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This was a week of advancing safety and innovation in Baltic Sea Offshore Wind [Episode 142]
Episode 142 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, [...]
Finnish Government Launched Coordination Group to Advance Offshore Wind Development
Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has established a coordination group to accelerate offshore wind power development. The group will work on creating a comprehensive "situation picture" of the sector, coordinating the timeline, and selecting sites for offshore wind projects [...]
Baltic States agreed to work on Joint Energy Hub Project
As Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia prepare to synchronize their electricity grid with Continental Europe in just 100 days, the Baltic States have already set their sights on the next transformative initiative: a Joint Baltic Energy Hub. On 31 October in Vilnius, [...]
Estonian and Finnish cooperation on the protection of underwater energy transmission connections
The Estonian Ministry of Climate and Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning the protection and repair of underwater energy infrastructure. The Underwater Energy Infrastructure MoU was signed by Minister of Climate and the [...]
Seaway7 awarded offshore wind contract by Ørsted
Seaway7 has announced the award of a substantial contract by Ørsted for the transport and installation of the inter-array cables of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project located in the UK sector of the North Sea. Seaway7’s scope of work covers [...]
RWE leads offshore biodiversity monitoring at Kaskasi wind farm
As part of a new partnership with leading scientists to improve monitoring of marine life, RWE has launched the SeaMe (Sustainable ecosystem approach in Monitoring the marine environment) project at its Kaskasi offshore wind farm off the German coast. The objective [...]
How to kick-start the Polish offshore industry? Industrial policy concept at the Offshore Wind Poland Conference
By 2030, Europe will be short of all key components, services and human resources for the sector. For some segments of the supply chain, bottlenecks are already visible today or will become apparent in 1-2 years. The Polish industry has great [...]
OX2 to manage a 211 MW wind farm in Finland
OX2 has signed an asset management agreement for Piiparinmäki wind farm with Nuveen Infrastructure. Under the agreement, OX2 will be responsible for the technical, commercial and financial management of the Piiparinmäki wind farm, to ensure optimal asset performance on the behalf [...]
Ocean Winds signs contract with Bureau Veritas Polska for certification of BC-Wind offshore wind farm
Warsaw, 21 October 2024: Ocean Winds, a joint venture formed by EDPR and ENGIE dedicated to offshore wind energy, has signed an agreement with Bureau Veritas Polska Sp. z o.o. to carry out the certification of the Polish BC-Wind offshore wind [...]
Maritime Future Concept Highlights Role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Baltic Region’s Energy Transition
The state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has unveiled its new Maritime Future Concept, a strategic roadmap aimed at strengthening its maritime economy as a crucial component of the region’s socio-economic and environmental transformation. The Concept, presented today to Minister-President Manuela Schwesig and Minister [...]
