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Public procurement for the Study and ELWIND offshore wind park Pre-FEED, Conceptual Design Engineering and FEED design
The objective of Pre-FEED is to prepare an overall technical concept that defines the full scope of the planned ELWIND offshore wind farm and to define the next steps; meanwhile the objective of FEED is to wrap up the results from [...]
Europe needs stronger ports and more vessels to meet its offshore wind goals
Europe aims to increase its offshore wind capacity from 36.6 GW today to 84 GW by 2030. The maritime supply chain—particularly shipbuilding and port infrastructure—plays a critical role in supporting Europe’s energy security. But one of the most pressing challenges today [...]
Global electricity demand to keep growing robustly through 2026 despite economic headwinds
Renewables, natural gas and nuclear are set to meet the additional demand as the world’s use of electricity rises for industry, appliances, air conditioning, data centres, EVs and more. Global electricity demand is expected to expand at one of the fastest [...]
EU needs to take decisive actions on electricity grids for competitiveness and security
European citizens and businesses want affordable, secure, and clean energy. Homegrown wind energy helps boost Europe’s competitiveness, security and prosperity while delivering on decarbonisation. But insufficient grid build-out is hindering the deployment of wind energy. It leads to grid access restrictions, [...]
Estonia halts Saare 7 offshore wind licensing
The Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) has officially halted the licensing proceedings for the Saare 7 offshore wind farm, located west of Saaremaa island in the Baltic Sea. The decision, issued following an auction held between June 10-12, [...]
EIB Group increases 2025 financing ceiling to record €100 billion to step up investments in security and defence, energy grids and Europe’s tech leadership
The 27 Member States endorse plan to increase new financing to record of up to €100 billion in 2025. Revised ceiling includes 3.5% of total financing for European security and defence. EIB Board also approves landmark project for construction of military [...]
New Energy Union Task Force to reinforce pan-European energy cooperation
In the margins of Transport, Telecommunication and Energy Council, the European Commission and the Polish Presidency of the Council have launched the Energy Union Task Force. Comprising high-level representatives from the European Commission and Member States, the Task Force is aimed [...]
Estonia advances offshore wind ambitions with Saare 1 project
Estonia's Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) has officially initiated superficies licence proceedings and an environmental impact assessment for the Saare 1 offshore wind farm, marking a significant step forward for the nation's renewable energy goals. This development follows French [...]
Memorandum on the protection of energy infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
In response to growing geopolitical threats and the importance of energy security for regional stability, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the Protection and Resilience of Energy Infrastructure, with particular emphasis on subsea infrastructure, on June [...]
Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit Program Council begins work on agenda for November summit in Brussels
It is with great satisfaction that I share my reflections after the first meeting of the Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit Program Council, which I had the honor of co-organizing with the Royal Danish Embassy in Warsaw. This event brought together [...]
The cost of keeping warm: delivering a just clean heat and cooling transition for European citizens
By Delia Villagrasa, director the Cool Heating Coalition, EUSEW’s partner organisation and Beatriz Yordi, Director, Carbon Markets and Clean Mobility, DG CLIMA, European Commission, explain how the Emissions Trading System 2 (ETS2) raises funds for Member States to invest in modernising [...]
Prime Minister Tusk at Baltic Towers factory: Poland bets on local industry and offshore wind
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, Deputy Minister of National Defence Cezary Tomczyk, together with President of the Board of ARP S.A. Wojciech Balczun, President of the Board of GRI Renewables Industries, S.L., Antonio Barbosa and representatives of [...]
ELWIND signs contracts to study the impact of offshore wind farms on birds
ELWIND project has signed a contract with 3BIRD OÜ to conduct a survey of birds in Estonian area and with Workboats Consulting OÜ to conduct a survey of birds in Latvian area. The study consists of three separate surveys: A baseline [...]
Eight Baltic Sea TSOs publish roadmap for efficient and resilient offshore grid to connect the countries
The Baltic Sea Map with the projects under consideration, in planning, under construction and existing in the Baltic Sea. Expert-paper presented at the Conference of Energy Ministers in Warsaw Potential of 93 GW Offshore Capacity in the Baltic Sea Basins Questions [...]
Supplier Day – new prospects for cooperation in offshore wind energy
In the margins of the informal meeting of EU energy ministers in Warsaw, Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen and energy ministers of the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan(BEMIP) High-Level Group have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The [...]