Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, has signed a new contract to supply inter array cables for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farms in Poland. The joint venture of Equinor and Polenergia have been developing the MWF Bałtyk II & III offshore wind farm projects in Poland. Hellenic Cables was [...]
International green energy company Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Growth Markets Fund II are the winners of the auction-based competitive tender for development of an offshore wind farm in the Liivi 1 sea area in Estonia, having placed the highest bid in the amount of EUR 1.16 million. Having previously won [...]
On January 12th, the Danish Energy Agency published a revised draft of the procurement material for the upcoming of 6 GW of offshore wind, with the option to overplant, for the purpose of an additional market dialogue. The procurements are expected to be opened during the spring of 2024. Certain parts of the draft material [...]
In the first half of 2026, a production facility will begin operations in the Szczecin harbour, producing structural components (towers and foundations) for offshore and onshore wind turbines. The manufactured components will be transported using, among other things, sea transport. The lease agreement for port areas has just been signed by the Szczecin and Świnoujście [...]
The Baltic Power offshore wind farm, a joint project of ORLEN Group and Northland Power, will be the first in the world to be built using Low-emission steel produced almost entirely from recycled raw material in an electric arc furnace powered by renewable energy. The use of this material will reduce the turbine's lifecycle carbon [...]
Lithuania announced its second offshore wind park tender, spanning 90 days from January 16th to April 15th, invites companies with a proven track record in offshore wind project development. The proposed 700 MW offshore wind park, situated approximately 30 kilometers from Palanga, represents a substantial leap toward harnessing the Baltic Sea's vast wind energy potential. [...]
PGE Baltica has published information about procurement proceedings planned to be launched in 2024 for potential suppliers interested in cooperation. The proceedings concern purchases carried out for PGE Baltica's project companies. The list includes procurements related to the construction of an operations and maintenance base in the Port of Ustka. Moreover, works for farm projects [...]
Skyborn Renewables Offshore Finland Oy, which is planning offshore wind power off Kokkola, Pietarsaari and Uudenkaarlepy, approached about a thousand residents and property owners in the area in question in the form of a survey. The survey itself was carried out by the consulting company Ramboll Finland Oy. The residents' survey will clarify the thoughts [...]
Last year, OX2 and Ingka Investments were given the go-ahead by the government to build the Galene offshore wind farm in the Kattegat near Varberg. Work is now beginning on preparing a connection to the electricity grid. The project company has signed a cooperation agreement with Ellevio and submitted applications for connection. The purpose of [...]
Germany continues to make significant strides in harnessing the potential of offshore wind energy, as the German maritime authority, BSH, has recently granted approval for the Ostwind 3 offshore grid connection project. This initiative is set to facilitate the transmission of power generated by up to 300 MW of turbine capacity in the Baltic Sea. [...]
Enefit Green plans to build a wind farm with a capacity of up to 1,100 MW in the North-West Estonian coastal sea. The proposed wind farm will be located on low-lying areas at least 12 km northwest and north of the coast of Hiiumaa. Based on the approved report, the Ministry of Climate Change imposed [...]
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a WTG installation contract with Ørsted and PGE for the installation of wind turbines at the Baltica 2, lot 3 offshore wind farm in Poland. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will mobilise one of its special purpose-built jack-up installation vessels to the designated loadout quay and subsequently to the Baltica 2 [...]
PGE Group and Ørsted contracted fleet for installation of 48 from 107 wind turbines for Baltica 2 project – one of two stages of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm. Infographic by PGE & Ørsted Installation of wind turbines for Baltica 2 has been divided into two stages, and a contractor for each stage [...]
The Danish Energy Agency has contributed to the establishment of a new bidding zone that will enter into force with the commissioning of Bornholm Energy Island. The bidding zone is being established on the basis of a structural congestion identified by Energinet in the electricity transmission grid that will connect Bornholm Energy Island with Zealand [...]
Deep Wind Offshore is submitting a permit application for the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm on the south coast of Sweden. The Olof Skötkonung wind farm in the Gulf of Bothnia, northeast of Gävleborg and Uppsala counties. The planned wind park will include a maximum of 70 wind turbines. - Deep Wind Offshore [...]
After Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen completed installation of all fifty monopiles for Iberdrola Deutschland’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, Van Oord now continues installing transition pieces and starts cable installation. This week the inter-array cable loading onto Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus has commenced. In total, Van Oord will install approximately 70 [...]
Ocean Winds, a company operating in the field of offshore wind farms and developing the BC-Wind project in the Baltic Sea, together with the Industrial Development Academy (Przemysłowa Akademia Rozwoju), is implementing the "Careers with Wind" („Kariera z wiatrem”) educational program to impart knowledge and increase the competence of high school students in the field [...]
Wood Thilsted (WT) has been appointed to complete the preliminary foundation designs for the BC-Wind project as FEED and Detailed Design WTG foundation designer. WT’s appointment comes in response to the particularly challenging conditions of the project and continues WT’s legacy of innovation whilst also supporting the growth of the Polish offshore wind sector. BC-Wind [...]
International green energy company Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Growth Markets Fund II are the winners of the auction-based competitive tender for development of an offshore wind farm in the Liivi 2 sea area in Estonia, having placed the highest bid in the amount of EUR 1.7 million. The maritime area [...]
In a world grappling with the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions, Denmark is taking a significant step towards maximizing the potential of its wind farms. Green Power Denmark, a prominent advocate for renewable energy, applauds the decision by the Danish Energy Agency to resume processing applications for the extension of the operational lifetimes of [...]
The electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) of the nine Baltic Sea Region countries will continue to cooperate actively to ensure the reliability of the region's electricity supply, the implementation of the project to synchronise the Baltic electricity grids with continental Europe and to develop the future energy system for large-scale offshore wind power. This decision [...]
OX2 has agreed with Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group – the biggest IKEA retailer – to sell a 49 percent stake in next generation Swedish offshore wind projects. The transaction is expected to impact OX2’s operating income positively with approximately 200 MSEK* in 2023. Following the transaction OX2 expects operating income for [...]
The Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm off the coast of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is now supplying its full capacity to the German electricity transmission system, providing consumers with an additional 250 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy. 50Hertz built the submarine and onshore cable connection to the Lubmin substation and worked with wind farm operator [...]
During the ongoing survey organised by an international green energy company, Ignitis Renewables, to assess the feasibility of the offshore wind farm, a 70 metres long and 6 metres high sunken ship was discovered. The wreck, lying 38 metres deep, was discovered by a geophysical survey vessel, Fugro Frontier. “After receiving the information about the [...]
PGE Group and Ørsted signed a contract with DNV for certification of components of the offshore wind farm. This year, DNV was officially authorized by the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure to certify offshore wind farms. “The Baltica Offshore Wind Farm is the largest offshore wind project in Poland given the capacity planned for development. This [...]
Lębork's district council is the initiator of a PLN 12,000,000 project to establish the first Industry Center dedicated to Wind Energy in Poland. Working with industry leaders such as the ORLEN Group, the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society (PTMEW) and Windhunter Academy, they have launched an initiative to create a pioneering wind energy competence center [...]
RWE is progressing with the development of its first offshore wind farm off the Polish coast. The company has received a positive environmental decision for the construction of the connection infrastructure for its F.E.W. Baltic II wind farm. The project is located in the central part of the Polish Baltic Sea and will have an [...]
Danish and German TSO’s Energinet and 50Hertz have started the tendering process for key technologies of the joint project Bornholm Energy Island that will bring 3 GW of green power to German and Danish energy consumers. As a result of a market dialogue with possible vendors this summer, the partners decided to speed up the [...]
Thanks to an approval issued by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Energa Wytwarzanie of the ORLEN Group and Canadian company Northland Power can establish a joint venture to provide maintenance services for offshore wind farms in Poland. The new company will carry out activities in such areas as technical management of offshore wind [...]
Interconnected and stable energy networks are the backbone of the EU's internal energy market and key to enable the green transition. To help deliver the European Green Deal the Commission is proposing today an Action Plan to make sure our electricity grids will operate more efficiently and will be rolled out further and faster. The [...]
Today, the Commission informed that is taking another step to make the EU's energy system fit for the future by adopting the first list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs) that is fully in line with the European Green Deal. These key cross-border infrastructure projects will help the EU [...]
Baltic Power announces a Request for Information (RFI) "Balance of Plant" (BoP) Operations & Maintenance. Companies interested in participating can visit the website for more information and direct contact. Baltic Power recently launched a new section on the website - tenders - to make it even easier to follow the ongoing tendering procedures for the [...]
On 23 November 2023, the Government adopted a resolution on launching an auction procedure concerning offshore wind power sites located in the public water areas of Finland. The offshore wind power sites to be auctioned are located in public water areas governed by Metsähallitus in the regions of Ostrobothnia and North Ostrobothnia. The auction procedure [...]
Metsähallitus and Vattenfall have agreed to expand the Korsnäs Offshore Wind Farm project so that the new project area will allow for an increased capacity. Vattenfall became a Metsähallitus project partner for the Korsnäs Offshore Wind Farm project in December 2022 when it won an extensive international tendering process. In connection with the transaction, a [...]
Smulders is joining forces with the MEYER Group, which includes NEPTUN WERFT in Warnemünde, to build offshore converter platforms at the Warnemünde site. To this end, they have the intention to jointly found the companies NEPTUN SMULDERS Offshore Renewables and NEPTUN SMULDERS Engineering, which will take over the design and manufacture of the platforms. The [...]
Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, has awarded Fugro a contract to conduct a geophysical survey at Lithuania's first offshore wind farm site. This critical step in the project's development aims to enhance the understanding of seabed conditions, which will inform the location, construction and design of future wind turbines at the Baltic Sea. [...]
Parkwind and partners defy autumn storms to complete installation of final towers and turbines at Arcadis Ost 1. The final three turbines of Parkwind’s 27-turbine Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm were installed during the stormy autumn season in less than 8 days to complete construction of the world’s first fully floating installed commercial offshore [...]
LIGUM Offshore will participate in the realisation of the first Polish offshore wind farm Baltic Power in the Baltic Sea. A success of the Polish supply chain. Baltic Power is currently the most advanced offshore wind farm project in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. In the Baltic Power farm's area of approximately 130 [...]
Lithuanian and Polish electricity transmission system operators Litgrid and PSE are considering various alternatives for the planned new electricity interconnection between Lithuania and Poland. Due to a significant increase in costs and overbooked cable and converter station production slots, the procurements for the planned Harmony Link HVDC interconnection were terminated in April 2023. Immediately after [...]
Hansa PowerBridge is a cross-border high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system, intended in future to connect the power grids of Germany and Sweden. This will improve security of electricity supply in both countries and allow closer integration of renewable energies. It will also contribute towards the further development of the European internal energy market. Sweden has [...]
The Baltic Industrial Group has completed a project involving the construction of two offshore transformer stations (OSS) for a Danish partner. In the afternoon of November 8, from Baltic Operator's production site in Gdynia, sailed a finished, second, "twin" trafostation for the offshore wind farm meant for the US market. As part of constructions completed [...]
Van Oord has been awarded two new offshore wind projects: Baltic Power in the Baltic Sea and Greater Changhua 2b and 4 in Taiwan. The contracts have a combined value of more than EUR 500 million. Once operational, the two offshore wind farms will deliver renewable energy to approximately 2.5 million households. The Baltic Power [...]
HOFOR's Aflandshage project on green electricity for 300,000 households is put on hold. The project will be abandoned completely, unless it proves possible to continue the project in another form in the near future. During 2023, HOFOR has prepared agreements with suppliers to build the Aflandshage Wind Farm. The preparation has taken place on the [...]
OX2 and Nordkalk will together investigate the opportunities for production of e-fuel. The e-fuel could be used in Nordkalk’s own facilities, but also for shipping and other industries and to make Gotland a hub for green growth and development. The parties will now initiate a pilot study on how a facility should be planned. E-fuel [...]
Competing applications were submitted to the Authority for the development of offshore wind farms in the Liivi 1 and Liivi 2 areas. The CPTRA inspected all the submitted applications in accordance with the Building Code and sent these to relevant state authorities for their opinion. All seven companies who submitted a competing application for a [...]
Following the 'Suppliers Day' for the BC-Wind project, held on 13 September in Gdansk, we are publishing Ocean Winds' experts' responses to questions raised by potential suppliers to the offshore industry. The following information provides a better understanding of the rules governing the market for suppliers of goods and services - not only for the [...]
Iberdrola has signed a strategic agreement with Masdar, a major renewable energy group based in Abu Dhabi, to co-invest in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea. Following confirmation that all the necessary regulatory approvals have been received, Iberdrola will have a majority stake of 51% in the [...]
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Flexens, and Lhyfe have formed a partnership for the development and construction of an ambitious integrated energy island solution enabling large-scale offshore wind, green hydrogen production, and other local anchored value creating activities on Åland. CIP, through Copenhagen Energy Islands, Lhyfe and Flexens jointly launch the ÅlandEnergy Island project. This project will [...]
Freja Offshore, a 50-50 joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power (“Mainstream”) and Hexicon, has submitted a planning application for the up-to 2.5 GW Dyning floating offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, located in Sweden's economic zone, approximately 45 kilometers southeast of Oxelösund. Dyning will have the potential to deliver up to 10 TWh of [...]
The Danish Energy Agency has concluded the Power-to-X Tender and six projects will win the State Aid. Four different companies are behind the six winning projects and can now start building up the production of green hydrogen in Denmark. The Danish Energy Agency can now reveal the winners of the first Danish Power-to-X (PtX) tender [...]
Energinet (the Danish TSO) has identified a structural congestion in the electricity transmission network that connects Bornholm Energy Island to Zealand and Germany. As the main rule, bidding zone borders must be drawn on structural congestions in the electricity transmission network. To facilitate this, the Danish Energy Agency makes the decision on an amended bidding [...]
PGE Group and Ørsted have signed another agreement for supply of foundations for Baltica 2 – one of two stages of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm. This is the last contract relating to key components for the offshore part of Baltica 2, closing so-called Tier 1 level of the investment. “We have already secured all [...]
Estonian and Latvian electricity transmission system operators (TSO) Elering and Augstsprieguma tīkls (AST) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with which the parties will jointly start activities for the development of the fourth Estonian-Latvian electricity interconnection. This new interconnection will increase transmission capacity between Estonia and Latvia, contributing to the development of renewable energy sources [...]
Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, today confirmed the award of a substantial* contract by Equinor and Polenergia c bottom-fixed offshore wind projects, in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. Seaway7’s scope of work covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 100 66kV inter-array cables, measuring approximately 200 kilometres in length. The two [...]
The Finnish Government has granted survey permits for Ilmatar Offshore’s two new project areas, Bothnia and Bothnia West, in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “This is a massive area that creates great potential for developing energy-intensive industries in neighboring areas,” says Anna Häger, Regional Manager at Ilmatar Offshore. Ilmatar Offshore has identified two new [...]
Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority SA and Windar Polska sp. z o.o. signed a preliminary lease agreement in Szczecin for land located on Ostrów Grabowski in the Szczecin port. A factory will be built on 17 ha, which will produce elements of wind towers for offshore or onshore wind farms, foundation structures for offshore towers [...]
Smulders Projects Belgium, subsidiary of Smulders, is proud to announce its contract with Baltic Power (joint venture of Orlen and Northland Power) for the supply of 76 transition pieces for the groundbreaking Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm, marking a significant milestone in the Polish offshore wind industry. Over the past year, Baltic Power and Smulders [...]
Suomen Hyötytuuli is developing an extension to Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm on the west coast of Finland. The wind turbines of at least 15 megawatts will be built in deeper waters than ever before in Finland. The company has now launched FEED (Front End Engineering Design) for Suomen Hyötytuuli’s own concept, which is the base [...]
Respect Energy Holding announces its plans to build an offshore floating wind farm off the coast of Estonia. The project includes also a pilot deployment of foundation technology with hydrogen and ammonia production at floating wind turbines. The projected investment with total capacity of up to 820 MW will be established in the Wind Energy [...]
Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, together with its strategic partner, Ocean Winds, will develop the first offshore wind project in Lithuania. This was announced by the National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) after it finished the screening of the provisional winners regarding their compliance with national security interests. It is estimated that the 700 [...]
A primary sub-contractor, ISC Consulting Engineers, has already successfully completed much of the engineering scope, both for the substations as well as for the monopiles and transition pieces, which will also be supplied by Bladt Industries. The two substations will be constructed and established in the coming years, with final commissioning planned for early 2026, [...]
The latest project of Seatech Engineering – CTV (Crew Transport Vessel) SE-223 catamaran will be tasked with safe transfer of technical personnel, along with necessary equipment, between service ports and offshore wind farms. In addition, vessel will enable support of SOVs (Service Operation Vessel) working in the area of farms on the Baltic Sea, thus [...]
TELE-FONIKA Kable (TFK) a global supplier of wire and cable systems for the renewable energy sector, alongside JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier, have been awarded a contract with ORLEN Group and Northland Power for the Baltic Power wind farm in Poland. Together with partners NKT and DEME Offshore, they [...]
On October 4 of this year, Baltic Operator Sp. z o.o., a company belonging to the Baltic Industrial Group GPB, which also includes Gdansk Shipyard, signed a contract to manufacture two offshore distribution substations for the Baltic wind farm project. Baltic Operator will manufacture steel structures for two distribution substations weighing a total of 2,600 [...]
ORLEN Group has made a final investment decision to build Poland's first Baltic Power wind farm. The investment, which will add nearly 1.2 GW of power to the Polish system in 2026, will be carried out jointly with Canada's Northland Power. Baltic Power will be able to produce clean, accessible energy that can power 1.5 [...]
Representatives of companies from all over Poland and abroad interested in joining the Baltica 2 project took part in a meeting organized for them at PGE Narodowy. Suppliers Day was an opportunity to meet individually with suppliers of components and services already contracted by PGE and Ørsted. - Interest showed in the event exceeded our [...]
A consortium of Jan De Nul Group and Hellenic Cables will design, manufacture, transport and install a package of four 220 kV HVAC export cables to connect the Polish offshore wind farms Baltyk II and Baltyk III to shore. Upon completion, these wind farms developed by the joint venture of Equinor and Polenergia will provide [...]
The board of the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone has issued a decision on support for the Baltic Towers company. The Polish Investment Zone will support the construction of a production and storage hall for the manufacturing of offshore wind towers. The value of the new investment is estimated at around EUR 200 million. Baltic Towers, [...]
Jumbo Offshore has been contracted by Van Oord for the transportation and installation of transition pieces for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. Operations on the project are to commence in October 2023. Due to the close cooperation and extensive experience between the Jumbo Offshore and Van Oord project teams, [...]
The European Commission has approved a €193 million Lithuanian scheme to support offshore wind farms to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023 to support measures [...]
50Hertz signed project and framework contracts with two leading European manufacturers of high-performance cables for the production and installation of submarine and land cables covering a total length of 3,500 km, with an option for an additional 2,700 km. The contracts awarded to NKT and Prysmian Power Link - part of Prysmian Group - have [...]
ORLEN Group has obtained the final decision of the Minister of Infrastructure to grant five new locations for the construction of offshore wind farms. This opens the way for the preparatory phase of the investment to begin. According to the plans, ORLEN Group's next five offshore farms will have a capacity of about 5.2 GW, [...]
NKT has been awarded a combination of five on- and offshore power cable projects embedded in a long-term framework agreement by the German TSO 50Hertz. With a combined value of approx. EUR 3.5bn, the order is a new company record for NKT. 50Hertz, a German transmission system operator, has selected NKT to provide several 525 [...]
Polenergia announced in a press release that the project companies OWF Bałtyk II sp. z o.o. and OWF Bałtyk III sp. z o.o., in which Polenergia and Equinor each hold a 50% stake, signed on September 29, 2023 with SIF Netherlands B.V. - a supplier of annexes for monopal foundations. "The object of the annexes [...]
Vestas has secured a 1,140 MW firm order from Baltic Power Sp. z o.o, a joint venture between ORLEN S.A. and Northland Power Inc, for the Baltic Power Offshore Wind Project in Poland. The firm order announcement is in reference to Vestas’ Company Announcement 16/2023 of 28 September 2023. Vestas will supply, install, and commission [...]
The European Commission has announced today that two more projects have obtained the status required to be part of the List of Renewable Energy Cross-border Projects (CB RES list) under the Connecting Europe Facility for Energy (CEF Energy). The list, launched for the first time in August 2022, has now a total of five projects. [...]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the development of Poland’s renewable energy capacity by extending a €140 million loan to Baltic Power to finance the construction of the country’s first offshore wind farm. The EBRD’s financing is provided alongside that from a large number of international and local commercial lenders, the [...]
The project on the Baltic Sea will be developed by Baltic Power, with EIB financing backed by InvestEU. Poland will join Denmark and Germany in harnessing the clean energy potential of Baltic Sea basin. Once finished in 2026, the wind farm will generate nearly 4 200 GWh of clean energy annually. The European Investment Bank [...]
Szczecin Shipyard "Wulkan" hereby announces its involvement in the construction of the 1000 MW THOR offshore wind farm owned by RWE. Based on a recently signed agreement with Dajin Offshore, the "Wulkan" Shipyard is responsible for the delivery of internal platform packages. "Wulkan"'s plant is well equipped for both intermediate and large steel structures. "We [...]
Budimex has signed a contract for the construction of an installation terminal for offshore wind farms. The general contractor will execute the land part of the investment for a sum of more than PLN 118 million. The project is the responsibility of Orlen Group, which wants to build the first in Poland, and simultaneously one [...]
Skyborn Renewables (Skyborn) has received the environmental permit from the Swedish Land and Environment Court to build the Storgrundet Offshore wind farm, marking an important milestone in realizing the project. The permit allows for a maximum of 51 wind turbines, which, when fully operational, will have a capacity of roughly 1 GW and generate 3–3.5 [...]
28 August was the deadline for submitting competing applications for the establishment of offshore wind farms on the Liivi 1 and Liivi 2 sites. Six competing applications were submitted for both sites, with the initial application bringing the total to seven. For the offshore areas, Liivi Offshore OÜ, Aker Offshore Wind Europe GmbH, Viru Keemia [...]
Northland Power Inc. (“Northland” or the “Company”) (TSX: NPI) along with its partner, Orlen S.A. (“Orlen”), today announced that its Baltic Power offshore wind project (“Baltic Power” or the “project”) in Poland has signed a credit agreement to secure an equivalent of $5.2 billion of non-recourse green financing that adheres to Northland’s green financing framework [...]
Suomen Hyötytuuli is developing an extension to Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm on the west coast of Finland. The wind turbines of at least 15 megawatts will be built in deeper waters than ever before in Finland. The company has now launched FEED (Front End Engineering Design) for Suomen Hyötytuuli’s own concept, which is the base [...]
Andel and CIP will form a consortium to cooperate on two tenders for offshore wind farms in Denmark: Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm in Kattegat north of Zealand and Kriegers Flak II in the Baltic Sea For Denmark to reach the national climate ambitions and lower the share of fossil fuels in the national energy supply, [...]
Iberdrola has successfully installed all fifty monopiles for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm together with its partner Van Oord. The next step in the ongoing construction phase now involves the installation of the transition pieces. These were manufactured by the Spanish company Windar Renovables and temporarily stored in the port of Mukran. The transition [...]
Independent energy expert and assurance provider DNV has been awarded a contract by the Equinor and Polenergia S.A. owned joint ventures, MFW Bałtyk II sp. z o.o. and MFW Bałtyk III sp. z o.o for the certification of the Baltyk II and Baltyk III offshore wind farms. The projects, located in the Polish exclusive economic [...]
A special event dedicated to suppliers of components and services who want to participate in the process of creating a supply chain for the Baltica 2 project – one of two stages of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm. The meetings will take place on October 10, 2023 at 10:00 AM at PGE Narodowy stadium in [...]
The Ministry of Economics of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is accepting position statements up to and including 16/10/2023. The object of the public participation that is hereby announced is the third approval section, i.e. the onshore route section. The subject at hand is the construction and operation of the land cable as a 220-kV AC cable [...]
The Swedish project development company Landinfra Energy AB (“Landinfra”) is investigating the conditions for the establishment of offshore wind in the Swedish economic zone and Swedish territorial waters. The company has selected nine areas along the Swedish coast where the conditions for offshore wind will be investigated. The areas are Falkenberg/Halmstad, Baltic Edge, Öland/Hoburg (three [...]
PGE Group and Ørsted have signed contracts to lay and connect internal cables and export cables for Baltica 2, one of two phases of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm. Earlier, they awarded tenders for the supply of offshore export cables that will be used to bring power from offshore wind farms to land. - We [...]
The Industrial Development Agency JSC (ARP S.A.), together with strategic partners GRI Renewable Industries, S.L. and Baltic Towers Sp. z o.o., is launching a new investment to support the development of Offshore Wind Energy (OWE). This is a landmark event for the Polish renewable energy sector. On August 31, 2023, construction of an offshore tower [...]
Following an international tender, the electricity transmission system operator 50Hertz has awarded two major contracts for submarine and land cables in the Baltic Sea to the suppliers Hellenic Cables and Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTT). The company's supervisory board, which includes representatives of the majority shareholder Elia Group, KfW and representatives of the employee [...]
Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTTSC) informed on social media on Friday that it celebrates securing the prestigious EPCI contract for the Gennaker OWF Grid Connection OST-6-1 project (Lot-2) in the Baltic Sea. With well-deserved recognition for high-voltage export cables and an impressive track record in China and the International market, ZTTSC solidifies its expertise in [...]
Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, was awarded a contract by 50Hertz Offshore GmbH for the turnkey delivery of two export cable systems for the interconnection to the German grid of the Western Offshore Sub Station of Gennaker, an offshore wind farm with capacity of approx. 927MW located in the German Baltic Sea, [...]
Construction of wind farms in the Baltic is about to begin. Pomeranian Governor Dariusz Drelich today issued the first three construction permit decisions for Baltic Power. The permits are for three tasks related to the construction of offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 1,200 MW and the infrastructure associated with these farms. Tasks [...]
On 10th of August, Vestas informed that it has entered into a conditional agreement to deliver wind turbines for the offshore wind power project Baltic Power in Poland with a capacity of up to 1.2 GW. If and when the agreement translates into a firm and unconditional order, Vestas will disclose this in a company [...]
NKT has signed the order for the power cable system for the Polish offshore wind project Baltic Power. The project is important for the transition to renewable energy in Poland and the national ambitions of up to 11 GW offshore wind installed by 2040. Now, NKT has signed the order for offshore export power cables [...]
OX2’s offshore wind farm Triton off the southern coast of Sweden has received a Natura 2000 permit. In June the County Administrative Board finalized their handling by suggesting the government to grant Triton a permit according to the Act on Sweden's Exclusive Economic Zone. If the government gives the final approval construction could start by [...]
The preliminary surveys of Metsähallitus’ new offshore wind farm projects will proceed as planned for the autumn tendering process. During the summer, factors such as the constructability of the seabed in the Bay of Bothnia have been investigated. Last spring, Metsähallitus conducted a tendering process for the assessment the constructability of the seabed through seismo-acoustic [...]