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US issues RfPs for $1.4 billion of transmission projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) made two transmission requests for proposals (RfPs) totalling up t...

UK regulator grants extension to grid connection offer date amid overwhelming applications

UK regulator Ofgem has approved a three-month extension for the implementation of a two-step grid co...

‘World must double energy transition spending this decade’ to limit global warming – Climate Analytics

The world needs to nearly double planned investments in renewables, grids and storage this decade in...

Supply chain bottlenecks ‘will delay’ German North Sea grid

Three planned offshore wind grid connection systems in the German North Sea for projects planned und...

US coalition launches transmission buildout ‘call to action’

A coalition of business leaders, clean energy advocates and environmental organisations in the US ha...

Grid congestion reducing German North Sea wind production – Tennet

The delayed expansion of offshore grid connection systems in the Netherlands and Germany is having a...

Grid constraints cost UK £1 billion per year in wasted wind power generation

Insufficient transmission capacity for wind power means the UK is losing £1 billion (€1.17 billion) ...

Europe to connect nearly 500GW of offshore renewables by 2050

Europe could connect up to 496GW of offshore renewables to the grid by 2050 – of which more than thr...

UK energy regulator Ofgem probes claim wind farm operators 'overestimated' output

UK energy regulator Ofgem is investigating allegations that major wind farm owner-operators – includ...

Interview: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on the business case for energy islands

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Samuel Magid tells Windpower Monthly why the projected offshore ...

California 'needs port and grid boost to hit offshore wind goals'

California must invest in a multi-port strategy and new electricity transmission system to reach its...

Seatrium suffers NY offshore wind substation cancellation blow

A $250 million contract awarded to Singapore’s Seatrium for the offshore substation (OSS) platform f...

Pattern closes ‘groundbreaking’ $11bn financing deal for SunZia

Pattern Energy has closed an $11 billion non-recourse financing and begun full construction of SunZi...

Bidders sought to connect French floating offshore wind farms

France’s transmission system operator RTE launched a tender in late December for three 750MW HVAC su...

Adani to build 7GW renewables transmission line in Gujarat

India’s Adani Energy Solutions is investing around $360 million to build, own, operate and maintain ...

Windpower Monthly’s review of 2023

From senior hires and appointments to major policy developments, Windpower Monthly rounds up some of...

Invenergy acquires 3.6GW New Jersey offshore wind transmission project

Invenergy has announced the formation of Jersey Link, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmiss...

EU ‘needs €584bn’ to roll out electricity grid action plan

The European Commission’s action plan to accelerate the rollout of electricity grids calls for inves...

Official documents reveal vulnerability of Danish energy island to sabotage

The vulnerability of Denmark’s proposed offshore energy infrastructure to sabotage has been revealed...

Report: ‘Zombie’ projects causing grid queues but US regulators removing roadblocks

Grid connection delays in the US remain severe but “the stars may finally be aligning” to enable sig...