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Decarbonisation of Ukrainian economy should be one of main priorities in post-war reconstruction
"Russia's attempt to use energy as a weapon has highlighted the obvious truth that dependence on fossil fuels makes any country weak, vulnerable and dependent", says Galina Shmidt, Board Member of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association and Vice President of the [...]
Ukraine has to win the war. It’s a prerequisite for the secure development of wind energy in the Baltic Sea
A long-term condition for harnessing the potential of more than 90 GW of wind energy in the Baltic is to guarantee peace and security, including military security, in the region. Without this, it will not be possible to build further large-scale [...]
Baltic Power will start the main works for the construction of the farm in 2024
Paweł Wróbel, BalticWind.EU: Offshore wind energy is becoming increasingly important in Poland's energy transition. What is your role within the PKN Group in the context of the companies you manage, i.e. Orlen Neptun and Baltic Power? What is the role of [...]
Offshore wind energy is not a sprint, but a marathon
Key challenges for offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea in 2023 were the topic of a webinar hosted by BalticWind.EU. Offshore industry experts from the Baltic countries of our region discussed what actions should be taken next year, summed up [...]
Mette Cramer Buch, DEA: We’ve done a lot of investor dialogue in order to understand the concerns of the industry
Paweł Wróbel, BalticWind.EU: What is the history of location allocation for farm investors in Denmark? How does it currently look like for new sites? Mette Cramer Buch, Chief Advisor, Centre for Global Cooperation of the Danish Energy Agency: Historically, de-risking has [...]
MEP Morten Helveg Petersen: Denmark has yet to harvest the economic fruits of its visionary wind policy
On 1. December 2021, the first tendering procedure for offshore wind energy in Denmark without state aid was completed. It was widely celebrated in Denmark as it marked a milestone in Danish offshore wind policy - 30 years after Denmark constructed [...]
Ole Toft, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Poland: There must be a strong political commitment to drive change and development
Paweł Wróbel, BalticWind.EU: What are the elements of the Danish formula for offshore wind energy success? Ole Toft, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Poland: Denmark has a long experience with the development of offshore wind. Many mistakes have been made [...]
Ireneusz Zyska, Deputy Minister for Climate and Environment: The biggest challenge for the development of the sector is cost efficiency and profitability of projects
Pawel Wróbel. BalticWind.EU: More than a year ago, a sectoral agreement was signed for the development of offshore wind energy in Poland. What has been achieved since then? Ireneusz Zyska, Deputy Minister for Climate and Environment, Government Plenipotentiary for RES Development: [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Jarosław Broda, Member of the board, Baltic Power
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Kamil Kobyliński, Head of Offshore Wind Poland, TotalEnergies
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Jarosław Trybuchowicz, CEO of Orlen NEPTUN and Baltic Power
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Rytis Kėvelaitis, CEO of Energy Unlimited
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Janusz Gajowiecki, President of the Polish Wind Energy Association
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Daniel Badman, CEO of the Swedish Wind Energy Association
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Morten Helveg Petersen, Member of the European Parliament (Denmark, Renew Europe)
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Jakub Budzyński, Vice President of the Management Board of the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Ditlev Engel, CEO, Energy Systems at DNV
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Jaidev Dhavle, Associate Programme Officer – Innovation for the Energy Transition, IRENA
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
COP27 – climate disappointment of 2022, though with hopes of accelerating RES development
As part of our summary of the past year, we present the voices of the industry and international institutions on one of the key events that was the COP27 climate summit. Undoubtedly, the global implementation process of the Paris Agreement is [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Dariusz Lociński, CEO of PGE Baltica
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Lasma Livzeniece, Executive Director of the Latvian Wind Energy Association
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Paweł Leśniewski, Wind Energy Manager – Europe, MISTRAS Group
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Kristian Jensen, CEO of Green Power Denmark
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlook”: Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]