Wind Energy – Finland
OX2 has initiated the development of the offshore wind farm Tyrsky in the Gulf of Bothnia in the Finnish economic zone.
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First offshore wind energy auction in Portugal
Wind Energy – Portugal
Portuguese prime minister Antonio Costa further emphasized on Twitter the government commitment to offshore wind.
[Read more…] about First offshore wind energy auction in PortugalGermany publishes plans to hit 30 GW offshore wind target in 2030
Wind Energy – Germany
Germany has drawn up new development plans for offshore wind turbine sites to reach a target for 30 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind power capacity by 2030.
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General – China
China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) has connected to the grid the 900 MW Shanwei Jiazi offshore wind project located about 25 km off the city of Shanwei, southern China.
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Wind Energy – France
Having just opened its first offshore wind farm (St Nazaire, 480 MW) France has launched tenders for two new ones. They’re bottom-fixed and will have a total capacity of 2.5 GW.
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Wind Energy – Saint-Nazaire
France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm Saint-Nazaire started full operations on Wednesday, adding 480 megawatts of capacity to the grid.
Guests attending the grand opening ceremony included Hugo Bouvy, Managing Director DEME Offshore. He stated that drilling of monopiles in solid rock was a novelty for DEME Offshore and will likely soon be followed by more challenging projects in France.
The Saint-Nazaire wind farm, located between 12 and 20 km off France’s west coast, consists of 80 turbines and will provide clean energy to power the equivalent of 400,000 homes annually, or 20% of the Loire-Atlantique region’s electricity consumption.
The Saint-Nazaire project took 10 years to complete. In September, French President Emmanuel Macron visited the site and vowed to cut red tape to halve the time it takes in France to get renewable projects off the ground.
France is aiming to produce a third of its energy from renewable sources by 2030 and earlier this year. Macron said he wants France to have about 50 offshore wind farms by 2050.
First offshore wind auction in Ireland
Wind Energy – Ireland
The Irish Government has approved the final terms for its very first offshore wind auction.
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Wind Energy – Japan
Japan plans to resume public auctions for offshore wind power projects in December under revised rules aimed at encouraging a wider range of operators and accelerating the development of infrastructure.
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Wind Energy – USA
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore the U.S. central Atlantic coast for public review and comment.
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Wind Energy – North Sea I
Fugro has secured a contract with Energinet for geotechnical site investigations for the North Sea I offshore wind development.
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