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Poland commits PLN 230 Million to Windar for offshore wind tower facility in Szczecin
Poland is making a significant investment in modern green technologies, earmarking PLN 5 billion for the construction of new facilities in the renewable energy sector. A substantial portion of this funding, PLN 230 million, will go to Windar Polska to support [...]
Offshore wind auctions in Poland: URE reveals rules for investor selection
The President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) in Poland has published the highly anticipated Auction Rules for the right to cover the negative balance for electricity generated in offshore wind farms. This marks a crucial step in preparing for the [...]
Billions in the Baltic: How funding is driving Polish offshore wind
Attending the Zukunft Offshore 2025 conference in Berlin last week, I felt immense joy and excitement seeing how European investments in offshore wind energy are rapidly gaining momentum. Similar emotions accompany us as we follow the dynamic development of offshore wind [...]
The largest project finance transaction in the history of Polish energy. Equinor and Polenergia have closed financing for offshore projects.
Equinor, an international energy company based in Norway, and Polenergia, Poland's largest private energy group, have closed financing for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms. This is the largest project finance transaction in the history of the Polish [...]
Prime Minister Tusk at Baltic Towers factory: Poland bets on local industry and offshore wind
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, Deputy Minister of National Defence Cezary Tomczyk, together with President of the Board of ARP S.A. Wojciech Balczun, President of the Board of GRI Renewables Industries, S.L., Antonio Barbosa and representatives of [...]
BWO: Do not change tender volumes until 2030!
At the start of this year's industry conference in Berlin, "Zukunft Offshore" the German Offshore Wind Energy Association is formulating its demands for the new federal government in Germany. These include not changing the fixed auction volumes for offshore wind energy [...]
ORLEN Opens Baltic Power Service Base in Łeba
Grupa ORLEN has marked a significant milestone in the development of Poland’s first offshore wind farm, Baltic Power, with the official opening of a dedicated operations and maintenance base in Łeba. This is the first facility of its kind in Poland [...]
Equinor and Polenergia have FID for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms
Equinor, an international energy group headquartered in Norway, and Polenergia, the largest Polish private energy group, have made final investment decisions (FID) regarding the Baltic Sea offshore wind farms Bałtyk 2 and 3, commencing their construction phase. As a result, as [...]
Production of Baltica 2 foundation elements will be carried out in Poland
PGE and Ørsted have signed an agreement for the production and delivery of another part of secondary steel structures for the foundations (so-called secondary steel) of the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm. The production of these elements will be carried out [...]
Eight Baltic Sea TSOs publish roadmap for efficient and resilient offshore grid to connect the countries
The Baltic Sea Map with the projects under consideration, in planning, under construction and existing in the Baltic Sea. Expert-paper presented at the Conference of Energy Ministers in Warsaw Potential of 93 GW Offshore Capacity in the Baltic Sea Basins Questions [...]
Supplier Day – new prospects for cooperation in offshore wind energy
In the margins of the informal meeting of EU energy ministers in Warsaw, Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen and energy ministers of the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan(BEMIP) High-Level Group have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The [...]
GPB Group announces new Strategy 2025-2035 with focus on offshore
Baltic Industrial Group (GPB) has announced its new development strategy for 2025-2035, setting a clear direction for its contribution to the energy transformation of Poland and the region. The strategy, approved by the Industrial Development Agency, continues CG GPB's transformation to [...]
Ayesa Polska to provide investor supervision for Baltica 2
The Baltica 2 offshore wind farm being built by PGE and Ørsted has signed a contract with Ayesa Polska. The main tasks of the contractor in this area are to provide investor supervision for the entire offshore part of the project, [...]
Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit – Special Conference Report
Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit - Special Conference Report Dear Readers, It is my pleasure to introduce this special report summarising the Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit 2025, held on March 10th at the [...]
New Government Analysis Maps Out Denmark’s Offshore Wind Potential Through 2050
The Danish Energy Agency, in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, has published a comprehensive new analysis exploring how Denmark can best harness its offshore wind potential by 2050. The report is part of the follow-up to the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
First transition elements at Baltic Power offshore wind farm installed
The Baltic Power project - a joint venture between ORLEN and Northland Power - has confirmed the first successful installation of five transition elements that will connect the foundations and offshore wind turbines at the farm. This is the first such [...]
Baltic Power with Poland’s first promise of concession for offshore wind power generation
The President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE, Poland) has granted the first promise of a concession for the offshore wind farm Baltic Power being developed by Orlen and Northland Power - as announced by URE on 4 April. "The country's [...]
Germany orders wind farms to install radar for enhanced maritime security
Germany has mandated that offshore wind farms located along its northern coast install radar systems to bolster the surveillance of both ships and drones, according to a Reuters report. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) officially confirmed this directive on [...]
Analyzing Baltic offshore wind opportunities with WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson
Giles Dickson, the CEO of WindEurope, offered his perspectives on the recent Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Summit (BSOWS2025) during an interview. The conversation highlights the positive momentum in the Baltic offshore wind sector and underscores the importance of regional collaboration. Dickson [...]
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