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Baltic Sea Cable Damage Underscores the Urgent Need to Secure Critical Energy Infrastructure
The recent incidents involving damaged underwater telecommunication cables between Sweden and Estonia, and gas pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea, serve as stark reminders of the vulnerability of critical energy infrastructure in the region. As reported by Politico and Swedish public [...]
Ilmatar launches two new offshore project areas – Bothnia and Bothnia West in Finland’s EEZ
The Finnish Government has granted survey permits for Ilmatar Offshore’s two new project areas, Bothnia and Bothnia West, in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “This is a massive area that creates great potential for developing energy-intensive industries in neighboring areas,” [...]
A modern factory for the production of wind towers will be built in the port of Szczecin
Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority SA and Windar Polska sp. z o.o. signed a preliminary lease agreement in Szczecin for land located on Ostrów Grabowski in the Szczecin port. A factory will be built on 17 ha, which will produce elements [...]
Navigating the Skills Gap: The 2030 Horizon for European Energy Jobs
The European wind energy sector is poised for significant growth, aiming to more than double its workforce by 2030. In the context of the European Year of Skills, addressing the pressing skills gap becomes imperative to support this expansion and foster [...]
Smulders to supply Transition Pieces for Poland’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Smulders Projects Belgium, subsidiary of Smulders, is proud to announce its contract with Baltic Power (joint venture of Orlen and Northland Power) for the supply of 76 transition pieces for the groundbreaking Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm, marking a significant milestone [...]
“Net-Zero Industry: Challenges and Innovations in EU’s Offshore Wind Industry”
Yesterday, a pivotal webinar titled "On the road to Net Zero Industry – key technologies for offshore wind” took place, shedding light on the intricate landscape of Europe's offshore wind sector. This event was organised by BalticWind.EU in collaboration with Sensoria, [...]
Plan of 16 actions to strengthen wind sector prepared by the European Commission – according to leaked document
BalticWind.EU saw leaked Communication from the European Commission “European Wind Power Action Plan” that is supposed to be adopted on 24 October. We present below summary of this document. As a part of the Wind Power Package - Together with this [...]
The second offshore tender in Lithuania is expected to be launched on 15 January 2024
Following the European Commission’s approval of the support scheme for offshore wind farm development, and after public consultations with market participants, the Ministry of Energy proposes to launch the second offshore wind farm tender on 15 January 2024. The proposal by [...]
Lack of ambition and attention risks making electricity grids the weak link in clean energy transitions
First-of-its-kind global study finds the world must add or replace 80 million km of grids by 2040, equal to all grids globally today, to meet national climate targets and support energy security Efforts to tackle climate change and ensure reliable supplies [...]
Suomen Hyötytuuli starts FEED for turbine foundations in Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm extension project
Suomen Hyötytuuli is developing an extension to Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm on the west coast of Finland. The wind turbines of at least 15 megawatts will be built in deeper waters than ever before in Finland. The company has now launched [...]
Respect Energy Holding plans the construction of offshore floating wind farm in Estonia
Respect Energy Holding announces its plans to build an offshore floating wind farm off the coast of Estonia. The project includes also a pilot deployment of foundation technology with hydrogen and ammonia production at floating wind turbines. The projected investment with [...]
The Danish Energy Agency initiates consultation regarding Bornholm Energy Island
The Danish Energy Agency invites citizens, stakeholders, authorities and others with an interest in the future Energiø Bornholm to submit questions and comments on the Draft Plan for Program Energiø Bornholm and the associated Environmental Report. The Danish Energy Agency initiates [...]
Ocean Winds and Ignitis Renewables to build the first offshore wind project in Lithuania
Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, together with its strategic partner, Ocean Winds, will develop the first offshore wind project in Lithuania. This was announced by the National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) after it finished the screening of the provisional [...]
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 [...]
