Ireland’s Ministry for the Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) has issued a request for tender for a metocean survey campaign at the Lí Ban offshore wind area within the South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (SC-DMAP). According to a notice published on a European tender website, the cont
Ayre Offshore Wind Farm Limited, the project company behind the 1 GW Ayre floating wind farm proposed to be built in Scotland, has applied for offshore consent with Marine Scotland. According to documentation available on Marine Scotland’s website, the developer submitted the offshore application on
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has applied for planning permission in principle for the onshore infrastructure of the 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind project with Aberdeenshire Council. The application covers the elements from the landfall point near Benholm, underground cable corridor, onshore substation, a
Harald Hårfagre, a joint venture between Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables, and a consortium of Equinor and Vårgrønn, which were the only developers to submit applications in Norway’s first floating wind tender, will each be awarded a project area, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy said on 11 Dec
The Blue Mackerel offshore wind project, being developed by JERA Nex BP (a 50:50 joint venture between JERA Co. and BP), has been awarded Major Project Status (MPS) by the Australian federal government. With the MPS recognition, the proposed 1 GW project secures dedicated support from the Federal Ma
The European Commission just published a European Grids Package that includes Guidance on Contracts for Difference (CfDs), making the offshore wind industry’s much-sought-after procurement model soon to be mandated by the EU. While the new package has yet to be adopted and will serve as a foundation
A federal judge has struck down the US President Donald Trump’s indefinite halt of all federal approvals and permitting for new wind energy projects. In a ruling on 8 December, Judge Patti Saris of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in favour of 17 US states and the Distri
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a federal court to remand the federal approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which issued it last year and now wants to conduct further review, according to a filing submitted on 2 December
The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Morecambe offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea, owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The seabed lease for the 480 MW project, proposed to be built approximately 30 kilomet
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy and Clean Energy Capital, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Green Energy Company, have entered into an agreement on the assessment, development, and implementation of an offshore wind energy project. Signed on 28 November, the Implementation Agreement involves an offshore wi
A vessel traffic survey is scheduled to start in the coming days at the Bowdun offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The survey is due to commence on 1 December and is expected to be completed by 15 December, depending on weather conditions, according to a Notice to Mariners issued recently by the de
Haskoning has appointed NASH Maritime, a maritime consultancy within the APEM Group, to lead the shipping and navigation assessment for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Gwynt Glas floating offshore wind project in the UK, developed by a joint venture between EDF Power Solutions and E
The joint venture between ESB and Ørsted has been provisionally awarded development rights for the 900 MW fixed-bottom offshore wind farm at the Tonn Nua site by the Irish Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. The two-way Contract for Difference (CfD) has been awarded at a strike price
The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) has opened the country’s first offshore wind auction, focused exclusively on fixed-bottom projects, offering a total of 3.3 GW of capacity. Launched on 25 November, the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-5) will offer 3.3 GW for delivery between
Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid has completed the first phase of marine and coastal surveys along Ireland’s south coast, which includes cable route corridor options from Maritime Area A, or Tonn Nua, offshore wind area of the Irish Government’s South Coast Designated Maritime Area P
