The signing of contracts with the selected winners in Massachusetts’ fourth offshore wind solicitation has been delayed once more, now expected to take place on or before 30 June. In September 2024, Massachusetts selected 1,087 MW of the multi-state 1,287 MW SouthCoast Wind project, with Rhode Islan
The County Administrative Board of Uppsala has recommended that the Swedish government approve the 2.8 GW Fyrskeppet offshore wind farm, which is being developed by Skyborn Renewables. “This is very good news for both us and the region, which is in great need of new fossil-free electricity when elec
Nexif Ratch Energy has received the Pre-Development Environmental Compliance Certificate (Pre-Dev ECC) for its 500 MW San Miguel Bay Wind Power Project in the Philippines. The certificate was granted by the Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in accordance with its ad
G-TEC has completed a seabed survey in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone (DDWWFZ) under a contract the Belgian geophysical survey specialist signed with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) in 2024. The offshore work was carried out by G-TEC’s survey vessels Mainport GEO and Karina. Through the surve
The feasibility stage management plan for Ørsted’s Gippsland offshore wind farms 1 and 2 has been approved by Australia’s Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR). The management plan details how activities will be safely carried out in compliance with the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act (OEI
Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, being developed by a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea7, has been awarded planning permission in principle for the onshore aspects of its proposed floating project in Scotland. The submission was made to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore s
The 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project, a joint venture between Orlen and Northland Power, has obtained the first design conformity certificates for its turbines and offshore substations, issued by DNV. The certificates, issued by DNV, verify that the construction designs of the wind turbines
The States of Guernsey’s Policy & Resources Committee is asking the Assembly to fund further preliminary work on developing offshore wind after initial scoping by the Offshore Wind Sub-Committee indicated that an offshore wind farm in Guernsey waters exporting power to the UK would be of value to th
The French Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC) has launched a consultation on proposals for the country’s tenth offshore wind call for tenders (AO10), which is expected to award around 9 GW of capacity. A call for tenders is set to be launched in the upcoming months, aimed at awarding
Two applications have been submitted to build an offshore wind farm on the Saare 7 site in Estonia, with the auction for the area scheduled for June 2025. OÜ Utilitas Wind and Sunly Wind OÜ each filed their own competing application for the Saare 7 area, which covers approximately 158.9 square kilom
The Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Natural Resources Canada has proposed five areas for the development of offshore wind farms. A regional assessment initially identified eight potential areas for offshore wind development. However, after further review, the governments shortlisted five to pro
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing the air quality permit for the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project, following a remand from the federal Environmental Appeals Board regarding the EPA’s initial permit decision. The permit, which was granted to the developer in September 202
UK Planning Inspectorate has completed the examination of the development consent order (DCO) applications submitted by a joint venture between BP and EnBW for Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms. The examination period for the 1.5 GW Mona project closed on 16 January with the Examining Authority ha
Scotland’s Highland Council has given its backing to the offshore plans of the West of Orkney Windfarm project, being developed by TotalEnergies, Corio Generation, and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG). The offshore plans contain detailed information on how the proposed wind farm wil
