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BHS Logistics buys the buildings after Sydhavnens Motorværksted and strengthens focus on the Offshore business
Roenne 01/05/2025 ‘BHS Logistics has bought the buildings because we believe in the opportunities offered by the wind turbine projects in the Baltic Sea. Bornholm is developing rapidly in terms of wind turbine projects shipped via Rønne Harbour, and we believe [...]
New collaborations to ensure physical and cybersecurity of wind turbines
Europe’s geopolitical situation has changed fundamentally since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Europe is rethinking its security strategy. That includes energy security. It is now building more domestic renewables to make its energy supply more resilient. But it also [...]
Finalists of the 2025 European Sustainable Energy Awards announced
Public voting for the best European clean energy projects and leaders is now open. Nine finalists have been announced in three categories for the 2025 European Sustainable Energy Awards (EUSEW Awards), recognising outstanding individuals and projects for their innovation and efforts in [...]
Clean Industrial Deal: time for an ‘EU Implementation Fund’?
By Dusan Jakovljevic, EUSEW’s digital ambassador– advocating for an EU Implementation Fund to ensure Horizon Europe and LIFE project results achieve real-world impact through better post-project support and coordination. This opinion editorial is produced in co-operation with the European Sustainable Energy [...]
Equinor and Polenergia with valid environmental decision for Bałtyk 1 project – the largest offshore wind farm under development in Poland
The decision issued by the Regional Director for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdansk on environmental conditions for the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm has become final. This is a milestone in the implementation of the largest wind farm in the Polish [...]
An EU budget that works for the people: unlocking finance for energy communities
By Dirk Vansintjan, President of REScoop.eu, EUSEW’s digital ambassador; Sara Tachelet, ACCE project coordinator and Chris Vrettos, policy advisor finance, also EUSEW’s young energy ambassador. The authors highlight how current financial systems and regulations limit citizen-led energy initiatives and calling for [...]
RWE halts offshore wind business in US, focuses on Europe
RWE, the German energy giant, has announced it is halting its offshore wind business in the United States. The decision comes despite a successful 2024 for RWE, in which the company posted strong financial results and expanded its renewable portfolio by [...]
PGE Baltica has signed an agreement to conduct geophysical surveys for the Baltica 9 OWF project
PGE Baltica has signed an agreement with Geofizyka Toruń S.A. to conduct geophysical surveys, including high-resolution reflection seismic with simultaneous bathymetric measurements, for the Baltica 9 Offshore Wind Farm project. These surveys will allow a preliminary analysis of the potential of [...]
European Economic Congress in Katowice: Challenges and Prospects for the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Industry
At this year's European Economic Congress in Katowice, a key debate for the future of the Polish power sector was held on the challenges of offshore wind energy development. This session, brought together representatives of leading companies, government administration and industry [...]
New services launched in the Baltic balancing market after all three countries joined PICASSO platform
Litgrid, Augstsprieguma tīkls and Elering, the electricity transmission system operators of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, have launched new reserve services in the Baltic balancing capacity market following the accession of all three countries to the European balancing energy exchange platform PICASSO. [...]
Sunly, Deep Wind Offshore, and VALOREM Group join forces for offshore wind project Tuul Energy in Estonia
Estonian energy producer Sunly and French renewable pioneer VALOREM Groupenters Deep Wind Offshore’s offshore wind project Tuul Energy for joint development in Estonia. Sunly, Deep Wind Offshore, and VALOREM Group has signed a partnership agreement to develop offshore wind in Estonia. [...]
50Hertz appoints Christine Janssen as new CFO
Berlin, April 17, 2025 – Changes in the management of 50Hertz: The Supervisory Board of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH appointed Christine Janssen as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of 50Hertz. She succeeds Marco Nix, who joined the Elia Group as CFO [...]
Litgrid commences design work for the Harmony Link overland interconnector
Lithuania’s electricity transmission system operator, Litgrid, has signed a contract for the design workk of the Harmony Link overland electricity interconnector with Poland. The appointed contractor will be responsible for preparing the main technical solutions and designing the key infrastructure elements [...]
Wind industry installs record capacity in 2024 despite policy instability
23 April, London | The Global Wind Energy Council’s flagship Global Wind Report released yesterday shows that 2024 was a record year for new capacity, with 117 GW of wind energy installed across the world. However, GWEC warned of increasing policy [...]
Rethinking Energy Security in the Age of Renewables – IRENA Report Highlights
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) presents a compelling case for a rapid, global shift to renewable energy as the only viable path to keeping climate goals—particularly the 1.5°C target—within reach. In its latest report, IRENA stresses that this transformation is [...]
The first stage of Kelmė wind farm has reached commercial operations date
Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, has completed the first stage of the largest wind energy project in Lithuania and the Baltics, Kelmė wind farm. The 114-megawatt (MW) Kelmė wind farm I has successfully reached the commercial operations date. “Kelmė [...]
Choczewo substation takes shape
With the beginning of April, two years have passed since the start of construction. Contractor teams have just finished installing the primary apparatus in the 400 kV switchgear bays. This part of the substation is to be commissioned first and will [...]
Prime Minister wants repolonization of the economy – wind sector responds with ready strategy for development of Polish industry
Donald Tusk announces the end of “ naive globalization” and puts a red-and-white flag on our economy - it's time to rebuild the national economy, repolonize the Polish economy, market, capital - stated the head of government during EFNI and pointed [...]
Ocean Winds and P&Q sign contract for design, construction, installation and commissioning of BC-Wind onshore power substation
Ocean Winds, a global leader in the offshore wind industry, has signed a contract with P&Q, a Polish general contractor in the power sector, for the implementation of key onshore infrastructure at the BC-Wind project. The contract covers the design, construction, [...]
Poland as the energy hub of the Baltic Sea
This compelling article, authored by Niels Frederik Malskær, Senior Energy Advisor at the Danish Embassy in Warsaw, and Natalia Zofia Ścięgosz, Commercial Advisor, Energy at the Danish Embassy in Warsaw, delves into Poland's pivotal role in the Baltic Sea's energy landscape. [...]
ORLEN Neptun organized a Supplier Day for the Baltic East project
ORLEN Neptune held a Supplier Day for the Baltic East project The meeting was attended by more than 300 people representing about 100 companies. The status of the project was presented, and the processes, requirements and contracting scopes for the main [...]
PSEW and Wind Industry Hub to present new Polish Offshore Wind Strategy
The Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW) and the Wind Industry Hub Foundation (WIH) are set to present the "Polish Offshore Wind Industry Development Strategy" at a press conference tomorrow, April 17, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the PAP Press Center in [...]
More than 150 MW: Bedburg and RWE are expanding wind power
60 megawatt wind farm successful in EEG tender Nine wind turbines will produce enough green electricity to supply 36,500 homes Construction to start in April; commissioning planned for end of 2026 Project will bring installed wind power capacity in Bedburg to [...]
Securing the Baltic Sea: A Balance of Innovation, Security, and Sustainability
Karina Barquet A recent study published by Karina Barquet of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Hans Liwång of the Swedish Defence University, and Torsten Linders of the University of Gothenburg, explores the critical balance between innovation, security, and sustainability [...]
700MW Lithuanian offshore wind tender re-launched
The Lithuanian government has thrown its weight behind the further development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea, approving revisions to the tender process for a significant offshore wind farm project. This move, announced following a government meeting in Vilnius, [...]
