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Dickson: The new German Government has very promising new ambitions for wind energy
The new German Government is up and running. The coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals brands itself a “climate Government”. They’ve agreed that Germany should exit coal-fired power earlier than planned – in 2030 if [...]
Ostwind 2 – the second sea cable system successfully laid
The Ostwind 2 project team closes the year with another important milestone: The second of a total of three sea cable systems was successfully laid in the seabed. This brings the connection of the Baltic Eagle [...]
BWO and vgbe energy will collaborate on fire protection standards for offshore wind
The German Association of Offshore Wind Farm Operators (BWO) and vgbe energy (formerly VGB PowerTech) have teamed up on fire protection standards for offshore wind installations. The interdisciplinary working group has begun activities – the common [...]
The German BfN has prepared a guide for reef mapping procedures in the Baltic Sea
As we read on the website of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt fur Naturschutz), guidelines have been published for a large-scale mapping procedure of geogenic reefs formed from natural rock deposits in the German [...]
Research on the impact of offshore wind farms on bats in the Baltic Sea continues
As we read on the website of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt fur Naturschutz), studies are currently being conducted on the impact of offshore wind farms on bat populations in the North and Baltic [...]
German coalition agreement added to the optimism in offshore wind sector
The three German parties – SPD, Greens and FDP – concluded a coalition agreement in Berlin in November. SPD politician Olaf Scholz will become the new chancellor, replacing Angela Merkel. The landmark agreement also touches on [...]
Holger Matthiesen moves from RWE Renewables to Aker Offshore wind
The Norwegian developer of the offshore wind sector has announced that Holger Matthiesen, who until now has been acting as Head of Offshore Wind Development Scandinavia, Poland & Baltics in RWE Renewables, has joined the Norwegian [...]
Three German companies combine their forces in the offshore wind sector
Three German companies – OWS Off-Shore Wind Solutions (OWS), Dipl.-Ing. H. Sitte & Co. Schiffsinstallationen KG, Dipl.-Ing. H. Sitte & Co. KG, Dipl.-Ing. H. Sitte & Service KG (Sitte) oraz Wind Multiplikator (WM) – announced a global [...]
The Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature welcomes the WAB as a new member
OCEaN to welcome a new Member: The German Network for Wind Energy – WAB e.V. […]
Tekmar Energy secures CPS supply contract for Arcadis Ost 1 Offshore Wind Farm
Tekmar Energy Limited, a Tekmar Group Company, is pleased to announce a contract award by Global Offshore to supply Cable Protection Systems (CPS) for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. […]
Recycling, net-zero 2050, grid development – wind industry talks in Copenhagen
Yesterday the entire wind industry came to Copenhagen to discuss the transformation of energy systems, in particular wind energy. BalticWind.EU is one of the media partners of the event. Our representatives are meeting and talking to industry representatives about the challenges [...]
50Hertz and Energinet sign cooperation agreement for offshore hub in Baltic Sea
Neighbouring transmission system operators 50Hertz (Germany) and Energinet (Denmark) seek to work together on the realisation of the ‘Bornholm Energy Island’ offshore hub by 2030. In the scope of the conference WindEurope Electric City 2021 in Copenhagen, CEOs Thomas Egebo of [...]
Cable laying for offshore wind grid connection in the Baltic Sea completed on schedule
50Hertz’s Ostwind 2 project reaches the next milestone. Around 170 kilometres of cable have been laid at sea and on land over the past months to connect two offshore wind farms to the German extra-high voltage grid. Now the last section [...]
Environmentally friendly offshore wind energy development. OCEaN Coalition makes recommendations
The Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature (OCEaN) is a coalition of wind farm operators, transmission systems and environmental organizations that provides an open forum for discussion. The German working group presented six recommendations for the [...]
The Windanker offshore wind farm will reinforce the Iberdrola’s Baltic Hub in Germany
Iberdrola remains committed to the deployment of renewables in international markets. Its third offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea, Windanker, will have 300 MW installed capacity and €800 million total investment. The project will reinforce the company’s Baltic Hub in [...]
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