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Vattenfall and Preem to explore potential for offshore wind and green hydrogen development
Swedish developer Vattenfall and Swedish fuel producer Preem will jointly explore opportunities to develop a value chain linking offshore wind and hydrogen with the refining industry on Sweden’s west coast. Investors want to explore the possibility of a rapid transition away [...]
Baltic grid operators discuss winter energy demand
At the end of June in Tallinn, representatives of electricity system operators from the Baltic Sea region discussed energy production and demand during the winter. The situation is unique in the context of the outbreak of war in Ukraine and the [...]
Latvia starts its two-year chairmanship of HELCOM
As of 1 July 2022, Latvia will be the Chair of HELCOM until 30 June 2024. The chairmanship rotates between Contracting Parties every two years, in alphabetical order. […]
Lithuania invites to consult EIA solutions for offshore wind farms
Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy is inviting for public consultations on alternative solutions for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of offshore wind farms to be built in the Baltic Sea. […]
Elering and Fingrid begin planning for EstLink 3 submarine cable
Estonian and Finnish transmission system operators Elering and Fingrid have signed a letter of intent to begin the planning process for a third submarine cable link connecting Finland and Estonia. […]
3D reefs will help restore marine biodiversity in Kattegat Strait
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted and environmental organization World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Denmark) are testing how 3D printed reefs can benefit biodiversity in Kattegat, a strait between Denmark and Sweden. […]
This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes – Episode 21
Episode 21 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, [...]
OX2 applies for a permit to construct the offshore wind farm Aurora
OX2 has submitted a permit application under the act of Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone to construct an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Economic Zone between the islands of Gotland and Öland. The wind farm Aurora will be situated about 20 [...]
K2 Management: ‘Slow down to speed up’ approach needed to hit ambitious renewables targets
The European wind industry needs to slow down in its attempts to further drive down the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and scale back on building bigger turbines. This, at least, is the view of K2 Management, a leading renewable energy [...]
Tomasz Lisiecki: The offshore wind industry is at its beginning and we are at the start of the training road
For the offshore wind industry, besides dedicated study programs and technical schools, the training offer is also crucial. One of the training centres in Poland uses VR (virtual reality) technologies. Tomasz Lisiecki, Chairman of the Board of the New CompetencIes Centre [...]
