Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for metocean desk study for Hollandse Kust (noord) and Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore wind farm zones. The purpose of the assignment will be to provide the metocean conditions to serve as input for the design, installation and maintenance of wi
The Administrative Court of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen has decided to suspend the construction of the Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB), due to legal action taken against the project by the environmental organization BUND. Thereby, no construction works can be carried out at the OTB until f
The U.S. Department of Energy is planning to award a USD 3.7 million grant to the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) for the development of the 20.7MW offshore wind demonstration project in Lake Erie, according to local media. This would be the third DOE’s grant for the project, bringing th
Two unnamed offshore wind developers bidding for the 700MW Borssele I and II projects asked the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) to assess their designs in advance to further solidify their business cases and instill confidence in investors. Ten project developers are in the running f
Danish Government could stop further development of nearshore projects as it is contemplating lowering the country’s energy transition ambitions, saying Public Service Obligations (PSO) levy is too high and therefore wants to reopen the energy agreement. A proposal for changing the PSO system was pr
New York State senators Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman released a letter signed by 20 state senators to Governor Andrew Cuomo and Audrey Zibelman, Chair of the New York State Public Service Commission, calling for the inclusion of an offshore wind tier in the forthcoming Clean Energy Standard. The Pub
The European Commission has issued a call for project proposals for new solutions in the operation and maintenance of offshore wind turbines/farms, and has set aside EUR 10 million to fund the winner(s). The call was launched on 11 May, as part of the Horizon 2020 programme, with the period for subm
An independent nominations committee has been formed and has commenced the search for permanent independent trustees to run the Green Purposes Company Ltd (GPC), a newly incorporated organisation tasked with keeping the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) green. The UK Business Secretary launched the
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT) has amended the country’s existing Port and Harbour Law to promote development of offshore wind projects, the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) reports. The amendments allow developers to lease designated water zones in port ar
Baltimore County, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Maryland, has applied for a USD 26 million federal grant to support infrastructure upgrades at the former Sparrows Point shipyard to accommodate assembly, fabrication and shipping for the offshore wind industry. The grant applicatio
Adwen has obtained the type certificate of its AD 5-132 offshore wind turbine awarded by the independent certification body DNV GL. The AD 5-132 has been designed and certified as special class, covering the most demanding offshore sites worldwide. This wind turbine is tailored for subtropical monso
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has hailed progress by American agencies in working with their Scandinavian counterparts to expedite the development of offshore wind in this country. The leaders of the United States, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden released a joint statemen
Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Limited has been fined GBP 2.6 million after a 32-year-old subcontractor, working on behalf of the company, was killed when the trench he was working in collapsed on him, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported. On 14 April 2010, the worker was laying ducting for
The Crown Estate has granted a lease to Statoil that will enable the start of construction of the 30MW Hywind Scotland floating wind farm located at Buchan Deep, some 25 kilometres from Peterhead. The project – set to be the world’s largest floating wind farm – consists of five 6MW turbines which wi
