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CPTRA announces auction for offshore wind farm development in Saare 1 area
The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) announced an auction for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Saare 1 area west of Saaremaa. The auction will take place between 21 January 2025 at 12:00 and 23 January [...]
Finland’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm underway
The work is already in full swing in Korsnäs off the west coast of Finland where one of the most significant industrial projects in the country is in progress. To achieve carbon neutrality by 2035 and to enhance Finland's energy self-sufficiency, [...]
RWE obtains construction permits for F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind farm
Gdynia, 3 December 2024: The West Pomeranian Voivode has issued two key decisions on the implementation of the F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind farm. In doing so, he granted a permit for the construction of offshore wind turbines together with an internal [...]
New President and CEO of Northland Power
Northland Power announced that the Board of Directors has appointed energy transition leader Christine Healy as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 5, 2025. In addition to serving as President and CEO, Ms. Healy will also be appointed as a [...]
Fingrid’s final report refines the preliminary connection possibilities for offshore wind power
Seven potential connection points for offshore wind power have been identified in mainland Finland for the 2030s. These enable the connection of up to 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power capacity to the main grid. The identified connection points are located [...]
This was a week of dynamic progress in Baltic Sea Offshore Wind [Episode 146]
Episode 146 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, [...]
Wanted: more than 200,000 wind workers – but where to find them?
Education and skills are increasingly becoming decisive factors for the success of Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal. The European wind industry is set to expand from 370,000 jobs today to 600,000 jobs by 2030. This creates a serious skills gap: over the [...]
Why BalticWind.EU Is Leaving X
At BalticWind.EU, our mission has always been clear: to deliver accurate, insightful, and meaningful news about the European energy sector. Today, wanted to let our readers know that we will no longer post on the social media site X (formerly Twitter). [...]
Lillebaelt Syd offshore park gets construction permit
European Energy and SONFOR have received the green light to construct the Lillebaelt Syd offshore park in Denmark. Copenhagen, Denmark, 28th of November – The construction permit for the Lillebaelt Syd offshore wind project has been issued by the Danish Energy [...]
Hot autumn in the Baltic. Companies go out to sea with construction, and the government outlines new areas
Hot autumn in the Baltic. In winter, the first companies go out to sea with construction, and the government draws up new plans for the future. Declarations regarding the delimitation of further areas in the Baltic for the next phase of [...]
