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Comprehensive Surveys Advance Korsnäs Offshore Wind Project
During the summer, more than 10 experts with training in fisheries, hydrobiology, limnology and research diving will be at sea, as well as engineers specializing in marine research and measurements. The teams have worked throughout the project area, including both the [...]
IEA: Global electricity demand set to rise strongly this year and next, reflecting its expanding role in energy systems around the world
The world’s demand for electricity is rising at its fastest rate in years, driven by robust economic growth, intense heatwaves and increasing uptake of technologies that run on electricity such as EVs and heat pumps, according to a new report by [...]
PGE and Ørsted conduct bird and porpoise monitoring
PGE and Ørsted, which are preparing to build the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, have started bird monitoring and are preparing for porpoise monitoring. The research conducted will allow data to be collected on the occurrence of birds and porpoises in [...]
Another Polish company with contract on PGE’s offshore project
PGE Baltica, a PGE Group company, has signed a framework agreement with ‘PROJMORS’ Biuro Projektów Budownictwa Morskiego sp. z o.o. for technical consultancy in connection with the implementation of offshore wind energy investments in port areas. The scope of work includes [...]
EIB provides €450 million to Prysmian to facilitate electricity transmission and distribution in Europe
Operations will take place in Finland, Italy and France. The new funds will go towards manufacturing extra-high-voltage submarine power cables and high-voltage onshore cables, and other upgrades to existing cables. The project supports the objectives of REPowerEU, for which the EIB [...]
Bornholm Energy Island on the list of Renewable Energy Cross-border Projects under the CEF Energy
The European Commission has announced that three more projects have obtained the status required to be part of the List of Renewable Energy Cross-border Projects (CB RES list) under the Connecting Europe Facility for Energy (CEF Energy). One of theme is [...]
IRENA: Tripling Renewables by 2030 Requires a Minimum of 16.4% Annual Growth Rate
Record growth in renewables must be significantly topped up in the remaining 7 years to meet the UAE Consensus energy target set at COP28 according to the latest The Renewable Energy Statistics 2024 of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released in [...]
Another step in implementing Pomeranian Centre of Competence for Offshore Renewable Energy – cooperation with Baltic Industrial Group
Baltic Industrial Group (GP Baltic) and the City of Rumia have established cooperation. On 24 July 2024, a Letter of Intent was signed by the President of GP Baltic Adam Kowalski and the Mayor of Rumia Michał Pasieczny. The cooperation is [...]
This was a week of Steady Progress in Baltic Sea Offshore Wind [Episode 128]
Episode 128 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, [...]
Production of key components for Baltic Power’s offshore wind farm is underway
Preparations for the installation of the Baltic Power farm are gaining momentum, and domestic companies are playing an important role in the process. Power stations are being built in Gdansk and Gdynia, which will receive energy from the turbines and transmit [...]
