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Europe has the tech. So why isn’t it a renewable superpower yet?
By Luke Haywood, Head of Climate and Energy at the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), a EUSEW partner organisation For a long time, the shift to renewable energy was seen as a virtuous but arduous task – good for the climate [...]
Sea-to-land horizontal directional drilling for Baltica 2 completed
The sea-to-land directional drilling campaign for the Baltica 2 project—a joint venture between PGE and Ørsted—has been completed. Thanks to the use of advanced HDD technology, it will be possible to lay export cables under the shoreline without trenching and connect [...]
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 [...]
Construction of Poland’s first offshore power station, built entirely in Poland, enters next phase
CRIST Offshore kicked off the production phase of the offshore power station for the BC-Wind project with a symbolic steel-cutting ceremony. With this, the project has entered its next phase of implementation. The first steel-cutting ceremony is a significant milestone in [...]
County Administrative Board positive toward parts of Eolus’s offshore project Västvind
The County Administrative Board has recommended that the government grant a permit for part of the offshore wind farm Västvind, located in the sea outside Gothenburg. The County Administrative Board is handling the part of the project that is located 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, [...]
All transition pieces connecting the foundations to the turbines and offshore substations have been installed at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm
At the Baltic Power offshore wind farm (a joint project of the ORLEN Group and Northland Power), all 78 transition pieces connecting the foundations to the wind turbines and offshore substations have been installed. At the same time, the installation of [...]
Even more local content in the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm
Even more local content in the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, a joint project between PGE Polska Grupa Energetycznaand Ørsted. The Siemens Gamesa turbines will be mounted on towers built in Poland by Baltic Towers. The largest batch of over 100 [...]
Windar Renovables to build second wind turbine tower manufacturing facility at CTPark Legnica
Windar Renovables has announced the development of its second production facility in Poland with the construction of a new onshore wind turbine tower manufacturing plant at CTPark Legnica. The project includes the lease of nearly 29,000 sqm of industrial and warehouse [...]
First generation at Thor offshore wind farm
First Thor turbine fed electricity into the grid for the first time Delivery of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm progressing as planned with turbine installation underway Once fully operational in 2027, Thor will be able to power the equivalent of more than one [...]
Security and resilience – a regulatory requirement in offshore wind
As offshore wind has become a cornerstone of European energy independence, it has also emerged as a prime target for physical, cyber and hybrid threats. In response, the EU has introduced strengthened resilience and preparedness requirements that are shaping a new [...]
WindWorks 2026 to spotlight the future of Baltic wind energy in Riga
The Baltic wind energy community will gather on 9 April 2026 at the ATTA Centre in Riga for WindWorks 2026, the sixth annual conference dedicated to the development of wind power across the region. Organized jointly by the Latvian Wind Energy [...]
Ocean Winds Wins IJGlobal Award for BC-Wind Project Financing
IJGlobal has recognized the financing of the BC-Wind offshore wind project, developed in Poland by Ocean Winds, by awarding it the Market Impact Award. This award is given to transactions that significantly influence the development of greenfield investment financing in the [...]
RWE sold its Polish offshore wind development project to PGE
Sale of 350-megawatt F.E.W. Baltic II project to PGE completed RWE has also transferred an Environmental Decision for the adjacent wind development site 44.E.1. in the Polish Baltic Sea to PGE RWE remains fully committed to support the Polish energy transition by [...]
Local content prioritized by ORLEN Neptun Polish companies at the key stage of designing the Baltic East offshore wind farm
A consortium of three companies – PROJMORS ASE Group Sp. z o.o., RAMBOLL Polska Sp. z o.o. and Enprom Sp. z o.o. – will perform preliminary design works and design works, develop Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) technical parameters and [...]
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 [...]
Boskalis secures contract for the inter-array cable system at the Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm
Boskalis in consortium with TKF Subsea Solutions B.V. (TKF) recently signed a contract for the supply and installation of 140 kilometers of inter-array cables for the Genakker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea developed by Skyborn Renewables. As part [...]
Local content as a pillar of national industry development. IDA JSC at the 2nd Polish Wind Energy Suppliers Forum
Representatives of the Industrial Development Agency JSC took part in the 2nd Polish Wind Energy Suppliers Forum “Energy from Poland - Local First”, which was held on March 2 in Szczecin under the slogan “Wind Factory of Europe.” The Agency was [...]
Energy – Society – Economy. The 43rd EuroPOWER & OZE POWER Energy Conference is coming up
On March 30–31, 2026, at The Westin Warsaw Hotel, the 43rd edition of the EuroPOWER & OZE POWER Energy Conference will take place – one of the most important meetings of regulators, leaders of energy companies, and energy market experts in [...]
Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany agree on assessing the possibilities of an offshore interconnection
The energy ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany today in Paris signed a joint declaration of intent on cross border renewable electricity capacity and infrastructure. The Lithuanian (Litgrid), Latvian (Augstsprieguma tīkls), and German (50Hertz) electricity transmission system operators agreed to assess [...]
When the industry needs dialogue most, it stops paying for it.
Last year we left Gdańsk energised. The first Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit had delivered what we hoped it would: substantive conversations, genuine regional solidarity, and a shared sense that the Baltic Sea deserved its own dedicated stage. Partners told us [...]
Dajin Offshore Strengthens European Supply Chain through Partnership with Polish State-Owned Shipyard – Stocznia Szczecińska “Wulkan” for Nordseecluster B – a joint offshore wind project of RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management
SZCZECIN, Poland, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dajin Offshore, China's largest private manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, has signed a contract with the Polish state-owned company Szczecin Shipyard "Wulkan" for the fabrication of at least 40 ready-to-install internal platform sets for foundations to [...]
Haskoning to design offshore wind farms in Estonia and Latvia
Haskoning and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia have signed a contract. Haskoning will carry out the design phase for the ELWIND offshore wind project, spanning over the next three years. Advancing offshore wind development with integrated support ELWIND is [...]
ELWIND launches marine mammal study in the Estonia–Latvia offshore wind area
ELWIND has signed a contract with 3BIRD OÜ to carry out a comprehensive marine mammal study in the development areas of the Estonia–Latvia offshore wind project. The aim of the study is to gather the best possible baseline information on grey seals, [...]
ELWIND signs the contract for the offshore wind farm Pre-FEED, Conceptual Design Engineering and Technical design
ELWIND has signed a contract with Haskoning Nederland B.V. for conducting the study, as well as for developing the initial technical design (Pre‑FEED), the conceptual design, and the technical design for the ELWIND offshore wind farms in Estonia and Latvia. The aim of [...]
