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Newsroom: Orlen Group finalises geotechnical surveys of the Baltic Sea bed
Twelve specialised vessels are beginning the main phase of geotechnical surveys of the Baltic Sea bottom in the area of the planned Baltic Power wind farm and along the connection route. Completion of the tests is scheduled for later this [...]
Newsroom: Fred. Olsen Windcarrier awarded turbine installation contract for Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a contract by Vestas Wind Systems for the transportation and installation of 50 Vestas V174-9.5MW wind turbines at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The installation works will commence in 2024. Baltic [...]
Stefan Thimm: IPCEI can help with European cooperation in the field of offshore wind energy sector and green hydrogen
Stefan Thimm, Managing Director of BWO, comments to BalticWind.EU on the German maritime spatial zoning plan and potential of offshore wind development on Baltic Sea from Germany side. Germany is one of the leaders in offshore wind energy development in [...]
Environmental associations warn against the industrialization of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
Nine environmental organizations made a joint statement on the draft land use plan in Germany. They state unanimously that it is necessary to develop maritime areas, but in a more sustainable way. The environmental organizations BUND, DEEPWAVE, DNR, Fair Oceans, [...]
BUND calls for limiting the expansion of offshore wind energy in Germany
BUND, the German non-profit environmental organization, is calling for the reduction of offshore wind energy expansion in Germany to 15 GW over the next ten years. He underlines that while the energy transformation is justified, it should be carried out [...]
Newsroom: RWE Renewables accelerates the development of the offshore supply chain in Poland
RWE via its Polish subsidiary Baltic Trade & Invest Sp. z o.o., has recently signed a series of agreements (Letters of Intent) with Polish companies from the maritime sector. Poland is one of the most attractive, emerging offshore markets in [...]
Newsroom: Vestas and Iberdrola finalise contract on Baltic Eagle offshore project in Germany
Vestas and Iberdrola have finalised the turbine supply contract for the Baltic Eagle project being developed off the island of Rügen, in German waters of the Baltic Sea. Vestas will deliver V174-9.5 MW turbines to the 476 MW Baltic Eagle [...]
Newsroom: Ocean Winds has been awarded a CfD for the offshore wind farm in Poland
Ocean Winds, a 50-50 offshore wind joint venture owned and created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE has been awarded a contract-for-difference for 369.5 MW by the Polish Energy Regulatory Office for the B&C-Wind offshore wind farm. Obtaining a CfD is [...]
WindEurope: Decision to extend EU steel safeguard will worsen pressure on costs
The European Commission has officially extended the steel safeguard measures for a further three years. The decision will add to cost pressures for wind turbine and component manufacturers. The steel safeguard measures impact two categories of importance to the European [...]
Today the European Parliament will discuss the offshore strategy
MEPs will adopt an opinion on offshore strategy at the ITRE Committee meeting on Thursday. The author is Morten Petersen, Member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). In a recent special [...]
Ostwind 2: Land cable successfully pulled in
Another step towards supplying wind energy to the German electricity grid has been successfully taken. The land cables have now been installed underground over a distance of three kilometres from the landing point, where the sea cables meet the mainland, [...]
24Sea will help Parkwind monitor the condition of the foundations in Arcadis Ost 1
Belgian offshore wind energy developer Parkwind developing the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm in Germany chose 24Sea as a supplier of systems for monitoring the condition of wind turbine foundations. The offshorewind.biz portal informed about the investor's decision. 24Sea has [...]
Newsroom: Ramboll expands its offshore wind team to Poland
Janusz Czajkowski joins the offshore wind team to strengthen Ramboll’s leading global position and facilitate local growth in the Polish offshore wind market. Operating from Ramboll’s new office in Gdynia, Janusz Czajkowski will act as a key local manager on [...]
Magnora increases its stake in the Kustvind AB project in the Baltic Sea
Norwegian renewable energy sources developer Magnora has announced that it has increased its stake to 24 percent in the Kustvind offshore wind energy project in the Baltic Sea. The project is currently in the process of obtaining permits. Several environmental [...]
Newsroom: Lotos secures partner for wind farm projects in the Baltic Sea
LOTOS Petrobaltic and Baltic Trade and Invest (BTI) signed a letter of intent to collaborate on offshore wind farm projects. BTI is a subsidiary of Germany’s RWE Renewables (RWER), the world’s second largest offshore wind farm developer and operator. The [...]
HVDC multi-terminal networks and their technological integration are the key to offshore wind development
ENTSO-E, T&D Europe and WindEurope have published a joint report on the development of HVDC systems in the context of offshore wind energy. Technical problems in integrating a large number of, for example, converter stations from different suppliers are a [...]
Equinor hopes to open up more areas for offshore wind energy
The representative of the Norwegian Equinor indicates that there are too few sea areas intended for the development of wind energy on a global scale. In order to achieve climate goals, governments should make more of such space available for [...]
Offshore wind energy is welcomed by Lithuanians, but little known
Ignitis Renewables commissioned the research center "Rinkos tyrimų centras" to conduct an opinion poll on the development of energy in Lithuania. It turns out that, according to the respondents, offshore energy is welcomed, but little known by the inhabitants. Most [...]
EIB supports technologically advanced offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea
The European Investment Bank and nine other institutions are providing a total of €570 million to build the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm — one of the most innovative wind farm projects in Europe — with EIB funding amounting to €150 million. [...]
Estonian fishermen are skeptical about offshore wind energy
In May, the Estonian government presented to the public the offshore development project for evaluation. Mart Undrest, the head of the Estonian Fishermen's Association, referred to the plans for the development of offshore energy in the Estonian media. They are afraid [...]
Newsroom: Vestas wins offshore order for Arcadis Ost 1, which will utilise industry-first floating installation method
Vestas has secured a firm order for the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind project from Parkwind, to deliver 27 V174-9.5 MW turbines 19 km north east off the coast of the Island of Rugen, in the German Baltic [...]
Newsroom: More than 200 GW of global offshore wind projects have entered development since 2020 according to RCG Report
The 2020 Global Offshore Wind Annual Market Report issued from the Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) presents that more than 200 GW of new offshore wind projects have been announced since the beginning of 2020. It accounts for more than 44% [...]
German BSH has selected geotechnical research companies for the offshore wind sector
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH – Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie) has selected two companies, Fugro and Ramboll, to carry out geotechnical investigations of the undersea areas in terms of the development of future offshore wind farm [...]
Analysis: Cross-border cooperation in the EU will be strengthened according to leaked revised renewable energy directive (REDIII)
European Commission will present the package “fit for 55%” this summer. According to the latest agenda of the Commission it is scheduled on July 14th. All legislative proposals need to provide a framework for delivering increased GHG reduction target for [...]
Ramboll selected as consultant to two offshore wind farms off the coast of Copenhagen
Newsroom: Offshore wind farms Aflandshage and Nordre Flint are part of Denmark’s green transition and Copenhagen’s ambition to become the world’s first CO2-neutral capital by 2025. In total, the two wind farms will result in a CO2 reduction of 75,000 [...]
