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Installation of Baltic Eagle’s offshore substation successfully completed
Berlin, 23 February 2023. Baltic Eagle´s offshore substation topside (OSS) has been successfully installed. The operation was executed by Heerema Marine Contractors using the Thialf installation vessel. The jacket foundation had been placed on site in October 2022. The role of [...]
Higher cost and potential delay for submarine cable between Poland and Lithuania
Poland faces risk of building its part of Harmony Link at a price tag largely higher than initial estimates, as the only bid from Hitachi and Budimex consortium exceeds the budget by nearly 150%, Wysokienapiecie.pl website warns. Harmony Link between the [...]
Preparations are underway to announce a tender for the development of an offshore wind park
Preparations are underway to announce a tender for the development of an offshore wind farm without state support. The Ministry of Energy submitted for public consultation drafts of the Government's resolutions regarding the location in the Baltic Sea where a 700 [...]
Decarbonisation of Ukrainian economy should be one of main priorities in post-war reconstruction
"Russia's attempt to use energy as a weapon has highlighted the obvious truth that dependence on fossil fuels makes any country weak, vulnerable and dependent", says Galina Shmidt, Board Member of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association and Vice President of the [...]
This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes – Episode 54
Episode 54 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, [...]
Visit of Dutch companies to strengthen ties with Polish counterparts
The Polish offshore market is becoming one of the most attractive places for international cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. The scale of opportunities and challenges is huge, therefore Polish and Dutch companies are looking for experienced partners to increase their [...]
Ukraine has to win the war. It’s a prerequisite for the secure development of wind energy in the Baltic Sea
A long-term condition for harnessing the potential of more than 90 GW of wind energy in the Baltic is to guarantee peace and security, including military security, in the region. Without this, it will not be possible to build further large-scale [...]
Robots and drones to inspect offshore wind farms
Underwater robots scanning bases of offshore wind turbines and aerial drones checking their blades by air – this is a way to reduce costs of offshore wind farms operations using high-tech solutions. However, it is still unclear if robots, equipped with [...]
Ukrainian energy sector one year after Russia’s aggression
It is difficult to accept that it has been one year since Russia started its war against Ukraine. This conflict has caused immense human suffering and destruction and has had a devastating impact on the region. Today more than ever, it [...]
ORLEN Group with new in-house capabilities for offshore wind
The ORLEN Group company LOTOS Petrobaltic has equipped Poland’s first vessel with a drilling system for geoengineering seabed surveys at depths of up to 120 metres. As a result, the ORLEN Group will be able to undertake seabed surveys for wind [...]
