Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet and Gasunie Deutschland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on the preparations for cross-border hydrogen infrastructure between Denmark and Germany, which will accelerate the preparatory work and put the countries’ green hydrog
Ofgem has granted an electricity generation licence to Berwick Bank Wind Farm Limited, the project company established by SSE Renewables which is developing the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm in Scotland. The licence was approved two months after the developer submitted an application to Ofgem, whi
The board of the Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has officially given the green light to carry out feasibility studies for four new offshore wind farms totalling up to 7.2 GW in capacity. This follows Energinet receiving orders from the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Ministry
Eight Baltic Sea countries that yesterday agreed to build sevenfold the offshore wind capacity currently installed in the Baltic Sea by 2030 have outlined their joint path to minimising the reliance on Russian fossil fuels. Along with the offshore wind buildout, the leaders of the eight countries wi
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Poland has signed the Polish Offshore Wind Sector Deal, an agreement between the Polish Government and key representatives from the offshore wind energy sector that aims to support the development of the country’s offshore wind sector and to maximise the share of lo
At the Baltic Sea Energy Security Summit, being held today in Marienborg, Denmark, leaders of the Baltic Sea countries will sign an agreement on increasing the amount of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea sevenfold by 2030. The target will be increased from the current installed capacity of ju
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management (BOEM) has issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Revolution Wind project offshore Rhode Island, developed by Ørsted and Eversource. The Notice of Availability for the Revolution Wind environmental analysis will be published in the
The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), part of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has launched tenders for the supply and installation of floating LiDARs at three offshore sites, and for environmental impact assessment studies at a site proposed to house a 20 MW offshore wind demon
The New South Wales (NSW) government has received 44 expressions of interest for power generation and energy storage projects at the Illawarra Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), eight of which are offshore wind farms proposed to be built in the Australian state. The REZ has attracted AUD 43 billion (appro
Denmark will increase the planned offshore wind capacity at the Bornholm Energy Island from 2 GW to 3 GW and enable the transfer of electricity to the German grid, with two political agreements now in place to make that happen. The Danish government started exploring the possibility to raise the off
Initial surveys of the area that the Lithuanian Government designated for the country’s first offshore wind farm have shown that the seabed there is suitable for the development of this type of project. Geophysical and geotechnical investigations of the seabed are being carried out by Geobaltic and
The Taiwanese Government plans to launch a tender for 100 MW of floating wind capacity later this year and invite developers to propose their demonstration projects. The floating wind projects will be selected next year and must be completed and commissioned in 2026. The applicants will submit propo
While we are keeping a close eye on the progress of the 15 MW and 16 MW wind turbines that are now in the prototype stage, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is considering the possibility that four times more powerful models could be available during the construction of offshore wind farms around the c
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has opened public consultation in relation to the environmental assessment (EA) for the North Sea Energy Island. The DEA has invited citizens, companies, authorities, and others with an interest in the future energy island in the North Sea to submit proposals and ideas
