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Virginijus Sinkevičius: EU has the most ambitious offshore renewables target worldwide
European Commission has adopted new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU. We ask Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries about the role of offshore wind as well as how to coordinate renewables development in the Baltic Sea [...]
Cooperation in the Baltic region is the cornerstone of the transformation of the Polish energy system
Poland may become one of the leaders in the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea, with a potential estimated at up to 28 GW until 2050. Adam Guibourgé - Czetwertyński, Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, said [...]
Heidi Paalatie: Finland does see offshore wind potential, but co-existance with military radars needs to be solved
According to WindEurope, at the end of 2020, there were 19 offshore wind turbines connected to the Finnish electricity grid within three farms with a total capacity of 71 MW. The offshore wind potential in the Finnish part of the [...]
Rasmus Errboe: Poland is emerging as the front runner in offshore wind energy sector in the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is one of the areas of interest for investors in the offshore wind energy sector, including Danish giant Ørsted. The Danes will develop two offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea in cooperation with the largest electricity [...]
Dorota Bastrikin: From development to decommissioning – let’s mind the future
In the excitement of planning the first offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea it is important not to lose from sight a question, what are we going to do with them once they served their purpose? In the offshore [...]
Giles Dickson: Offshore wind energy offers many economic benefits for the Baltic countries
Can offshore wind investments drive regional cooperation? What lessons must the Baltic countries learn for the future to successfully build farms?Which countries have a chance to be a leader in offshore wind in the Baltic Sea? Check our exclusive multi - threaded interview [...]
Jerzy Buzek: Baltic Sea will greatly contribute to so much needed energy “wind of change” in the whole EU
What is the link between offshore wind development and Just Transition of coal regions? How to strengthen technological, industrial leadership and autonomy in the offshore wind sector in the European Union? Can EU funds support the local content of offshore wind [...]
Kristian Ruby: Plans of the European Commission are very ambitious
We are talking to Kristian Ruby, Secretary General of Eurelectric, about the challenges facing offshore wind energy sector in Europe, in particular the Baltic Sea. He explained in an interview with BalticWind.eu that some critical obstacles must be removed for [...]
Welcome message from Paweł Wróbel Managing Director of BalticWind.EU
With great pleasure and satisfaction I welcome you today to BalticWind.EU. After many weeks of preparation, we give you an innovative platform that aims first and foremost to create opportunities. BalticWind.EU is the space for the dialogue of industry representatives, [...]
Giles Dickson CEO Wind Europe: Message to BalticWind.EU
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Morten Petersen: We need to shift up a gear in the deployment of offshore wind
The European Union has adopted an offshore wind energy development strategy. What are the biggest challenges facing this industry? Where is the place of the Baltic Sea on the offshore wind map? How does Denmark perceive this region in the [...]
Dorota Bastrikin: Marine growth and alien species monitoring on offshore underwater structures
In the planning stages of the offshore wind developments various monitoring schemes are considered during lifetime of the structures. Some, like structural monitoring are obvious. Other, like marine growth and alien species monitoring may not be so obvious but if planned and scheduled regularly could be cost-saving by allowing practical and effective management of maintenance and decommissioning processes[...]




























