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The Lithuanian government has adopted a conclusion on offshore wind energy
The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy announced that on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, the government supported the ministry’s motion to adopt regulations supporting the development of offshore wind energy. The regulations concern the conditions for the main [...]
Finland: The best way to promote wind energy is to improve the regulatory process
Research conducted by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment shows that the best way to promote the development of wind energy is to streamline and define regulatory procedures for the production of wind energy both onshore [...]
The expansion of the Tahkoluoto offshore farm could have a negative impact on the environment
The Finnish medium Yle reports that plans to expand the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm (42 GW) in the waters of the Gulf of Bothnia could harm the environment. This is the result of the Environmental Impact [...]
Newsroom: Tekmar Energy’s Generation 10 CPS to protect Baltic Eagle
Tekmar Energy Limited, a Tekmar Group Company, announces a contract award from Van Oord to supply its Generation 10 Cable Protection System (“CPS”) for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, Germany. [...]
The main installation port for offshore wind energy in Poland will be built in Gdynia
On July 30, the Polish Council of Ministers adopted a resolution on an installation terminal for offshore wind farms, submitted by the Minister of Infrastructure. The government wants to create the main port facilities to support [...]
The local content indicator in Polish wind farm projects in the Baltic Sea can reach as much as 50 percent
Polish decision-makers have long emphasized the issue of the involvement of Polish companies in the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea. A report has been prepared which shows that the current potential of [...]
BalticWind.EU – despite the holiday period, the offshore wind sector is not slowing down
Dear Readers, two months of operation of the BalticWind.EU platform are behind us. We are very pleased that more and more readers are coming every day. Despite the holiday season, the industry is not slowing down [...]
Newsroom: WindEurope’s response to the EC’s consultation on the new Guidelines on State aid for climate
The EU’s climate neutrality requires 1,300 GW of wind power by 2050 and a doubling of the annual wind energy installation rates. EU State aid rules are key to creating the conditions for a cost-effective transition [...]
Newsroom: RWE raises outlook for fiscal 2021
Exceptionally positive earnings trend in energy trading leads to an upgraded earnings forecast for RWE fiscal 2021. Adjusted EBITDA for RWE Group now between €3.0 billion and €3.4 billion expected. […]
Newsroom: Finnish Wärtsilä to deliver solutions for OHT’s wind turbine installation ship
The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply an integrated propulsion and dynamic positioning thruster solution, including the engines, a Wärtsilä NOx reducer emission abatement system, as well as steerable and tunnel thrusters to deliver [...]
Newsroom: IRENA outlines action agenda on offshore renewables for G20
Boosting offshore renewables will accelerate the energy transition and allow G20 countries to build a resilient and sustainable energy system, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds. Offshore Renewables: An Action Agenda for [...]
Newsroom: Swedish Hexicon completes Wave Hub Ltd acquisition for offshore floating wind technology demonstrator
Hexicon, a leading technology and project developer in floating wind farms, has completed its acquisition of the Wave Hub renewable energy test site in Cornwall, South West England, paving the way for Hexicon’s first deployment of [...]
Newsroom: Deutsche Windtechnik – response times from fault detection to the helicopter lifting off were partially under three hours
Deutsche Windtechnik’s new offshore service hub enables turbine service spanning multiple wind farms with different turbine technologies – response times during the 2020/21 winter season were under three hours. […]
Newsroom: RWE deploys new software tool to optimise operations across offshore wind fleet
RWE, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed an agreement with the Danish firm Systematic to deploy an innovative information management tool across its global fleet of offshore wind farms. The new system [...]
Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance goes public. Members are already active in the Baltic Sea
New offshore wind alliance in Brussels! Five European companies have formed the Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance (OWFA), aiming to inform about the importance and relevance of offshore wind foundations and ensure the sustainability of the offshore [...]
The tender for the environmental impact assessment of offshore farms in Lithuania may be completed soon
As reported by the Baltic Sea news agency BNS, an international tender for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for wind turbines in the Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea should end soon. […]
Iberdrola and Svea Vind Offshore have submitted their first applications for the Gretas Klackar 2 farm
The Spanish developer Iberdrola announced in a report on the financial results for the first half of 2021 that it has already submitted applications for the Gretas Klackar 2 offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. [...]
Newsroom: SSE Renewables and Acciona Energia to explore offshore wind opportunities in Poland
SSE Renewables and ACCIONA Energía have agreed to explore offshore wind opportunities in Poland as the country seeks to progress the deployment of around 6GW of offshore wind energy by the end of the decade. [...]
Will the Sõrve wind farm be bigger? The developer wants to increase the power
It looks like developer Saare Wind Energy will build a much larger farm in Estonian waters near Saaremaa Island. The Sõrve wind farm will have increased capacity from 600 to 1400 MW – at least this [...]
Offshore wind energy can benefit the environment, but needs to be developed skillfully
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Naturskyddsforeningen), the largest and oldest environmental association in Sweden, presented a report on the development of wind energy in Sweden. Wind energy has many advantages – it is competitive and [...]
Newsroom: Iberdrola, Navantia and Windar seal alliance to develop offshore wind until 2025
The chairmen of Iberdrola, Navantia and Windar signed a framework collaboration agreement to manufacture and supply XXL monopile foundations as part of the energy company's growth strategy in offshore wind. The project also strengthens its role as a driving force [...]
The Lithuanian Environmental Protection Agency will investigate noise levels in offshore wind development zones
The Environmental Protection Agency, together with scientists from the University of Klaipeda and the Center for Life Sciences, will conduct a joint project aimed at proposing measures to reduce eutrophication, water litter, underwater noise pollution and [...]
Newsroom: The call for expression of interest for working group on offshore renewable energies
The European Commission is launching a call for expression of interest open to all relevant stakeholder organisations to become a member of a new working group on offshore renewable energy under the framework of the clean energy [...]
Newsroom: Van Oord takes on Baltic Eagle project
Van Oord has signed a contract with the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Van Oord will transport and install the foundations and ensure the supply, transport and installation of inter-array [...]
NATO routinely assesses security trends in the Baltic Sea, including threats to energy infrastructure
The energy transformation of the Baltic Sea countries also began to encompass maritime areas. Energy infrastructure in the form of wind farms poses security challenges. NATO indicates in a commentary to BalticWind.EU that it is observing [...]
