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Lithuania strengthens energy cooperation with the US
Lithuanian Minister of Energy, Dainius Kreivys, has signed an agreement providing for enhanced cooperation between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania. The cooperation includes achieving Lithuania’s energy security and climate-neutral energy [...]
PKN ORLEN and Klaipėdos Nafta establish cooperation in the field of offshore wind energy
KN (Klaipėdos Nafta AB), the operator of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, and the companies of the largest Polish oil group ORLEN, ORLEN Neptun I and Energa Wytwarzanie, signed a letter of intent on the possibility of cooperation in [...]
Lithuania invites to consult EIA solutions for offshore wind farms
Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy is inviting for public consultations on alternative solutions for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of offshore wind farms to be built in the Baltic Sea. […]
Tomas Milašauskas: We hope to see more regulatory development to accelerate renewables projects
2022 is a landmark year for the offshore wind sector in Lithuania. At the end of March, the Lithuanian Parliament gave a green light for the regulations necessary for the emergence of first wind farms in the Baltic Sea. The regulations [...]
Vattenfall invests in two offshore wind farm projects off the coast of Gothenburg
Swedish investor Vattenfall has purchased majority stakes in two offshore wind projects off the coast of Gothenburg from wind energy company Zephyr. […]
Wójcik: To overcome challenges in Lithuania is necessary to think about offshore wind as a regional market
Lithuania is mobilizing for the development of offshore wind. Mariusz Wójcik, Director Project Development & Advisory for Offshore Wind, Poland and Baltics in Ramboll Polska, in his comment for BalticWind.EU points out the challenges Lithuania is facing, the opportunities arising from [...]
Lithuanian government gives approval to prepare plans for offshore wind infrastructure development
The Lithuanian government has approved the request of the Ministry of Energy for approval to start preparing an engineering infrastructure development plan for the offshore wind sector. […]
Lithuanian Energy Agency on the path of offshore wind development
Lithuanian Energy Agency (LEA) plays one of the key roles in the development of offshore wind energy in Lithuania. In response to questions, the agency tells BalticWind.EU its tasks, role, and challenges in 2022. The commentary was originally published in BalticWind.EU Quarterly [...]
Rytis Kėvelaitis: Key milestones in Lithuanian energy and offshore wind market
Rytis Kėvelaitis, CEO of Energy Unlimited, summarizes for BalticWind.EU the first three months in the offshore wind sector in Lithuania. As he said, the key milestone is the adoption of the renewable energy law amendments regarding offshore wind. The commentary was [...]
Ruslanas Sklepovičius: The offshore wind development is a great opportunity for the Baltic Sea region
Green Genius has ambitions to get involved in the offshore wind sector. BalticWind.EU asked Green Genius CEO – Ruslanas Sklepovičius – about the details in a special interview for BalticWind.EU Quarterly Country Report Lithuania Q1 2022. […]
Baltic RCC began operations. The center will coordinate the development of electric power systems
The Baltic Regional Coordination Centre (Baltic RCC) has officially started operations in Tallinn. An executive was elected for this purpose. The purpose of the center will be to coordinate the planning of the development of electricity systems as well as some [...]
Port of Klaipeda begins construction of infrastructure for offshore wind
The port authority of the Lithuanian Port of Klaipėda have signed an investment agreement with Klaipėda Sea Cargo Company (Klasco). The agreement concerns the construction of port infrastructure necessary for the development of a planned offshore wind farm in the Baltic [...]
Rokas Masiulis: Litgrid as a transmission system operator has a very clear task in offshore wind development
Litgrid as the transmission system operator in Lithuania plays one of the key roles in the development of the energy system, including renewable energy sources. Lithuania has ambitions for the development of offshore wind energy and [...]
Lithuania has prepared an engineering infrastructure plan for offshore wind farm
The Ministry of Energy of Lithuania invites interested parties to review the plan for the development of engineering infrastructure for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. […]
Latvia does not object to Lithuania installing large wind farm near the border
According to Lithuanian media, Latvia has expressed no objection to the construction of a large offshore wind farm near the common border. This was announced by the Ministers of Environment of Lithuania and Latvia. […]
BalticWind.EU Country Report LITHUANIA Q1 2022
BalticWind.EU Country Report LITHUANIA / Q1 2022 Dear Readers, It is my pleasure to present to you the next in a series of quarterly reports summarising the Lithuanian offshore wind energy market. In the [...]
Seaports in Hamburg and Klaipeda establish cooperation
Germany’s largest seaport Hamburg and Lithuania’s seaport Klaipeda intend to cooperate more closely on developing and implementing joint projects and creating new logistics routes between Germany and Lithuania. In addition, Lithuania invites German companies to participate in the construction of an [...]
EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions will perform parameter measurment surveys for an offshore farm in Lithuania
The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania announced that the winner of the competition for the job of conducting hydrological and meteorological measurements for the first Lithuanian wind farm in the Baltic Sea has been announced. The parameter measurements [...]
Orlen Group intends to join the auction for offshore wind farms in Lithuania
Daniel Obajtek, the CEO of Polish energy group Orlen, said that as part of its development, the company will invest in renewable energy, allowing it to become independent from fossil fuels. – Among other things, we [...]
Lithuanian government approves regulations to accelerate RES development
On April 13, the Lithuanian government approved amendments to legislation drafted by the Ministry of Energy to accelerate the development of RES in Lithuania. The new legislation removes the bureaucracy and excessive restrictions on photovoltaic and [...]
Representatives of the Lithuanian Port of Klaipeda learn from the development of the Port of Esbjerg
The Port of Klaipeda announced on Twitter that representatives of the Port Authority visited the Port of Esbjerg to assess the infrastructure needs of the Lithuanian port in the context of handling wind energy. […]
Geobaltic and Garant Diving to explore Baltic seabed in Lithuania, with LOTOS Petrobaltic assist
Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has announced the winner of a competition for the first wind farm in the Baltic Sea who will conduct seabed research. […]
Lithuanian Seimas gives green light for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea
On 31 March 2022, the Seimas of Lithuania adopted laws on offshore wind energy development in the Baltic Sea. As a result, they gave a green light for the construction of the first offshore wind farm [...]
Litgrid: We are preparing for integration of offshore wind into the Lithuanian grid
Lithuania’s electricity transmission system operator has summarized 2021 and published a set of financial statements. Litgrid reports that they have successfully met their targets for electricity supply reliability and strategic project execution. Litgrid is also preparing [...]
Lithuanian Parliament approves further offshore wind energy proposals
During the discussion at the meeting of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, the proposals of the Committee for Environmental Protection, on the development of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, were accepted. This [...]
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