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A new permit tender round for the construction and operation of wind farms in the Dutch North Sea will start in autumn 2025. At the beginning of September the sites for the IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek I wind farms were split into sites for 1GW of wind energy capacity. 4 smaller sites were chosen to reduce the financial risks for wind farm developers applying for a permit from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) in the tender.
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In the UK's Allocation Round 6 (AR6) for Contracts for Difference (CfD), a total of 9.6 GW of renewable energy capacity was awarded across 131 projects. This includes 4.9 GW awarded to fixed offshore wind projects, 990 MW to onshore wind, and 400 MW to floating offshore wind.
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DNV has completed the first phase of its High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Standards joint industry project, which aims to address gaps in standards crucial for the successful deployment of HVDC transmission systems in the USA.
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The US Department of the Interior has announced its first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale off the coast of southern Oregon. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will auction two areas on 15 October 2024. If fully developed, these areas could generate over 3.1 GW of renewable energy.
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Clean energy employment in the United States increased by 142,000 jobs in 2023, accounting for more than half of all new energy sector jobs and growing at a rate more than twice that of the overall U.S. economy. According to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 2024 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), the energy workforce added over 250,000 jobs in 2023, with 56% of those in clean energy.
- California advances clean energy with centralised procurement strategy
- Global offshore wind installations to surpass 520 GW by 2040
- McKinsey highlights growing gap between offshore wind targets and realisation
- Nearly half of energy professionals to integrate AI in 2024
- OCED announces funding for clean energy projects in rural and remote areas across the USA
- Enhancing global collaboration for an inclusive energy transition
- US wind energy sector demonstrates resilience and growth
- BOEM begins process for second Central Atlantic offshore wind sale
- US DOE issues request for information to advance West Coast offshore wind transmission
- USA awards first floating offshore wind energy research lease off Maine coast
- US power grid added 20.2 GW of generating capacity in the first half of 2024
- USA announces funding opportunity for floating offshore wind innovations
- BOEM wind energy auction results announced for offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
- New England offshore wind contract announcement delayed
- US clean energy industry to power economic growth and new manufacturing jobs
- Taiwan awards 2.7 GW in round 3.2 offshore wind tender
- Maryland announces federal funding to strengthen offshore wind workforce
- University of Melbourne launches Australian centre for offshore wind energy
- EIB and Deutsche Bank to support Europe's wind plant manufacturers
- Interactive map to show US offshore wind projects, lease areas, status updates
- UK government announces AR6 budget increase
- DOE announces funding opportunity for offshore wind research
- New Great British Energy partnership launched
- California Public Utilities Commission launches proposal to procure 7.6GW of offshore wind
- Germany reports growth in renewable capacity for first half of 2024
- Scottish survey findings to be integrated into Marine Data Exchange
- New York launches fifth solicitation for offshore wind energy
- UK government announces Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce
- ARESCA calls for wind energy experts to support the national adoption of industry standards
- Twelve companies will help expand distributed wind across rural USA
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