28 05, 2025

Poland commits PLN 230 Million to Windar for offshore wind tower facility in Szczecin

By |May 28th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

Poland is making a significant investment in modern green technologies, earmarking PLN 5 billion for the construction of new facilities in the renewable energy sector. A substantial portion of this funding, PLN 230 million, will go to Windar Polska to support the construction of the world's largest wind turbine component manufacturing plant in Szczecin. Today, [...]

28 05, 2025

Security is key to Polish offshore wind success: ORLEN Neptun Forum initiates cooperation

By |May 28th, 2025|OFFSHORE, OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

Offshore wind energy  in Poland, recognized as critical infrastructure, places security at the forefront. Addressing this challenge, ORLEN Neptun, in cooperation with ORLEN S.A., organized the first Offshore Wind Energy Security Forum. The event brought together key representatives from both the public and private sectors to discuss strategic aspects of protecting the nascent farms in [...]

25 05, 2025

The largest project finance transaction in the history of Polish energy. Equinor and Polenergia have closed financing for offshore projects.

By |May 25th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, TOP NEWS|

Equinor, an international energy company based in Norway, and Polenergia, Poland's largest private energy group, have closed financing for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms. This is the largest project finance transaction in the history of the Polish energy sector - around 30 financial institutions have been involved in financing the projects, [...]

22 05, 2025

Prime Minister Tusk at Baltic Towers factory: Poland bets on local industry and offshore wind

By |May 22nd, 2025|ESTONIA, LATVIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

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 the Board of Baltic Towers Sp. z o.o. Jakub Wnuczyński, Hubert Staszewski and Bruno [...]

22 05, 2025

BWO: Do not change tender volumes until 2030!

By |May 22nd, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|

At the start of this year's industry conference in Berlin, "Zukunft Offshore" the German Offshore Wind Energy Association is formulating its demands for the new federal government in Germany. These include not changing the fixed auction volumes for offshore wind energy until 2030 and maintaining the expansion target of at least 40 GW by 2035. [...]

20 05, 2025

ORLEN Opens Baltic Power Service Base in Łeba

By |May 20th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

Grupa ORLEN has marked a significant milestone in the development of Poland’s first offshore wind farm, Baltic Power, with the official opening of a dedicated operations and maintenance base in Łeba. This is the first facility of its kind in Poland and signals that the project is entering its decisive implementation phase. “As Grupa ORLEN, [...]

20 05, 2025

Ignitis Group’s ambitious Strategic Plan 2025–2028: paving the way towards 100% green and secure energy ecosystem

By |May 20th, 2025|LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, TECHNOLOGY|

Investments: EUR 3.0–4.0 billion over the 2025–2028 period. 59% of the investments will be directed towards further development of the Green Capacities portfolio and 36% to the electricity distribution network. 3M 2025 results showed strong performance and strategic execution, marked by the launch of Kelmė wind farm I. The Group has announced that it will [...]

20 05, 2025

Changing bidding zone configurations will delay wind energy deployment

By |May 20th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, REGULATORY|

Europe’s transmission system operators have published a much-anticipated Bidding Zone Review. The assessment, coordinated through ENTSO-E, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, suggests possible adjustments to Europe’s electricity market structure. It explores 14 alternative bidding zone configurations across Central and Northern Europe. Critically, it proposes splitting the current Germany-Luxembourg bidding zone into [...]

19 05, 2025

Lithuanian Seimas approved amendments to the terms and conditions of the tender for an offshore wind farm

By |May 19th, 2025|LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, REGULATORY|

The Lithuanian Seimas approved the further development of offshore wind energy. With the updated tender conditions, the offshore wind farm will provide greater benefits to consumers, will not have a negative impact on onshore wind farms, and will be more attractive to potential investors.   Following the Seimas' approval of amendments to the Renewable Energy [...]

19 05, 2025

Renewables Finland has gathered the industry’s best biodiversity practices and is aiming for nature-positive wind and solar energy

By |May 19th, 2025|CLIMATE, FINLAND, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, REGULATORY|

Climate change is a major driver of biodiversity loss in northern ecosystems, and wind and solar power are essential tools in fighting it. Renewables Finland, representing large-scale wind and solar power, is committed to advancing the green transition while strengthening biodiversity. Together with its member companies, Renewables Finland has set a shared biodiversity goal for [...]

17 05, 2025

Production of Baltica 2 foundation elements will be carried out in Poland

By |May 17th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

PGE and Ørsted have signed an agreement for the production and delivery of another part of secondary steel structures for the foundations (so-called secondary steel) of the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm. The production of these elements will be carried out in Poland. The suspended internal platforms will be supplied by Smulders. They will be [...]

16 05, 2025

Thimm: Offshore Wind Expansion – Now Is the Time to Steer, Not to Stop

By |May 16th, 2025|CLIMATE, GERMANY, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS|

Offshore wind energy is a cornerstone of Europe’s energy future. As Germany’s new government considers adjusting long-term targets, I call for clarity, strategic focus, and system efficiency. These issues will be at the heart of the industry conference Zukunft Offshore on 21–22 May in Berlin. Over the past fifteen years, I have witnessed how offshore [...]

15 05, 2025

“Rostock Offshore Quartier”: 50Hertz builds new operating site in Warnemünde as a gateway to the Baltic Sea

By |May 15th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, TECHNOLOGY|

Presentation of the plans together with Mayor Eva-Maria Kröger and Minister of Economic Affairs Dr Wolfgang Blank Contract awarded for multifunctional building ensemble to architectural firm Bastmann+Zavracky COO Dr Dirk Biermann: "A place where people like to work and which characterises the environment." Transmission system operator 50Hertz has presented its plans for the "Rostock Offshore [...]

15 05, 2025

Eight Baltic Sea TSOs publish roadmap for efficient and resilient offshore grid to connect the countries

By |May 15th, 2025|DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, SWEDEN, TECHNOLOGY, TOP NEWS|

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 of safety and protection of maritime infrastructure play a vital role 13 May 2025 [...]

14 05, 2025

Baltica 2 team at the T5 construction site in Gdańsk

By |May 14th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TECHNOLOGY|

Representatives of PGE Baltica and Ørsted, including port specialists, were introduced to the progress of the terminal construction, which will be used to install the turbines of the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm. Representatives of Istrana, the company implementing the T5 project, and Baltic Hub, in the vicinity of which the new terminal is being [...]

14 05, 2025

Supplier Day – new prospects for cooperation in offshore wind energy

By |May 14th, 2025|DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, SWEDEN, TOP NEWS|

  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 parties pledged to work closely together in investing in and completing infrastructure projects and [...]

13 05, 2025

ESVAGT developing new offshore wind business with a joint venture in South Korea 

By |May 13th, 2025|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The market leader within maritime offshore wind solutions, ESVAGT, will follow customers to the emerging Korean offshore wind market by entering a joint venture partnership with South Korean KMC Line.  Europe's leading offshore wind vessel operator, ESVAGT, is well on its way to establishing itself on another continent. Through a joint venture partnership with the [...]

13 05, 2025

Let’s bet on wind today to have a strong economy tomorrow. PWEA2025 conference coming up in June!

By |May 13th, 2025|EVENT, OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, REGULATORY|

Poland has just been given the chance not only to catch up with the European leaders, but also to co-create a wind industry for the entire continent. ‘We will not develop the Polish economy if we do not have access to cheap and green energy’ - said Michał Jaros, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and [...]

12 05, 2025

GPB Group announces new Strategy 2025-2035 with focus on offshore

By |May 12th, 2025|OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, POLAND, TOP NEWS|

Baltic Industrial Group (GPB) has announced its new development strategy for 2025-2035, setting a clear direction for its contribution to the energy transformation of Poland and the region. The strategy, approved by the Industrial Development Agency, continues CG GPB's transformation to date towards a modern industry of the future. Strategic directions: offshore wind energy, nuclear [...]

9 05, 2025

Consolis Latvia inaugurates modernized Rumbula factory to produce precast hybrid wind turbine towers

By |May 9th, 2025|LATVIA, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Consolis Group officially inaugurated its upgraded production facility in Rumbula, near Riga, on 7 May. The modernized factory is now fully operational and delivering large-scale precast concrete elements for hybrid wind turbine towers. The LaFlora Wind Park is a flagship green energy project by Latvenergo which will be built by Nordex Group. “With the successful [...]

8 05, 2025

Baltic Regulators Request More Time on Long-Term Electricity Capacity Calculation Decision

By |May 8th, 2025|ESTONIA, FINLAND, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, POLAND, REGULATORY, SWEDEN|

Baltic energy regulators have requested a three-month extension from the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) to decide on a proposed long-term capacity calculation methodology for electricity trading. Originally due by 22 March 2025, the decision concerns a proposal submitted by transmission system operators in January. Regulators from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, [...]

8 05, 2025

Solid operational performance and reached more than 10 GW of offshore capacity while navigating a challenging short-term business environment

By |May 8th, 2025|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS|

On 07.05.2025, Ørsted’s Board of Directors approved the interim report for the first quarter of 2025. In Q1 2025, Ørsted focused on the execution of four strategic priorities, which aim at solidifying their leading position in offshore wind towards the end of the decade. The offshore wind industry is challenged in the short term with headwinds [...]

7 05, 2025

Swedish Wind Energy Sector Faces Investment Stagnation in Early 2025

By |May 7th, 2025|OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, PROJECTS|

In the first quarter of 2025, Sweden's wind energy sector experienced a halt in new turbine orders, marking a continuation of a downward trend in investments observed over recent years. According to the latest statistics and forecasts from Svensk Vindenergi, no new investment decisions were made during this period.​  Despite the lack of new investments, [...]

6 05, 2025

Wind, Solar, and Batteries to Anchor Denmark’s Future Power System

By |May 6th, 2025|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE|

The Danish Alliance for Renewables (DAFRE) has released its Annual Agenda 2025, emphasizing the need for wind, solar, and battery technologies to take over the critical stabilizing functions traditionally provided by fossil-fueled power plants. As Denmark moves from a fossil-based power system toward 100% renewable energy, the challenge is not just to generate clean electricity, [...]

6 05, 2025

New Government Analysis Maps Out Denmark’s Offshore Wind Potential Through 2050

By |May 6th, 2025|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, TECHNOLOGY, TOP NEWS|

The Danish Energy Agency, in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, has published a comprehensive new analysis exploring how Denmark can best harness its offshore wind potential by 2050. The report is part of the follow-up to the 2022 Climate Agreement on Green Electricity and Heating and aims to provide strategic insights [...]

6 05, 2025

Geological background and seismicity of the prospective wind farm area offshore Sõrve peninsula, western Saaremaa

By |May 6th, 2025|ESTONIA, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, SWEDEN|

The report deals with the geological background and seismicity of a potential wind farm area, a 7-shaped polygon framed offshore western Saaremaa, some 10–40 km off the Sõrve peninsula. No particular geological/geophysical research was carried out for this report. All the descriptions and conclusions about the geological background presented rely on interpretations of two former [...]

5 05, 2025

Iberdrola and Kansai close their offshore wind alliance with the investment of 1,280 million euros in the Baltic Sea

By |May 5th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, REGULATORY|

After obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals, the companies have closed the agreement announced in December 2024 to co-invest in the Windanker offshore wind farm, which has a capacity of 315 MW Together with the closing of the acquisition of Electricity North West, both companies strengthen their alliance to accelerate electrification in different countries Iberdrola has closed [...]

5 05, 2025

Heikki Peltomaa appointed as new Chair of Renewables Finland

By |May 5th, 2025|FINLAND, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, REGULATORY|

The Annual General Meeting of Renewables Finland (formerly the Finnish Wind Power Association) has elected a new board for the 2025–2026 term. Heikki Peltomaa, CEO of wpd Finland, was elected Chair of the Board for the fourth time. Renewables Finland represents the three largest sectors of domestic renewable energy: onshore wind, offshore wind, and solar [...]

5 05, 2025

WindEurope’s observations on Iberian Peninsula blackout

By |May 5th, 2025|CLIMATE, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, TECHNOLOGY|

WindEurope’s observations on Iberian Peninsula blackout: The wind energy sector calls for caution and technical rigor when drawing conclusions about the causes of the incident that occurred on Monday, April 28th, which left the Iberian Peninsula without electricity for more than 12 hours. In the upcoming analysis of the events, it will be key to [...]

2 05, 2025

BHS Logistics buys the buildings after Sydhavnens Motorværksted and strengthens focus on the Offshore business

By |May 2nd, 2025|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Roenne 01/05/2025 ‘BHS Logistics has bought the buildings because we believe in the opportunities offered by the wind turbine projects in the Baltic Sea. Bornholm is developing rapidly in terms of wind turbine projects shipped via Rønne Harbour, and we believe these opportunities will only increase in the coming years. That’s why we’re expanding our [...]

30 04, 2025

New collaborations to ensure physical and cybersecurity of wind turbines

By |April 30th, 2025|CLIMATE, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, TECHNOLOGY|

Europe’s geopolitical situation has changed fundamentally since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Europe is rethinking its security strategy. That includes energy security. It is now building more domestic renewables to make its energy supply more resilient. But it also needs to improve the physical protection of existing and planned energy generation assets. Physical [...]

30 04, 2025

Finalists of the 2025 European Sustainable Energy Awards announced

By |April 30th, 2025|EVENT, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, TECHNOLOGY|

Public voting for the best European clean energy projects and leaders is now open. Nine finalists have been announced in three categories for the 2025​ European Sustainable Energy Awards  (EUSEW Awards), recognising outstanding individuals and projects for their innovation and efforts in energy efficiency and renewables. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: Innovation, Local Energy [...]

29 04, 2025

Clean Industrial Deal: time for an ‘EU Implementation Fund’?

By |April 29th, 2025|CLIMATE, EVENT, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, TECHNOLOGY|

By Dusan Jakovljevic, EUSEW’s digital ambassador– advocating for an EU Implementation Fund to ensure Horizon Europe and LIFE project results achieve real-world impact through better post-project support and coordination. This opinion editorial is produced in co-operation with the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2025. See ec.europa.eu/eusew for more details. The European Union has invested significant [...]

29 04, 2025

Equinor and Polenergia with valid environmental decision for Bałtyk 1 project – the largest offshore wind farm under development in Poland

By |April 29th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

The decision issued by the Regional Director for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdansk on environmental conditions for the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm has become final. This is a milestone in the implementation of the largest wind farm in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea, which is being developed by Equinor and Polenergia. Bałtyk [...]

28 04, 2025

An EU budget that works for the people: unlocking finance for energy communities

By |April 28th, 2025|CLIMATE, EVENT, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, REGULATORY|

By Dirk Vansintjan, President of REScoop.eu, EUSEW’s digital ambassador; Sara Tachelet, ACCE project coordinator and Chris Vrettos, policy advisor finance, also EUSEW’s young energy ambassador.  The authors highlight how current financial systems and regulations limit citizen-led energy initiatives and calling for reforms to unlock their potential and align with EU policy goals. This opinion editorial [...]

28 04, 2025

PGE Baltica has signed an agreement to conduct geophysical surveys for the Baltica 9 OWF project

By |April 28th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

PGE Baltica has signed an agreement with Geofizyka Toruń S.A. to conduct geophysical surveys, including high-resolution reflection seismic with simultaneous bathymetric measurements, for the Baltica 9 Offshore Wind Farm project. These surveys will allow a preliminary analysis of the potential of the surveyed area. This is an essential activity in the process of preparing this [...]

25 04, 2025

European Economic Congress in Katowice: Challenges and Prospects for the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Industry

By |April 25th, 2025|EVENT, OFFSHORE, POLAND, TOP NEWS|

At this year's European Economic Congress in Katowice, a key debate for the future of the Polish power sector was held on the challenges of offshore wind energy development. This session, brought together representatives of leading companies, government administration and industry institutions to jointly analyse the current situation and identify paths to overcome the difficulties [...]

25 04, 2025

New services launched in the Baltic balancing market after all three countries joined PICASSO platform

By |April 25th, 2025|ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, PROJECTS|

Litgrid, Augstsprieguma tīkls and Elering, the electricity transmission system operators of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, have launched new reserve services in the Baltic balancing capacity market following the accession of all three countries to the European balancing energy exchange platform PICASSO.  “With all Baltic electricity transmission system operators having joined the PICASSO platform, cross-border exchanges [...]

25 04, 2025

Sunly, Deep Wind Offshore, and VALOREM Group join forces for offshore wind project Tuul Energy in Estonia

By |April 25th, 2025|ESTONIA, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Estonian energy producer Sunly and French renewable pioneer VALOREM Groupenters Deep Wind Offshore’s offshore wind project Tuul Energy for joint development in Estonia. Sunly, Deep Wind Offshore, and VALOREM Group has signed a partnership agreement to develop offshore wind in Estonia. Following the agreement, VALOREM Group and Sunly will enter Deep Wind Offshores project, which [...]

24 04, 2025

50Hertz appoints Christine Janssen as new CFO

By |April 24th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Berlin, April 17, 2025 – Changes in the management of 50Hertz: The Supervisory Board of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH appointed Christine Janssen as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of 50Hertz. She succeeds Marco Nix, who joined the Elia Group as CFO on April 1. The 50Hertz Management will soon be complete again: Christine Janssen will [...]

24 04, 2025

Wind industry installs record capacity in 2024 despite policy instability

By |April 24th, 2025|CLIMATE, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS|

23 April, London | The Global Wind Energy Council’s flagship Global Wind Report released yesterday shows that 2024 was a record year for new capacity, with 117 GW of wind energy installed across the world.  However, GWEC warned of increasing policy instability in some markets, and pointed to the need to improve permitting, grid transmission [...]

23 04, 2025

Rethinking Energy Security in the Age of Renewables – IRENA Report Highlights

By |April 23rd, 2025|OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, TECHNOLOGY|

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) presents a compelling case for a rapid, global shift to renewable energy as the only viable path to keeping climate goals—particularly the 1.5°C target—within reach. In its latest report, IRENA stresses that this transformation is not just about replacing fossil fuels with clean energy; it is about fundamentally reshaping [...]

22 04, 2025

Choczewo substation takes shape

By |April 22nd, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

With the beginning of April, two years have passed since the start of construction. Contractor teams have just finished installing the primary apparatus in the 400 kV switchgear bays. This part of the substation is to be commissioned first and will enable power to be derived from the Baltic Power offshore wind farm (approximately 1.2 [...]

18 04, 2025

Prime Minister wants repolonization of the economy – wind sector responds with ready strategy for development of Polish industry

By |April 18th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|

Donald Tusk announces the end of “ naive globalization” and puts a red-and-white flag on our economy - it's time to rebuild the national economy, repolonize the Polish economy, market, capital - stated the head of government during EFNI and pointed out that Polish companies must contribute to key projects for the national economy. Such [...]

17 04, 2025

Ocean Winds and P&Q sign contract for design, construction, installation and commissioning of BC-Wind onshore power substation

By |April 17th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

Ocean Winds, a global leader in the offshore wind industry, has signed a contract with P&Q, a Polish general contractor in the power sector, for the implementation of key onshore infrastructure at the BC-Wind project. The contract covers the design, construction, installation and commissioning of the onshore substation, which aims to integrate with the national [...]

17 04, 2025

Poland as the energy hub of the Baltic Sea

By |April 17th, 2025|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, POLAND, TOP NEWS|

This compelling article, authored by Niels Frederik Malskær, Senior Energy Advisor at the Danish Embassy in Warsaw, and Natalia Zofia Ścięgosz, Commercial Advisor, Energy at the Danish Embassy in Warsaw, delves into Poland's pivotal role in the Baltic Sea's energy landscape. The authors present an engaging analysis of Poland's potential as the region's emerging energy [...]

17 04, 2025

ORLEN Neptun organized a Supplier Day for the Baltic East project

By |April 17th, 2025|EVENT, OFFSHORE, POLAND|

ORLEN Neptune held a Supplier Day for the Baltic East project The meeting was attended by more than 300 people representing about 100 companies. The status of the project was presented, and the processes, requirements and contracting scopes for the main components of the Baltic East farm were discussed. The event was accompanied by a debate [...]

16 04, 2025

PSEW and Wind Industry Hub to present new Polish Offshore Wind Strategy

By |April 16th, 2025|EVENT, OFFSHORE, POLAND, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|

The Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW) and the Wind Industry Hub Foundation (WIH) are set to present the "Polish Offshore Wind Industry Development Strategy" at a press conference tomorrow, April 17, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the PAP Press Center in Warsaw. This document, hailed as the first comprehensive roadmap for the country's offshore wind [...]

15 04, 2025

Securing the Baltic Sea: A Balance of Innovation, Security, and Sustainability

By |April 15th, 2025|OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, SWEDEN|

Karina Barquet  A recent study published by Karina Barquet of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Hans Liwång of the Swedish Defence University, and Torsten Linders of the University of Gothenburg, explores the critical balance between innovation, security, and sustainability in the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea region. The authors [...]

15 04, 2025

700MW Lithuanian offshore wind tender re-launched

By |April 15th, 2025|LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|

The Lithuanian government has thrown its weight behind the further development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea, approving revisions to the tender process for a significant offshore wind farm project. This move, announced following a government meeting in Vilnius, underscores a commitment to ensuring that the burgeoning offshore wind sector delivers maximum benefits [...]

14 04, 2025

Sunly, Deep Wind Offshore, and VALOREM Group join forces for offshore wind project in Estonia

By |April 14th, 2025|ESTONIA, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Estonian energy producer Sunly and French renewable pioneer VALOREM Group enters Deep Wind Offshore’s offshore wind project Tuul Energy for joint development in Estonia. Following the agreement, VALOREM Group and Sunly will enter Deep Wind Offshores project, which includes an area of 250 km2 off Saaremaa Island under exclusive development. This collaboration on the Tuul [...]

14 04, 2025

Euroports and Noatun project companies held by OX2 and Ålandsbanken Offshore Wind I Sign a Letter of Intent to Develop Koverhar Harbour as a Strategic Offshore Wind Hub

By |April 14th, 2025|FINLAND, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Euroports Group and Noatun project companies, jointly held by OX2 and Ålandsbanken Offshore Wind I LP, a fund managed by Ålandsbanken Funds Ltd, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish Koverhar Harbour in Hanko as a key logistics hub for the construction of the offshore wind farm project Noatun North, including an option [...]

11 04, 2025

Lithuania, Latvia and Germany plan an offshore electricity interconnector

By |April 11th, 2025|EVENT, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE|

On 9 April, Minister of Energy of Lithuania Žygimantas Vaičiūnas attended the annual conference of the European Wind Energy Association, Wind Europe 2025, in Copenhagen (Denmark).   During the conference, Minister of Energy Mr Vaičiūnas met with Kaspars Melnis, Minister for Climate and Energy of the Republic of Latvia, and Volker Oschmann, Director General for [...]

11 04, 2025

How to secure Europe’s energy future? – Ørsted publishes action plan for offshore wind energy

By |April 11th, 2025|OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, POLAND|

Europe's future competitiveness and security depend on an affordable, secure and clean energy system - with offshore wind energy as an important foundation. Savings on fossil fuel purchases associated with offshore wind entering the European energy system are on the order of €70 billion by 2040. This translates into a 30% drop in electricity prices [...]

11 04, 2025

First transition elements at Baltic Power offshore wind farm installed

By |April 11th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

The Baltic Power project - a joint venture between ORLEN and Northland Power - has confirmed the first successful installation of five transition elements that will connect the foundations and offshore wind turbines at the farm. This is the first such installation in Polish Baltic waters. Transition elements (TPs) are steel structures that connect the [...]

10 04, 2025

Europe must finance its clean future now

By |April 10th, 2025|CLIMATE, EVENT, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS|

By Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of Hydrogen Europe, EUSEW’s partner organisation.  This opinion editorial is produced in co-operation with the European Sustainable Energy Week 2025. See ec.europa.eu/eusew for more details. ‘The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.’ In a world of short-term thinking and instant gratification, this [...]

9 04, 2025

Europe must revamp electricity bills to deliver competitiveness and energy security

By |April 9th, 2025|CLIMATE, DENMARK, EVENT, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE|

The EU Clean Industrial Deal aims to boost electrification and renewables deployment as a driver for industrial competitiveness. But the new WindEurope and VaasaETT report “Revamping electricity bills for a competitive and secure Europe” shows that high taxes and levies on electricity undermine the business case for electrification. They put Europe at a disadvantage compared [...]

9 04, 2025

Wind industry launches ‘Copenhagen Call to Action’: 3 steps to boost Europe’s energy independence and competitiveness

By |April 9th, 2025|CLIMATE, DENMARK, EVENT, OFFSHORE|

The wind industry gathers in Copenhagen as Europe faces unprecedented competitiveness and security challenges. As a homegrown and affordable source of energy, wind is uniquely placed to help strengthen Europe’s energy security and competitiveness. But the build-out of wind is too slow today. The wind industry’s ‘Copenhagen Call for Action’ highlights 3 steps to boost [...]

9 04, 2025

EU Energy in Q4 2024: Market Resilience and Record Share of Renewables

By |April 9th, 2025|CLIMATE, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, REGULATORY, SWEDEN|

Based on the latest data published by the European Commission, EU electricity and gas markets demonstrated strong resilience and stability in the fourth quarter of 2024. Despite a seasonal increase in gas demand, energy supply remained secure, market integration continued, and the share of renewables increased, all while keeping prices in check. The year 2024 [...]

9 04, 2025

Public Procurement for ELWIND Offshore Wind Farm Metocean Campaign

By |April 9th, 2025|ESTONIA, LATVIA, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

A public procurement has been launched for a metocean in-situ measurement campaign for the Estonian-Latvian ELWIND offshore wind farm project. A single provider will be selected to conduct measurements at both planned offshore wind park sites—one in Estonia and one in Latvia. The campaign aims to gather accurate meteorological and oceanographic data, which will be [...]

9 04, 2025

Press invitation: Leading experts to convene at European Sustainable Energy Week 2025 – 10 to 12 June

By |April 9th, 2025|CLIMATE, EVENT, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE|

The European Commission unveiled the programme and launched the registration for the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2025. Under the theme 'Powering a fair and competitive green transition’ this year’s event gathers leading clean energy community voices along with the high-level speakers, such as Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen; Commissioner for Climate, Net [...]

9 04, 2025

Record-Breaking Annual Growth in Renewable Power Capacity

By |April 9th, 2025|CLIMATE, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS|

With 585 GW of capacity additions, renewables accounted for over 90% of total power expansion globally in 2024. Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in March shows a massive increase in renewable power capacity during 2024, reaching 4 448 gigawatts (GW). The 585 GW addition last year indicates a 92.5% [...]

8 04, 2025

Energy efficiency: the jack of all trades of EU electrification

By |April 8th, 2025|CLIMATE, EVENT, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, REGULATORY|

By Arianna Vitali, Secretary General at the Coalition for Energy Savings, EUSEW’s partner organisation, highlighting the importance of energy efficiency in EU electrification, including cost savings, better grid flexibility, and protecting consumers. This opinion editorial is produced in co-operation with the European Sustainable Energy Week 2025. See ec.europa.eu/eusew for more details. It is no secret that [...]

8 04, 2025

European Commission: Call launched for energy infrastructure projects worth €600 million

By |April 8th, 2025|CLIMATE, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|

A new call for proposals for key cross-border EU energy infrastructure projects worth up to €600 million from the EU budget is being launched by the Commission today. Organised by the Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), the call is open to projects included on the first list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) and Projects of [...]

7 04, 2025

MacGregor Horizon gangway sets new standards in offshore transfer operations

By |April 7th, 2025|OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, TECHNOLOGY|

Offshore wind service provider IWS has significantly improved productivity across its CSOV fleet thanks to the unparalleled performance of MacGregor’s Horizon walk-to-work gangway. As an emerging leader in integrated service for the offshore wind industry, IWS owns and operates a fleet of four advanced Skywalker-class commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs), with an additional two under [...]

7 04, 2025

Construction of offshore service terminal in Łeba with funding from KPO

By |April 7th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

The Maritime Office in Gdynia and the Centre for EU Transport Projects have signed an agreement guaranteeing support of PLN 190 million. for the implementation of tasks related to the construction of the offshore service terminal in Łeba. The funds come from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. - Cost-effective electricity will flow from Łeba. [...]

7 04, 2025

Baltic Power with Poland’s first promise of concession for offshore wind power generation

By |April 7th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|

The President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE, Poland) has granted the first promise of a concession for the offshore wind farm Baltic Power being developed by Orlen and Northland Power - as announced by URE on 4 April. "The country's first promise of a concession for a company generating energy from offshore wind opens [...]

4 04, 2025

Opportunity for companies to join the offshore supply chain

By |April 4th, 2025|EVENT, OFFSHORE, POLAND|

More than 80 companies attended the Supplier Day, organised by Equinor and Polenergia, which are jointly developing offshore wind farm projects in the Baltic Sea. The event took place on 2 April 2025 in Gdansk, Poland, and was an opportunity to discuss key aspects of cooperation. The meeting was aimed at companies wishing to become [...]

4 04, 2025

Germany orders wind farms to install radar for enhanced maritime security

By |April 4th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|

Germany has mandated that offshore wind farms located along its northern coast install radar systems to bolster the surveillance of both ships and drones, according to a Reuters report. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) officially confirmed this directive on April 2, 2025. This decision is a response to increasing security concerns stemming from [...]

4 04, 2025

Skyborn’s Sweden wind farm project, Fyrskeppet, receives approval recommendation

By |April 4th, 2025|OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, SWEDEN|

The Uppsala County Administrative Board has announced its recommendation to the Swedish government for the approval of the Fyrskeppet offshore wind farm project. Located 50 km off the mainland coast of Uppsala County, the project is poised to significantly contribute to Sweden's energy supply. With a production capacity ranging from 8 to 11 TWh, Fyrskeppet [...]

4 04, 2025

Latvian Wind Energy Association and partners are inviting to conference “WindWorks. Powering Economy”

By |April 4th, 2025|DENMARK, EVENT, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE|

Latvian Wind Energy Association and partners are inviting to  conference “WindWorks. Powering Economy” on the 24th of April, 2025 in Riga (Atta Conference Centre, 60 Krasta street). “Windworks. Powering Economy” the 5th year is the main platform for experts, policymakers, investors, and other stakeholders to network and discuss opportunities, challenges, and best practices in the [...]

3 04, 2025

Iberdrola receives planning approval for Windanker offshore wind farm

By |April 3rd, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Windanker, Iberdrola's third offshore project in the German Baltic Sea, has received approval from the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The foundations are currently being manufactured, and construction of the wind farm will begin in the summer. Windanker is scheduled to be operational in 2026 and will have an installed capacity of 315 megawatts [...]

2 04, 2025

Analyzing Baltic offshore wind opportunities with WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson

By |April 2nd, 2025|DENMARK, EVENT, FINLAND, GERMANY, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, POLAND, TOP NEWS|

Giles Dickson, the CEO of WindEurope, offered his perspectives on the recent Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit (BSOWS2025) during an interview. The conversation highlights the positive momentum in the Baltic offshore wind sector and underscores the importance of regional collaboration. Dickson began by stating that things are starting to move in the Baltic Sea region's [...]

2 04, 2025

Denmark’s offshore wind future: TotalEnergies and European Energy join forces

By |April 2nd, 2025|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The partnership aims at strengthening cooperation on future renewable energy opportunities, and a joint declaration was signed during the State Visit to France, in the presence of HM King Frederik and HE The President of the Republic of France Emmanuel Macron. TotalEnergies and European Energy have signed a Joint Declaration to pursue opportunities within offshore [...]

1 04, 2025

CRIST Signs Milestone EPC Deal for Offshore Wind Substation – interview with Ireneusz Ćwirko, President of the Board at CRIST S.A.

By |April 1st, 2025|INTERVIEW, OFFSHORE, POLAND|

The Polish offshore wind sector is reaching a new milestone. For the first time, a fully equipped offshore substation will be delivered under a turn-key EPC contract by a Polish company—CRIST S.A.—marking a major step forward for Poland’s role in the European offshore wind supply chain. The agreement, signed with BC-Wind, a project under Ocean [...]

1 04, 2025

New investment in renewable energy infrastructure

By |April 1st, 2025|DENMARK, GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Norges Bank Investment Management has acquired a 49 percent interest in two offshore wind construction projects located in Denmark and Germany. The agreement was signed on 26 March 2025, with completion expected by beginning of the third quarter of 2025. Norges Bank Investment Management will pay approximately 1,400 million euros for its 49 percent ownership [...]

1 04, 2025

Ocean Winds selects CRIST Offshore as a TIER 1 supplier for construction of offshore substation for BC-Wind offshore wind project 

By |April 1st, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

Ocean Winds is the first offshore wind farm developer in Poland to select a Polish supplier of key infrastructure as TIER 1, for its offshore wind farm, BC-Wind. The agreement between Ocean Winds and CRIST covers the design, construction and commissioning of the offshore substation. Ocean Winds, an international company dedicated to offshore wind energy [...]

31 03, 2025

Local Power, Global Vision: Ocean Winds Bets on Polish Offshore Potential – interview with Dan Finch, Country Manager for Poland

By |March 31st, 2025|OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

Ocean Winds, a global offshore wind developer, has signed a groundbreaking agreement with CRIST Offshore for the design, construction, and commissioning of the offshore substation (OSS) for the BC-Wind project. This marks the first Tier 1 contract in Poland awarded to a local supplier for such a key infrastructure component, representing a major step forward [...]

31 03, 2025

Where curiosity meets innovation: EU science fair in Belgium dazzles young minds

By |March 31st, 2025|EVENT, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, TECHNOLOGY|

From fossil remains to satellites, the wonders of EU-funded research were on full display at the Science is Wonderful fair in Belgium, awing children and adults alike. By Zoran Radosavljevic   What if there was a place where young people could learn the basics of coding, analyse fossil remains, assemble a wind turbine and learn [...]

31 03, 2025

The European Conference Green Marine Transport will bring together key stakeholders from the maritime industry

By |March 31st, 2025|CLIMATE, EVENT, OFFSHORE|

The European Conference Green Marine Transport is a two-day event dedicated to maritime sector. The  event will bring together key stakeholders from the maritime industry, including shipping companies, ports,  policy regulators, major industry suppliers and technology providers, to address critical issues in green  shipping.  In 2024, green marine transport is becoming increasingly vital in Europe [...]

27 03, 2025

WindEurope elect Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen as Chair and Ørsted CEO Rasmus Errboe as Vice-Chair

By |March 27th, 2025|OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, REGULATORY|

The Board of WindEurope today elected Henrik Andersen, CEO of Vestas, to be the new Chair of WindEurope. And they elected Rasmus Errboe, the CEO of Ørsted, as Vice-Chair. Henrik and Rasmus will lead the wind industry’s engagement with Governments, other stakeholders and wider society in Europe for the next 18 months. Wind is now [...]

26 03, 2025

Polenergia’s new strategy: more than double EBITDA and nearly 1 GW more capacity by 2030. Offshore a priority

By |March 26th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

Focusing on the construction of offshore wind farms, development of onshore projects with energy storage, increasing the share of power sales agreements (PPAs) to the corporate sector and revenues from contracts for difference (CFDs) in revenues - these are Polenergia Group's main objectives until 2030. The company announced its new strategy for 2025-2030 and presented [...]

26 03, 2025

Green Power Denmark: Offshore tenders should be accompanied by an electrification plan and grid reinforcement

By |March 26th, 2025|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, REGULATORY|

The tender for offshore wind turbines should be complemented by both an electrification plan and a strengthened electricity transmission network, says Green Power Denmark. The changing market conditions between 2022 and 2024 and a series of 16 tender conditions analysed have worsened the business case, increasing costs and risks. That's what the Boston Consulting Group [...]

25 03, 2025

Svensk Vindenergi on Climate Policy Council’s 2025 report

By |March 25th, 2025|CLIMATE, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, SWEDEN|

The Climate Policy Council (Klimatpolitiska rådet) presented its annual report assessing the government's overall policy with regard to Swedish and EU climate targets. The Council concludes that the plan is not sufficient to achieve the national climate targets by 2030. Svensk Vindenergi agrees with the assessment and provides the wind energy industry's perspective on the [...]

25 03, 2025

System integration of renewable energy: investment costs and stability take centre stage in energy transition

By |March 25th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, PROJECTS|

Grid development is moving forward as 900 kilometres of lines are under construction and there is a peak in completions and approvals. The share of renewable energy in the 50Hertz grid area grew to 73 percent while electricity consumption stagnated. By 2028, nearly €23 billion will be invested in grid infrastructure, five times more than [...]

24 03, 2025

Twenty years of wind energy in Lithuania: from the first steps to energy independence

By |March 24th, 2025|LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, TECHNOLOGY|

The history of modern Lithuanian wind energy spans two decades, with the Lithuanian Wind Power Association (LVEA) also celebrating its 20th anniversary. It all began with the little-known fact that the first wind turbine in Lithuania was initiated not by businesses or the state, but by the Catholic Church. Since then, Lithuania saw major progress [...]

24 03, 2025

Baltic Power with Poland’s first certificates of conformity for an offshore wind farm

By |March 24th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

A joint investment by ORLEN and Northland Power has obtained the first project conformity certificates for turbines and offshore substations in Poland, issued by DNV. This is an achievement not only for the project, but also for the entire offshore wind industry in Poland. The documents are required by Polish legislation for the construction and [...]

24 03, 2025

Electricity from renewable sources reaches 47% in 2024

By |March 24th, 2025|CLIMATE, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, POLAND, REGULATORY, SWEDEN|

In 2024, 46.9% of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources. Among EU countries, Denmark had the highest share of renewables in its net electricity generation with 88.4%, coming mostly from wind, followed by Portugal (87.5%, mostly wind and hydro) and Croatia (73.7%, mostly hydro). The lowest shares of renewables were [...]

19 03, 2025

Corporate decarbonisation: A strategic imperative for a sustainable future

By |March 19th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND|

By Simas Abraskevicius, EUSEW’s digital ambassador This opinion editorial is produced in co-operation with the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2025. See ec.europa.eu/eusew for open calls. “Throughout my career in sustainability, I have witnessed how corporate decarbonisation transforms companies into agile, forward-thinking leaders. This journey isn’t just about meeting regulatory requirements—it’s about embracing innovation, energizing [...]

19 03, 2025

Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit: Ports Take Center Stage as Enablers of Offshore Wind Development

By |March 19th, 2025|EVENT, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|

The "Ports of Power: Enabling Offshore Installation and Maintenance" panel at the Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Energy Summit 2025 in Gdansk underscored the indispensable role of port infrastructure in realizing the ambitious goals for offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea region. The discussion, moderated by Zuzanna Nowak, Analysis Director at The Opportunity Institute for [...]

18 03, 2025

PGE Baltica and Ørsted in Brussels on offshore wind’s role in energy transition

By |March 18th, 2025|OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, POLAND|

What challenges does offshore wind energy currently face in Poland and Europe? How can cooperation between Baltic countries and investors improve energy security? What is needed to realise the ambitious goals of offshore wind development? These and other questions were answered by Agata Staniewska-Bolesta, Managing Director of Ørsted Offshore Poland and Bartosz Fedurek, CEO of [...]

18 03, 2025

Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit: Experts Chart Course to Fill Offshore Workforce Gap

By |March 18th, 2025|EVENT, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, REGULATORY|

A critical discussion unfolded at the Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit (BSOWS2025) in Gdansk, as industry leaders grappled with the urgent task of building a skilled workforce to power the burgeoning offshore wind sector. A central panel debate, titled "Shaping the Offshore Workforce," brought together HR professionals, training experts, and policy advocates to dissect the [...]

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