Offshore Wind Implementation Statement News Today

The 5000-square kilometre wind farm zone would stretch from outside Warrnambool, on the Great Ocean Road, to Port MacDonnell in South Australia.

By Wayne Mulhall, Managing Director at James Fisher Renewables The news is awash with positive stories about offshore wind; technical surveys have

Star of the South has welcomed new commitments from the state and federal governments to expedite Victorian renewable zones and offshore wind.

Australia's federal government and the Victoria state government plan to fast-track Victorian Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) and offshore wind development in an effort to create new energy jobs across Victoria, unlock cleaner, cheaper and more secure energy, and put downward pressure on prices.

Read Australian offshore wind 'supercharged' in Victoria as billions pledged to fast-track projects and other wind energy news & analysis on Windpower Monthly

Australia’s national regulatory framework for offshore energy came into effect in June 2022. Since then, there has been a flurry of activity in the offshore wind sector with domestic and international developers announcing new projects almost every week. This includes Copenhagen Energy’s proposal to develop four 3GW offshore windfarms, which will be the largest in Australia if they go ahead.

With the International Energy Agency predicting that offshore wind will become one of the big three sources of renewable energy globally Australia…

​The Australian offshore wind industry has experienced continued positive regulatory and policy support over the last couple of months following the…

Read Victoria state government hails first minimum targets for wind in 9GW drive and other wind energy news & analysis on Windpower Monthly