The government of the United Kingdom has increased the maximum strike price for offshore wind projects in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction by 66 per cent for fixed-bottom and by 52 per cent for floating wind projects. The maximum strike price for fixed bottom offshore wind projects ha
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received seven applications to participate in the tender for the Southern North Sea II offshore wind project area. Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Mingyang Smart Energy, Texas-based Hydroelectric Corporation, and Norseman Wind, a subsidiary of EnBW, su
Fifty entities, including individual companies and consortia, from more than ten countries have submitted their expressions of interest to develop offshore wind projects in Portugal as the country prepares for its first auction. The number of interested parties reflects the high interest and attract
Terna Energy has been granted one out of the two first exploration and survey licences issued for pilot offshore wind projects in Greece. The permits were issued by the Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA). The two licences refer to the area south of the coastline o
The Ventyr Energy consortium has submitted the application to prequalify for the development of an offshore wind project in the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) area in the Norwegian North Sea. In addition, Ventyr unveiled that Ingka Investments is to join the consortium. The Ventyr Energy
The Crown Estate has revealed that it is taking steps to enable the generation of up to an additional 4 GW of electricity from several offshore wind projects in development, within the timeframe of the 50 GW 2030 target. This follows requests from the developers of seven offshore wind farm projects
The Lithuanian government has confirmed that the country’s second offshore wind tender will be opened on 15 January 2024. The tender was pushed back to January instead of this autumn after Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy received feedback from investors on the global renewable energy sector being aff
Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulation Authority (CPTRA) announced on 7 November that two online auctions will be held for the development of offshore wind farms in the Liivi 1 and Liivi 2 sea areas. The auction for Liivi 2 sea area will take place from 7 December to 13 December whil
The consortium behind the West of Orkney Windfarm, comprising Corio Generation, TotalEnergies, and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG), has submitted an onshore planning application to the Highland Council for onshore works for the 2 GW offshore wind farm. The onshore application provi
Denmark’s green investment proposal valued at USD 1.3 billion for developing Bangladesh’s first 500 MW offshore wind farm has received government approval to carry out a detailed feasibility study and implement the first phase of development with site exclusivity in the next three years. Denmark’s C
Several days ago, Ørsted called it quits on the Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US, with some of the main issues leading to the decision to abandon the project being supply chain bottlenecks, primarily vessel shortages. This has affected not only the now-dropped Ocean Wind 1 but also the comp
The Dutch government will open the application period for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta tender on 29 February 2024 and will accept proposals until 5 p.m. on 28 March. On 3 November, the government also informed about the additional criteria that will be part of the tender requirements. In the firs
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The RFP contains a few new provisions, including an indexed pricing option that adjusts for inflation and multi-state bids under the recent
The Portuguese government launched the initial stage of the offshore wind competitive procedure on 31 October by issuing a call for expressions of interest (EoIs) that will stay open until 14 November. An expression of interest is not binding and does not constitute a precondition for proceeding wit
