The Virginia General Assembly has passed the HB 1526 Virginia Clean Economy Act which requires at least 5.2GW of offshore wind power to be developed by 2034. The bill passed the House of Delegates by a 51-45 vote, and the state Senate by a 22-17 vote. The legislation will now be sent to the desk [&h
The German federal government should take a firm decision to ramp up “green” hydrogen and to accelerate the expansion of wind energy and other renewables, according to the wind energy agency WAB e. V. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics relies on hydrogen from fossil fuels without good cause and
The UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a competition seeking proposals that can provide future offshore wind farm mitigation for UK Air Defence surveillance. The GBP 2 million innovation competition seeks to reduce and remove impact wind farms have on UK’s Air Defence systems
The UK has proposed amendments to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme which would introduce floating offshore wind as a separate eligible technology with its own administrative strike price, providing a distinction from conventional, fixed-bottom projects. This would allow more potential for f
The State of New Jersey has announced the solicitation schedule to meet the 7,500MW offshore wind capacity goal by 2035, with the earliest solicitation expected to be opened by September 2020. The winner of this 1,200MW solicitation round is to be selected by the second quarter of 2021. In total, Ne
The State of New Jersey has announced the solicitation schedule to meet the 7,500MW offshore wind capacity goal by 2035, with the earliest solicitation expected to be opened by September 2020. The winner of this 1,200MW solicitation round is to be selected by the second quarter of 2021. In total, Ne
The Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program is preparing to announce its first call for Requests for Technical Support (RFTS) and now has an official website and mailing list. Announced by DOE last year, TEAMER’s mission is to accelerate the viability of marine renew
North Norfolk District Council, working in partnership with East Suffolk Council, has expressed concerns about the impact of proposed onshore National Grid cable connections for offshore wind farms and wider implications for the district in a letter addressed to the UK Department of Business, Energy
North Norfolk District Council, working in partnership with East Suffolk Council, has expressed concerns about the impact of proposed onshore National Grid cable connections for offshore wind farms and wider implications for the district in a letter addressed to the UK Department of Business, Energy
The Department of Commerce’s U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and DOE’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) have partnered to make new funding available to support growth of innovative blue economy technologies, including marine energy. EDA’s Build to Scale program has made $35 mill
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of EDPR Offshore España by ENGIE and EDP Renovaveis. EDPR Offshore España is a Spain-headquartered subsidiary of the EDP Group active in the offshore wind industry globally. The company would be the exclusive vehicle of both parties for offshore w
U.S. Congressman Max Rose has called on New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to support the offshore wind development at Arthur Kill Terminal on Staten Island.
If approved, the surveys would start in the summer of 2020 with a geophysical survey and run until 2024 when the final geotechnical campaigns and the final engineering is completed.
The Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has subsequently submitted a filing letter requesting that DPU approve the 20-year contracts with Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil.
