The Danish Energy Agency reopens two projects On 1 February 2023, the Danish Energy Agency suspended the processing of 33 open-door projects pending further clarification of EU legal issues. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply has now assessed that the establishment permits issued by the Danish Energy Agency in autumn 2022 for Aflandshage Offshore [...]
The County Administrative Board of Skåne has granted the energy company Ørsted a permit for construction and operation of Skåne Havsvindpark in connection with a Natura 2000 area south of Skåne. Skåne Offshore Wind Farm can produce about 7 TWh of electricity, equivalent to half of Skåne's electricity consumption today. The County Administrative Board has [...]
Danish municipalities stand to receive an injection of DKK 1-2 billion. DKK from 28 offshore wind projects, which a number of developers want to build without government support, but which have been put on hold. Green Power Denmark calls it crucial that the case is resolved quickly. A looped park at Hirtshals Harbour, a larger [...]
PGE Baltica of the PGE Group and Gdynia Maritime University have signed an agreement to continue their cooperation on postgraduate studies in offshore wind. On 4 March 2023, the inauguration of the second edition of the 'Risk Management in the Offshore Extraction and Offshore Wind Industries' course took place. The degree programme at UMG is [...]
The European Commission is preparing a Net Zero Industry Act and changes to Europe’s Electricity Market Design. CEOs of Europe’s leading energy companies say it’s essential to get the detail right in these proposals. Francesco Starace, CEO Enel: “The energy transition must accelerate if we want to deliver stable, secure and competitive electricity to our [...]
Study on hydrogen value creation potential from offshore wind energy in the North Industry association WAB e.V. expects high value creation potential for the North - if business models for green hydrogen can be created Bremerhaven, Germany, March 2023. The industry association for offshore wind and green hydrogen, WAB e.V., presented the study "Value creation potentials of [...]
Heavy industries and ICT sector signed most of power purchase agreements (PPA) with offshore wind farms in 2021 and 2022, as the European PPA market expect some further boost from the EU power market overhaul being drafted by the European Commission. A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is a long-term contract under which businesses are purchasing green electricity [...]
A Russian ship wanted to spy on Dutch wind farms: What is the security situation at German offshore wind farms and what protective measures must be taken now to protect critical infrastructure from Russian espionage and sabotage? BWO Managing Director Stephen Thimm comments: "Offshore wind energy is part of the critical infrastructure of the Federal [...]
Polish scientific thought can make a major local and national contribution to the development of offshore wind energy in Poland. That is why PGE Baltica is in strong cooperation with scientific institutions. On the one hand, this includes cooperation on projects related to offshore wind farms, and on the other hand, postgraduate studies and other [...]
Berlin, 23 February 2023. Baltic Eagle´s offshore substation topside (OSS) has been successfully installed. The operation was executed by Heerema Marine Contractors using the Thialf installation vessel. The jacket foundation had been placed on site in October 2022. The role of the OSS is to collect the electricity generated by the wind turbines and transform [...]
Poland faces risk of building its part of Harmony Link at a price tag largely higher than initial estimates, as the only bid from Hitachi and Budimex consortium exceeds the budget by nearly 150%, Wysokienapiecie.pl website warns. Harmony Link between the Lithuanian and Polish electricity systems will enable electricity trade once Baltic States synchronise their [...]
Preparations are underway to announce a tender for the development of an offshore wind farm without state support. The Ministry of Energy submitted for public consultation drafts of the Government's resolutions regarding the location in the Baltic Sea where a 700 MW offshore wind power plant park would be developed, as well as the requirements [...]
"Russia's attempt to use energy as a weapon has highlighted the obvious truth that dependence on fossil fuels makes any country weak, vulnerable and dependent", says Galina Shmidt, Board Member of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association and Vice President of the World Wind Energy Association, in the BalticWind.EU podcast on the first passed year of [...]
The Polish offshore market is becoming one of the most attractive places for international cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. The scale of opportunities and challenges is huge, therefore Polish and Dutch companies are looking for experienced partners to increase their competence and potential at the same time. The key to effective implementation of wind [...]
A long-term condition for harnessing the potential of more than 90 GW of wind energy in the Baltic is to guarantee peace and security, including military security, in the region. Without this, it will not be possible to build further large-scale projects that realise the EU's energy transition aspirations. These issues have never been as [...]
Underwater robots scanning bases of offshore wind turbines and aerial drones checking their blades by air – this is a way to reduce costs of offshore wind farms operations using high-tech solutions. However, it is still unclear if robots, equipped with lasers, will be reliable and effective enough to replace human inspectors and manually installed [...]
It is difficult to accept that it has been one year since Russia started its war against Ukraine. This conflict has caused immense human suffering and destruction and has had a devastating impact on the region. Today more than ever, it is important to continue discussing the issues and challenges that Ukraine is facing, especially [...]
The ORLEN Group company LOTOS Petrobaltic has equipped Poland’s first vessel with a drilling system for geoengineering seabed surveys at depths of up to 120 metres. As a result, the ORLEN Group will be able to undertake seabed surveys for wind power development supporting its own projects and providing services to external clients. The vessel [...]
Among the three offshore wind farms currently under construction by the PGE Baltica Group is Baltica 1. The project, which has capacity of around 0.9 GW and is expected to be operational after 2030, is currently undergoing environmental studies. It is being carried out by a consortium of Polish contractors - Gdynia Maritime University and [...]
The area earmarked for wind farms in the maritime spatial plan will be divided into three to four parts and put up for auction in September. The winners of the auctions will play a key role in Estonia’s energy future. A total of 44 construction permit applications have been submitted for an area covering nearly [...]
As Windmission, the most important wind energy conference in the Baltics, kicks off, offshore wind experts discussed the biggest challenges Lithuania is likely to face in implementing its first offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea. The relatively small Lithuanian market and the uncertain regulatory environment were identified as the biggest risks. “Competition among offshore [...]
While the government seeks a quick clarification on whether open-door offshore wind projects violate EU regulations, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Lars Aagaard, will launch tenders for a total of 9 GW of offshore wind power this year. This will pave the way for a fivefold increase in Danish offshore wind energy by 2030. [...]
European Commission has proposed detailed rules to define what constitutes renewable hydrogen in the EU, with the adoption of two Delegated Acts required under the Renewable Energy Directive. These Acts are part of a broad EU regulatory framework for hydrogen which includes energy infrastructure investments and state aid rules, and legislative targets for renewable hydrogen for [...]
EnBW and Equinor announced on Friday their interest in developing offshore wind in Germany together “In a tough international field, we are delighted to be working together with a strong partner like Equinor and combining the individual strengths of the two companies to develop German offshore wind. EnBW is among today’s leaders in offshore wind [...]
The Swedish government gives the green light for Vattenfall to lay cables on the seabed for the large Krieger Flak wind farm. The project with the large wind farm out in the sea three miles south of Trelleborg was already started in 2002. Twenty years later, in 2022, the Swedish government gave a building permit [...]
Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy was granted EUR 30 000 000 for an offshore wind power investment in Tahkoluoto, Pori. The investment project would involve two offshore wind turbines located in deeper waters than the offshore wind turbines previously built in Finnish waters. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has granted investment aid totalling €108 730 [...]
Poland's offshore potential is up to 33GW of clean, green energy Electricity from the first Polish wind farm in the Baltic Sea will flow as early as 2026. There has not yet been such a dynamically developing renewable energy technology in Poland, or even in the world. In the Polish part of the Baltic Sea, preparatory work is [...]
Vestas is presenting a new solution that renders epoxy-based turbine blades as circular, without the need for changing the design or composition of blade material. Combining newly discovered chemical technology developed within the CETEC initiative, and partnerships with Olin and Stena Recycling, the solution can be applied to blades currently in operation. Once matured, this [...]
The Minister of Infrastructure announced today that, in the adjudication procedure for two, the qualifying minimums were achieved – in order of the points received respectively area 60.E.4: 1. Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 5 2. EDF Renewable Offshore Polska I 3. Cremona 4. POW-Polish Offshore Wind-Co 5. SSE Renewables Poland area 44.E.1 1. Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica [...]
Paweł Wróbel, BalticWind.EU: Offshore wind energy is becoming increasingly important in Poland's energy transition. What is your role within the PKN Group in the context of the companies you manage, i.e. Orlen Neptun and Baltic Power? What is the role of each of them? Jarosław Trybuchowicz. CEO of Orlen NEPTUN and Baltic Power: I would [...]
The BalticSeaH2 hydrogen valley project will develop the first significant cross-border hydrogen valley in Europe. The goal is to create an integrated hydrogen economy in the Southern Finland and Estonian region, which enables the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from various industries and the region’s energy self-sufficiency. The area is connected to the wider market [...]
Baltic Power has selected the main contractor for the Orlen Group and Northland Power offshore wind farm service base. Its construction will start later this year and will end in 2025. As of 2026, the base will provide service of 76 offshore wind turbines. The amount of energy they generate will be equivalent to the [...]
Key challenges for offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea in 2023 were the topic of a webinar hosted by BalticWind.EU. Offshore industry experts from the Baltic countries of our region discussed what actions should be taken next year, summed up the last one and discussed key actions for the effective development of the industry. [...]
Paweł Wróbel, BalticWind.EU: What is the history of location allocation for farm investors in Denmark? How does it currently look like for new sites? Mette Cramer Buch, Chief Advisor, Centre for Global Cooperation of the Danish Energy Agency: Historically, de-risking has been a focus area for the development of our tender model. It's been at [...]
On 1. December 2021, the first tendering procedure for offshore wind energy in Denmark without state aid was completed. It was widely celebrated in Denmark as it marked a milestone in Danish offshore wind policy - 30 years after Denmark constructed the first offshore wind farm in 1991. The current success of the Danish offshore [...]
The Climate Classic Poland 2023 rally, which aims to raise awareness of the dangers of climate change and motivate participants to take action to reduce their carbon footprint, is starting in Gdańsk on the 28th of May. We talked about the initiative and the history of the event with volunteers Dominik Gajerski and Dominik Piotrowski, [...]
Paweł Wróbel, BalticWind.EU: What are the elements of the Danish formula for offshore wind energy success? Ole Toft, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Poland: Denmark has a long experience with the development of offshore wind. Many mistakes have been made along the way. At the same time, a number of useful lessons have been [...]
Most new offshore wind farms in Denmark are established after a tendering procedure, however, the Open Door procedure is also applicable. In the Open Door procedure, a project developer takes the initiative to establish an offshore wind farm of a self-selected size and location. In such a scenario, The Energy Agency must grant three permits [...]
Port of Tallinn and Utilitas Wind have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of accelerating the development of offshore wind energy in Estonia and the Baltic States. Cooperation in the development, construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms will enable new business opportunities while developing local expertise. According to Valdo Kalm, the CEO [...]
OX2 and the Bank of Åland’s fund management subsidiary Ålandsbanken Fondbolag, which are developing the Noatun North and Noatun South offshore wind power projects near Finland’s Åland archipelago in the Baltic Sea, have initiated a feasibility study for the planning and establishment of a “Mega Grön Hamn” (Mega Green Port) with a location coexisting with [...]
Metsähallitus and Suomen Hyötytuuli have signed an access right contract by which Metsähallitus leases the public water area off the coast of Pori Tahkoluoto to Suomen Hyötytuuli for wind power production. The agreement is the first long-running access right contract for public water area designated for wind power production. “Suomen Hyötytuuli is a pioneer in [...]
Europe wants wind power capacity to increase from the current 190 GW to 510 GW by 2030. This means a large increase in the number of investments to be made in the near future. Consequently, the importance of education and labour market challenges will clearly increase. As WindEurope points out, in just eight years the [...]
Investments in wind energy in Europe fell in 2022. Orders for new wind turbines were down 47% on 2021. There was not a single investment in an offshore wind farm. The problem is inflation, with costs rising at a higher rate than prospective revenues. Investors are also being turned away by unhelpful national interventions in [...]
The Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) put out to tender four areas in the North Sea and Baltic Sea with a total capacity of 7,000 MW for offshore wind turbines that have not been centrally pre-screened. "The tenders are an important step towards achieving the offshore expansion target of 30 GW by 2030," said Klaus Müller, [...]
Baltic Power wind farm has obtained the first of the required construction permits for the onshore part. This is the first such decision issued for offshore wind power projects in Poland, ORLEN Group CEO Daniel Obajtek announced on social media. The Pomeranian Voivode was notified of the issuance of the permit for Baltic Power, which [...]
The County Administrative Board of Halland has announced that the Galatea-Galene offshore wind farm can be granted permission to be built under the Swedish Economic Zone Act. The wind farm can start construction as early as 2026 without state subsidies. The Swedish Armed Forces have also given the go-ahead for part of the wind farm. [...]
OX2 has initiated the development of the offshore wind farm Tyrsky in the Gulf of Bothnia in the Finnish economic zone. The project that is estimated to have a total installed capacity of 1,400 MW and will be included in OX2’s project development portfolio for the first quarter, 2023. OX2 received a research permit for [...]
Episode 50 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared especially for those who have little time, [...]
Offshore wind projects may receive support from 2023 Call for Cross-Border RES (CB RES) projects opened by the European Union. So far two offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea benefit from a newly established EU programme under Connecting Europe Facility whose objective is to foster the uptake of renewable energy by providing financial support to [...]
The Ministry of Infrastructure announced on 25 January 2023 the results of the determination procedure for the location permit for another area from Phase II of the Polish offshore. The decision concerns area 60.E.3 located on the Central Shoal of the Baltic Sea. Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 1, which is SPV of PGE Baltica of the [...]
Joint press release - The European wind industry and the European steel industry play a key role in enabling Europe’s clean tech economy. The upcoming EU Critical Raw Materials Act must account for the strategic role of this key value chain. It must ensure access to all critical materials for wind and steel, including rare [...]
Latvia’s largest wind energy industry conference, WindWorks. Moving Energy, has evolved into the most prominent event of this kind in the Baltic region. Foreign and local experts will meet in Riga on April 19 this year to look for solutions for more successful and faster utilization of wind energy across the Baltics. The conference’s agenda [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
The offshore wind energy labour market in Poland could create up to 80,000 new jobs over the next few years. A major challenge will be the preparation of qualified personnel. One of the universities that is responding to market needs is the Gdynia Maritime University. In February, the first graduates of the one-year postgraduate course [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
As the electricity prices are soaring fueled by war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, German government is seeking ways to shield the competitiveness of its industry hit by rising costs. Berlin is reportedly working on a mechanism linking power prices for industrial customers to the cost of offshore wind farms. Although Berlin has introduced [...]
Eolus and PNE have created a joint venture for developing the Kurzéme offshore wind project in Latvia. The wind farm will have approximately 1,000 MW installed capacity with planned commercial operation start before 2030. The project area is located in the Baltic Sea outside the west coast of Latvia and the wind farm will have [...]
Episode 49 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared especially for those who have little time, [...]
The Industrial Development Agency (ARP) and a Spanish manufacturer of towers for wind power want to build an offshore wind tower factory in Gdansk. On 19 January, ARP Baltic Towers and GRI Renewable Industries concluded a joint venture agreement for an investment estimated at over €150 million. The planned investment and cooperation with an experienced [...]
President Gitanas Nausėda met with Henrik Andersen, CEO of Vestas Wind Systems, the world’s leading Danish wind turbine manufacturer, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “We are preparing to build one of the first offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. This renewable energy project of exceptional size will not only significantly cut Lithuania’s [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
According to Lithuanian Wind Energy Association (LVEA) offshore wind energy in Lithuania is taking its first steps, with the Ministry of Energy planning to announce the first auction for a wind farm in the Baltic Sea in September 2023, and to select the winner in early 2024. The Seimas has already approved a proposal to [...]
In Finnish Energy’s annual Energy Attitudes survey, wind power still holds its place as the second most desired form of electricity production in Finland. The survey also strongly highlights Finns’ willingness to increase Finland’s energy self-sufficiency, which brings security in an unstable world situation. A growing number of respondents see electricity as a potential export [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – [...]
AI, cameras, radars, data tracking software and risk modelling can help not only to detect damages on blades, but also to reduce bird deaths on the offshore wind farms. While renewable energy brings enormous benefits to the climate, birds deaths resulting from collisions with blades of wind turbines remain a concern among environmentalists. “The rapid [...]
Sassnitz-Mukran, January 17th 2023 – The first Arcadis Ost 1 turbines have been successfully energized, and are now producing energy. Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 is delivering power to the German grid since 12th of January 2023. Arcadis Ost 1 is a 257 MW wind farm developed by Parkwind, located in the German territorial waters of [...]
Berlin, Bremerhaven, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Rostock, January 16, 2023 - Yesterday, the expansion figures for offshore wind energy 2022 were presented by the German offshore wind industry. According to the figures, 38 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 342 MW were connected to the grid for the first time in the Kaskasi project last year. [...]
The Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented the programme of the Swedish Presidency of the Council during the plenary session of the European Parliament today. Below we present priorities for energy, environment and climate of the Swedish Presidency from 1 January until 30 June 2023. Energy The EU must be well-equipped for next winter and to address [...]
Ørsted has applied for permits to build four additional large-scale offshore wind farms in Sweden, bringing its Swedish portfolio to a potential total capacity of 18 GW. If fully developed, the new wind farms could cover more than half of Sweden's total electricity consumption. The world's first, largest and most experienced offshore wind developer sees [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
The Consumer Protection and Technical Supervision Agency (TTJA) approved the environmental impact assessment (EIA) program of the Saare-Liivi offshore wind farm developed by Utilitas Wind. Usually, the environmental studies begin after the program is approved. In the case of the Saare-Liivi offshore wind farm, the surveys started already during the compilation of the program and [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
Estonian government decided on splitting Gulf of Riga wind farm (Liivi), the most advanced offshore project in the Baltic States, from its to-date owner, state-owned power company Eesti Energia. "During the budgeting phase, Eesti Energia owned the project, but now that the activity has progressed and extensive environmental and technological studies are being conducted, it [...]
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden has granted permission for the construction of Harmony Link, Lithuania's offshore link to Poland, in its exclusive economic zone, Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has announced. The HVDC cable will run for about 15 kilometres in Sweden's exclusive economic zone. "The Swedish government's approval of Harmony Link [...]
The Minister of Infrastructure announced on 9 January 2023 that, in the adjudication procedure for area 43.E.1, the qualifying minimums were achieved - in order of the points received: PGE Baltica 4, EDF Renewable Offshore Poland I, Cormano and the POW-Polish Offshore Wind-Co company established by Eni Plenitude and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. PGE CEO Wojciech [...]
Finnish Government gave consent regarding research permits to Eolus for the two offshore wind projects Wellamo and Tuulia in the Finnish Bothnian Sea in 29 December. The Environmental Impact Assessment will begin in January 2023 and the seabed investigations will be carried out in 2023. "This is an important step towards realizing our first offshore [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
The EDU OFFSHORE WIND trade fair, to be held 14-15 March 2023 in Gdańsk, is the first event of such scale dedicated to offshore wind energy in Poland. Young people and students planning their careers in the offshore sector will be able not only to meet representatives of companies building wind farms in the Baltic, [...]
The government's draft amendment to the RES Act has increased the volume and timing of offshore auctions. Now, from the previously foreseen 5 GW, government plans call for auctions for a maximum total installed capacity of offshore wind farms at 12 GW. According to PWEA, when the full potential of offshore wind farms is realized, [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
As part of our summary of the past year, we present the voices of the industry and international institutions on one of the key events that was the COP27 climate summit. Undoubtedly, the global implementation process of the Paris Agreement is one of the keys for decarbonization and the development of renewable energy sources, including [...]
The Minister of Infrastructure has announced that in the location permit for area 53.E.1, no applicant has achieved the qualifying minimum. This concerns 1 of the 11 areas to be allocated to investors under the so called PSZW for the second phase of the Polish offshore. The decision of 2 January 2023 relates to area [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
Vestas has finalised installation of the V236-15.0 MW prototype turbine at the Østerild National test centre for large wind turbines in Western Jutland, Denmark. The prototype has successfully produced its first kWh of power and will now undergo an extensive test and verification programme to ensure reliability before full type certification and serial production begins. “This [...]
The offshore wind farm projects Baltic II and Baltic III, with a total capacity of 1440 MW, will be located about 27 and 40 kilometers from the port of Łeba. Under the contract, Hitachi Energy will be responsible for the design of the electrical system for both farms, from the wind turbines to the grid [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
Poland must have more potential in offshore wind energy than currently estimated 11 GW capacity, according to Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa. "What we care about now is the re-evaluation of sea zoning plans, as Poland surely has more potential in offshore wind than 11 GW, and launching further proceedings (for locations permits)", said [...]
50Hertz and wind farm operator Skyborn Renewables (Skyborn) seek to jointly implement Gennaker, the currently largest offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. To accomplish this, essential preconditions were now established. 50Hertz has laid the foundations for the development of two substations by a Dutch-Belgian consortium and Skyborn has fulfilled the requirements for a [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 [...]
On 16 December 2022, the Danish Energy Agency has issued permits to the Danish TSO, Energinet, regarding initiation of preliminary site investigations in the Kattegat II and Kriegers Flak II areas as well as the new location chosen for the Hesselø offshore wind farm. The site investigations will be initiated by Energinet in early Q1 [...]
Ørsted’s Board of Directors has taken final investment decision (FID) on the 50,000 tonnes/year FlagshipONE e-methanol project. FlagshipONE will be Ørsted’s first commercial-scale Power-to-X facility and is an important steppingstone towards Ørsted’s ambition of taking a leading position in renewable hydrogen and green fuels. Reinforcing the commitment to the FID, Ørsted has taken full ownership [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In today's interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind - 2022 [...]
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2023. In the first interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind - [...]
Blades are essential part of wind turbines, which are susceptible to various damages caused by environmental factors such as lightning strike or a simple wear-and-tear process leading to corrosion, cracking, and perforations. Sometimes, the major cause of blade damage is undetected manufacturing defects. Regardless of the source of damage, if left unattended, it worsens with [...]
Vattenfall has entered a joint venture with Metsähallitus to build and operate Finland’s first major offshore wind farm. The project, located at Korsnäs off the Finnish west coast, will have a capacity of 1.3 GW and a potential annual production of 5 TWh. Vattenfall was selected in the first of a number of international offshore [...]
The Council reached an agreement (general approach) on targeted amendments to the renewable energy directive, proposed under the REPowerEU plan. Member states will design dedicated ‘go-to areas' for renewables with shortened and simplified permitting processes in areas with lower environmental risks. This agreement is an important addition to the ongoing work on the renewable energy [...]
The energy crisis in the Baltic Sea region might be solved by generating less expensive power in Estonia instead of building another “A to B” link with Finland, according to the CEO of Estonian power company Eesti Energia Hando Sutter. In his opinion, another submarine cable in the Baltic Sea region should rather run along [...]
Gasgrid Finland, Nordion Energi, OX2, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners are taking concrete steps to realise the European Hydrogen Backbone vision, developed by 31 gas infrastructure companies, in the Baltic Sea region. The companies have agreed to investigate the possibility to develop new large-scale offshore hydrogen pipeline infrastructure connecting Finland, Sweden, and Central Europe by 2030 [...]