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New working group and legislative project launched to streamline Finnish offshore wind projects
Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen appointed a working group, whose task is to find ways to promote offshore wind power in Finland. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will also launch a legislative project on offshore wind [...]
This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes – Episode 90
Episode 90 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, [...]
New partnership to develop large-scale integrated renewable energy system on Åland
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Flexens, and Lhyfe have formed a partnership for the development and construction of an ambitious integrated energy island solution enabling large-scale offshore wind, green hydrogen production, and other local anchored value creating activities on Åland. CIP, through Copenhagen [...]
Danish Consortium establishes a test lab for floating wind turbines
A Consortium of leading Danish players establishes a test lab for floating wind turbines in the 20 MW class. The laboratory includes wind, waves and a model scale wind turbine. The measurements are connected directly to calculation models in a 'Digital [...]
Mainstream Renewable Power’s JV Freja Offshore applies for 2.5 GW offshore wind permit on Sweden’s east coast
Freja Offshore, a 50-50 joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power (“Mainstream”) and Hexicon, has submitted a planning application for the up-to 2.5 GW Dyning floating offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, located in Sweden's economic zone, approximately 45 kilometers southeast [...]
The first PtX tender in Denmark has been determined: Six projects will establish electrolysis capacity on more than 280 MW
The Danish Energy Agency has concluded the Power-to-X Tender and six projects will win the State Aid. Four different companies are behind the six winning projects and can now start building up the production of green hydrogen in Denmark. The Danish [...]
DEA opens consultation on an amended electricity market bidding zone configuration around Energy Island Bornholm
Energinet (the Danish TSO) has identified a structural congestion in the electricity transmission network that connects Bornholm Energy Island to Zealand and Germany. As the main rule, bidding zone borders must be drawn on structural congestions in the electricity transmission network. [...]
BalticWind.EU Quarterly Report Poland Q3 2023
BalticWind.EU Country Report POLAND / Q3 2023 Dear Readers, We are pleased to present you with another in a series of reports summarizing the Polish offshore wind market. In the third quarter of 2023, [...]
Inauguration of the III edition of the Executive Offshore Wind MBA Postgraduate Program at Gdynia Maritime University
The Offshore Wind Energy Centre at Gdynia Maritime University (UMG) launched the third edition of its Executive Offshore Wind MBA postgraduate program on October 27. BalticWind.EU is a media partner of the studies. The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Rector [...]
Fingrid investigates possible connection points for offshore wind projects to the main grid
Interest in building offshore wind power in Finland has grown exponentially. Fingrid has launched a study to preliminarily determine possible connection points for offshore wind projects to the main grid. The results of the study are expected to be available by [...]
