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BalticEast to be auctioned in 2025 – ORLEN Neptun is developing offshore wind energy
At the Offshore Wind Poland 2024 conference, ORLEN Neptun CEO Janusz Bil announced ambitious plans for the development of offshore wind energy in Poland. In his speech, he highlighted that BalticEast, the company's most advanced project, is being prepared to participate [...]
Baltica 2 project moves from investment preparation phase to implementation
Poland's offshorewind industry is gaining momentum - especially in the context of implementing major projects such as Baltica 2, which has just entered the onshore construction phase. At the Offshore Wind Poland 2024 conference, organised by the Polish Wind Energy Association, [...]
NERC has announced second tender to develop Lithuanian offshore wind farms park
The National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) has launched a second tender to select a developer for an offshore wind farm in Lithuania’s territorial waters of the Baltic Sea. Tenderers have until 18 March 2025 to submit their applications and documents to [...]
COP29: GWO and IRENA demonstrate workforce development plans
GWO and IRENA will initiate discussions of how global standards can best support skilled workforce development, in line with 2030 targets. Co-publication of the Jobs4RE Workforce Training Guidelines for the Wind Industry is set to follow in 2025. Global Wind Organisation [...]
Polish government adopts law to promote electricity generation in offshore wind farms
The Polish government has adopted a law to promote the development of offshore wind energy by allowing different maximum electricity prices to be set depending on the specific characteristics of individual maritime areas. The new legislation gives the Minister for Climate [...]
COP29: Europe’s Focus on Climate Finance and Offshore Wind Development
As the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, climate leaders, including the European Union (EU), gather to address one of the most pressing challenges of our time: securing a sustainable, climate-friendly future. This [...]
Vattenfall bets on offshore and invests €5 billion in Germany’s energy transition
Vattenfall, following the sale of its Berlin district heating business, has announced a new strategy for the German market, which involves significant investment in the development of renewable energy production infrastructure and the development of electromobility. Investments in excess of €5 [...]
Poland to increase capacity volume in first offshore auction to 4 GW, planned for 2025
The Ministry of Climate and Environment of Poland has announced an increase in the planned capacity volume for the first offshore wind auction in 2025 from the original 2.5 GW to 4 GW. Four auctions are planned between 2025 and 2031, [...]
Sweden rejects the application of 13 offshore wind farms
Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson informed that Swedish government decided to reject the applications of 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, while granting one (Poseidon) on the Swedish west coast. According to the Minister Jonson - the reaction time in [...]
Baltic States agreed to work on Joint Energy Hub Project
As Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia prepare to synchronize their electricity grid with Continental Europe in just 100 days, the Baltic States have already set their sights on the next transformative initiative: a Joint Baltic Energy Hub. On 31 October in Vilnius, [...]
How to kick-start the Polish offshore industry? Industrial policy concept at the Offshore Wind Poland Conference
By 2030, Europe will be short of all key components, services and human resources for the sector. For some segments of the supply chain, bottlenecks are already visible today or will become apparent in 1-2 years. The Polish industry has great [...]
North Seas countries set out clear vision on wind supply chain and grid build-out
The Energy Ministers of the 9 North Seas countries held their annual meeting yesterday in Odense, Denmark. They reaffirmed their ambition to transform the North Seas into “Europe’s green power plant.” They gave clear recommendations to the new EU Commission how [...]
German Economy and Energy Ministry Unveils Action Plan to Protect Wind Energy Sector and Ensure Fair Competition
Germany has unveiled a five-point Action Plan to ensure fair competition and data security in the wind energy sector. The German Economy and Energy Ministry (BMWK) is addressing challenges that threaten the European and German wind energy supply chain, particularly unfair [...]
PLN 750 million from Green Bonds for Polenergia’s offshore wind farms
PLN 750 million from the Green Bonds issue has been credited to Polenergia's account. Poland's largest private energy group allocated them to 57 investors. Polenergia will use most of the funds to build offshore wind farms. Two most advanced projects, Bałtyk [...]
Iberdrola and Masdar Complete Turbine Installation at Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm
The installation of all wind turbines at the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm has been successfully completed. This marks a major milestone for the joint venture between Iberdrola, a global leader in renewable energy, and Abu Dhabi Future Energy [...]
First Baltic Power monopiles shipped, marking key milestone in Poland’s offshore wind ambitions
The first monopiles for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm have been shipped from Steelwind’s plant in Nordenham, Germany, and are now en route to the installation terminal. These massive steel foundations will form the backbone of Poland’s first offshore wind [...]
500,000 kilometers of cable: Powering Germany’s energy transition by 2045
Future-Proofing Germany’s Power Grid: Meeting Technology Demands by 2045 Germany is racing to expand and modernize its power grid, a critical move to support the country's energy transition. Renewable energy sources such as offshore wind farms, solar power, and storage systems, [...]
Polish government to raise maximum price for offshore wind energy
Faced with dynamic changes in labour and raw material costs, the Polish government has decided to raise the maximum price for energy generated by offshore wind farms. Under Phase II of offshore development, the strike price is to increase from the [...]
Litgrid and Svenska kraftnät sign a contract to upgrade NordBalt control system
Litgrid and Svenska kraftnät, Lithuanian and Swedish transmission system operators, have signed a contract with Hitachi Energy to upgrade the control system of NordBalt HVDC interconnector. During the upgrade, control system logic, which will enhance grid stability of the Baltic countries [...]
New tender date for construction of offshore wind farm in Lithuania confirmed
The Lithuanian government has announced that the tender for the construction of a second 700 MW offshore wind farm will be launched on 18 November 2024. This is another step towards increasing local energy production from renewable sources, which has increased [...]
Baltic Power wind farm completes first onshore connection
In the Lubiatowo area, the first of four directional drills under the coastline, beach, and seabed has been successfully completed, with no direct impact on areas of high ecological value. This phase of the project paves the way for connecting the [...]
PGE approaches financial closing for Baltica 2 project
PGE plans to finalise financing for the Baltica 2 offshore wind project next month, as stated by PGE CEO Dariusz Marzec. The Baltica 2 project, with a capacity of about 1.5 GW, is one of key stages in the development of [...]
The next level of the energy transition: WindEnergy Hamburg points the way
The signal is unmistakable: The wind energy industry stands ready to tackle the challenges of the energy transition. For four days, the Who's Who of the international wind industry gathered in Hamburg to exchange insights at WindEnergy Hamburg, the global flagship [...]
Wind Energy Powers Record-Breaking Growth in 2023
The wind energy sector achieved extraordinary milestones in 2023, playing a pivotal role in the global surge of renewable energy capacity. According to the latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), wind power—both onshore and offshore—has cemented its position [...]
WindEnergy Hamburg 2024: The World’s leading wind energy business platform
Next week, the world's largest and most important business platform for the wind energy industry, WindEnergy Hamburg 2024, will kick off! This prestigious international event, taking place from September 24-27, brings together industry professionals, stakeholders, and innovators from across the globe [...]
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