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RWE secures long-term lease of land in Ustka for offshore wind operation and maintenance base
Ustka, 23 September 2024: RWE and the Ustka Port Authority have signed a land lease agreement for the construction of an operations and maintenance base for the F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind farm. The base is one of the key elements in [...]
This was a week of milestones in Baltic Sea Offshore Wind [Episode 136]
Episode 136 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, [...]
European Commission opens call for applications for energy infrastructure Projects of Common and Mutual Interest
The Commission has opened a call for applications for energy infrastructure projects under the Trans-European Network for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation to obtain Project of Common Interest (PCI) or Project of Mutual Interest (PMI) status. The call for the electricity, hydrogen & electrolyser categories [...]
IEA: Climate finance by multilateral development banks hits record in 2023
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) announced that their global climate finance reached a record high of $125 billion in 2023. The combined total last year from institutions, including the European Investment Bank, is more than double the amount provided in 2019, when [...]
WindEnergy Hamburg 2024: The World’s leading wind energy business platform
Next week, the world's largest and most important business platform for the wind energy industry, WindEnergy Hamburg 2024, will kick off! This prestigious international event, taking place from September 24-27, brings together industry professionals, stakeholders, and innovators from across the globe [...]
EC approves Polish investment programme worth €1.2 billion to support wind and other sectors
The European Commission has approved a Polish aid programme worth approximately €1.2 billion (PLN 5 billion) to support investment in strategic sectors to assist in the transition to a net-zero-emission economy. The scheme was approved under the Temporary Crisis and Transition [...]
Green Transformation of the Polish Economy with KUKE Support
The new KUKE guarantees will make it easier for Polish companies to finance energy transition expenditures and investment projects aimed at achieving net-zero climate goals, and they will also help banks to reduce their risk and increase their lending capacity in [...]
Wood Mackenzie: global wind turbine orders hit 91.2 GW, a 23% increase from year-ago levels
Global wind turbine order intake reached new highs in H1, with 91.2 gigawatts (GW) of activity, a 23 percent increase year-over-year, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie. Globally, investment by developers in H1 totaled US$ 42 billion, a 3% [...]
Polenergia and Equinor with another key contract for Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3
Polenergia and Equinor have signed another key contract for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farm projects. The contract is for horizontal drilling in the landfall area. The contractor for the work for both projects is the Dutch company [...]
Germany’s latest onshore wind auction sets record
Germany’s latest onshore wind auction has awarded 2.7 GW of new capacity, marking a significant step toward the country’s 2030 renewable energy targets. The Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) set the average strike price at EUR 73.30/MWh, in line with previous tenders. [...]
