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Energy sector’s responsibility in the face of war in Ukraine
Last week, when Russia brutally attacked Ukraine triggering a war just across the border of the European Union, is a moment in history when the development of the offshore wind industry must also be viewed through the prism of these tragic [...]
Ocean Winds: We have submitted 9 applications for new offshore wind farm sites in Poland
The Baltic Sea is becoming increasingly popular among foreign investors. The Baltic Sea is seen as a body of water offering opportunities for the development of offshore wind farms based on floating wind platforms. We ask Ocean Winds about their plans [...]
Ignitis Group: The offshore wind as a huge opportunity
The Baltic Sea will be one of the European regions supporting the energy transformation of the European Union. Particular potential is seen in offshore wind energy, and Ignitis Group is interested in its development. We asked the company about specific plans. [...]
Algis Latakas: We hope the Klaipėda Seaport will become an extremely important resource platform for offshore wind
The Baltic Sea needs port investments. By the end of the decade, 12.5 percent of the European offshore wind fleet could be located in this region, but it needs prepared service and installation ports. The port of Klaipeda has great aspirations [...]
Rytis Kėvelaitis: Offshore wind will be one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Lithuania’s history
Lithuania has high hopes for the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea. The importance of this project is described to us by Rytis Kėvelaitis, Founder & CEO at Energy Unlimited. The interview was published in our quarterly report [...]
Jerzy Buzek: Offshore wind energy needs “all hands on deck”
The Parliament voted a few days ago on the report on the EU strategy for offshore renewable energy, prepared and adopted by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. The document was finally adopted. – Offshore wind energy needs “all hands [...]
Morten Petersen: The offshore renewables strategy will help to fulfill large CO2 reductions
During the February 2022 plenary session, Parliament voted on an own-initiative report on the EU offshore renewable energy strategy, as prepared and adopted by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. This constitutes Parliament’s response to [...]
Urtė Daškevičiūtė: The most important is the clarity and transparency in the offshore tendering processes
While some developers in the wind energy sector have a lot of experience with onshore wind parks, they lack experience with offshore wind parks. For this reason, local companies cooperate with foreign companies in order to [...]
Anna Łukaszewska-Trzeciakowska: We want to be a leader of offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea
PKN Orlen has big aspirations to develop offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea, not only in Poland. -The potential of the Baltic states’ markets is over 20 GW and, of course, if there are such [...]
Support scheme and concept for the 2nd offshore wind project – the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy targets for 2022
Lithuania, as one of the Baltic countries, wants to use the opportunities of offshore wind energy development. The first offshore wind farm will be built by 2030, while renewables auction for the first offshore wind farm is planned for 2023. [...]
GWO: The offshore wind industry can expect rapid expansion of global standard training
Offshore wind is moving fast and the workforce behind it is developing rapidly. Global Wind Organisation is at the heart of workforce development with a mission to ensure an injury-free working environment in wind. We spoke [...]
Marco Nix: Offshore hubs and hybrid wind projects could lead the way towards an increasingly growing meshed offshore grid
Electricity grid operators play a key role in offshore wind development. The future of wind turbines in European seas depends on the work and development of the grid. German operator 50Hertz knows this very well. Marco [...]
Do WWII weapons dumped in the Baltic Sea pose a threat to wind energy?
Author: Rafał Miętkiewicz, PhD, assistant professor at the Faculty of Command and Maritime Operations, Polish Naval Academy of the Heroes of Westerplatte in Gdynia, expert of the Ignacy Łukasiewicz Institute for Energy Policy Establishment of the offshore wind energy (OWE) sector in [...]
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 [...]
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