Offshore Wind

RWE, SSE and Masdar secure 4GW UK offshore wind consents after two delays

RWE, SSE and Masdar secure 4GW UK offshore wind consents after two delays

Apollo JV offloads 25% stake in 2.9GW UK offshore wind to Mubadala

Apollo JV offloads 25% stake in 2.9GW UK offshore wind to Mubadala

Thistle Wind Partners submits offshore consent for 1GW Bowdun wind farm in Scotland

Thistle Wind Partners submits offshore consent for 1GW Bowdun wind farm in Scotland

Weekly round-up

Weekly round-up

EU

M&A, Risk, Financing

Ørsted reports strong Q1/26 results; delays in Europe & £158m US impairment

UK sets £200m Clean Industry Bonus for CfD AR8 offshore wind

Financing, Policy & Regulation

RWE Offshore Wind appoints new CEO in Germany

People Move5 May, 2026

US buys out two more offshore wind leases for $885m

Risk, Policy & Regulation

EIB approves €700m financing for 976MW offshore wind project in Germany

US court blocks Trump administration's wind and solar permitting blockade

Policy & Regulation, Permitting, Risk

Massachusetts court blocks GE Vernova exit from Vineyard Wind

EDP freezes entire US offshore wind pipeline as Trump policy uncertainty bites

No relief for Ørsted as UK Supreme Court rules against wind farm tax claims

Risk, Policy & Regulation

Vineyard Wind sues GE Vernova to block exit from US offshore wind flagship

Netherlands expands 2026 offshore wind tender to 2GW with addition of IJmuiden Ver Gamma-B

Zephyr’s Swedish offshore wind proposal secures local consent

France relaunches renewables tenders with 10GW offshore wind auction

Auction, Policy & Regulation, Risk

RWE receives planning approval for 900MW Nordseecluster B offshore wind project in Germany

Dutch government outlines preliminary offshore wind CfD design for 2027 tenders

Policy & Regulation, PPA, Risk, Financing

UK gov rejects plans for £1.5bn Chinese turbine factory, Denmark’s Vestas unveils £200m alternative same day

Geopolitics, Permitting, Policy & Regulation

UK announces plans 6GW offshore wind leasing round

TotalEnergies takes $1bn US government payout to drop offshore wind projects

Policy & Regulation, Financing

Northland Power and ESB JV submit application for 900MW Scottish offshore wind farm

Trump weighs $928m settlement to cancel two TotalEnergies offshore wind leases

Policy & Regulation

UK brings forward AR8 auction to July 2026 in response to Middle East tensions

RWE shifts US strategy towards gas as it launches €35bn growth programme

Risk, Financing

UK zeroes tariffs on wind components ahead of record construction wave

Policy & Regulation

RWE completes sale of advanced Polish offshore wind rights to PGE

Databite: Poland’s renewable investment boom faces uneven development

EU launches "Buy European" rules for clean energy and heavy industry

EU

Policy & Regulation, Geopolitics

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