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Denmark has started environmental research at the energy island construction site
The Danish transmission operator Energinet has commissioned environmental studies to be carried out by Niras and Rambøll at the site of the two energy islands in the Baltic and North Seas. In the coming years, the populations of marine mammals, fish [...]
Germany has started consultations on the expansion of the electricity grid
The German regulator, the Federal Transmission Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur - BNetzA), started consultations in August for the second draft network development plan for its expansion until 2035. The BNetzA also presented its assessment of the infrastructure development. The power grid development [...]
Port of Klaipeda is already adapted to the offshore wind energy sector
The countries of the Baltic Sea region are fighting for a high share of domestic companies in the development of offshore wind farms. Ports will play an important role, as they will be burdened with efficient installations of offshore wind farms. [...]
Experts from Société Générale to advise PGE on financing the Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 farms
The Polish state-owned company PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna has selected a financial advisor to arrange and obtain financing for the construction of the Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 offshore wind farms. It is the French investment bank Société Générale. The [...]
Hydrogen electrolysis at sea. Germany consults the criteria for assessing marine projects
On August 11, 2021, the German Ministry of Economy and Energy presented a draft regulation on the designation of other areas in the exclusive economic zone for energy production. This is about producing green hydrogen in Germany, where offshore wind [...]
New offshore wind regulations in Poland may exclude foreign companies
The Polish media reached the unofficial version of the ordinance of the Minister of Infrastructure on the assessment of applications submitted in the adjudication proceedings regarding, among others, the requirements that must be met by companies investing in offshore wind [...]
Polish recreational fishermen are concerned about the development of offshore wind farms
In countries planning the development of offshore wind farms, representatives of the fishing sector often protest loudly. Fishermen fear that the development of wind turbines will deprive them of their livelihood – wind turbines may be built in fishing areas [...]
Public consultations for the Triton offshore wind farm project off the coast of Skåne are ongoing
Swedish investor OX2 plans to build a wind farm off the coast of Skåne, less than 30 km south of Ystad in the Swedish economic zone. Public consultations on the project are currently underway. […]
Newsroom: AqualisBraemar LOC supports Germany’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL), the marine and energy consultants, to announce that it has recently been awarded a contract by Baltic Eagle GmbH, a project company of Spanish multinational Iberdrola group, to provide Marine Warranty Survey services [...]
Damen Shipyards Group contract with Fairplay Towage Polska for the delivery of a Shoalbuster 2711 ICE
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Fairplay Towage Polska for the delivery of a Shoalbuster 2711 ICE. The company will use the versatile vessel to perform diverse operations, including in the offshore wind industry, [...]
