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Public consultations for the Triton offshore wind farm project off the coast of Skåne are ongoing
Swedish investor OX2 plans to build a wind farm off the coast of Skåne, less than 30 km south of Ystad in the Swedish economic zone. Public consultations on the project are currently underway. […]
The EIA fot the Lithuanian wind farm will focus on the monitoring of bird migration
During the implementation of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for wind farms planned in the Lithuanian sea area, special attention will be paid to monitoring bird migration, which must cover two seasons – from summer to [...]
The Lithuanian government has adopted a conclusion on offshore wind energy
The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy announced that on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, the government supported the ministry’s motion to adopt regulations supporting the development of offshore wind energy. The regulations concern the conditions for the main [...]
Finland: The best way to promote wind energy is to improve the regulatory process
Research conducted by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment shows that the best way to promote the development of wind energy is to streamline and define regulatory procedures for the production of wind energy both onshore [...]
The expansion of the Tahkoluoto offshore farm could have a negative impact on the environment
The Finnish medium Yle reports that plans to expand the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm (42 GW) in the waters of the Gulf of Bothnia could harm the environment. This is the result of the Environmental Impact [...]
The main installation port for offshore wind energy in Poland will be built in Gdynia
On July 30, the Polish Council of Ministers adopted a resolution on an installation terminal for offshore wind farms, submitted by the Minister of Infrastructure. The government wants to create the main port facilities to support [...]
The local content indicator in Polish wind farm projects in the Baltic Sea can reach as much as 50 percent
Polish decision-makers have long emphasized the issue of the involvement of Polish companies in the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea. A report has been prepared which shows that the current potential of [...]
Newsroom: WindEurope’s response to the EC’s consultation on the new Guidelines on State aid for climate
The EU’s climate neutrality requires 1,300 GW of wind power by 2050 and a doubling of the annual wind energy installation rates. EU State aid rules are key to creating the conditions for a cost-effective transition [...]
The preliminary feasibility study for ELWIND – a Latvian-Estonian offshore wind farm will be developed
A public procurement notice for the construction of an Estonian-Latvian offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea has appeared in the Estonian Public Procurement Register. The tender concerns the implementation of the ELWIND feasibility study. [...]
Peter van Dalen: The proper involvement of fishers must be the precondition for co-existence with OWF
Dutch MEP Peter van Dalen answers BalticWind.EU’s questions on cooperation between fishermen and emerging offshore wind industry. On July 7, 2021, Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the impact of offshore wind farms [...]
Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance goes public. Members are already active in the Baltic Sea
New offshore wind alliance in Brussels! Five European companies have formed the Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance (OWFA), aiming to inform about the importance and relevance of offshore wind foundations and ensure the sustainability of the offshore [...]
The tender for the environmental impact assessment of offshore farms in Lithuania may be completed soon
As reported by the Baltic Sea news agency BNS, an international tender for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for wind turbines in the Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea should end soon. […]
Iberdrola and Svea Vind Offshore have submitted their first applications for the Gretas Klackar 2 farm
The Spanish developer Iberdrola announced in a report on the financial results for the first half of 2021 that it has already submitted applications for the Gretas Klackar 2 offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. [...]
Newsroom: SSE Renewables and Acciona Energia to explore offshore wind opportunities in Poland
SSE Renewables and ACCIONA Energía have agreed to explore offshore wind opportunities in Poland as the country seeks to progress the deployment of around 6GW of offshore wind energy by the end of the decade. [...]
Offshore wind energy can benefit the environment, but needs to be developed skillfully
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Naturskyddsforeningen), the largest and oldest environmental association in Sweden, presented a report on the development of wind energy in Sweden. Wind energy has many advantages – it is competitive and [...]
The Lithuanian Environmental Protection Agency will investigate noise levels in offshore wind development zones
The Environmental Protection Agency, together with scientists from the University of Klaipeda and the Center for Life Sciences, will conduct a joint project aimed at proposing measures to reduce eutrophication, water litter, underwater noise pollution and [...]
NATO routinely assesses security trends in the Baltic Sea, including threats to energy infrastructure
The energy transformation of the Baltic Sea countries also began to encompass maritime areas. Energy infrastructure in the form of wind farms poses security challenges. NATO indicates in a commentary to BalticWind.EU that it is observing [...]
Daiva Garbaliauskaitė: Offshore wind energy is one of the most important energy projects
Lithuania has ambitious plans to develop offshore wind energy. We ask the energy vice-minister of the Republic of Lithuania Daiva Garbaliauskaitė about opportunities for the country and upcoming plans. […]
Polish language version of BalticWind.EU launched
Dear readers, On behalf of the entire BalticWind.EU editorial team, I am delighted to welcome you to the Polish language version of the website. I encourage our Polish speaking readers to see both the latest articles we publish today, but [...]
Analysis: Fit-for-55% package recognises offshore wind as key to deliver EU’s climate and energy targets
The “fit for 55% package” adopted by the European Commission on July 14th. clearly indicates that boosting renewable sources of energy, in particular wind, is essential to deliver EU’s climate target. Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, [...]
How the power systems of the future will look like? The answer is offshore grids
Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader which is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and [...]
Newsroom: The EU Commission wants 30 GW a year of new wind up to 2030
Today the European Commission has tabled the Fit-for-55 package, a series of legislative proposals to deliver the EU’s increased climate target of 55% emissions reduction by 2030. The package includes a higher renewables target and new rules to support the [...]
Personnel changes in Baltic Power – the company will be managed by Jaroslaw Broda
Jaroslaw Broda, former vice president of one of the largest electricity producers in Poland – Tauron Polska Energia, will lead the company responsible for the construction of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. […]
New global wind power life cycle emissions to reach 55 Mt CO2 from 2020-2050
According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business, global wind power life cycle emissions will reach 55 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2) from 2020 to 2050, a result of wind power capacity expanding five-fold to 3.7 terawatts from [...]
BalticWind.EU will award TOP 20 leaders of the Offshore Wind Industry in the Baltic Sea
Today, on Global Wind Day, BalticWind.EU is proud to announce the first Baltic Offshore Wind Awards, to recognize the top 20 leaders of our industry who have had the biggest impact on offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea region. [...]
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