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Ignitis Renewables is starting an education programme for children: a hands-on introduction to offshore wind farms
Ignitis Renewables, the developer of the first Lithuanian offshore wind farm (Curonian Nord) has started a special education programme designed to introduce children to offshore wind farms through games and hands-on experiences. Children of a Palanga kindergarten, Ąžuoliukas, were the first [...]
Finnish Wind Power Association: Wind power becoming the largest renewable electricity producer in 2024
According to statistics compiled by Finnish Wind Power Association in June, wind power construction continues to be strong. At the beginning of the year 2024, 60 new power plants with a total capacity of 377 megawatts were built in Finland. Including [...]
Metsähallitus’ offshore wind power project nature surveys to start in the waters off Närpiö, Pyhäjoki and Raahe
Nature surveys for Metsähallitus’ Edith and Ebba offshore wind power projects will be launched in the waters off Närpiö, Pyhäjoki and Raahe. During the summer and autumn of 2024, the current status of the areas’ birds and zoobenthos, as well as [...]
European Council’s Strategic Agenda 2024-2029 – green transition as a one of key priorities
Every five years, EU leaders agree on the EU’s political priorities for the future. This takes place in the context of the European Parliament elections and ahead of the appointment of each European Commission. Strategic Agenda for the period 2024-2029 sets [...]
PSE and Litgrid signed cooperation agreement to build Harmony Link interconnector as overland line
PSE and Litgrid, transmission system operators in Poland and Lithuania, respectively, signed anagreement on cooperation on the implementation of Harmony Link interconnector as an overland line. The agreement establishes the general basis of cooperation between PSE and Litgrid for implementing the [...]
Joint call of German wind industry to strengthen supply chains and ports
Six German organizations dealing wind offshore wind energy development – Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V. (BWE), Bundesverband Windenergie Offshore e.V. (BWO), OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE Foundation,VDMA Power Systems, WAB e.V., WindEnergy Network e.V. (WEN) - released joint pressrelease to flag the need to Strengthen supply chains [...]
European Commission approves €194 million Polish investment aid underthe Recovery and Resilience Facility for offshore wind terminal in Gdańsk seaport
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Polish support measure of approximately €194 million (PLN 900.45 million) for the construction of an offshore wind terminal in the seaportof Gdańsk. The new terminal will serve as installation terminal to build offshore [...]
Ørsted successfully pilots new technology that further optimises offshore wind monopile installation
Building on existing marine life protections, Ørsted has developed a new, lower-noise installation method that could potentially revolutionise the way offshore wind foundations are installed. The groundbreaking new technology has been successfully tested in Germany, proving that this innovative approach can [...]
This was a week of New Projects in Baltic Sea Offshore Wind [Episode 126]
Episode 126 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 Wind Energy Pavilion at WindEnergy in Hamburg
For years, the Polish Wind Energy Pavilion of the Polish Wind Energy Association has been a fixed point for promoting and strengthening our country's position among the leaders of Europe's green transformation. The international WindEnergy trade fair will take place from [...]
