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EIB supports technologically advanced offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea
The European Investment Bank and nine other institutions are providing a total of €570 million to build the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm — one of the most innovative wind farm projects in Europe — with EIB funding amounting to €150 million. [...]
Estonian fishermen are skeptical about offshore wind energy
In May, the Estonian government presented to the public the offshore development project for evaluation. Mart Undrest, the head of the Estonian Fishermen's Association, referred to the plans for the development of offshore energy in the Estonian media. They are afraid [...]
Newsroom: Vestas wins offshore order for Arcadis Ost 1, which will utilise industry-first floating installation method
Vestas has secured a firm order for the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind project from Parkwind, to deliver 27 V174-9.5 MW turbines 19 km north east off the coast of the Island of Rugen, in the German Baltic [...]
Newsroom: More than 200 GW of global offshore wind projects have entered development since 2020 according to RCG Report
The 2020 Global Offshore Wind Annual Market Report issued from the Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) presents that more than 200 GW of new offshore wind projects have been announced since the beginning of 2020. It accounts for more than 44% [...]
German BSH has selected geotechnical research companies for the offshore wind sector
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH – Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie) has selected two companies, Fugro and Ramboll, to carry out geotechnical investigations of the undersea areas in terms of the development of future offshore wind farm [...]
Analysis: Cross-border cooperation in the EU will be strengthened according to leaked revised renewable energy directive (REDIII)
European Commission will present the package “fit for 55%” this summer. According to the latest agenda of the Commission it is scheduled on July 14th. All legislative proposals need to provide a framework for delivering increased GHG reduction target for [...]
Ramboll selected as consultant to two offshore wind farms off the coast of Copenhagen
Newsroom: Offshore wind farms Aflandshage and Nordre Flint are part of Denmark’s green transition and Copenhagen’s ambition to become the world’s first CO2-neutral capital by 2025. In total, the two wind farms will result in a CO2 reduction of 75,000 [...]
Fingrid presented a draft grid development plan
Finnish electricity system operator Fingrid has published a draft grid development plan for 2022-2031. The document raises the forecasts for the growth of wind power energy. The document is based on regional grid plans, prepared in cooperation with the operator's [...]
Nordic TSOs have been working on strategy for wind energy development
Four Scandinavian transmission network operators - Energinet, Fingrid, Statnett and Svenska Kraftnät - are working on the development plan for the Nordic TSO Strategy until 2030. The document focuses on the development of wind energy in countries and sector integration. [...]
Newsroom: Sweden plans to reduce grid interconnection costs for offshore wind developers
Newsroom: Sweden plans to reduce grid interconnection costs for offshore wind developers According to the Renewables Consulting Group’s (RCG) Global Renewable Infrastructure Projects (GRIP) database, Sweden has already granted grid connection to 28.9 GW of offshore wind grid connection. Tor [...]
Newsroom: 604 MW installed at Kriegers Flak Wind Farm
New 72 wind turbines of 8.4MW each installed at Kriegers Flak Wind will produce enough green electricity for the annual needs of approximately 600,000 Danish households. According to Jan De Nul Group, the geographical location of the offshore wind farm [...]
Today is World Hydrography Day
Every year on 21 June we celebrate World Hydrography Day. This year the focus is on autonomous technologies – aerial, surface and underwater survey drones as well as autonomous ships. Hydrographic works are essential for wind offshore development projects, including [...]
LEAK European Commission: Offshore wind will be one of the pillars of RES development in the EU
[Download link at the end of article] Leaked revised renewable directive (REDIII) shows that offshore wind will be one of the pillars of RES development in the EU. The leaked document puts strong focus on cross border projects, joint cooperation [...]
Eesti Energia accuses the network operator of being biased towards the offshore wind energy sector
As reported by the Estonian media, Eesti Energia, which plans to build an offshore wind farm with Danish Ørsted, accuses the Estonian operator of partiality in the development of the electricity network. In the opinion of Hando Sutter, the head [...]
Offshore wind sector in Estonia with low environmental impact, there are concerns about noise and fish
In the pages of the Estonian ERR website, Juhan Hellerma writes about development plans for offshore wind energy in Estonia. It turns out that the expected environmental impact of marine installations may be much lower than originally predicted. The Estonian [...]
An assessment of the nature value of the area for the Korsnäs offshore farm has started
Recently, at BalticWind.EU we informed that the Finnish forestry company Metsähallitus is planning to build the Korsnäs offshore wind farm, which will be located 15 km from the coast of the municipality of the same name in the waters of [...]
Swedish developer of floating wind platforms will go public
According to the Swedish media, the wind company Hexicon plans to debut on the stock exchange. On June 4, 2021, it announced its intention to conduct an offer to sell its own auctions. The prospectus has already been approved by [...]
Newsroom: Wind Denmark and Dansk Energi launch Laboratory of Coexistence (CO-EX Lab)
A new laboratory launched jointly by Wind Denmark and Dansk Energi, Denmark's two largest energy organisations, aims to improve the coexistence of wind turbines, photovoltaic panels and nature through research and testing of new solutions that ensure both biodiversity and [...]
Newsroom: Wind industry calls for Europe-wide ban on landfilling turbine blades
Today, at the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE)’s Annual Congress Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope, and Juan Virgilio Márquez, General Director of AEE, today called upon the European Commission to propose a Europe-wide ban on landfilling decommissioned wind turbine blades. [...]
Newsroom: Siemens Gamesa & Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic announce partnership
Siemens Gamesa, a global technology leader in the renewable energy industry, and Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic, a holding company owned by the Polish state-owned Industrial Development Agency, announced that they have recently signed a Letter of Intent to work together to [...]
Newsroom: Arcadis Ost 1 Reaches Financial Close on Global Wind Day
Parkwind, a company that develops, finances and operates offshore wind farms, announced that the 257MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm reached financial close. The project raised about EUR 570m of debt from a group of nine lenders: KBC Bank, [...]
Offshore wind energy may make southern Sweden independent from energy imports
According to the Danish analytical centre Aegir Insights, offshore wind energy is a promising solution to Sweden's problem of electricity deficit in the south of the country. According to data from Wind Europe, at the end of 2020, there are [...]
Newsroom: GWEC announced the launch of Global Wind Coalition for #COP26
The world is not installing wind power at the pace needed to achieve net-zero, according to Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The wind industry’s new campaign for COP26 asks governments, companies, and people across the world one critical question: "Wind. [...]
Newsroom: Two Dutch companies launch environmentally friendly wind turbine construction energy supply alternative
In a joint statement Corrosion and Amphibious Energy announced the launch of the new ICCP-POD, an environmentally friendly alternative to using diesel generators to supply energy during the construction phase of wind turbines, and sacrificial anodes to protect turbine foundations [...]
There will be no offshore wind energy without access to strategic raw materials
The development of offshore wind energy, like other renewable energy sources, is associated with many challenges. Among them are resources and access to them. According to the report of the International Energy Agency, there is a discrepancy between climate ambitions [...]
