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RGI-WindEurope-OCEaN Conference: How to reconcile offshore wind farm development with marine ecosystem restoration
The Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), WindEurope and the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature (OCEaN) will hold a conference in Brussels on October 19. The meeting will discuss challenges and possible solutions to accelerate the deployment [...]
RWE selects certifying partner for F.E.W Baltic II offshore wind farm
RWE has selected UL Solutions to certify the design premises of the F.E.W. Baltic II wind farm. The certification will be conducted in accordance with global standards and in consultation with the Polish Register of Shipping [...]
Baltic Eagle farm production 90% complete
The Iberdrola group continues to make progress in the construction of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, the second major site of this technology that the company is developing in the Baltic Sea (Germany). […]
Sweden’s acceleration in offshore wind energy
Over the last few months the Swedish Government has made important announcements on offshore wind. Sweden does not yet use the full offshore wind potential its large coastlines offer. But they want to make up the [...]
POLENERGIA and Modus Energy form partnership to build a wind farm in Lithuania
On the 4th of August, the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection received an application for the establishment of a joint venture between POLENERGIA S.A., based in Warsaw, and Modus Energy AB, based in Vilnius, [...]
German offshore wind energy – summary
The following text is published courtesy of the author Benjamin Wehrmann and the Clean Energy Wire website. Author: Benjamin Wehrmann, Clean Energy Wire Offshore wind power has been the last of several renewable power technologies rolled [...]
Edgaras Maladauskas: The biggest challenge will be the development of port infrastructure in Klaipeda
The Lithuanian Wind Power Association (LVEA) has been operating in Lithuania since 2005. It brings together investors in the wind energy sector, including offshore wind energy and supply chain companies. Deputy Director, Edgaras Maladauskas, talks about [...]
The Republic of Estonia plans to build an electrical connection to the Gulf of Riga for an offshore wind farm
On the 4th of August, the government of the Republic of Estonia decided to initiate a national designated spatial plan for building the electricity connection to the Gulf of Riga, so that the offshore wind farm of AS Eesti Energia [...]
BalticWind.EU Country Report LITHUANIA Q2 2022
BalticWind.EU Country Report LITHUANIA / Q2 2022 Dear Readers, It is my pleasure to present to you the next in a series of quarterly reports summarising the Lithuanian offshore wind energy market. In the [...]
Polish Pavilion at WindEnergy Hamburg 27-30 September 2022
Two of the biggest global events for the wind industry will take place in September. German Hamburg will host the Expo and the WindEnergy Congress. There will be no shortage of Polish wind industry representatives there. [...]
Marlinks enters German market with Arcadis Ost 1
Marlinks has won a contract to monitor the condition of cables for the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm in Germany. Arcadis Ost is located in an area of the Baltic Sea with difficult seabed conditions. Topsoil [...]
Work continues on rare-earth-free generator for offshore wind turbines
GreenSpur Wind, based in the UK, and Niron Magnetics, based in the US, have announced important progress in the search for rare-earth-free permanent magnets for use in offshore wind turbines. […]
Budimex and EDF Renewables are signing a strategic equity partnership to realize offshore wind energy investments in Polish maritime areas
Budimex and EDF Renewables announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on a 50/50 basis and to jointly commit to realizing investments in offshore wind farms as part of the second phase [...]
GWEC: 5-point plan to accelerate RES development
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have released a roadmap for policymakers to chart a way out of the current energy crisis and climate change. The five-point plan, “Accelerating renewables to achieve [...]
500 GWO-certified training providers already on the market
Global Wind Organisation has announced the 500th certified training provider since the inception in 2012. This is a significant milestone for the development of wind farms worldwide. […]
Monopile installation completed at Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm
A major milestone was achieved at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm over the weekend when DEME Offshore installed its final XXL monopile in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Rügen. This was the [...]
Latvian parliament approves regulations to improve RES development
On final reading on July 14, the Latvian Parliament approved amendments to the Energy Law and the Electricity Market Law prepared by the Ministry of Economics, contributing to strengthening Latvia’s energy security and independence. The new [...]
Estonian ministry rejects permit application for Hiiumaa offshore wind farm
Estonia’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications has rejected Sunly Wind OU’s application for a permit to build an offshore wind farm near Hiiumaa Island, reports BNS. […]
Fishermen in Estonia to be compensated due to offshore wind farm development
The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) passed amendments to the Natural Gas Act and other related laws during one of the session. The amendments also provide new solutions for onshore and offshore wind power in Estonia. […]
50Hertz submarine cable successfully pulled into Arcadis Ost substation platform
The offshore platform Arcadis Ost is now connected to the German extra-high voltage grid. The 220 kV submarine cable system required for this was pulled into place on the platform over the past few days. Final [...]
Lithuania begins measuring wind speed and other parameters in the Baltic Sea
Measurements of wind speed and other parameters of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea have begun, the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy reports. […]
