29 05, 2025

New consortium has been formed to support the development of offshore wind energy in Poland

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

In response to the growing demand for specialized services in Poland's rapidly developing offshore wind sector, four specialized companies have announced the formation of a new consortium. Fathom Group, GuD Geotechnik und Dynamik Consult GmbH, Industria, and MEWO S.A. have joined forces to offer comprehensive support for offshore wind projects in the region. This initiative, [...]

29 05, 2025

Electrify Europe – to be competitive and sustainable, the EU needs to speed up electrification

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

Author: Ulrich Adam, director general of Orgalim, EUSEW’s partner organisation  This opinion editorial is produced in co-operation with the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2025. See ec.europa.eu/eusew for more details. As Europe grapples with sluggish economic growth and soaring energy costs, electrification has emerged as the linchpin for reversing industrial decline, accelerating decarbonisation, and restoring [...]

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 [...]

28 05, 2025

Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic will supply steel structures for the Baltica 2 project

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

PGE and Ørsted have signed another agreement for the production and delivery of additional secondary steel structures for the foundations of the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm. The elements will be produced in Pomerania, Poland. Boat landing platforms and anode cages will be manufactured by the Polish company Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic (part of the ARP [...]

26 05, 2025

The Port of Łeba will become more friendly to the offshore sector

By |May 26th, 2025|POLAND, PROJECTS|

The Port of Łeba will become more friendly to the offshore sector – modernization will be completed in 15 months The Maritime Office in Gdynia has signed an agreement for the implementation of the task entitled "Reconstruction of the entrance to the port in Łeba", which is part of the project "Construction of an offshore [...]

26 05, 2025

Billions in the Baltic: How funding is driving Polish offshore wind

By |May 26th, 2025|OPINIONS, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

Attending the Zukunft Offshore 2025 conference in Berlin last week, I felt immense joy and excitement seeing how European investments in offshore wind energy are rapidly gaining momentum. Similar emotions accompany us as we follow the dynamic development of offshore wind energy in Poland, where financing is entering a decisive phase. Just a few days [...]

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

Equinor and Polenergia have FID for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms

By |May 19th, 2025|POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

Equinor, an international energy group headquartered in Norway, and Polenergia, the largest Polish private energy group, have made final investment decisions (FID) regarding the Baltic Sea offshore wind farms Bałtyk 2 and 3, commencing their construction phase. As a result, as early as 2028, 100 modern turbines from the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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

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

Litgrid commences design work for the Harmony Link overland interconnector

By |April 24th, 2025|LITHUANIA, ONSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

Lithuania’s electricity transmission system operator, Litgrid, has signed a contract for the design workk of the Harmony Link overland electricity interconnector with Poland. The appointed contractor will be responsible for preparing the main technical solutions and designing the key infrastructure elements of the interconnector on the Lithuanian side – a 220 kV transmission line and [...]

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 [...]

23 04, 2025

The first stage of Kelmė wind farm has reached commercial operations date

By |April 23rd, 2025|LITHUANIA, ONSHORE, PROJECTS|

Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, has completed the first stage of the largest wind energy project in Lithuania and the Baltics, Kelmė wind farm. The 114-megawatt (MW) Kelmė wind farm I has successfully reached the commercial operations date.  “Kelmė wind farm I is the largest wind energy project implemented by Ignitis Renewables in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

16 04, 2025

More than 150 MW: Bedburg and RWE are expanding wind power

By |April 16th, 2025|GERMANY, ONSHORE, PROJECTS|

60 megawatt wind farm successful in EEG tender Nine wind turbines will produce enough green electricity to supply 36,500 homes Construction to start in April; commissioning planned for end of 2026 Project will bring installed wind power capacity in Bedburg to 156 MW Essen/Bedburg, 14 April 2025 This is the third wind farm project between [...]

14 04, 2025

ENERCON and RWE team up on onshore wind in Europe

By |April 14th, 2025|ONSHORE, PROJECTS|

Onshore wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON and RWE, one of the world's leading renewable energy companies, have agreed on a long-term partnership to jointly realize onshore wind projects in Europe. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the WindEurope conference to define the terms of their cooperation. The multi-year agreement covers collaboration on [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

8 04, 2025

SuedOstLink: Final Approval Secured – A Major Step for Wind Power and the Energy Transition

By |April 8th, 2025|GERMANY, ONSHORE, PROJECTS|

With the third and final planning approval from the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), transmission system operator 50Hertz has received the full building permit for its section of the SuedOstLink – a 270-kilometre direct-current line stretching through Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, and Thuringia. Construction across the full route can now begin. The SuedOstLink is a critical project [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

26 03, 2025

Ørsted reaches German onshore wind milestones: Bahren West I Wind Farm now in operation, Bahren West II Wind Farm about to start construction

By |March 26th, 2025|GERMANY, ONSHORE, PROJECTS|

Ørsted has reached important milestones for both phases of its combined 112 MW Bahren West onshore wind project in Brandenburg, Germany. Bahren West I is now Ørsted’s largest German onshore wind project in its portfolio. With its 50.4 MW capacity, the project can supply the equivalent of 35,000 German households. With the first stage of 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 [...]

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

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 [...]

18 03, 2025

Minister of Energy: Lithuania’s offshore wind development must deliver benefits for consumers and the state

By |March 18th, 2025|LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Renewable Energy Law, aimed at ensuring that the development of the country’s first offshore wind farm will maximize benefits for consumers and the state. The new legal framework is also designed to balance offshore and onshore wind development while making [...]

17 03, 2025

BWO calls for port infrastructure investments from Germany’s new special fund

By |March 17th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) is urging members of the Bundestag to allocate funds from the planned €500 billion special fund to the urgently needed expansion of port infrastructure in Germany. According to BWO, strengthening ports is crucial for both the offshore wind sector and national security. The list of targeted investment areas [...]

17 03, 2025

BWO opposes reduction of offshore wind targets – calls for stability and sector growth

By |March 17th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) has welcomed the recent exploratory agreement between CDU/CSU and SPD, confirming their commitment to fully harnessing the potential of renewable energy sources. According to BWO, this sends a strong and positive signal for Germany’s energy transition and ensures long-term planning security for the offshore wind industry. At the [...]

14 03, 2025

Ignitis Renewables signs an agreement to acquire a hybrid power plant development project in Lithuania

By |March 14th, 2025|LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Nord Wind Park, a renewable energy project under development in Pasvalys district, Lithuania. The hybrid power plant consists of a 200-megawatt (MW) wind farm, a 50 MW solar farm and a 20 MW (80 MWh) battery energy [...]

14 03, 2025

Nordseecluster: First foundations for German offshore  wind project offloaded in Eemshaven 

By |March 14th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Eemshaven to serve as transshipment point for 45 foundations weighing on average  1,500 tonnes each – the equivalent of 1,000 small cars  1.6-gigawatt Nordseecluster to be built north of island of Juist; installation of  foundations for first construction phase commencing in summer; turbines to be erected  in 2026  Nordseecluster A with 660 megawatts to be [...]

14 03, 2025

‘Wind Works for Europe’ – how wind energy helps Europe to re-industrialise

By |March 14th, 2025|OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS|

On 26 February the European Commission launched the Clean Industrial Deal, its new vision for competitiveness and energy security. It aims to further strengthen Europe’s strategic clean tech manufacturing sectors. The European wind energy supply chain is currently investing over €11bn in new factories to meet the Clean Industrial Deal objectives. On the 13th of [...]

13 03, 2025

BSOWS2025: Ocean Winds highlights the crucial role of ports in offshore wind development. 

By |March 13th, 2025|EVENT, OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

During the Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit 2025 in Gdansk, a panel discussion titled "Ports of Power: Enabling Offshore Installation and Maintenance" underscored the vital role of port infrastructure in the burgeoning offshore wind sector. Marek Świerżyński, Engineering Associate Director at Ocean Winds, contributed significantly to the debate, emphasizing the necessity of port development and [...]

4 03, 2025

Arenso and Utilitas partner for Basic Design of the Saare-Liivi Offshore Wind Park

By |March 4th, 2025|ESTONIA, FINLAND, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The Finnish wind energy service provider Arenso Oy and a leading Estonia-based renewable energy developer and producer Utilitas Wind have signed an agreement for co-operation in the Saare-Liivi Offshore Wind Park project. Arenso was assigned to prepare Basic Design for the project. The work was launched in February and will be completed by the end [...]

3 03, 2025

DORACO to rebuild breakwater in Port of Darłowo – greater safety, modern infrastructure and opportunity for offshore

By |March 3rd, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

Korporacja Budowlana DORACO will carry out the rebuilding of the western breakwater in the Port of Darłowo and the construction of a new groyne, which will improve the safety of shipping and protect the port against strong waves. The contractor signed a contract for this investment with the Maritime Office in Szczecin. The modernisation of [...]

26 02, 2025

Uckermark Line put into operation; important energy transition project celebrates completion

By |February 26th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS|

Neuenhagen, 17 February 2025 – Electrons can now travel along a new north-south freeway. Today, a key infrastructure project for the energy transition officially came online with the commissioning ceremony of the Uckermark Line, consisting of two subprojects. The new 380-kV overhead lines between the substations of Pasewalk in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bertikow, Vierraden and [...]

25 02, 2025

Finland has over 100 GW of wind power in the planning pipeline

By |February 25th, 2025|FINLAND, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, PROJECTS, REGULATORY|

According to project statistics from Renewables Finland, there are over 100 gigawatts (GW) of wind power at various stages of planning in Finland. Not all planned projects will be realized, but a broad portfolio of wind power projects ensures that even as electrification and major industrial investments significantly increase electricity demand, wind power can meet [...]

25 02, 2025

‘Green loan’ of €1 billion to finance offshore grid connections in North and Baltic Seas

By |February 25th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Eurogrid GmbH, the parent company of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, entered into a contract with twelve banks for a redeemable loan of one billion euros with a term of ten years as part of ‘green’ syndicated financing supported by KfW. The loan will finance two offshore grid connections in the North and Baltic Seas. The projects [...]

24 02, 2025

50Hertz and Energinet welcome EU Support for Bornholm Energy Island – project in the Baltic Sea

By |February 24th, 2025|DENMARK, GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Good news from Brussels for the Danish-German energy project Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea. The project has received EU funding. Now regulatory path for the project must be defined. The European Commission has provided funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program in the amount of 645 million EUR - underlining the importance [...]

21 02, 2025

WindEurope launches ‘Wind Works for Europe’ series to showcase growing wind supply chain investments

By |February 21st, 2025|OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, PROJECTS, TECHNOLOGY|

WindEurope has launched a new initiative aimed at highlighting the growth of the European wind supply chain. The industry, which plays a pivotal role in meeting both competitiveness and energy security goals, is set to invest over €10 billion in building new factories and expanding existing sites across the continent. Through the new video series, [...]

21 02, 2025

Eurazeo invests in offshore wind service vessels in Germany

By |February 21st, 2025|OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Eurazeo, European investment group, has announced its leadership in the €70 million fundraising effort for MPC OSE Offshore, a platform dedicated to Offshore Service Vessels (OSVs) designed to support offshore wind farm operations. This initiative, in partnership with MPC Capital AG, OS Energy GmbH, and a major European family office, marks a significant step in [...]

18 02, 2025

Equinor and Polenergia with important seabed protection contract for Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 projects

By |February 18th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

Equinor and Polenergia have signed another important contract for the offshore wind farms Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3. The contract is for seabed protection in the form of stone surcharges and was concluded with the Dutch company Van Oord. The Bałtyk offshore wind farms are one of the largest infrastructure projects in the history of [...]

17 02, 2025

EIB signs agreement to generate up to €8 billion in wind energy investments across the EU

By |February 17th, 2025|OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

BNP Paribas has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) that will stimulate up to €8 billion of funding for wind energy projects across the European Union. This initiative will unlock key investments to support new wind farm projects, supply chain efficiency and improved grid interconnections, therefore accelerating wind energy development and ultimately [...]

17 02, 2025

OX2:  Finland offshore Halla Project’s EIA Report Completed 

By |February 17th, 2025|FINLAND, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

OX2's offshore wind project development continues to progress despite challenging market and regulatory conditions. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Halla project, located in Finland's exclusive economic zone, has been completed and submitted to the competent authority. This marks the first EIA report for an offshore wind project in Finland’s economic zone. The [...]

11 02, 2025

Environmental Impact Study on Marine Mammals for ELWIND Launched

By |February 11th, 2025|ESTONIA, LATVIA, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The main objective of the study is to obtain the fullest possible information on the baseline environmental status of seals and other sea mammals (grey seal, ringed seal, possibly harbor porpoise if presence recorded) prior to any development activities in and around the ELWIND offshore wind park sites and the future temporal and spatial effects [...]

11 02, 2025

Cadeler further strengthens its position in the Polish offshore wind market with the signing of a new Vessel Reservation Agreement

By |February 11th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

Cadeler announces the signing of a Vessel Reservation Agreement (“VRA”) with Ocean Winds for the installation of the wind turbine generators (WTGs) at BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The potential value of the contract to be negotiated during the pendency of the VRA is estimated to be between EUR 48 million and [...]

7 02, 2025

First foundations of the Baltic Power offshore wind farm installed

By |February 7th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

As planned, construction of the offshore section of the first Polish Baltic Power offshore wind farm, a joint project between ORLEN Group and Northland Power, began in January. The first monopiles, i.e. the main elements of the foundations, were successfully installed on the farm. Ultimately, 78 foundations for turbines and offshore substations will be built [...]

7 02, 2025

Heavy lift installation vessel Svanen installs first monopile at Baltic Power wind farm

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

Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen has successfully installed the first monopile at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm, located 23 kilometres north of the Polish coast. The wind farm features the new generation of wind turbines, with a generating capacity of 15 megawatts. After a recent upgrade, including an extension of its gantry [...]

6 02, 2025

Baltic Power: offshore substation construction completed

By |February 6th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

The Baltic Power project, which is one of the most important undertakings in the Polish renewable energy sector, has reached an important milestone. The construction of two offshore substations for the wind farm, which were manufactured at the Baltic Industrial Group shipyards in Gdynia and Gdansk, has been completed. The structures have already been loaded [...]

4 02, 2025

EIB contributes €400 million to building the EU’s largest offshore wind farm

By |February 4th, 2025|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|

European Investment Bank  signed an agreement to support Poland’s largest utility Polska Grupa Energetyczna with a €400 mln loan towards the design and construction of Baltica 2, the European Union’s largest offshore wind farm to date. Baltica 2 will feature innovative technology for a 1.5 GW capacity and sit off the Polish coast in the [...]

4 02, 2025

Iberdrola receives German plan approval for the ‘Windanker’ offshore wind farm

By |February 4th, 2025|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued its decision to approve the plan for the construction and operation of the ‘Windanker’ offshore wind farm. In an area of 25 square kilometres, north-east of Rügen, in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (AWZ) of the Baltic Sea, 21 wind turbines will be built. The total grid [...]

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