Borssele Tender Attracts 38 Bids, Cost Reduction Main Priority The tender for the 700MW Borssele I&II offshore wind farm zones has attracted 38 bids and the first impression is that the wind developers have put a lot of effort in driving down the costs, the Dutch media cited Henk Kamp, the country’s
The UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd will have additional two months to decide whether or not to give DONG Energy the approval to build the 1.8GW Hornsea Project Two wind farm after the deadline was extended to allow further examination on the project’s impact on marine life. More s
The Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has adopted a new spatial development programme (LEP) which identifies 185 square kilometres suitable for development of offshore wind farms off the German northern state’s Baltic coast. 13 square kilometres out of the total area identified as suitable for offsh
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has issued guidance on when new marine Natura 2000 sites should be taken into account in offshore renewable energy consents and licences. The Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive require that sites for certain species and habitat types are
The Lithuanian Cabinet has approved amendments to the country’s renewable energy law aimed at kick-starting development of offshore wind power generation in the Baltic Sea. Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičiaus said that this is a long-term project and that the construction of the first wi
Three fishermen were rescued after their 10.5-metre catamaran collided with an offshore wind turbine and started taking on water some 2.5 miles west of Walney Island, Cumbria, UK, in the early morning hours of Thursday, 26 May, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) reports. RNLI did not spe
DONG Energy will sell up to 17.4% of the existing shares through the Initial Public Offering (IPO) scheduled for June 2016, with the indicative prince range set at DKK 200 to DKK 255 per share, corresponding to an implied market capitalisation of the company of DKK 83.5 billion to DKK 106.5 billion
A new bill that would provide a better environment for the offshore wind industry was submitted to the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Monday. The bill requires utility companies in Massachusetts to solicit joint proposals and enter into long-term contracts with offshore wind companies up
Eneco Holding N.V. has applied for a EUR 450 million loan at the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the construction of the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. The application is currently under appraisal EIB said, without specifying when the final decision will be made. The N
A preliminary meeting of a panel forming the Examining Authority (ExA) for East Anglia Three’s Development Consent Order (DCO) application will be held on 28 June, to discuss the examination procedure. On 29 June, an Issue Specific Hearing will be held, relating to the definition of the project and
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide GBP 525 million for construction of the 588MW Beatrice wind farm off Scotland, representing the single largest support ever for investment in an offshore wind project by the bank. The 19-year, long-term loan will support more than GBP 2.7 bill
Eddie O’Connor, the founder and CEO of Mainstream Renewable Power, has been appointed as the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) new Global Ambassador. In his new role, O’Connor will work with GWEC to ensure that the wind sector’s voice is heard, and that more and more countries understand the benef
The tender for the 700MW Borssele I&II offshore wind farm zones has attracted 38 bids and the first impression is that the wind developers have put a lot of effort in driving down the costs, the Dutch media cited Henk Kamp, the country’s Minister of Economic Affairs, as saying. The bids show that th
A public consultation is underway on Marine Institute’s application for a foreshore lease to upgrade the Galway Bay marine and renewable energy test site which would allow floating wind farm technology to be tested offshore Ireland. The Marine Institute has applied to the Department of the Environme
