Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) has initiated the permitting process for a 2 GW offshore wind project in the Gulf of Riga, developed by Liivi Offshore, a project company owned by Enefit Green. As reported throughout the past few years, Enefit Green has been de
The Philippine government plans to begin a bidding process for offshore wind projects by the end of this year, with submissions due eight months after the tender’s initiation, the Manila Bulletin reports, citing Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara. In April 2022, the World Bank and the Phi
The US Department of Interior (DOI) has approved the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, which could provide more than 2 GW of renewable energy generation. The Maryland Offshore Wind Project consists of three planned phases. Two phases, known as MarWin and Momentum Wind, already have offshore renewable
The Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth has decided to split the sites for the IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek I wind farms into four smaller 1 GW sites to reduce the financial risks for offshore wind farm developers, according to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). The Dutch Gov
Offshore wind developers have been awarded contracts for approximately 5.3 GW of capacity in the UK’s latest Contract for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 6 (AR6). Ørsted received the largest CfD for offshore wind, securing 2.4 GW for the Hornsea 4 offshore wind project. The offshore wind farms awa
The Australian Government has designated the area in the Indian Ocean off Bunbury, Western Australia, as the country’s latest offshore wind development zone, however, the size of the area and its expected power generation have been scaled back. After a consultation process that began in February, th
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has released the scheduled date for the first-ever offshore wind energy lease auction off southern Oregon. The two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in Oregon, the Coos Bay WEA and the Brookings WEA, will be auctioned on 15 October 2024 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Ma
The Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission released a new plan on 26 August that will lead to China’s largest city opening an allocation round by the end of this year for at least 1 GW of offshore solar energy capacity that will be co-located with offshore wind. As reported in July, Sh
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy have approved the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for Hexicon’s MunmuBaram project and Korea Floating Wind’s floating offshore wind project being developed off the coast of Ulsan. The EIA process, conducted by
Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has proposed a new date for the second offshore wind auction to award a 700 MW project in the Baltic Sea, following a pause of the initial process in April due to a lack of qualified bids. At the start of this year, Lithuania’s National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC)
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has finalised its plan to facilitate the state’s procurement of more than 10 GW of large-scale renewable energy and storage, including 7.6 GW of (floating) offshore wind. CPUC has voted to adopt a proposed decision from July, directing the Department
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the US State of Hawaii held the fifth task force meeting on 22 August as part of the work to determine a potential path forward for offshore wind planning in the state. As reported in April, BOEM is looking to organise the first-ever offshore wind
The Development Consent Order (DCO) application of the North Falls Offshore Wind Farm, a 50/50 joint venture between RWE and SSE Renewables, has been accepted for examination by the UK Planning Inspectorate. The project’s DCO application was submitted in July 2024. North Falls now moves into the pre
InterConnect Malta (ICM), a government entity responsible for Malta’s energy interconnection projects with Italy and offshore renewable energy, has appointed Fugro Italia to survey two areas which the Maltese government plans to put out to tender for floating wind development. Fugro has now started
