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Eolus applies for permit for Västvind offshore wind power project
Eolus has filed a permit application for the Västvind wind power project, located west of Gothenburg. The project consists of up to 50 turbines with an installed capacity of 1,000 MW and estimated annual electricity generation of approximately 4 TWh. The [...]
This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes – Episode 74
Episode 74 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, [...]
Kamil Kobyliński: There’s no hydrogen without offshore, TotalEnergies is ready to invest in Polish offshore and hydrogen
Green hydrogen is essential for Poland's energy transition, argued Kamil Kobyliński of TotalEnergies Poland during the annual PWEA conference. BalticWind.EU was a media partner of the event. With the following editorial, we continue our series of publications on technologies that will play [...]
SeaRenergy joins Iberdrola on Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
SeaRenergy is delighted to announce the award by Iberdrola for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea for two different service scopes. SeaRenergy provides inspection services, maintenance, and repair works on monopiles and transition pieces as well [...]
TotalEnergies Wins Two Maritime Leases to Develop two Giga Offshore Wind Farms in Germany
TotalEnergies has been awarded by the Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency) two marine concessions, N-12.1 and O-2.2, at the end of the auction held in Germany. Located in the Baltic Sea 40 kilometres from the coast, concession O-2.2 has a surface [...]
German offshore auctions award 7 GW of new wind; future auctions must avoid negative bidding
Yesterday, Germany announced the results of its biggest offshore wind auction to date. 7 GW of new capacity were awarded. The auction design required project developers to pay for the right to build their wind farms. This uncapped negative bidding means [...]
ELWIND offshore wind project receives EUR 18.7 million in funding from the EU
The Latvia-Estonia cross-border offshore wind project ELWIND has received approval for EUR 18.7 million in co-funding from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency CINEA. The funding for the research needed to develop the project has been granted under the European Union [...]
Helicopter on fire – the first fire training ground of this type in Poland
Vulcan Training & Consultancy (VTC) is building the first commercial fire training ground in Poland with a helicopter landing pad. VTC announced the opening of a new and innovative fire training ground. This commercial facility, which is the only one of [...]
BWO: The Maritime Energy Transition Requires a Strong Maritime Economy, Emphasizes Stefan Thimm
In response to the maritime motion put forward by the government factions, Stefan Thimm, the Managing Director of BWO (German Association of Offshore Wind Farm Operators), stresses the significance of a robust maritime economy for the success of the maritime energy [...]
Ignitis Renewables and Ocean Winds: Provisional Winners of Lithuanian Offshore Wind Tender
Ignitis Renewables, a subsidiary of Ignitis Group, and strategic partner Ocean Winds (OW) emerge as the provisional winners of the tender for the 700 MW Lithuanian offshore wind project. The successful bid price of EUR 20 million showcases the commitment of [...]
