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Vattenfall commits to landfill ban and to recycle all wind turbine blades by 2030
Vattenfall has set ambitious targets in how to deal with wind turbine blades at end of life. An immediate commitment to a landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades has been made. The next decade there will be an [...]
Fugro’s seawatch lidar buoys to record wind measurements for offshore energy islands
Fugro has secured a contract with Energinet to provide floating wind lidar measurements for what will be the world’s first offshore artificial energy island, which is being constructed for the Danish Government. Fugro will install and operate four SEAWATCH wind [...]
Cloudberry wants to develop 2.5 GW wind farms in the Baltic Sea
Nordic company Cloudberry is planning to strengthen its business portfolio in the area of offshore wind energy. The target of the independent developer is the Baltic Sea. The Nordic renewable energy producer has hired Charlotte Bergqvist, who will assist Cloudberry in [...]
A chance of cooperation between Lithuania and Poland in offshore wind? Ignitis and PKN Orlen talks in progress
On October 8 a ceremonial meeting of the Polish government and the PKN Orlen company with representatives of the Lithuanian government was held in Mažeikiai, Lithuania. A new investment of Orlen in the form of deep crude oil processing in the [...]
Denmark considers new location for Hesselø offshore farm, Baltic Sea is among alternatives
The Danish Energy Agency has launched an analysis of alternative areas for the Hesselø offshore wind farm, which will be built as part of the 2018 Danish Energy Agreement. Preliminary studies of the seabed have shown that the originally assumed [...]
Litgrid’s board approved the strategy. Plan is to connect 1.4 GW in offshore farms
Lithuanian electricity system operator, Litgrid, announced that the board of directors has approved the strategy for the development of the electricity transmission system. The plan is to evolve this strategic organization and integrate 4.9 GW of installed RES, including offshore wind, [...]
Public consultation on Korsnäs offshore wind farm project begins in December
Finnish company Metsähallitus has announced that the developer of the Korsnäs wind farm will hold its first meetings with local residents in early December 2021. This will be the second offshore wind farm operating in Finland. The local dialogue with [...]
Baltic Offshore Wind Transmission – talks on the future of grid infrastructure
SPONSORED CONTENT On 11-12 October 2021, the international offshore wind industry conference "2nd edition Baltic Offshore Wind Transmission" will be held in Warsaw, Poland. During this event, BalticWind.EU will host debates with representatives from offshore wind investors as well as [...]
A key moment for Arcadis Ost 1 and Baltic Eagle. Ostwind 2 project receives final approval
German electricity system operator 50Hertz announced that it has received the final, long-awaited approval for its Ostwind 2 infrastructure project in mid-September 2021. The operator received the decision for a 700-meter cable section connecting the Arcadis Ost 1 transformer platform. Ostwind [...]
Dillinger delivered 45,000 tons of heavy plates for Kriegers Flak project
September 6 proved to be a milestone for the Baltic Sea as the 604 MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm project was officially inaugurated. German steelmaker Dillinger boasted that it was the company that supplied the 45,000 tons of heavy [...]
