Danish renewable energy developer Ørsted will pay New Jersey USD 125 million (approximately EUR 115 million) to settle claims over the company’s cancellation of two offshore wind farm projects, Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2, last year. The state’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) said the USD 125 mil
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) of an offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine, finding that the proposed lease activities will have no significant impacts. In October 2021, the state of Maine requested a research le
Norway-headquartered Deep Wind Offshore has applied to develop and operate a 1.5 GW floating offshore wind farm in Sweden. The Swedish government has received the first application for a floating offshore wind farm outside Stockholm. The Erik Segersäll floating offshore wind farm is planned around 7
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has approved the 2023-2024 Transmission Plan that identifies and plans for key upgrades to California’s transmission system to deliver power from offshore wind turbines to the state’s homes and businesses. CAISO unveiled its draft 2023-2024 Transmis
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two wind projects offshore New Jersey that are being developed by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies and EDF-RE Offshore Development. If approved, At
The Japanese MODEC and Toyo Construction have jointly obtained approval in principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for a floating structure and tether system and tether pile foundation for tension leg platform (TLP) type floating offshore wind turbine. In 2020, MODEC obtained AiP for the
Several areas offshore Sweden where Ørsted is planning to build wind farms have been designated as energy areas by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management in the review version of the country’s new marine plans for the Baltic Sea. Ørsted has identified several locations in Sweden for the
Norway’s Equinor has received final approval from the New York State Public Service Commission to begin construction on its 810 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on 16 May. The Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) issued on 16 May authorized the c
A consortium between Belgium-based Elicio and BayWa r.e. has won the AO5 tender in France to develop and operate the country’s first floating offshore wind farm, the 250 MW Pennavel project, off the south coast of Brittany. In 2021, France opened the first tender for a commercial floating offshore w
Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, through their joint venture partnership in Scotland, have submitted an offshore consent application for the proposed 100 MW Salamander floating offshore wind farm, one of the 13 projects selected in Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing
Suomen Hyötytuuli has performed test dredging at the site of the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm extension project, where the company plans to build a 600+ MW expansion to the existing 44.3 MW offshore wind farm, the world’s first built and operating in frozen sea conditions. The test dredging was car
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has revealed its Plan for Program Bornholm Energy Island, outlining the framework for the future energy island at Bornholm and the adjacent coastal areas. The project is planned to consist of an offshore wind farm south of Bornholm with a 3.8 GW capacity as well as hig
Finland’s transmission system operator (TSO) Fingrid Oyj has identified five preliminary areas along the country’s west coast where offshore wind farms could be connected to the mainland grid by the 2030s. Now, the TSO is seeking feedback from stakeholders on defining the connection points more prec
Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a new offshore wind bill on 9 May, under which the State will create a schedule for offshore wind solicitations until 2031 and revise previous solicitations. The latter will allow the State to re-allocate the support awarded to Ørsted’s Skipjack project, from whose
