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KorsnƤs Offshore Wind Project ā Pioneering Finlandās Green Energy Future
Finland is on the brink of a major transformation in renewable energy with the development of its first industrial-scale offshore wind farm in KorsnƤs, a small coastal community near Vaasa. This ambitious project, led by Vattenfall in collaboration with MetsƤhallitus, highlights [...]
Finnish Government Launched Coordination Group to Advance Offshore Wind Development
Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has established a coordination group to accelerate offshore wind power development. The group will work on creating a comprehensive "situation picture" of the sector, coordinating the timeline, and selecting sites for offshore wind projects [...]
Estonian and Finnish cooperation on the protection of underwater energy transmission connections
The Estonian Ministry of Climate and Finlandās Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning the protection and repair of underwater energy infrastructure. The Underwater Energy Infrastructure MoU was signed by Minister of Climate and the [...]
OX2 to manage a 211 MW wind farm in Finland
OX2 has signed an asset management agreement for PiiparinmƤki wind farm with Nuveen Infrastructure. Under the agreement, OX2 will be responsible for the technical, commercial and financial management of the PiiparinmƤki wind farm, to ensure optimal asset performance on the behalf [...]
Partnership Formed to Boost Finnish Offshore Wind Market
Etha, Sitowise, and Pondera have formed a strategic alliance to enhance the development of offshore wind projects in Finland. This partnership aims to deliver a wide range of services across the entire project lifecycle, offering expert solutions to bring Finnish offshore [...]
Finnish governmentĀ submited legislative proposal on offshore wind power in the exclusive economic zone
In its plenary session on October 3rd, the Finnish governmentĀ decided to submit a government proposal to Parliament for legislation on offshore wind power in the exclusive economic zone.Ā According to Renewables Finland assessment swift progress would enable the rapid initiation of [...]
Ensuring Finlandās Electricity Supply for Winter 2024ā2025: Fingrid’s Outlook
As winter approaches, Fingrid, Finlandās electricity transmission system operator, has released an assessment of the nation's electricity supply for the 2024ā2025 winter season. According to Fingrid, Finlandās electricity supply should remain stable, provided there are no major disruptions in domestic production [...]
Government Action plan to promote offshore wind power in Finland has been published
In October 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment appointed a working group to examine ways to improve Finlandās competitive position in offshore wind power production compared with other Baltic Sea countries and to promote other targets on offshore wind [...]
Planned wind power projects in Finland enable new industrial investments
According to Renewables Finland there are currently a large number of wind power projects planned in Finland, offering a rapid and cost-effective way to increase clean energy production in our country. This generally creates the conditions to attract significant industrial investments [...]
Comprehensive Surveys Advance KorsnƤs Offshore Wind Project
During the summer, more than 10 experts with training in fisheries, hydrobiology, limnology and research diving will be at sea, as well as engineers specializing in marine research and measurements. The teams have worked throughout the project area, including both the [...]
EIB provides ā¬450 million to Prysmian to facilitate electricity transmission and distribution in Europe
Operations will take place in Finland, Italy and France. The new funds will go towards manufacturing extra-high-voltage submarine power cables and high-voltage onshore cables, and other upgrades to existing cables. The project supports the objectives of REPowerEU, for which the EIB [...]
Finnish Wind Power Association: Wind power becoming the largest renewable electricity producer in 2024
According to statistics compiled by Finnish Wind Power Association in June, wind power construction continues to be strong. At the beginning of the year 2024, 60 new power plants with a total capacity of 377 megawatts were built in Finland. Including [...]
MetsƤhallitus’ offshore wind power project nature surveys to start in the waters off NƤrpiƶ, PyhƤjoki and Raahe
Nature surveys for MetsƤhallitusā Edith and Ebba offshore wind power projects will be launched in the waters off NƤrpiƶ, PyhƤjoki and Raahe. During the summer and autumn of 2024, the current status of the areasā birds and zoobenthos, as well as [...]
New COO of Eolus
Christer Baden Hansen, currently Chief Commercial Officer, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO of Eolus from 01 July 2024. Eolus currently has 8 offshore wind projects planned in Sweden and 2 in Finland. Ā Christer Baden Hansen joined [...]
Skyborn Renewables begins environmental studies for Finland offshore wind project
Skyborn Renewables has commenced environmental studies for its ambitious Pooki offshore wind power project located in the territorial waters of Finland, adjacent to Oulu, Ii, Simon, and Kemi. This significant development marks the beginning of bird and seabed surveys in the [...]
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