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German National Ports Strategy to be underpinned by funding as quickly as possible
The German government presented its new ports strategy on 20 March. The strategy contains a collection of measures, but no plans for financing. Therefore, the onshore and offshore wind energy associations, the OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE foundation and the Hamburg Renewable Energy Cluster are [...]
Port of Roenne secures deal with Siemens Gamesa for Baltic Sea wind projects
Chief Commercial Officer of the Port of Roenne, Mr. Jeppe la Cour shared some exhilarating news in a recent social media post, that has sent ripples of excitement throughout the renewable energy sector. The Port of Roenne has inked a groundbreaking [...]
Masdar reaches close on financing for 476MW Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Project
Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has achieved close on the financing of its 49 percent shareholding in the 476MW Baltic Eagle wind farm, located in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Germany. This is Masdar’s largest ever euro-denominated financing, [...]
Jobs, nature protection, energy security, local communities – WindEurope Annual Event in Bilbao showcases the ‘value of wind’
From 20-22 March more than 12,000 people gather in Bilbao for the WindEurope Annual Event 2024. This comes at a time of growing optimism for Europe’s wind industry. Investments in new wind farms are up. Auction volumes are at record levels. [...]
New draft transmission network development plan for 2025-2034
A 4850 km track of new 400 kV lines, 28 new and 110 modernized substations and an onshore DC line are part of the investment plans of Polish grid operator - Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne PSE - until 2034. On Friday, March [...]
This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes – Episode 109
Episode 109 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, [...]
Markus Nölke becomes new managing director for WAB in Bremerhaven
On March 1, 2024, Markus Nölke (54) took over the management of WAB e.V. in Bremerhaven. Born in Bremerhaven, he originally comes from the transport and logistics sector, where he focused on shipping and port issues. Before joining WAB, Nölke had [...]
Ignitis Renewables invites to Save the Baltic Sea together
International green energy company Ignitis Renewables supports the expedition Save the Baltic Sea and invites to pay attention to the ecological state of the sea and work together in preserving the Baltic Sea. During the nine-month walk around the Baltic Sea, [...]
Klaipeda Port announced a tender for the construction of an offshore wind marshalling harbour
To accommodate the development of the two Lithuanian wind farms, as well as other projects in the Baltic Sea, Klaipeda Port announced an international tender for the reconstruction works of quays and dredging of the first stage. „With favorable conditions for [...]
Green energy for business. Coming in April the largest cPPA market event in Poland – RE-Source Poland Hub conference
The cPPAs for the purchase of green energy, concluded between consumers and RES power generators, are gaining in popularity every year and the number of signed contracts is steadily growing. Increasingly, they also include offshore wind power capacity. Figures for 2023 [...]
