General – EC Approval
The EC has given the green light for EEW Holding and Sumitomo to acquire joint control of EEW Offshore Wind EU under the EU Merger Regulation.
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BOEM approves SouthCoast Wind Project
Wind Energy – SouthCoast Wind Project
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently announced the approval of the SouthCoast Wind Project.
[Read more…] about BOEM approves SouthCoast Wind ProjectFirst hybrid interconnector LionLink supports decarbonisation
Energy Transition – Hybrid Interconnector
UK regulator Ofgem has announced that it has approved the Initial Project Assessment for LionLink, the first hybrid interconnector in the North Sea connecting the UK and the Netherlands.
[Read more…] about First hybrid interconnector LionLink supports decarbonisationAtlantic Shores Projects 1 and 2 Construction and Operations Plans approved
Wind Energy – Atlantic Shores
Today, Atlantic Shores Offshore announced that it has received Construction and Operations Plan (COP) approvals from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for Atlantic Shores Projects 1 and 2, which combined will generate enough renewable energy to serve more than 1 million New Jersey homes.
[Read more…] about Atlantic Shores Projects 1 and 2 Construction and Operations Plans approvedEC approves €998m Dutch hydrogen plan
General – Hydrogen
The European Commission has approved a €998m Dutch scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen.
[Read more…] about EC approves €998m Dutch hydrogen planDenmark approves plan for Hesselo offshore wind project
Wind Energy – Hesselo Wind Farm
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has adopted the plan for the up-to-1.2-GW Hesselo offshore wind farm project in waters north of the North Zealand peninsula but with major siting adjustments.
[Read more…] about Denmark approves plan for Hesselo offshore wind projectApproval Freja Offshore’s application
Wind Energy – Sweden
The County Administrative Board in Västra Götaland has recommended that the Swedish government approves Freja Offshore’s application to build an offshore wind power park off the west coast of Sweden, with certain modifications.
[Read more…] about Approval Freja Offshore’s applicationEquinor gets green light to build Empire Wind 1 off New York
Wind Energy – New York USA
Equinor has been given the final approval to begin construction of its 810MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of New York.
[Read more…] about Equinor gets green light to build Empire Wind 1 off New YorkMFSV design gets ClassNK Nod
General – Design Concept Approval
K Line Wind Service, together with Japan Marine United Corporation and Nihon Shipyard, has been jointly granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for the design concept of the multifunctional floating offshore wind farm support vessel (MFSV).
[Read more…] about MFSV design gets ClassNK NodNetwork celebrates release of Revolution Wind Final Environmental Review
Wind Energy – Fourth WInd Project USA
The Business Network for Offshore Wind in the US announced that the nation’s fourth commercial scale offshore wind project passed a major regulatory milestone this week and now sits one month away from construction approval.
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