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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 ā¬6.5bn of investment inĀ port infrastructure by 2030 to meet these ambitions. In response to these announcements, ports are finding they will need to growing their business [...]
Production of key components for Baltic Power’s offshore wind farm is underway
Preparations for the installation of the Baltic Power farm are gaining momentum, and domestic companies are playing an important role in the process. Power stations are being built in Gdansk and Gdynia, which will receive energy from the turbines and transmit [...]
Offshore wind auctions in the Baltic Sea region: Insights from the EU RES Auctions Platform
The European Union has launched a new platform that consolidates key data on offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea. The RES Auctions Platform is a deliverable of the EC Communication Wind Power Action Plan (COM(2023) 669 final). This platform consolidates [...]
Installation of half the Baltic Eagle offshore wind turbines completed
As reported in Iberdrola's mid-2024 financial update, 25 out of the planned 50 wind turbines for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany have now been installed. Baltic Eagle is on track to become operational by the end of 2024, [...]
EIB provides ā¬450 million to Prysmian for offshore wind and cable manufacturing upgrades
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prysmian, world leader in the power and telecom cables sector, have signed a new, ā¬450 million finance contract to facilitate electricity transmission and distribution in Europe. With a view to meeting the growing demand for [...]
SEB will provide a 125 million euro green loan to construct a wind farm in northern Lithuania
The financing is intended for the AkmenÄ Two project developed by Aquila Clean Energy EMEA, the clean energy arm of German investment management firm Aquila Group. AkmenÄ Two will have an onshore capacity of 99.2 megawatts (MW) and consist of 16 [...]
Tele-Fonika Kable S.A. to supply cables for construction of key infrastructure of Baltica 2 offshore wind farm
Tele-Fonika a global supplier of HV and EHV cable systems for the renewable energy sector, has been selected for the Baltica 2 project, with a capacity of approximately 1.5 GW, by Polimex Mostostal and GE Power. The company will build the [...]
This is how the Baltic Power service base in Åeba is being built
Intensive construction work is underway on the service base for Baltic Power's future offshore wind farms. ERBUD is responsible for the work. The company boasted photos of the construction site on LinkedIn. From 2026, the base will service 76 turbines that [...]
Qualitas Energy wins tender, orders Nordex turbines for 39.9 MW wind farm in Germany
Qualitas Energy, a global investment, management, and project development platform focused on renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure investment, announcedĀ that it has secured the winning tender from Federal Network Agencyās (BNetzA) for a 39.9 MW greenfield project in Dalkendorf, [...]
Germany’s wind power surge: onshore and offshore growth in 2024
The Bundesnetzagentur has released its preliminary figures on growth in renewable capacity in the first half of 2024. From January to June capacity totalling 9.3 GW was put into operation at renewable energy installations. Taking into account the closure of older [...]
Navantia Seanergies-Windar Renovables will build 21 monopiles for Windanker offshore wind farm
Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables will manufacture 21 monopiles for Iberdrola for the Windanker offshore wind farm. This is the second monopiles contract for Iberdrola and the fourth contract of this type of foundations for the Navantia-Windar alliance to date. Production [...]