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President of Lithuania: Ambitious Lithuanian offshore wind farm project will open up new economic opportunities
President Gitanas Nausėda met with Henrik Andersen, CEO of Vestas Wind Systems, the world’s leading Danish wind turbine manufacturer, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “We are preparing to build one of the first offshore wind farms in the Baltic [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Kamil Kobyliński, Head of Offshore Wind Poland, TotalEnergies
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
LVEA: offshore wind energy in Lithuania is taking its first steps
According to Lithuanian Wind Energy Association (LVEA) offshore wind energy in Lithuania is taking its first steps, with the Ministry of Energy planning to announce the first auction for a wind farm in the Baltic Sea in September 2023, and to [...]
Finnish Wind Power Association: the popularity of wind power is growing – 82% of Finns support increasing wind power
In Finnish Energy’s annual Energy Attitudes survey, wind power still holds its place as the second most desired form of electricity production in Finland. The survey also strongly highlights Finns’ willingness to increase Finland’s energy self-sufficiency, which brings security in an [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Jarosław Trybuchowicz, CEO of Orlen NEPTUN and Baltic Power
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the [...]
Less bird deaths thanks to innovative monitoring technologies
AI, cameras, radars, data tracking software and risk modelling can help not only to detect damages on blades, but also to reduce bird deaths on the offshore wind farms. While renewable energy brings enormous benefits to the climate, birds deaths resulting [...]
The Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm starts producing and delivering its first green power
Sassnitz-Mukran, January 17th 2023 – The first Arcadis Ost 1 turbines have been successfully energized, and are now producing energy. Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 is delivering power to the German grid since 12th of January 2023. Arcadis Ost 1 is a [...]
German offshore wind industry: Implementation of expansion targets for offshore wind energy – planning alone is not enough!
Berlin, Bremerhaven, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Rostock, January 16, 2023 - Yesterday, the expansion figures for offshore wind energy 2022 were presented by the German offshore wind industry. According to the figures, 38 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 342 MW were [...]
Pressing challenges presented by the current energy crisis among priorities of Swedish Presidency in the EU
The Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented the programme of the Swedish Presidency of the Council during the plenary session of the European Parliament today. Below we present priorities for energy, environment and climate of the Swedish Presidency from 1 January until 30 [...]
Ørsted seeks to realise Sweden’s vast offshore wind potential with four new offshore wind farms
Ørsted has applied for permits to build four additional large-scale offshore wind farms in Sweden, bringing its Swedish portfolio to a potential total capacity of 18 GW. If fully developed, the new wind farms could cover more than half of Sweden's [...]
