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Wind-win: Octopus Energy Generation makes nearly €600 million European wind push
321 MW of onshore wind added across 17 sites in France, Germany and Poland Nearly €600m invested in Octopus’ massive Europe-wide renewable push These new wind farms will generate enough power for over 250,000 homes London, 6th May 2026 – Octopus Energy [...]
ORLEN Neptun conducts marine environment surveys for the Baltic West project
The marine environment surveys are an integral part of the process of preparing an offshore wind farm for the construction phase and, at a later stage, its operation in accordance with the developed environmental standards. In the area of the planned [...]
Changes to the Management Board of RWE Offshore Wind GmbH
Sven Utermöhlen, CEO of RWE Offshore Wind, will leave the company at his own request on 30 September 2026; he will continue to advise RWE’s offshore wind business for six to twelve months Tobias Keitel will become the new CEO of RWE [...]
New report from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners: Electrification could cut Europe’s fossil fuel imports 80% by 2050
Europe can significantly reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels and lower power prices through accelerated electrification and clean energy build-out, according to a new analysis published today by CIP. The required investment is equivalent to the price premium paid for [...]
Fraunhofer IWES completes Metocean survey in Estonia for Enefit
As part of the development of the Estonian Liivi Offshore Wind Farm project, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES has conducted a site condition monitoring campaign in Liivi Bay, commissioned by Enefit. The Fraunhofer IWES Stage 3+ Wind Lidar [...]
EU grants worth €600 million available for cross-border energy infrastructure projects
The Commission has launched a new call for proposals for key cross-border EU energy infrastructure projects with an indicative budget of €600 million. Organised by the Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), this is the first call open for projects included on [...]
Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind farms are gaining momentum both onshore and offshore
The first phase of installing the rock-filling system to protect the seabed, further progress in the construction of the service base in Łeba, and developments at the onshore substations near Ustka, to which the first two transformers have been delivered, as [...]
Sea of Wind: A campaign by PWEA and ORLEN Foundation debunks myths
Poland is entering a pivotal phase of transformation—one based on its own predictable and sovereign energy sources, such as offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea. The year 2026 holds historical significance—it marks the launch of Poland’s first offshore wind farm. [...]
Protecting Europe’s wind farms: no energy security without physical security of energy infrastructure
Wind energy has grown to become a key feature of Europe’s energy system. Wind farms underpin our energy security, generating 20% of all electricity consumed in Europe. They are critical energy infrastructure. In a changing threat environment, Europe needs to ramp [...]
Five European TSOs investigate cooperation on offshore cable infrastructure in the North Sea
Five European Transmission System Operators (TSOs) from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at WindEurope's Annual Event in Madrid. Their intention is to enhance the affordability, efficiency, and reliability of the future electricity system by [...]
