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Media Partnership: Reuters Events: Expanding Ports to Achieve Large-Scale Offshore Wind Deployment
European governments have pledged to deliver 160GW of offshore wind within the next decade, requiring €6.5bn of investment in port infrastructure by 2030 to meet these ambitions. In response to these announcements, ports are finding they will need to growing their business [...]
Gdynia school and Siemens Gamesa train offshore wind technicians from first year
A Gdynia technical school runs Poland's first Siemens Gamesa sponsored class, giving electrical technician students six months on offshore projects before their final exams.
WindEurope and RenewableUK join 30-plus firms urging closer UK–EU energy partnership ahead of Brussels summit
More than 30 companies and associations, including WindEurope and RenewableUK, urge the EU and UK to link their carbon markets, ease electricity trading and deepen North Sea cooperation before the 20 November summit.
Klaipėda port launches tender for tenants of EUR 1bn southern expansion
Klaipėda's port authority has opened a tender for 50-year tenants of a new 100-hectare southern port area, part of an expansion worth more than EUR 1 billion.
Nordex agrees to acquire Dutch tower connection specialist C1 Connections
Nordex Group has agreed to buy Dutch engineering firm C1 Connections, adding its patented wedge connection technology for onshore wind turbine towers.
BWO whitepaper: offshore wind farms need sea-specific rules under Germany’s KRITIS law
BWO says existing security systems already cover most KRITIS duties for offshore wind farms, and the rules should be adapted to conditions at sea.
Draft German offshore plan maps route to 70 GW as BWO calls for investment certainty
The BSH's preliminary draft site plan sets out 14 new sites of about 1 GW each on the path to 70 GW by 2045. BWO wants indexed two-sided CfDs to turn plans into investment.
Nordex wins 84 MW order from Verbund for Albania’s first wind farm
Nordex will supply twelve N163/6.X turbines to Verbund's 84 MW Spille wind farm, the first wind project in Albania, with commissioning planned for spring 2028.
Finland’s economy ministry opens call for new climate measures ahead of 2027 elections
Finland's economy ministry is collecting public proposals for new emission-cutting and carbon-sink measures until 6 December 2026, to inform the 2027 election debate and government talks.
UKA commissions 18 MWp Elsterheide solar park in Saxony, battery storage to follow
UKA has put the 18 MWp Elsterheide solar park into operation in Saxony. A battery storage system next to it is awaiting permitting, with construction targeted for next year.
Finland proposes framework to regulate household electricity prices in a declared price crisis
Finland's Government has proposed an act enabling flexible regulation of household electricity prices if the EU Council declares a price crisis. It is due to take effect in spring 2027.