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Polish power grids development plan 2023-2032 – a response to offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea
A Polish power grid operator (PSE) has presented a plan for the development of the transmission system until 2032. Offshore wind energy is one of the key areas of system transformation. It is followed by investments in infrastructure for power output [...]
Offshore wind energy as a vaccine for the energy crisis
The year of the Sector Deal for the development of offshore wind energy in Poland, achievements and further plans - this was the topic of a panel at the Conference of the Parties to the Sectoral Agreements, held in Warsaw on [...]
Polish offshore farms to be secured against terrorist attacks
Potential threats to offshore wind farms, ways to protect them, and legal aspects of the security of operation of these facilities are the subject of the analysis "Protection of energy infrastructure in the aspect of offshore wind energy development in Polish [...]
Gajowiecki, PWEA: Offshore wind energy becomes a raison d’etre
The real potential of offshore wind energy in Poland and the necessary changes in the regulatory framework to fully exploit this potential were the main topics of the Offshore Wind Poland conference organized by PWEA on 16 and 17 October in [...]
WindEurope: EU countries’ offshore spatial plans will allow the generation of 220 GW of offshore wind power
EU countries have earmarked around 52,000 km2 for wind energy development, as shown in WindEurope's analysis of offshore spatial plans. Such an area, if fully utilized, will allow the installation of 220 GW of wind power. Among the leaders are Belgium [...]
PWEA: Poland’s potential in the Baltic is 33 GW
Poland’s offshore wind potential is 33 GW, according to estimates from the Offshore Wind Poland conference. The new PWEA report also indicates 20 new areas in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea, including 18 in the exclusive economic zone and [...]
Linklaters: The wind of change for the Polish energy sector is blowing strongly from the Baltic Sea
For Poland, the Baltic has always been a window to the world. Today, it is also an opportunity for Poland to become independent from coal-based energy through the development of offshore wind energy in the Polish exclusive economic zone. This new [...]
Baltic Sea Transmission System Operators prepare to manage risks on electricity adequacy
The leaders of the Baltic Sea electricity transmission system operators met in Helsinki on 2nd of November to discuss the energy crisis in Europe and the electricity adequacy of the region. The transmission system operators of the Baltic Sea region actively [...]
Jakub Budzynski, PTMEW: Poland as offshore industry hub for the Baltic region
Polish industry has a great opportunity to permanently strengthen its position in global supply chains of the offshore wind energy sector. We are already a leader in the Baltic. The key to seizing this opportunity is to build competence, develop cooperation [...]
Mike Crawley, CEO Northland Power: One of the big drivers of growth will be the energy security concern
We spoke with Mike Crawley, CEO of Northland Power, on the occasion of his visit to Poland in October, during which the selection of Vestas turbines for the Baltic Power project and the construction of an installation terminal in Świnoujście were [...]
Offshore Wind Poland conference on 16-17 November in Warsaw
Offshore wind energy will accelerate significantly in the coming decades. It will be one of the fastest growing renewable energy sectors, especially in Poland. Poland could become the largest offshore wind market in the Baltic Sea with up to 28 GW [...]
RWE bids with 1.8 GW unique concept for seabed permit in Poland
Poland has started competitive processes for five offshore wind seabed permits in the Polish Baltic Sea. RWE has submitted bids for all five areas with a total capacity of 7.8 gigawatts (GW) – including a site 44.E1, located in the direct [...]
Ocean Winds was awarded a positive environmental decision for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm
Ocean Winds, an international company dedicated to offshore wind energy and created as a 50-50 joint venture by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, received for its BC-Wind project in the Baltic Sea a so-called “Environmental Decision” that successfully completed the environmental impact assessment process. [...]
Baltic Power met for the third time with companies interested in participating in the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm
More than 400 people from 215 companies met at the Baltic Power Supply Chain Meeting 2022 in Sopot. The third edition of the Baltic Power conference focused on the key suppliers, who presented the scopes of the planned works, the schedules [...]
