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Media Partnership: Reuters Events: Expanding Ports to Achieve Large-Scale Offshore Wind Deployment
European governments have pledged to deliver 160GW of offshore wind within the next decade, requiring €6.5bn of investment in port infrastructure by 2030 to meet these ambitions. In response to these announcements, ports are finding they will need to growing their business [...]
New report maps Baltic Sea security cooperation as region eyes reform
A report compiled for Poland's CBSS presidency maps the dozens of security cooperation formats in the Baltic Sea region, spanning critical infrastructure protection and energy security.
German foreign minister calls Baltic Sea the frontline of Europe’s security
At the Kiel Security Conference, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called the Baltic Sea Europe's most obvious theatre of confrontation with Russia, citing repeated threats to critical maritime infrastructure.
HUSUM WIND and WAB plan Europe’s largest offshore excursion
HUSUM WIND and WAB will run what they call Europe's largest offshore field trip on 31 August, taking around 500 participants past up to 25 North Sea wind farms and converter stations.
Nordex secures 325 MW turbine order in the United States
The Nordex Group has secured a 325 MW order in the United States for 55 N163/5.X turbines built at its Iowa plant, with the customer and project undisclosed.
Qualitas Energy wins 113 MW in oversubscribed German onshore wind auction
Qualitas Energy has won 113.2 MW across three onshore wind projects in Germany's latest tender, which drew bids worth more than 2.5 times the available volume.
JUWI hits one-gigawatt milestone across global construction sites
German developer JUWI says it is simultaneously building around one gigawatt of wind and solar capacity worldwide, reaching the milestone as work begins at a solar park in northern Greece.
Alterric names Ingmar Schmitt as chief financial officer
The onshore wind and hybrid park operator Alterric has appointed finance veteran Ingmar Schmitt as chief financial officer, effective 1 July 2026.
Wind power looks higher: review charts the promise and hurdles of airborne wind energy
A technical review of airborne wind energy systems — tethered kites and drones that harvest high-altitude winds — sets out the advances and the engineering hurdles still standing between the concept and commercial scale.
German renewables hit employment record, but Bertelsmann study warns of policy risk to jobs
Germany's renewable energy sector set a new employment record in 2025, but a Bertelsmann Stiftung study warns that a shift in federal energy policy could endanger thousands of jobs.
EU energy ministers seek deal on grids package, with EU funds to repair sabotaged undersea cables
EU energy ministers met in Luxembourg to agree a general approach on the European grids package, including EU funding to repair undersea energy infrastructure damaged by sabotage — a priority for the Baltic Sea region.