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Baltic Sea interior ministers coordinate response to drone threats
Interior ministers of nine Baltic Sea states met in Helsinki to coordinate joint measures against drone threats to critical infrastructure and public safety.
Operators study Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector to link regional offshore wind to a hydrogen market
Gasgrid Finland, Nordion Energi, OX2 and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners will study an offshore hydrogen pipeline linking Finland, Sweden and Germany by 2030 to turn Baltic offshore wind into a hydrogen market.
Gull tracking shapes turbine plans at Finland’s Ebba offshore wind project
Metsähallitus has used GPS tracking of the globally threatened Baltic gull to map feeding areas and flight paths around its planned Ebba offshore wind farm in Finland.
EU finance ministers agree to widen carbon border levy
EU finance ministers agreed to extend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to downstream steel and aluminium products, roughly doubling the Commission's proposed scope.
Finnish green hydrogen project wins record EUR 224m from EU Innovation Fund
Finland's Vetyalfa will receive a record EUR 224m from the EU Innovation Fund for its Cloudberry green hydrogen project, having bid the lowest price for the largest volume.
Baltic Sea Region Forum in Turku Draws Record 580 Participants Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions
The Baltic Sea Region Forum in Turku attracted a record 580 participants to debate security, energy infrastructure, and geopolitical resilience across the Baltic and Arctic.
Europe needs homegrown power at scale, offshore wind is gearing up to deliver
The third day at the WindEurope Annual Event 2026 is all about offshore wind. Europe needs to move from crisis to confidence – with homegrown and secure renewable electricity. Three months after the North Sea Summit in Hamburg, governments and industry [...]
235 key cross-border energy projects to boost Europe’s interconnectivity
The second list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union . It outlines 235 selected cross-border energy infrastructure projects that will strengthen energy connectivity across the continent, bringing nearer [...]
Finland now has over 10 gigawatts of wind and solar power
Finland has reached a significant milestone in renewable energy: the combined capacity of domestic wind power and utility-scale solar power has exceeded 10 gigawatts (GW). This is three times the total capacity of Finland’s hydropower and corresponds to roughly 6–10 large [...]
Korsnäs Offshore Wind Project to have significant impacts on Finland’s economy and employment
Over the course of its life cycle, the Korsnäs Offshore Wind Project may generate an estimated 40,000 person-years in Finland, overall economic impacts of up to EUR 20 billion, and a total of EUR 3-4 billion in tax revenue for the [...]
Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Costa following the meeting of the European Council of March 2026
Good evening, let me start with the Middle East. The situation in the region is extremely serious. It is causing great instability, suffering, and growing risks far beyond the region itself. This is why we need de-escalation and maximum restraint, the [...]
Extending the life of Nordic wind assets – The fund SEB Nordic Energy through Locus Energy scales it’s repowering strategy
A growing share of wind turbines installed in Sweden and Finland during the early phases of Nordic wind development are now approaching the end of their 20–25-year design life. At the same time, much of the underlying infrastructure — including permits, [...]
Industrial Accelerator Act will strengthen Europe’s economic resilience
The European Commission today published its Industrial Accelerator Act. It aims to strengthen Europe’s economic competitiveness and to boost its clean tech manufacturing capacity. A simple and harmonised implementation of these new rules will be critical to its success. The last days [...]
Meeting with minister on Nordic-Baltic energy cooperation
On 4 February, representatives of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia met with Kaspars Melnis, Minister for Climate and Energy. The meeting brought together Nina Hvid Enevoldsen, Director of the Office, and Gints Janums, Energy and Sustainability Advisor, alongside [...]
CPMR Baltic Sea and North Sea Regions Unite to Strengthen Security, Resilience, and Cooperation
Regional leaders from across Northern Europe gathered on 28-29 January in Stockholm, Sweden, for a joint meeting and seminar of the CPMR Baltic Sea Commission and the CPMR North Sea Commission Executive Committees. Representing 47 regional authorities[i], the Executive Committees adopted [...]
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