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āBaltic Sea Offshore Wind ā 2024 Outlookā: Dr. Dennis Kruse, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of WAB
BalticWind.EU asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2024. In todayās interview of the āBaltic Sea Offshore Wind ā 2024 Outlookā series, we present [...]
Germany Approves 1.2 GW Offshore Grid-Connection Projects
Germany has granted approval for two significant offshore grid connection projects, marking a milestone in the country's renewable energy goals. The approvals, granted by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), pertain to the 300 MW Ostwind 3 project by 50Hertz [...]
Van Oord starts cable installation at Iberdrolaās Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
After Van Oordās heavy lift installation vessel Svanen completed installation of all fifty monopiles for Iberdrola Deutschlandās 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 [...]
Electricity Grid Operators are Strengthening Regional Cooperation in the Baltic Sea
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 [...]
Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm has been inaugurated
The Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm off the coast of RĆ¼gen 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 [...]
BWO on German federal government’s port strategy: A step in the right direction
The recent press release from the Bundesverband Windenergie Offshore e.V. (BWO) regarding the federal port strategy signifies a commendable step in the right direction. The statement acknowledges the pivotal role that ports play in unlocking both economic and energy policy success. [...]
Energinet and 50Hertz starts tendering for Bornholm Energy Island
Danish and German TSOās 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 [...]
Smulders and NEPTUN WERFT join forces to build offshore converter platforms in Rostock
Smulders is joining forces with the MEYER Group, which includes NEPTUN WERFT in WarnemĆ¼nde, to build offshore converter platforms at the WarnemĆ¼nde site. To this end, they have the intention to jointly found the companies NEPTUN SMULDERS Offshore Renewables and NEPTUN [...]
Parkwind and partners to complete installation of final towers and turbines at Arcadis Ost 1 despite stormy weather
Parkwind and partners defy autumn storms to complete installation of final towers and turbines at Arcadis Ost 1. The final three turbines of Parkwindās 27-turbine Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm were installed during the stormy autumn season in less than [...]
21st WINDFORCE Conference: Achieving climate targets, creating jobs, strengthening industry
The 21st WINDFORCE Baltic Sea Conference will take place from November 20-21 in WarnemĆ¼nde under the motto "Offshore wind: from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea. Implementing climate protection targets, creating jobs, strengthening industry". This year's conference partner is the [...]
Hansa PowerBridge between Germany and Sweden: planning approval granted for land and territorial sea sections
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 [...]
Iberdrola and Masdar close their 1.6 billion euros alliance to develop offshore wind in the Baltic Sea
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 [...]
BEMIP Electricity, Offshore and Hydrogen on the draft list of Projects of Common Interest
European Union is working on new list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMI) in the areas of electricity, offshore, hydrogen, smart grids and cross-border carbon dioxide networks. According to draft list āit identifies, among others, [...]
Jumbo transports and installs Baltic Eagle Transition Pieces for Van Oord
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 [...]
50Hertz signs contracts with NKT and Prysmian Group for at least 3.500 km of submarine and land cable
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 [...]
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