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Aegir Insights: The Promising Future of Finnish Offshore Wind Energy
Finland's offshore wind energy sector is poised for significant growth, with the country's government setting ambitious green targets for 2035 and initiating the first 6GW of auctions. This is according to the latest Aegir Insights analysis by Maria Holm Bohsen. Despite [...]
PŻB Offshore and SeaZip Offshore Services Join Forces to Drive Offshore Wind Growth in Poland
In a significant move towards advancing the offshore energy sector in Poland, Polish Baltic Shipping Group (Polferries) and SeaZip Offshore Services have recently signed a Consortium Agreement. This partnership comes after the successful signing of a Letter of Intent to Cooperate [...]
PGE Baltica engages Polish entities in ichthyofauna research for Baltica 1 project
One of key steps in the offshore investment process is the characterization of the natural environment. This is not possible without a series of studies of the area of the planned wind farm and connection infrastructure. This is an opportunity to [...]
Eolus applies for permit for Västvind offshore wind power project
Eolus has filed a permit application for the Västvind wind power project, located west of Gothenburg. The project consists of up to 50 turbines with an installed capacity of 1,000 MW and estimated annual electricity generation of approximately 4 TWh. The [...]
Kamil Kobyliński: There’s no hydrogen without offshore, TotalEnergies is ready to invest in Polish offshore and hydrogen
Green hydrogen is essential for Poland's energy transition, argued Kamil Kobyliński of TotalEnergies Poland during the annual PWEA conference. BalticWind.EU was a media partner of the event. With the following editorial, we continue our series of publications on technologies that will play [...]
SeaRenergy joins Iberdrola on Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
SeaRenergy is delighted to announce the award by Iberdrola for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea for two different service scopes. SeaRenergy provides inspection services, maintenance, and repair works on monopiles and transition pieces as well [...]
TotalEnergies Wins Two Maritime Leases to Develop two Giga Offshore Wind Farms in Germany
TotalEnergies has been awarded by the Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency) two marine concessions, N-12.1 and O-2.2, at the end of the auction held in Germany. Located in the Baltic Sea 40 kilometres from the coast, concession O-2.2 has a surface [...]
German offshore auctions award 7 GW of new wind; future auctions must avoid negative bidding
Yesterday, Germany announced the results of its biggest offshore wind auction to date. 7 GW of new capacity were awarded. The auction design required project developers to pay for the right to build their wind farms. This uncapped negative bidding means [...]
ELWIND offshore wind project receives EUR 18.7 million in funding from the EU
The Latvia-Estonia cross-border offshore wind project ELWIND has received approval for EUR 18.7 million in co-funding from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency CINEA. The funding for the research needed to develop the project has been granted under the European Union [...]
Helicopter on fire – the first fire training ground of this type in Poland
Vulcan Training & Consultancy (VTC) is building the first commercial fire training ground in Poland with a helicopter landing pad. VTC announced the opening of a new and innovative fire training ground. This commercial facility, which is the only one of [...]
BWO: The Maritime Energy Transition Requires a Strong Maritime Economy, Emphasizes Stefan Thimm
In response to the maritime motion put forward by the government factions, Stefan Thimm, the Managing Director of BWO (German Association of Offshore Wind Farm Operators), stresses the significance of a robust maritime economy for the success of the maritime energy [...]
Ignitis Renewables and Ocean Winds: Provisional Winners of Lithuanian Offshore Wind Tender
Ignitis Renewables, a subsidiary of Ignitis Group, and strategic partner Ocean Winds (OW) emerge as the provisional winners of the tender for the 700 MW Lithuanian offshore wind project. The successful bid price of EUR 20 million showcases the commitment of [...]
50Hertz DialogMobil Tour: Engaging with Local Communities for Grid Connection Project
The recent 50Hertz DialogMobil tour, conducted by the project team of the grid connection project OST-6-1, has garnered significant attention and generated immense enthusiasm among the communities of Dierhagen, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Dettmannsdorf, Marlow, and Gnewitz. The tour aimed to provide local citizens [...]
Skyborn Sweden submits permit application for Fyrskeppet offshore wind farm
Skyborn Sweden (Skyborn) has submitted a permit application to the Swedish government to build the 2,800 MW Fyrskeppet offshore wind farm north of Örskar in Uppsala County, about 50 kilometres off the coast. Fyrskeppet Offshore is expected to generate up to [...]
Metsähallitus and the Finnish Geological Survey work together on offshore wind energy project seabed soundings
Helsinki, Finland - Metsähallitus, a state-owned enterprise responsible for managing state-owned land and water areas, has partnered with the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) to conduct seabed soundings as part of its new offshore wind farm projects. This collaboration will provide [...]
Consumer Protection and Technical Surveillance Authority (CTA) Initiates Building Permit Procedure for Liivi 2 OWF
Tallinn, Estonia – The Consumer Protection and Technical Surveillance Authority (CTA) has announced its intention to initiate a building permit procedure for the construction of a marine wind farm in the Liivi 2 area. The application for a building permit was [...]
PGE to launch the third edition of “PGE BEACH – KNOW THE POWER OF THE BALTIC WIND” project
For the third time, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna is carrying out a seaside project entitled „PLAŻA PGE – POZNAJ MOC BAŁTYCKIEGO WIATRU” ["PGE BEACH - KNOW THE POWER OF THE BALTIC WIND"]. From July 7 to August 15 this year, on [...]
DSV and Ørsted to test cargo drones at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm
DSV, the global Danish transport and logistics company, and Ørsted, the world-leading Danish energy company, will test long-distance drone transport of spare parts and tools in the Kattegat Sea in Denmark. Ørsted has the ambitious goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2025 [...]
Future offshore wind turbines must strengthen the marine environment
Large rocks, which will form a kind of artificial rock reef at Aflandshage Havvindmølle Park, will help to strengthen the marine environment. The mills will supply green electricity for what is equivalent to the consumption of 300,000 households when they are [...]
Dutch-Belgian consortium HSI awarded EPCI platform contract for most powerful offshore wind farm in Baltic Sea
The HSI consortium consisting of HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders and Iv-Offshore & Energy is awarded a EPCI platform contract, including jackets, for Gennaker 1 (West) and 2 (East) by 50Hertz for the Gennaker wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. With [...]
Metsähallitus to extend the reservation agreement for the Suurhiekka offshore wind farm in Finland
Metsähallitus has agreed with Skyborn Renewables to extend the Suurhiekka sea area reservation agreement for five years. The planned Suurhiekka offshore wind farm will be located in the municipalities of Oulu, Simo and Ii by the Bothnian Bay in Finland. The [...]
Important place of wind energy in the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU 2023
Spain assumes the Presidency in the second half of 2023, from July 1 to December 31, in a period of great challenges for the Member States and the European Union as a whole. The Spanish Presidency has established four priorities for [...]
Cadeler enters Polish offshore wind market with the installation of 76 Vestas 15MW wind turbines
Cadeler has signed a firm contract with Baltic Power for the installation of 76 Vestas 15MW offshore wind turbines in the Polish Baltic Sea with a contract value of between 68-85 million EUR. The overall project will begin in 2024 and [...]
Deputy Minister Ireneusz Zyska at the Sixth Meeting of Offshore Wind Energy Coordinating Council
Legislative actions taken by the Ministry of Climate and Environment for the development of offshore wind energy, as well as investments in power grids to derive power from offshore wind farms, were the issues discussed at the 6th meeting of the [...]
EDF Renewables Polska and training company Vulcan together with the SRK are beginning a multi-year cooperation.
The cooperation will prepare workers in the mining sector who are leaving the mines to work as wind turbine technicians and service technicians. The "Wiatr – kopalnia możliwośc" ["Wind - a Mine of Opportunity"] program aims to help miners and other [...]
