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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 [...]
When it Comes to Security, There is Only One Party – Poland
"This year may prove decisive for our security and must become a year of full solidarity among Polish women and men, as well as among politicians, around the issue of security. When it comes to security, there is only one party [...]
Polish-German Intergovernmental Consultations in Berlin: talks on energy, security and further cooperation
The region's energy security, the future of the European transition and solutions for industry were at the centre of the Polish-German Intergovernmental Consultations held today in Berlin. Energy Minister Miłosz Motyka and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Energy Wojciech [...]
Wind of change blowing in from the sea: by 2040, 18 GW of installed capacity will be built in Polish Baltic waters
The energy potential of the Polish part of the Baltic Sea is considered one of the largest in Europe, reaching up to 33 GW. ‘Its use would allow a large part of Poland's electricity demand to be met, which in turn [...]
RWE supplies power under long term wind offtake agreement to Carlsberg Sweden’s brewery in Falkenberg
RWE, a global leader in renewable energy, has signed an eight-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Carlsberg Sverige, one of Sweden’s largest beverage companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Carlsberg will source electricity produced from the nearby Örken onshore wind [...]
Construction of the Offshore Wind Service Base in Łeba Recognized for Outstanding Safety
The construction of the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base in Łeba, carried out for Equinor Poland, has been distinguished by the Regional Labour Inspectorate in Gdańsk with an award for the safest construction site in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The base will support the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind [...]
First Transition Pieces on Their Way – Advancing the Bałtyk 2 and 3 Projects
The Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projects, jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia, are gaining momentum with the transport of the first Transition Pieces (TPs). At the end of October, the components left the Smulders yard in Antwerp and [...]
Stillstrom and Port of Roenne partner to advance large-scale maritime electrification through Energy Island Bornholm
Stillstrom by Maersk and the Port of Roenne have launched a joint white paper initiative examining how Energy Island Bornholm could become a blueprint for integrating offshore wind power with large-scale vessel electrification in the Baltic Sea. The study, Energy Island [...]
Meteodyn launches high-resolution global Wind Data Portal
Meteodyn, the France-based wind engineering and climatology specialist, has entered the online wind data market with the launch of its new Wind Data Portal, offering what the company calls the finest horizontal resolution currently available for both onshore and offshore wind [...]
BC-Wind in Poland enters implementation phase – Ocean Winds closes financing
Approximately €2 billion in project finance has been secured for the construction of an offshore wind farm with a capacity of up to 390 MW on fixed foundations. Ocean Winds, an international offshore wind energy company established as a 50/50 joint [...]
EIB allocates €600 million to new offshore wind farm in Poland
The European Investment Bank has provided the largest share of support among the 15 institutions involved in financing BC-Wind. The new 390 MW offshore wind farm will supply clean energy to nearly half a million Polish households and businesses. This is [...]