The decision on the development consent applications for East Anglia One North and East Anglia Two offshore wind farms is scheduled to be made on 31 March, after the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy set a new deadline in December 2021. The new Development Consent Order (DCO) [...]

The port of Shannon Foynes in Ireland has unveiled investment totalling €28m aimed at transforming the estuary into an international hub for floating offshore wind. The investment, which is fully and co-funded by Shannon Foynes Port Company and the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, will include expansion of quayside area through [...]

Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with power generation company Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd (KOSPO) to drive Shell’s floating offshore wind and renewable energy ambition in South Korea. Under the MoU, the two energy companies will explore collaboration opportunities to contribute to [...]

France has launched a 500MW floating wind tender for two new 250MW projects in the Mediterranean Sea. The two projects will be located off the coast of Narbonnaise and off the Gulf of Fos, respectively, at a minimum distance of 22 kilometres from the coast, subject to the result of [...]

EEW Special Pipe Constructions (SPC) has completed the fabrication of the first monopile for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany, owned by the Spanish energy company Iberdrola. The monopile, which was completed on 18 February, weighs 1,363 tonnes and has a diameter of 9 metres, and will be followed [...]

Wind provided 53% of Ireland’s electricity in February 2022, its highest-ever share. Wind energy was also the number one source of electricity throughout the month and on 5 February set a new All-Ireland record for the amount of wind energy on the system at 4.6GW, according to a Wind Energy Ireland report. The report also highlights the [...]

Crown Estate Scotland has provided a procedural update to developers on a potential clearing round for sites unclaimed in its recent 24GW offshore wind leasing auction. The auction-runner said that it is likely conditions to hold a further round for seabed unclaimed in ScotWind will be met, confirming that all [...]

Germany is aiming to source all of its electricity demand from renewable energy generation sources by 2035, according to a government draft paper obtained by Reuters. The new ambition would accelerate the country’s energy transition compared to its previous target to abandon fossil fuels "well before 2040", said the Reuters [...]

RWE and Tata Power have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the potential for joint development of offshore wind projects in India. The MoU is between offshore wind developer RWE Renewables and Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Power, one of India's largest integrated [...]

Petrofac has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Seawind Ocean Technology, which has developed a two-blade floating offshore wind energy system. Petrofac will initially support design verification of the system and, thereafter, is positioned to provide project management and related services in connection with Seawind’s first 6.2MW floating offshore [...]

Strategic investment in X1 will support commercialisation of start-up’s Tension Leg Platform concept. Technip Energies has acquired a stake in a Spanish start-up that has designed an offshore wind turbine floating platform with “environmental and operational benefits”. Technip Energies has taken a 16.3% stake in X1 Wind, making it the [...]

Polish duo apply for new offshore wind leases Polish companies PKN Orlen and PGE have submitted applications to try and secure licences for new offshore wind sites made available by Poland's Ministry of Infrastructure PKN Orlen has applied for seven of the 11 areas on offer in the second round, [...]