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Blue Armada Robotics and HydroSurv sign channel partnership
Blue Armada Robotics, a pioneering Polish marine data company recognised among European Leaders of Offshore Renewable Energy by the ELBE Alliance, has announced a significant partnership with uncrewed surface vessel (USV) producer HydroSurv. As part of this collaboration, Blue Armada has [...]
Final stage of construction work on installation terminal in port of Świnoujście
Construction work on the Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority's investment project entitled "Building the capacity of the seaport in Świnoujście for offshore wind energy" [„Budowa zdolności przeładunkowej portu morskiego w Świnoujściu do potrzeb morskiej energetyki wiatrowej”] has entered its final stage. [...]
PNE has been successful in onshore wind energy tenders for 91.5 MW
PNE Group has once again scored successes in the tender round for onshore wind turbines of the Federal Network Agency. All four wind farms submitted were awarded the contract. The wind energy projects "Lütau”, "Wulfsdorf", "Willerstedt" and "Kuhstedt III" have passed [...]
Skyborn Renewables plans to build offshore wind farm in Sweden
Skyborn Renewables plans to build an offshore wind farm in the Bothnian Sea, outside Sweden's territorial boundaries, called Eystrasalt Offshore. The permit application for Eystrasalt Offshore was submitted to the government in April 2023, and on July 3, 2024, the County [...]
Estonia’s CPTRA Announces No Bids in Saare 3 Sea Area Auction
The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) has reported that the auction for the Saare 3 sea area concluded without any bids, resulting in no winner being determined. The auction commenced on July 2, 2024, at 12 p.m. Estonian time, [...]
WindEurope: Immediate actions needed to unblock grid capacity for more wind energy
Getting access to the electricity grid is now the number one bottleneck to deploying renewables at scale. Across Europe hundreds of gigawatts of wind energy projects have applied for a grid connection permit and are waiting for an answer. The resulting [...]
Wind power expansion continues but no new investment decisions in second quarter
The expansion of wind power continues. However, no new investment decisions were made during the second quarter of 2024, according to the Swedish Wind Energy Association's latest statistics and forecast for wind power expansion. The pace of expansion is slowing slightly compared [...]
Lithuania updated its National Energy Independence Strategy
The updated National Energy Independence Strategy was adopted by the Seimas on 27 June. The document aims to make Lithuania a fully energy independent country by 2050 that produces energy for its own needs and exports it. “This Strategy is the [...]
Equinor and Polenergia with contracts for the transport and installation of foundations and offshore stations for the Bałtyk 2 and 3 projects
Equinor and Polenergia have signed contracts for the transport and installation of foundations and offshore substations for the Baltic 2 and Baltic 3 projects. Offshore work in 2026-2027 will be carried out by Heerema Marine Contractors, using, for among others, a [...]
Norwegian company Deep Wind Offshore AS won another sea area auction
The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) announces that the winner of the auction for Saare 2.2 sea area has been revealed. The only bid was submitted by Deep Wind Offshore AS (Norwegian company) in the amount of 1,327,500 euros, [...]
Eolus Applies for permission to build the Skidbladner Offshore Wind Power
Eolus is applying to the Swedish Government for permission to build the Skidbladner offshore wind farm, with up to 147 wind turbines located just over 20 kilometers north of Gotska Sandön. The estimated electricity production is 11.7 TWh per year, which [...]
Renewables made up 44.7% of EU electricity production leading in power generation in 2023
According to Eurostat data presented by the European Commission - in 2023, renewable energy was the leading source of electricity in the EU, accounting for 44.7% of all electricity production. Renewables generated 1.21 million Gigawatt-hour (GWh), marking an increase of 12.4% compared with 2022. [...]
Sif and Smulders sign Capacity Reservation and Early Works agreement for the Bałtyk 2&3 Transition Pieces
Equinor and Polenergia owned joint venture companies leading the development of the Bałtyk 2&3 offshore wind farms, located in the Baltic Sea, have signed a Capacity Reservation and Early Works agreement with the consortium of Smulders Projects Belgium NV and Sif [...]
New COO of Eolus
Christer Baden Hansen, currently Chief Commercial Officer, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO of Eolus from 01 July 2024. Eolus currently has 8 offshore wind projects planned in Sweden and 2 in Finland. Christer Baden Hansen joined [...]
European Commission provides guidance on collaborative investment frameworks for offshore energy projects
A guidance document outlining ways in which investment frameworks for cross-border offshore grid and renewable projects can be organised most efficiently has been published by the European Commission. It will support EU countries, national regulatory authorities and system operators in their [...]
New CEO of ORLEN Neptun
Janusz Bil has been appointed the new CEO of ORLEN Neptun, the company responsible for the development of offshore wind projects in the ORLEN Group. Janusz Bil is a graduate of the Technical University of Lodz and the University of Lodz. [...]
Iberdrola reaches FID for Windanker offshore project in Germany
Iberdrola has taken the final investment decision (FID) for its Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany, progressing the project into the delivery phase. Windanker is Iberdrola's third offshore wind initiative in the German Baltic Sea, following the operational 350 MW Wikinger [...]
Skyborn Renewables begins environmental studies for Finland offshore wind project
Skyborn Renewables has commenced environmental studies for its ambitious Pooki offshore wind power project located in the territorial waters of Finland, adjacent to Oulu, Ii, Simon, and Kemi. This significant development marks the beginning of bird and seabed surveys in the [...]
WindEurope: Negative bidding continues to burden offshore wind development
Germany and the Netherlands have recently issued the results of their latest offshore wind auction. They awarded a total capacity of 6.5 GW. That’s good for Europe’s energy transition. But the auction design in both countries included negative bidding. This puts [...]
TotalEnergies Secures Offshore Wind Lease for 1.5 GW Development
TotalEnergies, as shareholder of Offshore Wind One GmbH, has been awarded the maritime concession N-11.2 by the German Federal Network Agency, following auctions held in Germany. Located in the North Sea, around 120 kilometers north-west of the German island of Heligoland, [...]
Paweł Przybylski becomes new CEO of ONDE
The company, which is a leader in the construction of renewable energy sources in Poland, will be headed by an experienced manager Paweł Przybylski. - We are at the historically best moment for the ONDE company. Cable pooling, energy storages, liberalisation [...]
Trade Mission of Polish Companies to Denmark „Building the wind power supply chain together”
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Denmark, the City of Szczecin, the Polish Wind Energy Association and the Wind Industry Hub Foundation, we are pleased to invite you to participate in a unique trade mission of Polish companies to Denmark. [...]
Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment plans to amend “Offshore Sector Deal”
Both the content of the Sectoral Agreement ("Offshore Sector Deal") and the model of cooperation within the Coordination Council and the working groups should respond to the needs of the sector and be adapted to the current market situation as well [...]
The winner of the auction for Saare 2.1 sea area in Estonia has been revealed
The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) in Estonia announced that the winner of the auction for Saare 2.1 sea area has been revealed. The only bid was submitted by Deep Wind Offshore AS (Norwegian company) in the amount of [...]
First wind turbine installed at Borkum Riffgrund 3, Germany’s largest offshore wind farm
The first wind turbine has successfully been installed at the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3. With an installed capacity of 913 MW, it will be the largest offshore wind farm in Germany once in operation. Borkum Riffgrund 3 is also the first [...]
