Vattenfall has turned a decommissioned Vestas wind turbine nacelle into a ‘tiny house’ – a concept the Swedish utility claimed could be replicated to address housing challenges and improve circularity in the wind power industry. by Orlando Jenkinson Adblock test (Why?)

US Wind is applying to add an extra 600MW of capacity to its offshore wind development plans off Maryland. It now plans to build 1.7GW of offshore wind capacity off Maryland. The Maryland-based developer has applied to the Maryland Public Service Commission for offshore wind renewable energy credits (ORECs) for…

Scotland’s Montrose Port Authority (MPA) has decided to expand its offshore wind infrastructure by acquiring two new sites. MPA is set to embark on a major expansion with the acquisition of Montrose Commercial Park and the adjacent former Charleton Maternity Home site, increasing the port’s footprint from 59 acres to…

PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) and Copenhagen Energy (CE)’s floating offshore wind projects in the Philippines have been awarded the Green Lane Certificate by the Philippine Board of Investments (BOI). According to CE, the certification is designed to streamline the process of securing future permits and licenses, allowing the company to…

The UK government has made changes to its contracts for difference (CfD) auction scheme, including allowing repowered onshore wind projects to participate in the annual renewable energy rounds.  by Robyn White Adblock test (Why?)

On Friday (18 October) the energy ministry said four new offshore wind zones would be included in the planned AO10 tender.  The tender will include one zone for fixed-bottom wind – featuring two projects of 2GW each – in the English Channel, plus three additional zones for floating wind: a…

The French government has unveiled its intention to launch the tenth call for tenders (AO10) for the development of offshore wind farms, targeting a total capacity between 8 GW and 10 GW. The process is expected to begin in the coming months, with the objective of awarding contracts by the…

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Norwegian utility Statkraft has submitted a permitting application for a 2.1GW offshore wind farm in the Swedish Baltic Sea. 

Developers including Ørsted and RWE have bid for power deals in New York’s latest offshore wind auction, with their planned projects totalling more than 4GW of capacity. by Ros Davidson Adblock test (Why?)

The developers who entered their projects in New York’s fifth solicitation for offshore wind energy have submitted finalised proposals, with RWE and National Grid Ventures’ Community Wind offshore wind farm now proposed to have a generation capacity of up to 2.8 GW and to be built in two phases by…