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Newsroom: The EU Commission wants 30 GW a year of new wind up to 2030
Today the European Commission has tabled the Fit-for-55 package, a series of legislative proposals to deliver the EU’s increased climate target of 55% emissions reduction by 2030. The package includes a higher renewables target and new rules to support the [...]
Morten Petersen: We need to simplify arduous permitting procedures and push for collaboration
On 1st July members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) debated a draft report by Morten Petersen on the European Union’s strategy for offshore renewable energy. We are asking the Danish [...]
Swedish municipalities’ veto for wind projects only at the beginning of the investment
Sweden’s environment ministry has focused on municipalities’ right to object to the construction of wind farms. For this purpose, a special team was set up to study the consequences of its removal or to present a [...]
Newsroom: EEW Special Pipe Constructions to produce Baltic Eagle monopiles
EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH has received an assignment from the Spanish energy company Iberdrola to manufacture 50 monopile foundations for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. […]
Newsroom: Vestas and Port of Gdynia collaborate on offshore wind preparation
Building on its significant investments in the onshore wind supply chain in Poland, Vestas has begun technical discussions with the Port of Gdynia to drive the port’s development as a key infrastructure site for offshore wind [...]
Newsroom: The world’s first suspension crew transfer vessel will go through heavy weather trials in the Baltic Sea
The first commercial boat equipped with a suspension system could be a gamechanger for the offshore wind market. […]
Newsroom: PGE and Ørsted have selected a contractor for geotechnical studies of the seabed
PGE and Ørsted have jointly selected a consortium of Geoquip Marine and MEWO S.A. to perform a geotechnical investigation of the ground conditions. The project work, which has just commenced, is being carried out for the Baltica [...]
Personnel changes in Baltic Power – the company will be managed by Jaroslaw Broda
Jaroslaw Broda, former vice president of one of the largest electricity producers in Poland – Tauron Polska Energia, will lead the company responsible for the construction of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. […]
New global wind power life cycle emissions to reach 55 Mt CO2 from 2020-2050
According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business, global wind power life cycle emissions will reach 55 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2) from 2020 to 2050, a result of wind power capacity expanding five-fold to 3.7 terawatts from [...]
Newsroom: Edda Wind selects MacGregor for a further two Offshore Wind Service Vessels
Following the receipt of equipment orders for four offshore wind service vessels announced in May 2020, MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an additional order for another two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) that will further expand [...]
