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Estonia advances offshore wind ambitions with Saare 1 project
Estonia's Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) has officially initiated superficies licence proceedings and an environmental impact assessment for the Saare 1 offshore wind farm, marking a significant step forward for the nation's renewable energy goals. This development follows French [...]
Memorandum on the protection of energy infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
In response to growing geopolitical threats and the importance of energy security for regional stability, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the Protection and Resilience of Energy Infrastructure, with particular emphasis on subsea infrastructure, on June [...]
Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit Program Council begins work on agenda for November summit in Brussels
It is with great satisfaction that I share my reflections after the first meeting of the Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit Program Council, which I had the honor of co-organizing with the Royal Danish Embassy in Warsaw. This event brought together [...]
The cost of keeping warm: delivering a just clean heat and cooling transition for European citizens
By Delia Villagrasa, director the Cool Heating Coalition, EUSEW’s partner organisation and Beatriz Yordi, Director, Carbon Markets and Clean Mobility, DG CLIMA, European Commission, explain how the Emissions Trading System 2 (ETS2) raises funds for Member States to invest in modernising [...]
Prime Minister Tusk at Baltic Towers factory: Poland bets on local industry and offshore wind
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, Deputy Minister of National Defence Cezary Tomczyk, together with President of the Board of ARP S.A. Wojciech Balczun, President of the Board of GRI Renewables Industries, S.L., Antonio Barbosa and representatives of [...]
ELWIND signs contracts to study the impact of offshore wind farms on birds
ELWIND project has signed a contract with 3BIRD OÜ to conduct a survey of birds in Estonian area and with Workboats Consulting OÜ to conduct a survey of birds in Latvian area. The study consists of three separate surveys: A baseline [...]
Eight Baltic Sea TSOs publish roadmap for efficient and resilient offshore grid to connect the countries
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 [...]
Supplier Day – new prospects for cooperation in offshore wind energy
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 [...]
Baltic Regulators Request More Time on Long-Term Electricity Capacity Calculation Decision
Baltic energy regulators have requested a three-month extension from the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) to decide on a proposed long-term capacity calculation methodology for electricity trading. Originally due by 22 March 2025, the decision concerns a [...]
EU Allocates €52 Million to Boost Wind Energy in Estonia Through RENEWFM
The European Commission has awarded €52 million in funding to nine renewable energy projects in Finland and Estonia under the EU Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism (RENEWFM), with a strong emphasis on expanding wind energy capacity in Estonia. The funding nearly matches [...]
Geological background and seismicity of the prospective wind farm area offshore Sõrve peninsula, western Saaremaa
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 [...]
New services launched in the Baltic balancing market after all three countries joined PICASSO platform
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. [...]
Sunly, Deep Wind Offshore, and VALOREM Group join forces for offshore wind project Tuul Energy in Estonia
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. [...]
Sunly, Deep Wind Offshore, and VALOREM Group join forces for offshore wind project in Estonia
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 [...]
EU Energy in Q4 2024: Market Resilience and Record Share of Renewables
Based on the latest data published by the European Commission, EU electricity and gas markets demonstrated strong resilience and stability in the fourth quarter of 2024. Despite a seasonal increase in gas demand, energy supply remained secure, market integration continued, and [...]
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