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National Grid, TenneT Germany launch GriffinLink, a first of a kind project to maximise offshore wind
National Grid and TenneT Germany announce our cooperation on GriffinLink, a planned GB-Germany multi-purpose interconnector (MPI). GriffinLink would support energy security, accelerate the connection of offshore wind and mark a coordinated approach on supply chains and infrastructure. Announced at the North [...]
North Sea Summit ‘Investment Pact’ to mobilise €1tn in offshore wind investments for Europe
Seven Heads of State and Government and the Energy Ministers of the 9 North Seas countries gathered in Hamburg yesterday to boost the expansion of offshore wind. Together with industry and transmission system operators they signed the “Investment Pact for the North Seas”. Governments commit [...]
NATO DIANA UniLab Defence accelerator site in Latvia welcomes its first cohort
On January 22 the official opening ceremony of the NATO DIANA UniLab Defence acceleration site in Latvia will take place in Riga. This will also be the opening demo day for six startups from Canada, Slovenia, Norway, and the United Kingdom [...]
A Premiere For Poland: Offshore Wind Operations with the H175
NHV Group is proud to announce a significant milestone for Poland and the Baltic offshore wind sector. Since July 2025, NHV has been performing crew change operations for the construction of the Baltic Power Offshore Windfarm, using our Airbus H175. This [...]
Finnish Hydrogen Cluster’s roadmap released: Europe’s most competitive hydrogen economy is built through joint efforts
The Finnish Hydrogen Cluster has published a hydrogen economy roadmap, which provides the guidelines and measures to elevate Finland into Europe’s most competitive hydrogen economy by 2035. The measures presented in the hydrogen economy roadmap focus on areas such as initiatives [...]
Aneo Acquires RWE’s Swedish Wind Power Portfolio
Aneo takes another important step in its Nordic growth strategy by acquiring RWE's Swedish wind power portfolio. The acquisition comprises 124 MW of onshore wind across 11 wind farms, 48 MW of nearshore wind power, project development, and operations and maintenance [...]
BWO: European offshore wind cooperation significantly increases electricity yields and reduces costs
Berlin, January 26, 2026. On the occasion of the North Sea Summit in Hamburg, a new study by Fraunhofer IWES on behalf of the German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) and the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) shows [...]
2025: A Record-Breaking Year for the Port of Klaipėda
In 2025, cargo volumes at the Port of Klaipėda continued to rise consistently, with several cargo segments reaching all-time highs. Particularly strong results were recorded in container cargo, ro-ro traffic, liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil products, minerals, and construction materials. Passenger [...]
NATO security spending can turn offshore wind into European security assets, new report urges
E3G urges governments to use an ambitious offshore wind agenda to turn the North Seas into a security anchor for Europe. North Seas nations can together show leadership in agreeing a security-by-design approach to boost security and deliver a stronger industry. [...]
Vattenfall highlighted as a driving force in new sustainability analysis
A new sustainability report highlights Vattenfall as a leading example in building consumer confidence around climate change. The analysis shows that trust in Vattenfall is growing faster than the market average – reinforcing its position as a sustainability leader. The Strategic [...]
ENTSO-E closes 2025 with a successful programme of achievements and looks forward to the new Annual Work Programme for 2026
In 2025, ENTSO-E delivered a comprehensive set of legally mandated activities that reinforces its role in supporting the secure and efficient operation of Europe’s power system. In total, 96.3% of projected deliveries under the AWP 2025 were successfully completed. Key achievements of 2025 [...]
Global Wind Capacity Expected to Cross 2 TW by 2030, driving economic growth: GWEC
21 January, Davos, Switzerland | New figures from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) show 2025’s record new capacity installed was driven by accelerated growth across Asia. India set a new national record of 6.3 GW installed last year, while Europe has [...]
ORLEN Neptun begins preparations for a service port for the Baltic West offshore wind farm
ORLEN Neptun has signed a reservation agreement with the Kołobrzeg Seaport Authority. The agreement covers the reservation of land in the Kołobrzeg Seaport, which will enable the preparation of a service port to support the ORLEN Group's next offshore wind farm, [...]
Urban industrial symbiosis: a path towards sustainable partnerships
By Irene Paoletti, EU Project Manager, Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes (EEIP), a EUSEW partner organisation Industry in the EU is decarbonising, and at the same time becoming more resilient and competitive in order to meet long-term climate and energy EU [...]
Finnish Military Intelligence Review 2026: A Strategic Wake-Up Call for Offshore Wind in the Baltic Sea
When the Finnish Defence Forces publish their Military Intelligence Review, the document is not written for the energy sector. Yet the 2026 edition should be required reading for everyone involved in offshore wind, grids, ports, and maritime industry development around the [...]
From bystanders to partners: How to ensure the new Citizens Energy Package effectively engages EU citizens in a clean energy future?
By Niklavs Tamanis, Veronica Saletti, Marco Costa, Marina Fernández-Campoamor - EUSEW Young Energy Ambassadors Citizens still struggle to join Europe’s clean energy transition. This article tests two practical approaches that turn hosts into partners: energy communities, where citizens co-own and share power, [...]
In 2025, the Nordex Group accounted for approx. 32% of new onshore wind turbine installations (MW) in Germany
Hamburg, 15 January 2026. In 2025, the Nordex Group was responsible for supplying more than 31% of all newly-grid connected onshore wind turbines installations (in MW) in Germany. Data from the German Onshore Wind Energy Agency (Fachagentur Windenergie an Land) confirm that [...]
Estonian Government approved a development plan to make the energy sector more reliable, affordable and cleaner
Estonian Government approved the National Development Plan of the Energy Sector until 2035 (ENMAK 2035), drafted by the Ministry of Climate. The plan sets the goals of ensuring energy security, increasing national competitiveness, and facilitating the transition to a clean energy [...]
Baltica 9: A coherent portfolio and economies of scale. Bartosz Fedurek on PGE’s offshore strategy
The Baltica 9 project, developed jointly with FEW Baltic II as the Baltica 9+ undertaking with a total capacity of approximately 1.3 GW, strengthens PGE Group’s position as a key player in the Polish offshore wind market. Bartosz Fedurek, President and [...]
Use of artificial intelligence saved Equinor USD 130 million in 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) contributed to value creation and savings for Equinor and its partners amounting to USD 130 million in 2025. AI is now utilized on offshore platforms and land facilities to solve industrial tasks on a large scale in a [...]
Ostwind 3 grid connection project on the home stretch: Offshore platform precisely installed in the sea off Rügen
Windanker wind farm is to feed electricity into the 50Hertz transmission grid from October. Stefan Kapferer: "50Hertz is making a significant contribution to tapping the great wind energy potential of the Baltic Sea." Work on the OST-6-1 grid connection project for the Gennaker wind farm [...]
Growth in renewable energy in 2025
The Bundesnetzagentur has released its preliminary figures on growth in renewable electricity generation capacity in 2025. Renewable installed capacity increased by nearly 21 gigawatts (GW) to a total of just under 210 GW. This represents a year-on-year increase of 11%. The increase is mainly accounted for by [...]
Cross-Border Innovation: Building a Stronger Nordic–Baltic Defence Ecosystem
At Estonian Defence Week, one of the most thought-provoking sessions was the panel on Cross-Border Innovation Cooperation, featuring insights from Jaan Kokk (Superangel), Kati Pärn (Startup Estonia), and Mika Rantakokko (VTT Finland). The discussion highlighted the urgent need for regional collaboration [...]
BEE on the EEG amendment: Renewables are the foundation of energy supply
The German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) presented a position paper on the planned EEG amendment. In it, the association shows how the transformation course that has been embarked upon can be consistently continued and systemically optimized. “The upcoming EEG amendment will [...]
Industry demands protection of network data after attacks in Germany
Alleged sabotage of a cable bridge in Berlin has sparked a debate in Germany that strikes at the foundations of renewable energy investment planning. The German association BDEW is appealing: we must stop serving up data on critical infrastructure “on a [...]
