RWE Renewables and National Grid have agreed to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the coastal region of the Northeast United States and to jointly bid in the upcoming New York Bight seabed lease auction. RWE, which is currently building two offshore wind projects in Europe - the 857 MW Triton Knoll project off England (United Kingdom) and the 342 MW Kaskasi project off Heligoland (Germany) - is also developing the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind project in the United Kingdom (Final Investment Decision made). The group bets on the ambitious offshore wind development plans unveiled by the State of New York (United States), which aims to reach 9 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035.
This announcement follows that of Ørsted, Japan Wind Development (JWD) and Eurus Energy, which have recently agreed to jointly develop two offshore wind projects in the Akita Prefecture in Japan, namely the Noshiro-Mitane-Oga offshore wind park and the Yurihonjo offshore wind park. The consortium will take part in Japan's upcoming offshore wind auction round in late May 2021. Japan aims to reach 30-45 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040 and will launch several offshore wind auctions every year.
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