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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 [...]
West Pomerania consolidates its position as a Baltic offshore wind hub around Świnoujście
Szczecin and Świnoujście are developing into major offshore wind bases, with ORLEN Neptun's installation terminal already booked at 70% of capacity.
Wood Thilsted and COP Frontier launch Neretek to target 60–90 m deepwater offshore wind
Wood Thilsted and COP Frontier have launched Neretek, whose BC90 foundation targets the 60–90 m depth gap between fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind.
European Commission approves €63 billion French offshore wind support scheme
The European Commission has cleared a €63 billion French scheme backing eleven offshore wind farms with up to 11.1 GW of capacity under two-way CfDs.
Whitepaper examines what makes battery storage projects bankable
Capcora and suena energy have published a whitepaper analysing how offtake strategies, risk allocation and financing structures determine whether battery storage projects can secure debt financing.
German wind expansion accelerates in first half of 2026 on offshore comeback
Bundesnetzagentur data show German wind additions accelerating in the first half of 2026 on an offshore comeback, while new solar installations decline.
NOTUS energy and Light:Guard sign framework agreement on demand-controlled night marking
Light:Guard will fit 83 turbines across 21 NOTUS energy projects with demand-controlled night marking under a new multi-year framework agreement.
UKA Group takes on around 900 MW of wind projects in first half of 2026
Developers brought wind projects totalling around 900 MW to the UKA Group in the first half of 2026, adding to roughly 1.5 GW the company has under construction.
Baltic Power delivers first electricity to the Polish grid
Poland's first offshore wind farm has delivered its first electricity to the national grid. Baltic Power, with 54 of 76 turbines installed, is due for completion this autumn.
Baltic Power passes 50-turbine mark as commissioning tests approach
Baltic Power has installed 50 of its 76 Vestas 15 MW turbines. Mandatory testing and commissioning works begin in the coming weeks, ahead of completion in H2 2026.
Tion Renewables acquires operational 69 MWp agri-PV park in Saxony-Anhalt
Tion Renewables has acquired an operational 69 MWp agri-PV park in Schwarzholz, Saxony-Anhalt, from FEFA. The plant is expected to generate around 87 GWh annually.