The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Managemen’s (BOEM) Office of Renewable Energy Programs (OREP) is working to update the Guidelines for Providing Avian Survey Information for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. OREP will discuss the proposed changes to the guidelines at
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Managemen’s (BOEM) Office of Renewable Energy Programs (OREP) is working to update the Guidelines for Providing Avian Survey Information for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. OREP will discuss the proposed changes to the guidelines at
Orkney Islands Council has invited interested parties to pre-qualify for a competition to obtain a concession for the installation of tidal energy technology across two sites at Churchill Barriers.
A group of Taiwanese companies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with three US-based companies involved in certification and development of offshore wind technology as part of the recent visit of Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to the United States. Representatives from Taiwan’s
The government of Kitakyushu city in Japan is auctioning off 2,687 hectares of water area controlled by the city’s port to companies interested in constructing and operating a nearshore wind farm at the site. The capacity of the wind farm has not been disclosed yet. The government started distributi
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland Lord Andrew Dunlop visited Nigg Energy Park this week to hear how Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) will help boost the local and national economy to the tune of GBP 680 million, SSE reports. The UK minister was welcomed by representatives from
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is issuing a Request for Interest in a lease area offshore Morro Bay, California, requested by Trident Winds, LLC for its proposed 765MW floating wind energy project. In consultation with the State of California, BOEM has determined Trident Winds LLC
DONG Energy has received development consent from UK’s Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark for the 1.8GW Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm project. The wind farm would create up to 1,960 construction jobs and 580 operational and maintenance jobs, the government said in a statement. If buil
Denmark’s Energinet.dk and Germany’s 50Hertz Transmission GmbH have awarded Scaldis Salvage and Marine Contractors NV with a contract to install two offshore substation topsides for the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish sector of the Baltic Sea. The contract includes the topsides
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has proposed a lease sale for 122,405-acre Kitty Hawk Wind Energy Area (WEA) off North Carolina for commercial wind energy leasing. The Kitty Hawk WEA begins about 24 nautical miles from shore and extends about 25.7 nautical miles in a general southe
Lord Haskins, Chair of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, has urged the UK government to show its commitment to development of offshore wind industry in the Humber estuary in response to DONG Energy’s decision not to build a GBP 450 million offshore wind hub at the Able Marine Energy Park (AME
The Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) today released a 2016 Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) report, which highlights the importance of a long-term strategic plan to ensure a low-cost and reliable energy system in the future. The 2016 ESOO provides National Electricity Market (
Northern Offshore Services’ 27-metre crew transfer vessel (CTV) Detecter has become the first Danish-flagged vessel of its kind to be certified by the Danish Maritime Authority to carry up to 24 offshore wind technicians. The certification marks the initiation of a new practice in Denmark, which giv
The Scottish Ministers have lodged an appeal against the Scottish Court of Session’s decision in favour of the petition filed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to review the consent by the Scottish Ministers for four offshore wind farms in the Firths of Forth and Tay, Mainstrea
