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Cristina Fernandez: 2022 will be a year of continued delivery for the offshore wind, and for Vestas it will be no different
On BalticWind.EU we ask the offshore wind industry about the highlights of 2021 and the companies’ plans for 2022. Cristina Fernandez, Sales Director, Offshore Sales East in Vestas, said in a commentary the award of 5.9 [...]
European Commission for BalticWind.EU: We are optimistic about further progress in offshore wind sector
An intense 2021 for offshore wind energy is behind us, particularly in terms of the implementation of European policy. We ask the European Commission about its summary of the past year and its plans for 2022 in offshore wind area policy. [...]
Polish-Lithuanian summit talks on development of offshore wind energy
Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland, Anna Moskwa, met with Vice-Minister of Energy of Lithuania, Daiva Garbaliauskaitė. The meeting, which took place on January 13, 2021, concerned the possibility of cooperation in the area of gas energy and RES, in [...]
Michael Bjerrum: We need to apply a lot of digitalisation to all wind farm construction processes
Digitalisation plays an important role in the development of wind power today, but can still drive further improvements in operational efficiency, decision-making, and cost-effectiveness. Process optimization is supported by Shoreline Wind. We are talking to the [...]
Rytis Kėvelaitis: Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are new and exciting markets for offshore wind
The Baltic Sea will be one of the European regions supporting the European Union’s energy transition. Particular potential is seen in offshore wind energy. We talk about the role of the Baltic Sea in decarbonising the [...]
Daniel Fraile Montoro: The wind sector needs partners in the energy transition in Europe
Daniel Fraile Montoro, Director for Market Intelligence in Wind Europe said in an interview for BalticWind.EU, that the European Union and all the countries, are committed to reaching climate neutrality by 2050. "There's been many studies showing that the best [...]
Jerzy Buzek: We will not win only with electrification but we will certainly lose without it
– Electrification will most probably not be a silver bullet: it will not be in itself sufficient in decarbonising some of industrial processes or may not be the best for all transport solutions. In other words: [...]
Valentin Novakovic: High-performance sensors and data analysis is key to optimising critical energy infrastructure
The development of renewable energy sources is linked to the expansion of the distribution and transmission network. The expanding electricity grid requires constant monitoring of its functioning, especially in real-time. We talked with Valentin Novakovic, manager [...]
Victoria Gilbert: Offshore wind is a fabulous growth area
The difficulty of energy transformation and the efficient development of wind energy will not be implemented without the highest level of service. Swire Energy Services is one of the most experienced partners in the wind industry. [...]
Gregor Scott: The designing of vessels is to ensure that they would be future proof
Offshore wind energy will not develop without raw materials, technology, transmission lines or ports. The growth of offshore wind around the world is creating more and more opportunities for ship owners and operators to maximize profits [...]
Alex Øbell Nielsen: For a new industry it’s important how transition the workforce
The rapidly growing offshore wind energy industry requires appropriate and professional training of personnel. The Baltic Sea is one of the regions where wind farm development is gaining momentum. What is the role of the training [...]
Ditlev Engel: We are technology optimistic. DNV expects a massive scaling of global energy, including the Baltic Sea
DNV plays a key role in the development of the offshore wind industry. Through its unique technological expertise, it supports developers to increase the efficiency of offshore projects at different stages of their development. DNV also [...]
Jerzy Buzek: 2022 will be the “year of delivery” of the European Green Deal
– 2022 will be – in fact – the “year of delivery” of the European Green Deal with the ongoing works both on the “Fit for 55” and Gas Packages in the European Parliament and in [...]
Daiva Garbaliauskaitė: Offshore wind is a silver bullet and the core of electricity
Lithuania has ambitions to develop offshore wind energy, which will significantly support the decarbonisation of the energy sector. Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Energy Daiva Garbaliauskaitė talks to BalticWind.EU about the importance of windmill development in the [...]
Remigiusz Nowakowski: In Copenhagen we talked about the potential of green hydrogen in Poland
During the Electric City 2021 conference the wind industry also discussed the development of RES in the context of green hydrogen production. Poland has big aspirations. The premiere of the report „Green hydrogen from RES in [...]
Peter Jenkins: IoT technology can help optimise offshore wind projects
4Subsea is a provider of technology that helps operators optimize energy production from subsea oil & gas fields and offshore wind farms. Experts link expertise with data analytics and digital services to maximise the lifetime of [...]
Janusz Gajowiecki: Today we can become electrified and make it as cheap as possible
Poland is currently a thriving market for renewable energy sources, in particular wind energy. The country has aspirations to develop offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea. Such large deposits of emission-free energy open up the [...]
Małgosia Bartosik: If we don’t start with permitting, we will get nowhere
Wind energy will be one of the pillars of decarbonisation of the European economy. The sector is already facing many challenges and the road to climate neutrality based on wind and other energy sources may be [...]
Claude Turmes: The Baltic Sea with the North Sea will be the place to be to move faster into offshore wind
Claude Turmes, Luxembourg’s Minister of Energy and Minister for Spatial Planning in a commentary for BalticWind.EU talks about the Baltic Sea’s potential for offshore wind energy. As he notes, there are challenges in building the transmission [...]
Giles Dickson: The wind industry is ready to deliver the huge volumes needed to electrify our economies
In our latest interview with Giles Dickson, we ask about the Electric City 2021 conference held in Copenhagen and the challenges of wind energy development in Europe. The interview appeared on BalticWind.EU latest report straight from Copenhagen. Which topics brought [...]
BalticWind.EU VIDEO – Peter Jenkins: IoT technology can help optimise offshore wind projects
4Subsea is a provider of technology that helps operators optimize energy production from subsea oil & gas fields and offshore wind farms. Experts link expertise with data analytics and digital services to maximise lifetime of assets and reduce operational costs. [...]
MEP Morten Petersen: The streamlining of all regulations of the Fit for 55 package is important now
BalticWind.EU informed, that MEPs set out recommendations for speeding up the deployment of offshore wind, in a report adopted on Tuesday. The report voted in the Industry, Research and Energy committee (ITRE) in response to a [...]
WindEurope: Lithuanian offshore auction design proposals jeopardise the low-cost delivery of projects
Lithuania is preparing its regulatory framework for the development of offshore wind in its waters. And new proposed auction rules have recently emerged in the Lithuanian Parliament which will jeopardise the delivery of projects at the lowest cost for society – [...]
Port’s „to be or not to be”. We already know about the Polish plan, faster action is needed
The Polish Offshore Wind Sector Deal signed on 15 September 2021 is another milestone in the development of this sector in Poland, next to the Act on the Promotion of Electricity Generation in Offshore Wind Farms of December 2020. This article [...]
Preparation for the offshore wind in the Port of Gdynia
The Polish Offshore Wind Sector Deal signed on 15 September 2021 is another milestone in the development of this sector in Poland, next to the Act on the Promotion of Electricity Generation in Offshore Wind Farms of December 2020. This [...]
