(OE) US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to begin a public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. “Launching the process to develop the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Program marks a... Continue Reading →
Celtic Sea Floating Wind Seabed Leasing Round Moves to Final Stage
(offshoreWIND.biz) On 7 April, The Crown Estate announced that the plans for a new generation of floating wind farms off the coasts of Wales and South West England moved a step closer as the leasing round for three sites in the Celtic Sea entered its final stages. Additionally, the companies bidding to build the projects... Continue Reading →
Global Offshore Wind to Rebound in 2025, Adding 19 GW of Capacity – Rystad Energy
(offshoreWIND.biz) According to research from Norway-headquartered Rystad Energy, the global offshore wind industry is set for a rebound in 2025, with capacity additions expected to reach 19 GW and sector-wide expenditure projected to hit USD 80 billion (approximately EUR 76 billion). A record wave of lease auctions is driving the resurgence, said Rystad Energy, with... Continue Reading →
CIP to Take Full Ownership of 480 MW Morecambe Offshore Wind Farm in UK
(offshoreWIND.biz) Danish Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has signed a transaction to take full ownership of the Morecambe offshore wind farm from Cobra Group and Flotation Energy, owned by TEPCO Renewable Power. The financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed. Flotation Energy will remain involved... Continue Reading →
US offshore wind farms in service, in construction and under development
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump suspended new federal offshore wind leasing on his first day back in the Oval Office on Jan. 20, pending an environmental and economic review. On the same day, Danish energy company Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new tab, the world's biggest offshore wind firm, posted another impairment charge on delays to a U.S. offshore project.... Continue Reading →
SouthCoast Wind gets final BOEM nod
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the SouthCoast Wind Project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s December 2024 Record of Decision. “We are proud to announce BOEM’s final approval of the... Continue Reading →
New Offshore Wind Project Enters Federal Permitting in US
(offshoreWIND.biz) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate an environmental review of the Vineyard Mid-Atlantic offshore wind lease area, located offshore New York and New Jersey and owned by Vineyard Offshore (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners), which plans to build its Excelsior Wind project there. The Vineyard Mid-Atlantic area is in one of the... Continue Reading →
BOEM Advances Offshore Wind Leasing in Guam
In support of the current administration’s goals to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the publication of a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for possible wind energy leasing off... Continue Reading →
BOEM Advances Leasing for GoM Offshore Wind Energy
(OE) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it is issuing a Determination of Competitive Interest in two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. The determination comes after an unsolicited request from Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC expressing interest in acquiring a commercial wind energy lease for WEA options... Continue Reading →
‘Great Sea’ Floating Wind Farm Files Key Consent Applications to Scottish Gov
Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm, developed by joint venture partners Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall, has submitted both offshore and onshore consent applications to Scottish authorities. The project is the first fully floating offshore wind farm from the ScotWind leasing process to reach the point of submitting both offshore and onshore consent applications for determination,... Continue Reading →