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This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes – Episode 35
Episode 35 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, Google Podcasts, [...]
Baltic Power project driving new investments
Poland’s first installation terminal to be located in Świnoujście and a turbine factory to be built by Vestas in Szczecin are two new investment projects now afoot in connection with the Baltic Power offshore wind farm. The joint venture project between [...]
Copenhagen GWO Training & Safety Forum: Workshops on the Entry Level Wind Technician Framework
Human capital is an essential and key element in both the construction and operation of offshore and onshore wind farms. The industry is rapidly growing and skilled workers are still in short supply. On 4th October 2022 Global Wind Organisation held [...]
Siemens Gamesa turbine prototype set a 24-hour world record
Siemens Gamesa has recently announced that their SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine prototype, which is the world's largest in operation, has set a new world record. The prototype turbine produced 359 megawatt-hours within a 24-hour time period, which according [...]
The Land and Environmental Court in Sweden rejects the application for offshore wind power within Gävle municipality
The Land and Environmental Court in Östersund has informed on the 5th of October that it has rejected Utposten 2's application for a permit for offshore wind power within Gävle municipality. We have reported on the Utposten 2 project here. This [...]
Baltic Windustry: business and science coming together to build offshore in Poland
Opportunities and benefits of cooperation between universities and the offshore wind industry was the main theme of the Baltic Windustry Conference, which was held on 8 September 2022 in Gdansk, Poland. The main focus of the meeting organized by the Offshore [...]
This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes – Episode 34
Episode 34 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, Google Podcasts, [...]
Lessons from explosions on Nord Stream I and II for wind farms in the Baltic Sea
When pursuing offshore wind farm projects, it is necessary to consider a variation of risks to ensure their safe operation. The recent events related to the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream I and II pipelines further highlight such necessity, writes [...]
RWE bids for offshore wind seabed permit in Poland
Poland is going ahead with its offshore wind build-out program by starting a competitive process for an offshore wind seabed permit within 53.E1 area in the Polish Baltic Sea. RWE is in the race and has submitted a bid for [...]
8th DISE Energy Congress: “Offshore wind energy should be one of the pillars of energy security”
The 8th DISE Energy Congress in Wroclaw has come to an end. This year's edition of the Congress was held under the theme "Security of energy supply in times of transition". For two days - September 28 and 29 - [...]
