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25 05, 2022

Foreign ministers to meet in Norway in first CBSS Ministerial Session since nine years

By Baltic Wind|May 25th, 2022|OFFSHORE|

Ministers of Foreign Affairs and other high-level representatives from the Baltic Sea region will meet in Kristiansand, Norway on 24-25 May 2022 during the 19th Ministerial Session of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) – its first ministerial session in nine years. Organised by Norway, which currently holds the presidency of the CBSS, the meeting will be attended by the CBSS member states: Denmark, Estonia, [...]

23 05, 2022

Iberdrola invests in operations building for offshore wind at Mukran Port

By Baltic Wind|May 23rd, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

On May 17, representatives of RES developer Iberdrola laid the cornerstone for the second operations building for the Baltic Eagle and Windanker offshore wind farms. The building will be built in the Mukran Port in Sassnitz. […]

23 05, 2022

Wind energy drives the energy transition – upcoming PWEA2022 Conference in Serock

By Baltic Wind|May 23rd, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

Security and independence are words that have been mentioned in all cases in recent days. The war in Ukraine has shown how fragile the energy industry is based on fossil fuels imported mainly from Russia – gas, oil and coal. What will replace Russian coal? The answer is Renewable Energy [...]

20 05, 2022

BalticWind.EU Country Report POLAND Q1 2022

By Baltic Wind|May 20th, 2022|EDITOR'S CHOICE, POLAND, POLAND REPORT, TOP NEWS|

BalticWind.EU Country Report POLAND / Q1 2022 Dear Readers, It is my pleasure to present to you the next in a series of reports summarising the Polish offshore wind energy market. In the passing quarter energy topics were dominated by the war in Ukraine triggered by Russia. Since [...]

20 05, 2022

Baltic Power seeks services and equipment supplier to build offshore wind farm

By Baltic Wind|May 20th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

Investor Baltic Power, implementing a joint project of offshore wind farm construction between PKN ORLEN and Northland Power, invites to pre-qualify for tenders for services and equipment used in the construction of an offshore wind farm in Poland. First, prequalifications will be conducted and then the interested entities will be invited to the [...]

20 05, 2022

Simply Blue Group unveils offshore floating wind projects in Sweden

By Baltic Wind|May 20th, 2022|OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, SWEDEN|

Simply Blue Group, a leading Irish blue economy developer in floating offshore wind has unveiled plans for two multi-GW projects in Sweden. The 2 GW Skidbladner Floating Wind Project is located 100Km South-East of Stockholm and the 2.75GW Herkules Floating Wind project, is approximately 60 km Southeast of the Island [...]

20 05, 2022

Swedish government grants permit for offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak

By Baltic Wind|May 20th, 2022|OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, SWEDEN|

RES developer Vattenfall welcomes the Swedish Government’s decision to grant construction permit of an offshore wind farm at Swedish Kriegers Flak. […]

18 05, 2022

RWE submitted 11 applications for location permits for wind farms in the Baltic Sea

By Baltic Wind|May 18th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

Poland is intensifying efforts to develop offshore wind energy. One of the elements of the process of building, and then operating, wind farms in the Baltic Sea is the procedure for obtaining the so-called location permit (PSZW – permit to erect and exploit artificial islands, structures and equipment for offshore [...]

17 05, 2022

How many stacked giraffes are as high as a wind turbine?

By Baltic Wind|May 17th, 2022|OFFSHORE|

Kids need comparisons from their own point of view to understand complex topics. The children’s book “Wind Energy for kids” by Thomas Simons uses sizes and comparisons with everyday objects to explain the basics of wind power to children starting from pre-school age. […]

13 05, 2022

Save the date! DNV Technical Seminar on Electrical Systems for Offshore Wind

By Baltic Wind|May 13th, 2022|OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|

Electrical interconnection systems are crucial for efficient energy production from offshore wind farms which is why DNV chose the technical approach as the key focus of the Technical Seminar on Electrical Systems for Offshore Wind organised in Gdynia on the 20th of May 2022. BalticWind.EU is a media partner of the event. […]

12 05, 2022

RWE begins a dialogue with companies about F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind farm

By Baltic Wind|May 12th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

RWE invites Polish companies to a dialogue about the construction of the offshore wind farm F.E.W. Baltic II. In the first stage, the talks will concern the supply of services and components for the onshore substation of the F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind farm. The general contractor of the substation, GE Power / PILE Elbud, [...]

12 05, 2022

Hexicon and Elia Grid International collaborate on integrating offshore farms with onshore grids

By Baltic Wind|May 12th, 2022|OFFSHORE, SWEDEN|

Hexicon and Elia Grid International (EGI) join forces to connect the wind energy produced by Floating Offshore Windfarms (FOW) to the onshore grid, and that on a global scale. The two companies will develop concepts and projects to integrate large scale floating offshore wind parks into the onshore power systems. The 5-year long cooperation consists [...]

11 05, 2022

Norwegian Deep Wind Offshore starts up in Sweden

By Baltic Wind|May 11th, 2022|OFFSHORE, SWEDEN|

Norwegian company, Deep Wind Offshore recognizes massive potential and great opportunities in the Swedish offshore wind market and is establishing its own company in Sweden. The aim is to promote and create local jobs and work with local suppliers to build a strong and robust supply chain for offshore wind industry. In the first phase, [...]

10 05, 2022

TSOs, HVDC technology suppliers and the wind industry join forces to build the DC grid of the future

By Baltic Wind|May 10th, 2022|OFFSHORE|

On Monday 2 May transmission system operators, technology providers and the wind industry came together to formally launch the READY4DC project. READY4DC will create a community of experts to work out recommendations on how to plan and build an interoperable and expandable direct current grid in Europe. The project is supported by the European Union’s [...]

9 05, 2022

BalticWind.EU Country Report LITHUANIA Q1 2022

By Baltic Wind|May 9th, 2022|EDITOR'S CHOICE, LITHUANIA, TOP NEWS|

BalticWind.EU Country Report LITHUANIA / Q1 2022 Dear Readers, It is my pleasure to present to you the next in a series of quarterly reports summarising the Lithuanian offshore wind energy market. In the passing quarter, energy topics were dominated by the Russian-induced war in Ukraine. Since the [...]

9 05, 2022

wpd to sell offshore wind business to Global Infrastructure Partners

By Baltic Wind|May 9th, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Global Infrastructure Partners, a leading independent infrastructure investor, and wpd, a leading project developer and independent renewables power producer (IRPP) for onshore wind, offshore wind and solar, are pleased to announce that they have signed definitive agreements for GIP to acquire 100% of wpd offshore GmbH, the offshore wind business of wpd. The transaction is [...]

6 05, 2022

NKT has started production of the onshore cable system for the SuedLink corridor

By Baltic Wind|May 6th, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, SWEDEN|

Production of the world’s longest high-voltage DC underground power cable system for partners in SuedLink, TenneT and TransnetBW, has started at the NKT factory in Karlskrona, Sweden. […]

3 05, 2022

The preliminary design of the Hiiu offshore wind farm will be completed by autumn

By Baltic Wind|May 3rd, 2022|ESTONIA, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Enefit Green signed an agreement to prepare a preliminary design for the offshore wind farm planned north of Hiiumaa. According to the plans, the technical analysis of the farm will be completed in August this year. […]

29 04, 2022

Baltic Windustry 2022 on research projects. Let’s meet in Gdańsk

By Baltic Wind|April 29th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

The Offshore Wind Energy Center at Gdansk University of Technology together with the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA) invite you to the Baltic Windustry 2022 conference. The event will be held in Poland in September. […]

28 04, 2022

Iberdrola starts construction of 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm

By Baltic Wind|April 28th, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Iberdrola has received the green light to begin construction of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, the company’s second major offshore project in the Baltic Sea (Germany). With a capacity of 476 MW, Baltic Eagle will be capable of supplying renewable energy to 475,000 homes and will prevent the emission [...]

25 04, 2022

N-Sea completes environmental baseline survey for Södra Midsjöbanken offshore wind farm

By Baltic Wind|April 25th, 2022|OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, SWEDEN|

RWE Renewables is currently developing the 1600MW Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) Södra Midsjöbanken located in the southern Baltic Sea. N-Sea, along with their partner Ocean Ecology, were contracted for late season provision of vessel, equipment, and personnel to perform a geophysical site survey and environmental baseline survey, as well as [...]

22 04, 2022

Swedish Institute: Time to speed up energy efficiency in the Baltic Sea region

By Baltic Wind|April 22nd, 2022|OFFSHORE, REGULATORY, SWEDEN|

Energy experts from countries in the Baltic Sea region gathered in an online session hosted by the Swedish Institute for a dialogue on energy efficiency. The message from the speakers was that work on energy efficiency in the Baltic Sea region must speed up. […]

20 04, 2022

Lithuanian government approves regulations to accelerate RES development

By Baltic Wind|April 20th, 2022|LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|

On April 13, the Lithuanian government approved amendments to legislation drafted by the Ministry of Energy to accelerate the development of RES in Lithuania. The new legislation removes the bureaucracy and excessive restrictions on photovoltaic and wind power plants and encourages the formation of energy communities, the department says. [...]

19 04, 2022

Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne visits the Arcadis Ost platform in Aalborg

By Baltic Wind|April 19th, 2022|DENMARK, GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

On Thursday 14 April, Elia Group teams welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy and Employment, Pierre-Yves Dermagne, to the construction site of the Arcadis Ost platform in Aalborg, Denmark. […]

19 04, 2022

New offshore wind research to help reach net zero energy goals

By Baltic Wind|April 19th, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaboration between nine offshore wind developers, is launching 16 new research and development (R&D) projects this year. These span five key areas of logistics and operations and maintenance, cables, electrical systems, foundations, yield and performance. […]

15 04, 2022

Energy island at Bornholm to support local production of Power-to-X fuels

By Baltic Wind|April 15th, 2022|DENMARK, OFFSHORE|

The international consortium Bornholm Bunker Hub is launching a process to find partners and customers seeking to accelerate decarbonisation and refuel vessels with sustainable fuels. Local production of Power-to-X fuel is achievable when the Energy Island at Bornholm is established around 2030 with at least 2 GW of offshore wind [...]

13 04, 2022

EnBW and DLR to use logistics and passenger drones to service offshore wind farms

By Baltic Wind|April 13th, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

The research project by EnBW and DLR explores the use of logistics and passenger drones to service offshore wind farms: flying people and material out to sea. […]

12 04, 2022

TotalEnergies and KGHM join forces to develop offshore wind in Poland

By Baltic Wind|April 12th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

TotalEnergies and KGHM signed a partnership to participate on a 50/50 basis in the Polish government tender for the development of offshore wind projects. […]

11 04, 2022

SSE Renewables with Acciona Energia to bid for an offshore location licence in the Polish Baltic Sea

By Baltic Wind|April 11th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

SSE Renewables, part of UK FTSE-listed SSE Plc, has submitted an application for an Offshore Location License (OLL) for the allocation of development rights for an offshore wind farm at site 60.E.4 in the Baltic Sea in Poland. SSE Renewables and ACCIONA Energía will collaborate in the development of the [...]

11 04, 2022

Lhyfe and wpd to produce of green hydrogen in connection with offshore wind farm in Sweden

By Baltic Wind|April 11th, 2022|OFFSHORE, SWEDEN|

The renewable green hydrogen supplier Lhyfe and the wind power developer wpd Offshore Sweden AB have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly establish and directly connect a facility for green hydrogen production to wpd’s planned offshore wind farm Storgrundet in Söderhamn municipality, Sweden. […]

11 04, 2022

ABB and Ramboll to collaborate on offshore substation development

By Baltic Wind|April 11th, 2022|DENMARK|

ABB and Ramboll have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on pursuing new prospects for offshore substations within the global offshore wind market. The companies’ combined strengths in energy, offshore, construction, operation and maintenance not only bring credibility for EPC contractors offering services for substations, but also enable an [...]

8 04, 2022

GWO and GWEC cooperate to map out workforce training needs in renewables development

By Baltic Wind|April 8th, 2022|DENMARK, OFFSHORE|

Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have signed a new two year agreement to map out workforce training needs in support of renewable energy development and meet the huge increase of jobs required to meet the global energy transition. […]

5 04, 2022

WindEurope Bilbao 2022 – what will the wind energy industry talk about?

By Baltic Wind|April 5th, 2022|OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|

One of the most important events of the wind energy sector – WindEurope Bilbao 2022 – starts today. BalticWind.EU is a regional partner for discussions about the future of wind turbines in Europe, especially in the Baltic Sea region. What will industry representatives discuss in meeting in Spain ? [...]

5 04, 2022

Swedes to install floating wind turbines in Norway

By Baltic Wind|April 5th, 2022|OFFSHORE, SWEDEN|

Sweden wind power company SeaTwirl has obtained an approved concession for the installation of the S2x floating wind turbine in Bokn Municipality, Norway. The approval marks an important milestone for the company. […]

4 04, 2022

The future of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea region. Meet us in Bilbao

By Baltic Wind|April 4th, 2022|TOP NEWS|

One of the most important events of the wind energy sector, Wind Europe Bilbao 2022, is starting this week. BalticWind.EU will be also represented! We are very pleased to announce that BalticWind.EU has become a regional media partner of the conference. This week we will focus on some key topics [...]

1 04, 2022

Ilmatar Offshore established on Åland to develop offshore wind energy

By Baltic Wind|April 1st, 2022|FINLAND, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Ilmatar Offshore Ab has expressed its interest in developing an offshore wind farm on the north side of Åland. A fully built wind park could be operational by 2030, estimated of producing 20 TWh of energy annually. This would be a sizeable amount of renewable energy for the Ålandic, Finnish [...]

1 04, 2022

OFFSHOREWIND4KIDS enters the educational journey for the youngest in Germany

By Baltic Wind|April 1st, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

On March 23, 2022, William Beuckelaers, managing director of OffshoreWind4Kids, DNV, Northland Power Europe (NPE), the Competence Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CC4E) at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg) and the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation signed an agreement in Hamburg on cooperation with OffshoreWind4Kids within [...]

28 03, 2022

Heerema to install Baltic Eagle offshore substation

By Baltic Wind|March 28th, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

The company Baltic Eagle GmbH has contracted Heerema Marine Contractors for the transport and installation of the Offshore Substation (OSS) for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. […]

28 03, 2022

The data measurements are the way to go for designing and operating offshore wind structures

By Baltic Wind|March 28th, 2022|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|

Ramboll together with Aalborg University have delivered a PhD project that provides greater reliability upon the design and operational phase of offshore wind farms. The results show how measurement data based on the digital twin technology can help operators save money, reduce CO2 emissions, and increase lifetime of offshore wind [...]

25 03, 2022

K2 Management to advise Baltic offshore wind developer

By Baltic Wind|March 25th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

K2 Management, a leading international renewable energy consultancy, will consult on the development of a pipeline of offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea, after signing a framework agreement with Sunly, the independent power producer in the Baltic States and Poland. K2 Management will undertake pre-development studies and research for Sunly’s offshore wind projects [...]

22 03, 2022

Green Genius and Polenergia join forces for the first offshore competition in Lithuania

By Baltic Wind|March 22nd, 2022|LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, TOP NEWS|

Renewable energy company Green Genius, which develops solar, biogas, wind, and green hydrogen energy projects in 8 European countries, has signed a cooperation agreement with Poland’s largest private energy company, Polenergia. Together, they will seek to win a tender by the Lithuanian state for a wind farm in the Baltic [...]

21 03, 2022

WWF: Baltic countries lead EU for sustainable sea space management, but still put nature at risk

By Baltic Wind|March 21st, 2022|OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|

Baltic countries’ plans to sustainably manage human activities at sea lack harmony across borders, and measures to restore and protect ecosystems are inadequate – that’s the conclusion of WWF’s Baltic Ecoregion Programme, which has evaluated Baltic EU Member States’ Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) strategies for sustainably managing marine areas and [...]

15 03, 2022

OX2 applies for a Natura 2000-permit for a Aurora offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea

By Baltic Wind|March 15th, 2022|OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, SWEDEN|

OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone between the islands of Gotland and Öland. […]

11 03, 2022

Polish opening of the Baltic Sea to floating wind farms

By Baltic Wind|March 11th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

Floating wind farms (so called “floating wind”) are one of the main directions of development of this sector. Also in the case of the Baltic Sea, investors more and more often indicate the potential lying in this technology, especially in places where due to the bottom characteristics and depth level the application of floating farms [...]

1 03, 2022

The first Arcadis Ost 1 XXL monopiles set sail for Roenne

By Baltic Wind|March 1st, 2022|DENMARK, EDITOR'S CHOICE DENMARK, GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The first three XXL monopiles for the Arcadis Ost 1 Offshore Wind Project have been completed and have set sail for the Port of Roenne, the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm marshalling harbor. This is the first set of 28 monopile units (27 WTG, 1 OSS) that will be transported to Roenne over the next [...]

25 02, 2022

PGE and Ørsted are applying for a seabed acreage adjacent to Baltica Offshore Wind Farm

By Baltic Wind|February 25th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

PGE and Ørsted are jointly applying for the 45.E.1 area on Ławica Słupska. This area of 17 sq. km is directly adjacent to Baltica Offshore Wind Farm, the largest offshore wind farm under construction in the Polish Baltic Sea and one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms. The application to the Ministry of Infrastructure [...]

25 02, 2022

Energoprojekt-Katowice will advise on Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 projects

By Baltic Wind|February 25th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

PGE Baltica will be advised by “ENERGOPROJEKT-KATOWICE” SA in the preparation of the purchase documentation and during the tender procedure for the general contractor for the onshore connection to the Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 offshore wind farms, informs PGE Baltica, a subsidiary of Poland’s largest power producer. […]

23 02, 2022

Baltyk breakthrough – First Preferred Supplier Agreements in Poland’s offshore wind market

By Baltic Wind|February 23rd, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

Siemens Gamesa announced the signature of two Preferred Supplier Agreements for the MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III wind power plants with Equinor and Polenergia. These signings represent both the first preferred supplier agreements announced in the fledgling Polish offshore wind market, and also the first conditional agreements for the SG 14-236 DD offshore [...]

23 02, 2022

TÜV SÜD and Tractebel Doc join forces in offshore wind sector

By Baltic Wind|February 23rd, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

TÜV SÜD and Tractebel DOC have signed an agreement announcing their intention to collaborate in the field of offshore wind energy towards a carbon-neutral future. The partnership will focus on joint project implementation and the development of new markets and services. With around 25,000 staff in over 50 countries, TÜV SÜD is among the world’s [...]

22 02, 2022

OX2 applies for a permit to construct the offshore wind farm Triton in Sweden

By Baltic Wind|February 22nd, 2022|OFFSHORE, SWEDEN|

OX2 has submitted a permit application under the act of Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone to construct an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Economic Zone off the coast of Skåne in the south of Sweden. […]

18 02, 2022

Industrial Development Agency and GRI Renewable Industries are embarking on a new investment in offshore tower factory in Poland

By Baltic Wind|February 18th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

On February 11, 2022 an agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) was concluded between portfolio companies of the Industrial Development Agency JSC (IDA) and the Spanish company GRI Renewable Industries, S.L. concerning cooperation in the construction of a new tower factory for offshore wind energy (OWE). Estimated value of this investment is over EUR 100 million, and [...]

18 02, 2022

Windar renovables has confirmed its investment decision to build a new offshore tower factory in Poland

By Baltic Wind|February 18th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

Spanish company Windar renovables, leader in the manufacture of wind turbine towers (onshore and offshore), has confirmed its investment decision to build a new offshore tower factory in Poland. […]

11 02, 2022

A tender for conducting further geotechnical research for the offshore wind farm Baltica has been launched

By Baltic Wind|February 11th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

The Polish company PGE and the Danish company Ørsted are preparing for the third stage of geotechnical research. They will allow detailed verification of seabed soil conditions for the construction of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm with a capacity of up to 2.5 GW. Previous phases of the study have [...]

11 02, 2022

Chantiers de l’Atlantique will design and install an offshore substation for F.E.W. Baltic II

By Baltic Wind|February 11th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

RWE, one of the world’s leading companies in offshore wind, is further progressing with developing F.E.W. Baltic II, one of the first offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea. RWE selected Atlantique Offshore Energy, the marine energy business unit of the French company Chantiers de l’Atlantique, for engineering, procuring, [...]

8 02, 2022

Thialf’s cranes are being modified to unlock the Baltic Sea

By Baltic Wind|February 8th, 2022|OFFSHORE|

Heerema Marine Contractors is committed to delivering solutions for clients worldwide. With Heerema Fabrication Group fabricating the required structures, the company is now modifying Thialf’s cranes capable of lifting 14,200 metric tons. […]

7 02, 2022

Storage and shipping of foundations for Arcadis Ost 1 will be done from Port of Roenne

By Baltic Wind|February 7th, 2022|DENMARK, OFFSHORE|

Port of Roenne A/S will store the monopiles for the 27 Vestas’ wind turbines at Arcadis Ost 1. When establishing the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm near Rügen begins in a few weeks, the 27 wind turbines and monopiles will be shipped out of the port in Roenne. [...]

4 02, 2022

BalticWind.EU Country Report POLAND Q4 2021

By Baltic Wind|February 4th, 2022|EDITOR'S CHOICE, POLAND, POLAND REPORT, TOP NEWS|

BalticWind.EU Country Report POLAND / Q4 2021 Dear Readers, I am pleased to present you with the second of a series of quarterly reports summarizing the offshore wind energy market in Poland. Polish market – together with Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian – is one of those markets where, even [...]

2 02, 2022

Fugro has secured a contract to undertake cable route surveys for the Energy Island project

By Baltic Wind|February 2nd, 2022|DENMARK, OFFSHORE|

The Energy Island will serve as an offshore power plant distributing up to 10 GW of offshore wind to Denmark and other neighbouring markets. Fugro will perform a combination of geophysical, geotechnical services and laboratory testing to provide valuable insight into the ground engineering challenges along the cable route from the Danish landfalls to [...]

28 01, 2022

Ørsted ranked world’s most sustainable energy company and publishes climate leadership handbook

By Baltic Wind|January 28th, 2022|DENMARK, OFFSHORE|

Ørsted was ranked as the world’s most sustainable energy company on Corporate Knight’s 2022 Global 100 index for the fourth year running. From the frontline of climate action, Ørsted shares a handbook on how governments and businesses can move from ambition to action in a crucial climate year. […]

28 01, 2022

EOLOS has been awarded the wind resource and metocean measuring campaign for the Baltica-1

By Baltic Wind|January 28th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

PGE Baltica has signed a two-year turn-key campaign with EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions after a competitive public tender process that concluded earlier this month. This new campaign in the Baltic Sea adds yet another reference in the Baltic Sea for the Spanish vendor which successfully completed a similar campaign for [...]

27 01, 2022

PGE and Ørsted seek a contractor for Baltica offshore wind farm construction project

By Baltic Wind|January 27th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

PGE and Ørsted have launched a tender for the preparation of a Building Permit for two phases of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm, i.e. Baltica 3 with a capacity of approx. 1045 MW and Baltica 2 with a capacity of approx. 1500 MW. […]

25 01, 2022

First offshore wind power research permits granted for Finland’s exclusive economic zone

By Baltic Wind|January 25th, 2022|FINLAND, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The Government has granted research permits for three offshore wind power projects in Finland’s exclusive economic zone. Wpd Finland Oy was granted a permit on 20 January 2022 for the research area west of Jakobstad. OX2 Finland Oy received permits for two projects in the research areas west of Hailuoto and Jakobstad last week. [...]

21 01, 2022

BalticWind.EU Country Report LITHUANIA Q4 2021

By Baltic Wind|January 21st, 2022|TOP NEWS|

BalticWind.EU Country Report LITHUANIA / Q4 2021 Dear Readers, I am pleased to present you with the first of a series of quarterly reports summarizing the offshore wind energy market in Lithuania. This is one of those markets where, even though there are no operational wind farms yet, [...]

21 01, 2022

Service port for Baltic Power offshore wind farm to be built in Łeba

By Baltic Wind|January 21st, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

Baltic Power has won a lease contract for land at the Łeba seaport to support its offshore wind farm. It will accommodate service facilities to support the wind farm project, scheduled for 2024–2026. During that time, about 70 wind turbines with a total capacity of up to 1.2 GW will be erected in the sea, [...]

20 01, 2022

CORROSION enters into partnership with CO-MADE on offshore wind energy

By Baltic Wind|January 20th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

Dutch sustainable anti-fouling and solution provider – CORROSION – announces a new international partnership to further expand reach and sustainable journey in the offshore wind and maritime market. – This time we set foot in Poland where we entered into a partnership with the men from CO-MADE – CORROSION informed. [...]

19 01, 2022

James Fisher Renewables secures high voltage safety management commissioning contract for Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm

By Baltic Wind|January 19th, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

EDS HV Group, part of James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables) has won a multimillion-pound contract to provide the high voltage safety management commissioning phase at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of the German region of Pomerania. […]

14 01, 2022

Michael Bjerrum: We need to apply a lot of digitalisation to all wind farm construction processes

By Baltic Wind|January 14th, 2022|OPINIONS|

Digitalisation plays an important role in the development of wind power today, but can still drive further improvements in operational efficiency, decision-making, and cost-effectiveness. Process optimization is supported by Shoreline Wind. We are talking to the managing director Michael Bjerrum. […]

13 01, 2022

Rytis Kėvelaitis: Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are new and exciting markets for offshore wind

By Baltic Wind|January 13th, 2022|OPINIONS|

The Baltic Sea will be one of the European regions supporting the European Union’s energy transition. Particular potential is seen in offshore wind energy. We talk about the role of the Baltic Sea in decarbonising the region’s economies with Rytis Kėvelaitis, Founder and CEO of Energy Unlimited. […]

12 01, 2022

Daniel Fraile Montoro: The wind sector needs partners in the energy transition in Europe

By Baltic Wind|January 12th, 2022|OPINIONS|

Daniel Fraile Montoro, Director for Market Intelligence in Wind Europe said in an interview for BalticWind.EU, that the European Union and all the countries, are committed to reaching climate neutrality by 2050. "There's been many studies showing that the best way to achieve that is through electrification of the energy system. Electricity is much [...]

10 01, 2022

IMCA finalises Guidelines for Walk to Work (W2W) Operations

By Baltic Wind|January 10th, 2022|OFFSHORE|

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has expanded its ‘Guidelines for Walk to Work (W2W) Operations’ (IMCA M254). Originally published in October 2020, the guidelines were produced to help standardise the way in which vessels give personnel safe access to offshore structures, both in the wind and oil & gas industries, and were developed [...]

10 01, 2022

Valentin Novakovic: High-performance sensors and data analysis is key to optimising critical energy infrastructure

By Baltic Wind|January 10th, 2022|OPINIONS|

The development of renewable energy sources is linked to the expansion of the distribution and transmission network. The expanding electricity grid requires constant monitoring of its functioning, especially in real-time. We talked with Valentin Novakovic, manager from Ampacimon, who presented us with a way to measure the condition of the [...]

7 01, 2022

Victoria Gilbert: Offshore wind is a fabulous growth area

By Baltic Wind|January 7th, 2022|OPINIONS|

The difficulty of energy transformation and the efficient development of wind energy will not be implemented without the highest level of service. Swire Energy Services is one of the most experienced partners in the wind industry. We asked Victoria Gilbert, Technical Lead Offshore Wind at Swire Energy Services, about energy [...]

7 01, 2022

RWE and Northland Power to jointly develop 1.3 GW offshore wind cluster off the German coast

By Baltic Wind|January 7th, 2022|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

RWE and Northland Power strengthen their position in the German offshore market The companies have joined forces to co-develop a 1.3 gigawatts (GW) cluster of offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The partners have established a joint venture structure through which they plan to jointly develop and construct [...]

5 01, 2022

Denmark announces new Power-to-X strategy

By Baltic Wind|January 5th, 2022|DENMARK, OFFSHORE|

The Danish Government has released a proposal for a new strategy to promote and navigate the future development of Power-to-X (PtX) projects in Denmark. The Danish PtX strategy aims at reducing CO2 emissions, balancing the Danish power system and providing export opportunities for green fuels and PtX technology. […]

5 01, 2022

The Gdynia Maritime University Offshore Centre is taking shape

By Baltic Wind|January 5th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

The Gdynia Maritime University Offshore Centre is taking shape. The foundations and ground floor walls are already in place as the construction work continues on schedule. […]

4 01, 2022

The wind power is the second most desired form of electricity generation in Finland

By Baltic Wind|January 4th, 2022|FINLAND, OFFSHORE|

According to the Energy Industry’s annual Energy Attitudes Survey, wind power is the second most desired of all forms of electricity generation. More than 70 percent of respondents are in favor of increasing the use of wind power. […]

4 01, 2022

OX2 applies for a Natura 2000 permit for a wind farm outside Skåne

By Baltic Wind|January 4th, 2022|OFFSHORE, SWEDEN|

OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000-permit for an offshore wind farm within the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone off the coast of Skåne. The wind farm is called Triton and is located about 30 km south of Ystad. The offshore wind farm comprises up to 129 turbines with a maximum height of 370 meters. [...]

4 01, 2022

Gregor Scott: The designing of vessels is to ensure that they would be future proof

By Baltic Wind|January 4th, 2022|OPINIONS|

Offshore wind energy will not develop without raw materials, technology, transmission lines or ports. The growth of offshore wind around the world is creating more and more opportunities for ship owners and operators to maximize profits and grow their business in this industry. Gregor Scott, Head of Havfram’s Business Acquisition [...]

3 01, 2022

Alex Øbell Nielsen: For a new industry it’s important how transition the workforce

By Baltic Wind|January 3rd, 2022|OPINIONS|

The rapidly growing offshore wind energy industry requires appropriate and professional training of personnel. The Baltic Sea is one of the regions where wind farm development is gaining momentum. What is the role of the training and skills acquisition process for people working in the wind industry? Alex Øbell Nielsen, [...]

31 12, 2021

Ditlev Engel: We are technology optimistic. DNV expects a massive scaling of global energy, including the Baltic Sea

By Baltic Wind|December 31st, 2021|OPINIONS, POLAND|

DNV plays a key role in the development of the offshore wind industry. Through its unique technological expertise, it supports developers to increase the efficiency of offshore projects at different stages of their development. DNV also provides certification services to the RES industry. We talked about the development of offshore [...]

30 12, 2021

Daiva Garbaliauskaitė: Offshore wind is a silver bullet and the core of electricity

By Baltic Wind|December 30th, 2021|OPINIONS|

Lithuania has ambitions to develop offshore wind energy, which will significantly support the decarbonisation of the energy sector. Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Energy Daiva Garbaliauskaitė talks to BalticWind.EU about the importance of wind turbines development in the Baltic Sea. […]

29 12, 2021

Blix Consultancy and Horizons establish offshore wind partnership in Poland

By Baltic Wind|December 29th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

To support the energy transition and to provide consultancy services for the offshore wind industry in Poland, BLIX Consultancy B.V. from the Netherlands and Horizons Sp. z o.o. from Poland have signed a joint venture agreement to start H-BLIX Sp. z o.o. […]

29 12, 2021

Remigiusz Nowakowski: In Copenhagen we talked about the potential of green hydrogen in Poland

By Baltic Wind|December 29th, 2021|OPINIONS, POLAND|

During the Electric City 2021 conference the wind industry also discussed the development of RES in the context of green hydrogen production. Poland has big aspirations. The premiere of the report „Green hydrogen from RES in Poland” was announced in Copenhagen on 7 December. In Copenhagen, we talked to Remigiusz [...]

28 12, 2021

The commercial scale-up of floating wind farms requires a change of mindset about O&M

By Baltic Wind|December 28th, 2021|OFFSHORE|

WORLD FORUM OFFSHORE WIND (WFO) published its White Paper Challenges and Opportunities of Major Maintenance for Floating Offshore Wind. The report is the result of one year’s worth of monthly discussions between participating WFO members during meetings of WFO’s Floating Offshore Wind Committee on the topic of floating wind major [...]

28 12, 2021

Peter Jenkins: IoT technology can help optimise offshore wind projects

By Baltic Wind|December 28th, 2021|OPINIONS|

4Subsea is a provider of technology that helps operators optimize energy production from subsea oil & gas fields and offshore wind farms. Experts link expertise with data analytics and digital services to maximise the lifetime of assets and reduce operational costs. Peter Jenkins, CEO at 4SUBSEA said in commentary for [...]

27 12, 2021

Finnish Metsähallitus launches partner selection for its 1.3 GW Korsnäs offshore wind power project

By Baltic Wind|December 27th, 2021|FINLAND, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Finnish state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus is releasing preliminary market information and launching its partner selection process for the planned 1.3 Gigawatt (GW) Korsnäs offshore wind power project. Metsähallitus is looking for a responsible and experienced partner to accelerate the development, construction and operation of the wind farm. Metsähallitus will invite both [...]

27 12, 2021

Janusz Gajowiecki: Today we can become electrified and make it as cheap as possible

By Baltic Wind|December 27th, 2021|OPINIONS, POLAND|

Poland is currently a thriving market for renewable energy sources, in particular wind energy. The country has aspirations to develop offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea. Such large deposits of emission-free energy open up the opportunity to develop green hydrogen production. In Copenhagen, we talked to Janusz Gajowiecki, President of [...]

24 12, 2021

WindEurope honours 8 participants in a poster session on wind energy

By Baltic Wind|December 24th, 2021|OFFSHORE|

During the Electric City Conference, industry representatives and researchers were able to present leading topics and challenges in wind energy and their research results in the „Posters” session. During the event, 8 posters and research results were appreciated. […]

24 12, 2021

Małgosia Bartosik: If we don’t start with permitting, we will get nowhere

By Baltic Wind|December 24th, 2021|OPINIONS|

Wind energy will be one of the pillars of decarbonisation of the European economy. The sector is already facing many challenges and the road to climate neutrality based on wind and other energy sources may be bumpy. Participants of the Electric City 2021 conference leaned into problems such as the [...]

23 12, 2021

Claude Turmes: The Baltic Sea with the North Sea will be the place to be to move faster into offshore wind

By Baltic Wind|December 23rd, 2021|OPINIONS|

Claude Turmes, Luxembourg’s Minister of Energy and Minister for Spatial Planning in a commentary for BalticWind.EU talks about the Baltic Sea’s potential for offshore wind energy. As he notes, there are challenges in building the transmission grid, but Poland, for example, can be a champion of offshore wind energy. Finland [...]

22 12, 2021

Litgrid starts preparing a feasibility study for offshore wind integration

By Baltic Wind|December 22nd, 2021|LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE|

The Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid continues cooperation with Japanese energy company TEPCO Power Grid and starts preparing a study intended to assess technical and economic alternatives for offshore wind integration. […]

22 12, 2021

New State Aid Guidelines allow technology-specific auctions, endorse Contracts for Difference to deploy more wind

By Baltic Wind|December 22nd, 2021|OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|

Today the European Commission published its new EU Guidelines on State Aid for Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy. The new Guidelines allow National Governments to hold technology specific auctions and endorse revenue stabilisation mechanisms notably 2-sided CfDs. These are pre-conditions for the accelerated deployment of wind energy towards climate neutrality. [...]

21 12, 2021

BalticWind.EU Special Report WindEurope ElectricCity 2021

By Baltic Wind|December 21st, 2021|TOP NEWS|

BalticWind.EU Special Report WindEurope ElectricCity 2021 In the first BalticWind.EU Special Report, we summarise WindEurope’s Annual Event ElectricCity 2021. The conference organized in Copenhagen gathered about 8000 wind industry experts. Being there we had the chance to follow the most important events, which we report for you in the [...]

21 12, 2021

BalticWind.EU VIDEO – Peter Jenkins: IoT technology can help optimise offshore wind projects

By Baltic Wind|December 21st, 2021|OPINIONS|

4Subsea is a provider of technology that helps operators optimize energy production from subsea oil & gas fields and offshore wind farms. Experts link expertise with data analytics and digital services to maximise lifetime of assets and reduce operational costs. Peter Jenkins, CEO at 4SUBSEA said in commentary for BalticWind.EU that the company brings [...]

21 12, 2021

Hundreds of entities interested in cooperation in collaboration on the Baltic Power offshore wind farm

By Baltic Wind|December 21st, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

Almost 600 representatives of 369 companies and institutions attended a meeting for those interested in collaboration on the Baltic Power project. Building a strong supply chain is now among the crucial steps leading up to the launch of this project, which is of strategic importance to the entire power sector. [...]

20 12, 2021

BalticWind.EU VIDEO – Daiva Garbaliauskaitė: Offshore wind is a silver bullet and the core of electricity

By Baltic Wind|December 20th, 2021|INTERVIEW, LITHUANIA, TOP NEWS|

Lithuania has ambitions to develop offshore wind energy, which will significantly support the decarbonisation of the energy sector. Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Energy Daiva Garbaliauskaitė talks to BalticWind.EU about the importance of wind turbines development in the Baltic Sea. This interview will be part of the BalticWind.EU Special Report WindEurope ElectricCity 2021, which will be available [...]

20 12, 2021

ERM Poland supports the process of obtaining environmental decision for the MFW Bałtyk I

By Baltic Wind|December 20th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

The company implementing the MFW Bałtyk I signed an agreement with the Polish branch of ERM, which is the world’s largest consulting company working in the field of sustainable development. The agreement concerns cooperation in the field of environmental and social consulting. Offshore wind farm MFW Bałtyk I is the [...]

19 12, 2021

BalticWind.EU VIDEO – Rytis Kėvelaitis: Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, are new and exciting markets for offshore winds

By Baltic Wind|December 19th, 2021|ESTONIA, INTERVIEW, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, TOP NEWS|

The Baltic Sea will be one of the European regions supporting the European Union’s energy transition. Particular potential is seen in offshore wind energy. We talk about the role of the Baltic Sea in decarbonising the region’s economies with Rytis Kėvelaitis, Founder and CEO at Energy Unlimited. Kėvelaitis stressed that three Baltic states, Lithuania, [...]

17 12, 2021

IECRE approves first renewable energy certification body for marine energy

By Baltic Wind|December 17th, 2021|OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been accepted as the world’s first renewable energy Certification Body (RECB) for marine energy by IECRE, the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications. The System covers the solar photovoltaic (PV), marine and wind energy sectors. […]

16 12, 2021

BalticWind.EU VIDEO: DNV expects a massive scaling of global renewable energy, including the Baltic Sea

By Baltic Wind|December 16th, 2021|OFFSHORE|

How to reach Paris Agreement Net Zero goals and what are the challenges for different regions worldwide. At #ElectricCity2021 we spoke with Ditlev Engel, CEO of Energy Systems at DNV. This interview will be part of the BalticWind.EU Special Report WindEurope ElectricCity 2021, which will be available for download on our website next week.

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