Planning & Permitting

Norway Revises Utsira Nord Floating Wind Support Terms

Germany to Auction 4 GW of Offshore Wind Capacity in 2027 Under Revised Site Plan

OWC-Led Consortium to Perform Feasibility Study for Morocco’s First Offshore Wind Farm

Renewable energy consultancy OWC has been appointed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to lead a consortium conducting a comprehensive feasibility study for Morocco’s first offshore wind project. The study will assess the development of an offshore wind farm endorsed by the Moroccan Agency for Su

Nadara Pinpoints Landfall Location for 1.8 GW Floating Wind Project, Starts Preparing for Offshore Transmission Licence Application

Nadara, the developer of the Bellrock floating wind farm in Scotland, has confirmed the project’s landfall location and submitted a Scoping Report and Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) Screening Report for the project’s offshore transmission infrastructure to the Marine Directorate, with a plan t

German Cabinet Approves Offshore Wind Act Amendment, Industry Calls for Further Changes

California Moves to Sue Trump Administration, RWE Over Deal to Cancel Floating Wind Project

California Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration, Golden State Wind Developer Over Cancelled Lease

German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency Opens Offshore Wind Survey Tender

Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has launched a tender for preliminary geophysical investigation of offshore wind sites in Zones 3 and 4 of the German North Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The contract, covering work in 2027 and 2028, will enable collecting seabed and subs

Taiwan Moves to Terminate Contract for 700 MW Offshore Wind Project

Taiwan’s Energy Administration is processing the termination of the administrative contract for the 700 MW Youde offshore wind project, developed by Shinfox Energy. According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA), the Energy Administration confirmed on 24 August that the developer had not completed

TEPCO Starts EIA Process for New Choshi Offshore Wind Farm as Japan Plans Re-Tendering Project Sites Dropped by Mitsubishi

Tokyo Electric Power Company Renewable Power (TEPCO RP) has begun the environmental assessment process for a planned offshore wind farm of up to 420 MW off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, one of the areas included in Japan’s first fixed-bottom offshore wind auction round, which was originally secured by a

Victoria Gov’t Launches Australia’s First Offshore Wind Auction

Ho Chi Minh City Reviews Feasibility Study for 6 GW Offshore Wind Development

Ho Chi Minh City’s Standing People’s Committee has reviewed a feasibility study for an offshore wind development proposed to have an installed capacity of 6 GW. Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Cong Vinh chaired a meeting on 20 August with relevant departments to hear

Norway Extends Licence Application Deadline for First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has granted Ventyr, a consortium of JERA Nex BP and Ingka Investments, a twelve-month extension of the deadline for submitting a license application for the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) project, Norway’s first commercial offshore wind farm. Ventyr submi

US-Based Company Selected to Develop 2.13 GW Offshore Wind Cluster in South Korea

Pacifico Energy Korea has been selected as the sole developer of the 2.13 GW Jindo Offshore Wind Integrated Cluster Phase 2 in South Korea, the US-based renewable energy company said on 20 August. The cluster will comprise Pacifico’s Manho and Jindo Baram offshore wind projects. The selection follow