The President of Finland has signed a bill that enables the country to organise its first tender for offshore wind development in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). With the new legislation set to enter into force on 1 January 2025, the government is looking to launch the first offshore wind tender
The JERA-led consortium and BP, along with its consortium partners, have been granted exclusive rights to develop two offshore wind farms in Japan’s territorial waters. The awarded sites are part of the country’s 3rd auction round, where a total capacity of 1.1 GW has been granted for development. B
The US state of Connecticut has decided not to purchase any capacity from offshore wind projects in its most recent renewable energy procurement round. In its latest renewable energy procurement round, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) selected projects totalli
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the SouthCoast Wind Project, which could generate up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind energy for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. With the approval, the Department of Interior (DOI) and BOEM have approved over 19 GW of clean energy from offshore
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) has awarded a total of 1,886 MW in capacity across four fixed-bottom offshore wind projects and one floating wind project. The projects that were awarded: the 532 MW Anma Offshore Wind (both phases), the 500 MW Taean (Vena Energy and Cope
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued a construction permit for the 240 MW Jammerland Bugt offshore wind farm, which is planned to be built near Kalundborg, Denmark. The project involves the installation of 16 wind turbines on monopiles and covers an area of 31.1 square kilometres south of Kalun
The Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines (DOE) has revealed that the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-5), exclusively dedicated to offshore wind projects, will commence in the third quarter of 2025. According to DOE, the GEA-5 will provide offshore wind developers with
The Portuguese government has agreed on and signed the rules of procedure for a new Technological Free Zone located off the coast of Viana do Castelo, designated for offshore wind demonstration projects. The update was shared by Portugal’s Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs Lidia Bulcão on 3 De
The consortium behind the GoliatVIND floating offshore wind farm has submitted the licence application for the project to the Norwegian Ministry of Energy. The consortium consists of Source Galileo Norge, Odfjell Oceanwind, Kansai Electric Power, and ENEOS Renewable Energy. “In order to meet Enova’s
The Brazilian Senate has adopted a bill regulating offshore wind licensing, development and operation. The bill also includes subsidies for coal and natural gas power plants, provisions that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to veto. The bill (PL 576/2021) was first introduced in 2021
Nexif Ratch Energy’s San Miguel Bay Wind Project has been granted the Certificate of Energy Project of National Significance (CEPNS) by the Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE). According to Nexif Ratch Energy, the CEPNS designation recognises energy projects that represent “significant” capital
Invenergy has responded to the Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) launched this summer for two wind energy areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico for which the federal agency had received an unsolicited lease request from Hecate Energy. Hecate Energ
The Australian government has declared an area off northern Tasmania’s Bass Strait as suitable for offshore wind development, with the potential to generate 20 GW of offshore wind energy. In response to feedback from local leaders, industry, fishers, unions, First Nations people, and community group
The Nederwiek IB offshore wind site in the Netherlands, which was initially planned to be part of the upcoming tender in 2025, is expected to be added to the 2026 round as the Dutch government assesses the impact a wind farm there could have on accessing a nearby gas transfer platform. A gas project
