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Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime with EPCI Contract for the Baltic Power OSS project
A primary sub-contractor, ISC Consulting Engineers, has already successfully completed much of the engineering scope, both for the substations as well as for the monopiles and transition pieces, which will also be supplied by Bladt Industries. The two substations will be [...]
RWE launches global Floating Wind Co-use Competition
RWE, one of the world leaders in offshore wind, has launched its first global “Floating Wind Co-use Competition”. The company is looking for solutions to promote co-existence with other sea users and biodiversity enhancement. RWE is dedicated to accelerating the development [...]
Poland and Norway establish strategic offshore wind alliance
Norwegian Offshore Wind has strengthened their collaborative efforts in the Polish market by signing two key MoUs in Gdansk this week. On the main stage at Baltexpo, the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society (PTMEW) signed the collaboration agreement with Norwegian Offshore [...]
Seatech Engineering discusses possibility of supporting Polish offshore
The latest project of Seatech Engineering – CTV (Crew Transport Vessel) SE-223 catamaran will be tasked with safe transfer of technical personnel, along with necessary equipment, between service ports and offshore wind farms. In addition, vessel will enable support of SOVs [...]
TELE-FONIKA Kable and JDR to supply subsea and land cables to the Baltic Power
TELE-FONIKA Kable (TFK) a global supplier of wire and cable systems for the renewable energy sector, alongside JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier, have been awarded a contract with ORLEN Group and Northland Power for the [...]
Baltic Industrial Group with contract for distribution substations for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm
On October 4 of this year, Baltic Operator Sp. z o.o., a company belonging to the Baltic Industrial Group GPB, which also includes Gdansk Shipyard, signed a contract to manufacture two offshore distribution substations for the Baltic wind farm project. Baltic [...]
What’s next for offshore wind – the industry has an appetite for Phase III
The Baltic Sea will become one of the main centers of electricity generation in the European Union in the coming years. Permitting has just been completed for the so-called Phase II, and the Polish Baltic Sea still has potential for locating [...]
Lithuania prepares for second offshore wind farm auction
Lithuania is preparing for the second offshore wind auction: on Tuesday, the Ministry of Energy, together with offshore wind park developers and those interested in offshore wind park development, held a public consultation to discuss the preparations for the auction, the [...]
ORLEN Group begins Central Europe’s largest investment in green energy
ORLEN Group has made a final investment decision to build Poland's first Baltic Power wind farm. The investment, which will add nearly 1.2 GW of power to the Polish system in 2026, will be carried out jointly with Canada's Northland Power. [...]
Nearly half a thousand people at Suppliers Day organized by PGE and Ørsted
Representatives of companies from all over Poland and abroad interested in joining the Baltica 2 project took part in a meeting organized for them at PGE Narodowy. Suppliers Day was an opportunity to meet individually with suppliers of components and services [...]
Jan De Nul Group and Hellenic Cables sign export cable contracts for Baltyk II & III offshore wind farms
A consortium of Jan De Nul Group and Hellenic Cables will design, manufacture, transport and install a package of four 220 kV HVAC export cables to connect the Polish offshore wind farms Baltyk II and Baltyk III to shore. Upon completion, [...]
Aegir Insights: Why the next two years’ offshore wind auctions in Europe could flip the script for governments – and developers
The global offshore wind industry is in turmoil with high-profile projects being paused in key markets. How European governments handle award of 50GW planned leases in 2024-25 could radically change sector dynamics at home and abroad, writes Victoria Maguire Toft. This [...]
Offshore wind tower factory in Gdansk, Baltic Towers, with support from the Polish Investment Zone
The board of the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone has issued a decision on support for the Baltic Towers company. The Polish Investment Zone will support the construction of a production and storage hall for the manufacturing of offshore wind towers. The [...]
Baltic Sea Countries Shine in Global Energy Transition Rankings by the World Economic Forum
In the ever-evolving landscape of global energy transition, the Baltic Sea countries have emerged as shining examples of effective energy transformation. According to the latest report from the World Economic Forum, titled "Fostering Effective Energy Transition," four countries bordering the Baltic [...]
New offshore investment in Swinoujscie
Euro Terminal, like many Polish companies, is preparing to participate in the development of the Polish offshore market. The completion of the latest investment, the RO-RO ramp, is another step in the company's development and cooperation with key players in the [...]
Jumbo transports and installs Baltic Eagle Transition Pieces for Van Oord
Jumbo Offshore has been contracted by Van Oord for the transportation and installation of transition pieces for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. Operations on the project are to commence in October 2023. Due to the [...]
Commission approves €193 million Lithuanian scheme to support offshore wind farms
The European Commission has approved a €193 million Lithuanian scheme to support offshore wind farms to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis [...]
Vulcan opens pioneering fire range with helipad
Vulcan Training & Consultancy (VTC), the largest training center in Central and Eastern Europe providing training for Oil & Gas and Wind Energy employees, is proud to announce the opening of Poland's first commercial fire training ground with a helicopter landing [...]
50Hertz signs contracts with NKT and Prysmian Group for at least 3.500 km of submarine and land cable
50Hertz signed project and framework contracts with two leading European manufacturers of high-performance cables for the production and installation of submarine and land cables covering a total length of 3,500 km, with an option for an additional 2,700 km. The contracts [...]
Greater transparency: transmission system operators relaunch joint information platform ‘netztransparenz.de’
The four German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW adapted their joint information platform ‘netztransparenz.de’. From now on, it offers a clear insight into the daily workings of the electricity market, complemented with information about German and European legal [...]
Online game brings green hydrogen research to life
Leuna, September 20, 2023. The production of green hydrogen at sea researched in the H2Mare Flagship Project can now be experienced in the form of a browser game. In »Offshore - the H2Mare Game«, players can build their own offshore wind [...]
Inaugaration Of New Wind Turbine Blade Test Rig
More than 100 employees, consultants, suppliers, customers and collaboration partners were gathered for the inauguration event. The ribbon was cut by (from left to right) Test rig project Manager (Hvejsel Advise), Christian Frier Hvejsel; Head of Technology Development Blades (Siemens Gamesa), [...]
ORLEN Group with concessions to build five wind farms in the Baltic Sea
ORLEN Group has obtained the final decision of the Minister of Infrastructure to grant five new locations for the construction of offshore wind farms. This opens the way for the preparatory phase of the investment to begin. According to the plans, [...]
Construction of offshore wind farms will gain momentum
The road to strengthening Poland's energy security through the use of the sea has been opened. October 2, 2023, the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure organized a conference "Offshore - concessions in Polish maritime areas", summarizing the process of issuing permits for [...]
NKT secures framework agreement and record order for five power cable projects supporting the German Energiewende
NKT has been awarded a combination of five on- and offshore power cable projects embedded in a long-term framework agreement by the German TSO 50Hertz. With a combined value of approx. EUR 3.5bn, the order is a new company record for [...]
