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Offshore terminal in the port of Gdańsk: contract signed with the contractor
A new industrial and service hub will be established at the Port of Gdańsk, designed to support installation vessels for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms. The Center for EU Transport Projects has signed an agreement with the contractor [...]
This was a week of ambitious policies in Baltic Sea Offshore Wind [Episode 139]
Episode 139 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, [...]
Polish government to raise maximum price for offshore wind energy
Faced with dynamic changes in labour and raw material costs, the Polish government has decided to raise the maximum price for energy generated by offshore wind farms. Under Phase II of offshore development, the strike price is to increase from the [...]
TotalEnergies renames key German offshore wind projects
On the occasion of this year's WindEnergy trade fair and following the opening of its Renewable Energies Hub in Hamburg, TotalEnergies has announced the names of the offshore wind projects that the company will develop in Germany in the North and [...]
Finnish government submited legislative proposal on offshore wind power in the exclusive economic zone
In its plenary session on October 3rd, the Finnish government decided to submit a government proposal to Parliament for legislation on offshore wind power in the exclusive economic zone. According to Renewables Finland assessment swift progress would enable the rapid initiation of [...]
Baltic Power to introduce a temporary compensation scheme for fishermen
Baltic Power has announced plans to implement a temporary compensation scheme for fishermen fishing in the area where the first Polish offshore wind farm is planned. The squares in question are O7, O8, N7, N8, approximately 23 km from the shore. [...]
Gdynia Maritime University invites to ‘Competencies for Offshore Wind’ Conference
The 2nd edition of the 'Competencies for Offshore Wind' conference organised by the Offshore Wind Energy Centre of Gdnia Maritime University will take place on 15 October. Poland is intensively developing the offshore wind energy sector, which is soon to become [...]
Litgrid and Svenska kraftnät sign a contract to upgrade NordBalt control system
Litgrid and Svenska kraftnät, Lithuanian and Swedish transmission system operators, have signed a contract with Hitachi Energy to upgrade the control system of NordBalt HVDC interconnector. During the upgrade, control system logic, which will enhance grid stability of the Baltic countries [...]
Polenergia and Equinor take another important step in developing Bałtyk 1, largest wind farm in the Baltic Sea
Polenergia and Equinor are taking another important step in the development of the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm. The companies have signed an agreement for advisory services in terms of design work and obtaining a set of construction permits. Bałtyk 1 [...]
Equinor acquires a 9.8% minority stake in Ørsted
Equinor ASA has acquired 41,197,344 shares in Ørsted A/S (“Ørsted”), corresponding to 9.8% of the shares and votes in the company. The information provided in this announcement does not change Ørsted’s previous financial guidance for the financial year 2024. The transaction [...]
