Artificial North Sea Island Plan Moves Ahead TenneT Netherlands, Energinet.dk and TenneT Germany will sign a trilateral agreement on developing the North Sea Wind Power Hub project during the North Seas Energy Forum in Brussels on 23 March, in the presence of Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner fo
The Scottish government has granted a planning consent for the eight-turbine Kincardine floating wind farm located around 15 kilometres south-east of Aberdeen.
UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered the Spring Budget 2017 on 8 March, according to which the Levy Control Framework (LCF) will be replaced with new set of controls later this year.
The Mauritius Research Council (MRC) has invited expressions of interest for the development of offshore wind farms for the Republic of Mauritius.
UK offshore wind companies that are eyeing foreign markets will get a chance to hear more about the growing offshore wind opportunities in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and China from market experts and MHI Vestas on 9 March.
After Engie and EDP Renewable (EDPR) announced they are jointly taking part in the next stage of the third offshore wind call for tenders in France, the country will further see Iberdrola, EDF EN, and wpd participating in the new “competitive dialogue” tendering process.
Vattenfall has started a three-year permitting process for the 1.8 GW offshore wind farm, Norfolk Boreas, the sister project to the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard.
Engie and EDP Renewables (EDPR) have jointly submitted a pre-qualification bid to construct a wind farm with a capacity between 250MW and 750MW off the coast of Dunkirk in France. The bid is part of a competitive dialogue procedure in France’s third round of tenders to select potential developers an
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry was sworn in on Thursday, 2 March, as the 14th Secretary of the United States Department of Energy (DoE).
The Province of Friesland and the developers of the 320MW Friesland offshore wind farm (Windpark Fryslân) have signed a cooperation agreement which, if approved by the Provincial Council, will allow the Province to invest up to EUR 127 million in the project.
Canadian energy company Northland Power will not be submitting a bid to develop an offshore wind project off Kitty Hawk, North Carolina this March.
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has issued a tender for framework contracts with external experts who can support RVO.nl in managing site studies and assist with the tendering procedures during the development of offshore wind farm zones.
Delegates from the United States are visiting the Humber area as part of a fact-finding mission to gather evidence on the socioeconomic impact of offshore wind in this UK renewable energy hub.
Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL), a UK-based specialist investment banking and asset management company, has initiated a judicial review of the UK government’s decision to name Australian investment bank Macquarie preferred bidder for the Green Investment Bank (GIB).
