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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced the cancellation of all designated Wind Energy Areas on the United States Outer Continental Shelf. This decision follows the DOI announcement with measures that will affect the planning and approval of wind energy projects on federal lands and offshore.
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Global electricity demand is forecast to grow by 3.3% in 2025 and 3.7% in 2026, according to the International Energy Agency. This growth rate is more than double that of overall energy demand. Renewables are expected to overtake coal as the largest source of electricity generation by 2025 or 2026, depending on weather and fuel prices.
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The US Department of the Interior has announced a set of measures that will affect the planning and approval of wind energy projects on federal lands and offshore areas. These steps follow a review of how renewable energy projects are managed on public land and waters. The Department will review whether some areas of federal land with strong wind potential should be withdrawn from future onshore wind development, in order to balance energy projects with other uses such as grazing and recreation. It also plans to end future offshore wind lease sales by cancelling previously designated Wind Energy Areas covering more than 3.5 million acres.
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The New York Power Authority has released a draft of its updated strategic plan setting out its approach to developing, owning and operating renewable generation and energy storage projects to support grid reliability in New York State.
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The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced that it will reinstate and review safety guidance concerning the siting of wind turbines near highways and railways. The department stated that the review will focus on potential interference from turbines with radio frequencies used in transport safety systems.
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The United Kingdom has raised the strike price caps for wind technologies in the forthcoming AR7 Contracts for Difference auction. These caps are now £113 per megawatt hour for fixed-bottom offshore wind, £271 per megawatt hour for floating offshore wind, and £92 per megawatt hour for onshore and remote island wind, based on 2024 prices.
- US wind installations rise in first quarter while turbine orders slow
- Chile joins global offshore wind alliance GOWA
- Germany’s offshore wind sector urges reforms as project pipeline expands
- ARESCA to develop new standards for wind power performance and site calibration
- Spain: Political gridlock halts key wind and renewables reforms
- Amprion explores waste heat use at offshore wind converter stations
- High tariffs could hinder renewable energy progress and increase system costs in the USA and EU
- Dutch government to lower 2040 offshore wind target
- New York halts offshore wind transmission planning due to federal uncertainty
- US wind and solar industry criticises new federal permitting procedures
- Ireland reforms electricity rules to enable private wire investment
- Research summary outlines technological challenges in floating wind
- Germany sees strongest first half-year for onshore wind since 2017
- UK government announces reforms to the CfD scheme for Allocation Round 7
- Call for urgent action on offshore wind development in Spain
- WindEurope supports European apprenticeship initiative to address skills gap
- Weak wind conditions across europe in early 2025 affect power output
- WWEA Small Wind outlines priorities and confirms new section chairs
- UK government confirms national energy market reforms to support clean power and lower bills
- Trump administration tightens eligibility for wind and solar tax credits
- South America onshore wind outlook: growth to slow by 2034
- Offshore wind delays and cancellations reach 300 GW amid policy and economic setbacks
- Germany awards 3,447MW in May 2025 onshore wind auction
- UK Government outlines strategy to accelerate onshore wind deployment
- Wind and solar account for nearly all new USA power capacity additions in early 2025
- Massachusetts delays offshore wind contract finalisation to late 2025
- European grid operators launch innovation alliance
- New guidelines published for defining mechanical limits of subsea cables
- Global Underwater Hub publishes guidelines for undersea cable monitoring
- IMCA publishes three updated dynamic positioning guidance documents