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Port of Tallinn to build a new quay to service wind farms
The supervisory board of Port of Tallinn decided to invest up to EUR 53 million to build a new 310-meter quay with a 10-hectare area beyond the quay in Paldiski South Harbour. The investment is co-financed by European Commission in the [...]
ORLEN Neptun to launch offshore wind installation port in Świnoujście
The company responsible for the development of offshore wind energy projects in ORLEN Group has entered the final stage of proceedings for the lease of land in the Port of Świnoujście. […]
This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes – Episode 20
Episode 20 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, [...]
Arcadis Ost offshore substation installed
Parkwind, 50Hertz and Bladt Industries are thrilled to announce the successful installation of the Arcadis Ost offshore substation (OSS). The 2380 ton structure was installed by the Scaldis crane vessel Gulliver on its monopile foundation in the wind farm Arcadis Ost [...]
Polish-Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry established in Riga
The activities were inaugurated by the Polish-Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry based in Riga, which brings together companies, institutions and individuals interested in the development of economic relations between Poland and Latvia. Among the founding members of the Chamber is [...]
Timo Laakso to lead Korsnäs offshore wind farm project
Finnish company Metsähallitus has announced that Timo Laakso will lead the Korsnäs offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. […]
Lithuanian government gives approval to prepare plans for offshore wind infrastructure development
The Lithuanian government has approved the request of the Ministry of Energy for approval to start preparing an engineering infrastructure development plan for the offshore wind sector. […]
This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes – Episode 19
Episode 19 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple [...]
Baltic Power Forum 2022 – meeting with project stakeholders
More than 60 representatives from 30 institutions that are or will be involved in administrative procedures related to the preparation and implementation of offshore wind farm took part in a meeting organized on June 7 in Gdańsk. The event was addressed [...]
FWPA: Finland has huge potential for onshore and offshore wind energy development
The Finnish Wind Power Association (STY) reports that Finland will reach the milestone of 1,000 installed wind turbines with a total capacity of 5,000 MW in 2022. Over time, offshore wind turbines will also begin to enter the Finnish market. [...]
Baltic Power finalises geotechnical surveys in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea
Baltic Power, as the first developer on the Polish part of the Baltic Sea, has finalized the geotechnical research. The measurements were conducted on an area of more than 130 km2 and a cable route of more than 30 km that [...]
PWEA2022: Baltic Sea as North Sea. Poland unblocks wind energy development
Once again the wind energy industry met in Serock at the invitation of the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA). The first offshore wind farms will appear around 2026, while a new investment horizon is emerging for onshore wind. Legislation lifting restrictions [...]
Shell joins the investment race on Polish offshore wind market
Energy company Shell, through its subsidiary Amber Baltic Wind Ltd, has submitted bids in a recent public tender for proposals for new offshore wind sites in the Polish Baltic Sea zone. […]
Danish Energy Agency approved feasibility study for Aflandshage wind farm
The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) has given the first green light to the planned Aflandshage offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. […]
First monopile installed at Arcadis Ost 1
Parkwind and DEME Offshore announce the successful installation of the first Arcadis Ost 1 monopile foundation. This foundation will carry the windfarm’s substation. The 2,100tons, 9.5m diameter, 110m long monopile is one of the biggest ever installed and marks the first [...]
Investors interested in more offshore wind projects in Denmark
The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) announces that they have received applications for further investments in new offshore wind farm projects in Denmark. […]
Siemens Gamesa: Green hydrogen will ensure Europe’s energy security
One of the leading component manufacturers in the offshore wind sector, Siemens Gamesa, has published a white paper entitled “Unlocking European Energy Security”. The authors of the publication argue that the development of the hydrogen economy will not be possible without [...]
This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes – Episode 18
Episode 18 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, [...]
Second phase of RWE’s talks with Polish subcontractors to deliver offshore substation components
A meeting with suppliers of services and components for the electrical offshore substation being built as part of the F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind farm will be held at the Mercure Gdańsk Stare Miasto Hotel at ul. Jana Heweliusza 22 on [...]
New report on effects of offshore wind farms on marine life
Professor Lena Kautsky from Stockholm University is one of the authors behind the new report, which concludes that consideration needs to be taken to sensitive benthic areas, sound-sensitive animals, as well as seabirds when wind farms are established and that the [...]
First monopile installed at Arcadis Ost 1
Parkwind and DEME Offshore announce the successful installation of the first Arcadis Ost 1 monopile foundation. This foundation will carry the windfarm’s substation. The 2,100tons, 9.5m diameter, 110m long monopile is one of the biggest ever installed and marks the first [...]
Metsähallitus examines transmission line route connecting Korsnäs wind farm to mainland
Finnish state-owned company Metsähallitus will soon begin field surveys for the Korsnäs offshore wind project as part of an upcoming environmental impact assessment (EIA). The surveys will help select the most suitable route for a coastal electricity transmission line to Finland’s [...]
EnBW Offshore Services selects CTV suppliers for Baltic 1 and Baltic 2 projects
UK-based Njord Offshore and Flensburg-based FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics have signed contracts with EnBW Offshore Services to supply crew transfer vessels for the Baltic 1 and Baltic 2 offshore wind farm projects. The wind farms will be built in Germany’s Baltic [...]
Iberdrola seeks suppliers for Baltic Eagle project
Iberdrola is organising an IBERDROLA B2B Supplier Day on June 7 in Rostock. The Spanish developer is seeking service and component suppliers for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm project among companies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. […]
Baltic RCC began operations. The center will coordinate the development of electric power systems
The Baltic Regional Coordination Centre (Baltic RCC) has officially started operations in Tallinn. An executive was elected for this purpose. The purpose of the center will be to coordinate the planning of the development of electricity systems as well as some [...]
