Norway holds its first auction on Monday for the right to build a commercial offshore wind farm, offering up to 1.5 gigawatt (GW) of capacity, although interest has ebbed amid high project costs and there is still a risk of no bids being made.
read more... 18/03/2024
The Portuguese government recently approved a further 10-month extension for the connection of the around 2 GW of solar capacity awarded in 2019 and 2020 auctions, which should have been connected between the middle of last year and this year, respectively.
read more... 11/03/2024
The UK’s Crown Estate has formally launched the Celtic Sea floating offshore wind leasing round to award leases for 4.5GW of generation capacity.
read more... 04/03/2024
Oil prices moved sideways on Thursday. Hence, Brent crude ended rather stable to bearish at $83.62 a barrel, as a higher-than-expected increase in US crude inventories put pressure on prices. WTI crude retreated by about 0.4% to end at $78.26 a barrel.
read more... 01/03/2024
Spain has opened a public consultation on a new set of rules for offshore wind energy production, laying the groundwork for auctions of sea-based concessions, the Energy Ministry said on Monday.
read more... 27/02/2024