environmental assessments are still to be carried out prior to final bids. Later, the winner of
The State of New York and Denmark have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand an ongoing partnership on the development and procurement of offshore wind energy. The new MoU builds on the existing partnership between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and t
The UK’s Labour Party has announced plans to build 37 new offshore wind farms with a 51 percent publicly owned stake. Offshore wind prices fell by 30 percent last week and there are more offshore wind farms installed in the UK than any other country. But deployment is still too slow, and all sites a
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is launching the next round of preliminary investigations on two offshore wind farm areas in the North Sea. The two areas, N-6.6 and N-6.7, are located some 100 kilometres northwest of the island Borkum. The N-6.6 area is expected to support w
The German Climate Cabinet has agreed to increase the country’s 2030 offshore wind capacity target from 15GW to 20GW. A group of economic and energy ministers, senators of five northern German states, representatives of the coastal cities and the industry signed the Cuxhaven Appeal 2.0 last year cal
The Crown Estate has launched Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4, opening up the potential for at least 7GW of new seabed rights for offshore wind development in the waters around England and Wales. The Crown Estate, which acts as manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is makin
The U.S. State Department has updated its policy guidance to include a visa category for crewmembers who will work onboard vessels deployed in offshore wind operations. The new guidance, part of the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), solves a regulatory hurdle that was causing logistical problems for the
Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam has signed an executive order which sets the goal of having up to 2.5GW of offshore wind developed in the state by 2026. Executive Order Forty-Three includes the targets that 30% of Virginia’s electric system is powered by renewable energy resources by 2030 and to b
The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has advanced the fiscal year 2020 energy and water funding bill, which includes support for the Aqua Ventus demonstration offshore wind project. The legislation, advanced by a vote of 31-0, includes provisions led by Senator Susan Collins to support severa
Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited, the developer of the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe wind farm offshore Scotland, has made an application to the UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority for an electricity generation licence. The licence application will remain open for comments until 8 October. The E
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will host a series of open house events in September to discuss New York’s recent awards for 1,696MW of offshore wind energy. NYSERDA staff will present details of the two announced projects: Empire Wind, owned and developed by E
Crown Estate Scotland has launched a public consultation on its draft 2020-23 Corporate Plan which will run until 25 November. The consultation covers activity related to rural estates, coastline, seabed, investing in built development and more. Helping attract offshore wind investment, supporting n
A bipartisan group of US East Coast state governors has urged the Trump administration to expeditiously complete the environmental review of the Vineyard Wind so that a Record of Decision for the offshore wind project can be issued by March 2020. In a letter sent to the US Department of Interior and
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control over Diamond Transmission Partners Galloper (Holding) Limited by Diamond Transmission Corporation Limited (DTC) and InfraRed Capital Partners Limited (IRCP), all of the UK. Diamond Transmission Par
