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Wind of change blowing in from the sea: by 2040, 18 GW of installed capacity will be built in Polish Baltic waters
The energy potential of the Polish part of the Baltic Sea is considered one of the largest in Europe, reaching up to 33 GW. ‘Its use would allow a large part of Poland's electricity demand to be met, which in turn [...]
RWE supplies power under long term wind offtake agreement to Carlsberg Sweden’s brewery in Falkenberg
RWE, a global leader in renewable energy, has signed an eight-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Carlsberg Sverige, one of Sweden’s largest beverage companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Carlsberg will source electricity produced from the nearby Örken onshore wind [...]
Construction of the Offshore Wind Service Base in Łeba Recognized for Outstanding Safety
The construction of the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base in Łeba, carried out for Equinor Poland, has been distinguished by the Regional Labour Inspectorate in Gdańsk with an award for the safest construction site in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The base will support the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind [...]
First Transition Pieces on Their Way – Advancing the Bałtyk 2 and 3 Projects
The Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projects, jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia, are gaining momentum with the transport of the first Transition Pieces (TPs). At the end of October, the components left the Smulders yard in Antwerp and [...]
Stillstrom and Port of Roenne partner to advance large-scale maritime electrification through Energy Island Bornholm
Stillstrom by Maersk and the Port of Roenne have launched a joint white paper initiative examining how Energy Island Bornholm could become a blueprint for integrating offshore wind power with large-scale vessel electrification in the Baltic Sea. The study, Energy Island [...]
Meteodyn launches high-resolution global Wind Data Portal
Meteodyn, the France-based wind engineering and climatology specialist, has entered the online wind data market with the launch of its new Wind Data Portal, offering what the company calls the finest horizontal resolution currently available for both onshore and offshore wind [...]
BC-Wind in Poland enters implementation phase – Ocean Winds closes financing
Approximately €2 billion in project finance has been secured for the construction of an offshore wind farm with a capacity of up to 390 MW on fixed foundations. Ocean Winds, an international offshore wind energy company established as a 50/50 joint [...]
EIB allocates €600 million to new offshore wind farm in Poland
The European Investment Bank has provided the largest share of support among the 15 institutions involved in financing BC-Wind. The new 390 MW offshore wind farm will supply clean energy to nearly half a million Polish households and businesses. This is [...]
Jānis Vucāns at a Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Committee in Germany: Ukraine must be involved in all discussions about its future
At its meeting in Kiel, Germany, on Monday, 24 November the Standing Committee of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) reaffirmed its unwavering solidarity with Ukraine, reports Jānis Vucāns, Head of the Latvian Delegation to the Baltic Assembly. The parliamentarians adopted [...]
Millions in offshore wind taxes for Wilhelmshaven
The state government approved the draft amendment to the regulation on the levying of trade tax and property tax in unincorporated areas for association participation. The aim of the amendment is to secure trade tax revenue for Lower Saxony's municipalities, particularly [...]
