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Swedish Government Rejects New Power Cable to Germany
Swedish government announced its decision to reject the proposed 700 megawatts Hansa PowerBridge project, a new subsea power connection between Sweden and Germany. According to Reuters, the rejection was grounded on concerns about the inefficiency of the German electricity market, which [...]
Michał Jerzy Kołodziejczyk EQUINOR: Offshore wind is a pillar of Poland’s energy security
"Offshore wind energy is one of the pillars of Poland's energy security, and it is in the national interest for it to experience an acceleration," said Michal Jerzy Kolodziejczyk, president of Equinor in Poland, during the PWEA 2024 conference in Swinoujscie. [...]
Vestas has signed conditional agreement with Vattenfall and BASF for the Nordlicht projects in the German Northsea
Vestas has secured a conditional agreement to supply 112 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for Vattenfall’s and BASF’s Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind projects, as already communicated in Vestas’ Company Announcement 10/2024 of 13 June 2024. Within the scope of the [...]
GWEC: in 2023. Clear recovery in offshore, almost 11 GW of new capacity
In the offshore wind market in 2023. there was a marked rebound, with nearly 11 GW of new capacity coming on line, up 24 percent. more than a year earlier, according to an annual report by the Global Wind Energy Council [...]
Joanna Bolesta: Europe needs an international cooperation for the security of offshore wind
Offshore wind energy is an important pillar of the European energy transformation. Its aim is not only to decarbonize the sector, but also to significantly increase the energy security of the EU. However, to fulfil these roles it needs a proper [...]
Gas transmission system operators around the Baltic Sea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the development of hydrogen infrastructure
Nine gas transmission system operators (TSOs) in the countries around the Baltic Sea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which aims to coordinate and facilitate hydrogen infrastructure and also to foster hydrogen market development in the Baltic Sea region. The [...]
Joint position of European industry organisations on the need to couple the EU Green Deal with an Industrial Deal
Joint statement from WindEurope, Cefic, Eurofer, Eurometaux and Cembureau has been released today in Brussels. Organizations call to couple the EU Green Deal with an Industrial Deal. The document entitled "Advancing the Green Deal. Setting a new Industrial Deal. Securing Europe’s [...]
Ignitis Group plans to double green generation capacity by 2027
Ignitis Group, a multi-utility conglomerate operating in the Baltic region, plans to double its green generation capacity by 2027 and accelerate its investment plans, the company said in a press release. It was reported that according to the updated strategy for [...]
Dariusz Marzec PGE: Energy from PGE’s offshore wind farm in 2027
PGE is developing an offshore wind farm project with a Danish partner. This is the largest wind power investment to date in the Polish economic zone, PGE CEO Dariusz Marzec told during the PWEA 2024 conference. https://youtu.be/dSWx1ETecRk Source: PAP MediaRoom
Grzegorz Chodkowski RWE: We need a smooth transition to phase two of Polish offshore
It is necessary to start preparing projects as soon as possible otherwise Poland risks both an investment gap and a generation gap, which will have deplorable consequences for the country's energy mix," said Grzegorz Chodkowski, Vice President of Offshore Development Poland [...]
