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Fred. Olsen Windcarrier wins contract with Ørsted and PGE
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a WTG installation contract with Ørsted and PGE for the installation of wind turbines at the Baltica 2, lot 3 offshore wind farm in Poland. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will mobilise one of its special purpose-built [...]
PGE and Ørsted signed a contract for installing wind turbine generators for Baltica 2
PGE Group and Ørsted contracted fleet for installation of 48 from 107 wind turbines for Baltica 2 project – one of two stages of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm. Infographic by PGE & Ørsted Installation of wind turbines for [...]
Denmark establishes a new bidding zone at the Bornholm Energy Island
The Danish Energy Agency has contributed to the establishment of a new bidding zone that will enter into force with the commissioning of Bornholm Energy Island. The bidding zone is being established on the basis of a structural congestion identified by [...]
Top 15 most read news in 2023
As a wrap-up to the end of the year, we present our most read news on offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea region in 2023. The following overview shows how much is happening in the sector – both in projects [...]
Deep Wind Offshore submits permit application for Olof Skötkonung Wind Farm in Sweden
Deep Wind Offshore is submitting a permit application for the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm on the south coast of Sweden. The Olof Skötkonung wind farm in the Gulf of Bothnia, northeast of Gävleborg and Uppsala counties. The planned [...]
Polish Offshore Wind Industry Chamber – Poland’s first economic self-government organization for the offshore wind sector
In response to the dynamic development of the offshore wind energy sector in Poland and the Baltic region, a new chamber of commerce will be established in Poland. The Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society (PTMEW), which has been working exclusively for [...]
Baltic States set to synchronise grids with continental Europe by 2025
On December 19th, the European Commission and representatives of the governments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland signed a Political Declaration confirming their commitment to proceed at full speed to connect the electricity networks of the three Baltic States with continental [...]
Van Oord starts cable installation at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
After Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen completed installation of all fifty monopiles for Iberdrola Deutschland’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, Van Oord now continues installing transition pieces and starts cable installation. This week the inter-array cable loading onto Van [...]
Ocean Winds wraps up “Careers with Wind” educational program
Ocean Winds, a company operating in the field of offshore wind farms and developing the BC-Wind project in the Baltic Sea, together with the Industrial Development Academy (Przemysłowa Akademia Rozwoju), is implementing the "Careers with Wind" („Kariera z wiatrem”) educational program [...]
New Wind Charter and national wind pledges underline ambition for wind power in Europe
The EU’s ambition to advance wind energy took two further steps forward in the margins of today’s Energy Council in Brussels, following up on two of the measures outlined in the recent European Wind Power Action Plan. Firstly, the vast majority [...]
EU Governments commit to take urgent actions outlined in the Wind Power Package
In October the European Commission published the Wind Power Package: 15 immediate actions to strengthen the competitiveness of Europe’s wind value chain. The European Commission and European Investment Bank are delivering on their bits of the package already. But the bulk [...]
Wood Thilsted chosen to deliver jacket design project for Ocean Winds
Wood Thilsted (WT) has been appointed to complete the preliminary foundation designs for the BC-Wind project as FEED and Detailed Design WTG foundation designer. WT’s appointment comes in response to the particularly challenging conditions of the project and continues WT’s legacy [...]
GWEC: Global climate targets under threat without a secure wind energy supply chain
Bottlenecks in the global wind industry supply chain could leave the world with only three-quarters of the wind energy installations needed for a 1.5°C pathway by 2030, i.e. a 650 GW gap to meet climate targets. The supply chains in the [...]
GWO Publishes New Instructor Quality (IQ) Standard
Global Wind Organisation has today launched the Instructor Qualification (IQ) Standard along with updated versions to four existing standards. The core purpose of the IQ Standard is to introduce a structured, pedagogical guideline for instructors leading GWO training. The standard seeks [...]
Green synergy: Siemens Gamesa and Vestas unite for offshore wind equipment standardization
Building on a successful partnership on tower feet and lifting guidelines, Siemens Gamesa and Vestas – with Energy Cluster Denmark as facilitator – have signed a new partnership agreement to increase standardisation in the wind industry. Initially, the parties will standardise [...]
EU electricity market design deal will help restore investment certainty
On Wednesday, 13th December 2023, the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the EU’s electricity market design revision. The deal is a good compromise which will help restore the confidence of renewables investors. Crucially it avoids permanently enshrining [...]
Ukrainian Transmission System Operator, NPC Ukrenergo, joins ENTSO-E as new member
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) is pleased to announce that Ukrenergo, the Transmission System Operator (TSO) in Ukraine, will become the 40th member of the association as of 1 January 2024, following the approval by the [...]
COP28 delivers historic consensus in Dubai to accelerate climate action
On 13th December 2023, COP28 concluded with a historic agreement by 198 Parties to deliver a new era of climate action. The Parties agreed a landmark text named The UAE Consensus, that sets out an ambitious climate agenda to keep 1.5°C [...]
EIB pledges €5 billion for European wind manufacturers and approves €20 billion for new projects
The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) today approved a €5 billion tailored initiative to support wind energy equipment manufacturing companies. The financing is part of the EIB’s contribution to the European Wind Power Package, and is designed [...]
Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners win Estonia’s first offshore wind tender
International green energy company Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Growth Markets Fund II are the winners of the auction-based competitive tender for development of an offshore wind farm in the Liivi 2 sea area in Estonia, having [...]
Unlocking the Power of the Wind: Denmark’s Push for Green Energy Beyond Planned Lifetimes
In a world grappling with the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions, Denmark is taking a significant step towards maximizing the potential of its wind farms. Green Power Denmark, a prominent advocate for renewable energy, applauds the decision by the Danish [...]
Electricity Grid Operators are Strengthening Regional Cooperation in the Baltic Sea
The electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) of the nine Baltic Sea Region countries will continue to cooperate actively to ensure the reliability of the region's electricity supply, the implementation of the project to synchronise the Baltic electricity grids with continental Europe [...]
OX2 sells stake in next generation Swedish offshore wind portfolio to Ingka Investments
OX2 has agreed with Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group – the biggest IKEA retailer – to sell a 49 percent stake in next generation Swedish offshore wind projects. The transaction is expected to impact OX2’s operating income positively [...]
Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm has been inaugurated
The Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm off the coast of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is now supplying its full capacity to the German electricity transmission system, providing consumers with an additional 250 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy. 50Hertz built the submarine [...]
BWO on German federal government’s port strategy: A step in the right direction
The recent press release from the Bundesverband Windenergie Offshore e.V. (BWO) regarding the federal port strategy signifies a commendable step in the right direction. The statement acknowledges the pivotal role that ports play in unlocking both economic and energy policy success. [...]
