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OX2 hands over 62.5 MW Wysoka Wind Farm to Ingka Investments
OX2 has commissioned the Wysoka Wind Farm, owned by IngkaInvestments, the investment arm of the Ingka Group, the world's largest IKEA franchise company. The farm has installed the largest wind turbines in Poland, achieving unprecedented power in the local onshore market. [...]
Baltic Power brings heavy-lift vessel to Poland for landmark offshore wind farm construction
A state-of-art vessel has arrived at the Port of Gdynia - the Svanen - a heavy-lift vessel from Van Oord’s fleet designed for the installation of offshore wind farm foundations. This particular vessel that will start the first offshore wind farm [...]
EIB approves financing for construction of 1440 MW of wind farms in the Baltic Sea
The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved financing for the construction of two wind farms in the Baltic Sea with a total capacity of 1440 MW. This information was shared by Teresa Czerwińska, vice-president of the [...]
Poland to increase capacity volume in first offshore auction to 4 GW, planned for 2025
The Ministry of Climate and Environment of Poland has announced an increase in the planned capacity volume for the first offshore wind auction in 2025 from the original 2.5 GW to 4 GW. Four auctions are planned between 2025 and 2031, [...]
Three years of ‘Career with the wind’ – Ocean Winds educates young people in Poland for offshore wind energy
Ocean Winds, together with the Industrial Development Academy (PAR), has summed up the third edition of the ‘Career with the Wind’ programme - an educational initiative aimed at preparing technical school students for work in the offshore wind energy sector. The [...]
Polish government wants to diversify support for offshore wind farms
The amendment to the Act on offshore wind farms, which is being worked on by the Ministry of Climate and Environment, aims to streamline the investment process in this sector. One of the key elements of the proposed changes is the [...]
How to kick-start the Polish offshore industry? Industrial policy concept at the Offshore Wind Poland Conference
By 2030, Europe will be short of all key components, services and human resources for the sector. For some segments of the supply chain, bottlenecks are already visible today or will become apparent in 1-2 years. The Polish industry has great [...]
Ocean Winds signs contract with Bureau Veritas Polska for certification of BC-Wind offshore wind farm
Warsaw, 21 October 2024: Ocean Winds, a joint venture formed by EDPR and ENGIE dedicated to offshore wind energy, has signed an agreement with Bureau Veritas Polska Sp. z o.o. to carry out the certification of the Polish BC-Wind offshore wind [...]
Polenergia and Equinor secure crew transportation contracts for offshore projects
Polenergia S.A. has announced the signing of key crew transportation contracts for two of its offshore wind farm projects, offshore wind farm Bałtyk II and offshore wind farm Bałtyk III. The projects are being developed as part of a joint venture [...]
Polish government believes in offshore – there will be new regulations for rapid development
The Ministry of Climate and Environment has prepared a draft amendment to the law on the promotion of electricity generation in offshore wind farms. The regulations aim to accelerate and streamline implementation, as well as to improve investment conditions for offshore [...]
Ocean Winds: Władysławowo is A Strategic Hub for Offshore Wind Energy
The port of Władysławowo is emerging as a crucial player in Poland’s offshore wind industry, with both Szkuner company and Ocean Winds recognizing its potential. Ocean Winds, a global leader in offshore wind energy, has been in partnership with the port [...]
First monopiles for Baltic Power offshore wind farm ready
The first shipments of foundation monopiles for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm have set off from Steelwind's factory in Nordenham. There will be 26 shipments to the transhipment port, from where they will depart for the offshore construction site in [...]
PLN 750 million from Green Bonds for Polenergia’s offshore wind farms
PLN 750 million from the Green Bonds issue has been credited to Polenergia's account. Poland's largest private energy group allocated them to 57 investors. Polenergia will use most of the funds to build offshore wind farms. Two most advanced projects, Bałtyk [...]
First Baltic Power monopiles shipped, marking key milestone in Poland’s offshore wind ambitions
The first monopiles for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm have been shipped from Steelwind’s plant in Nordenham, Germany, and are now en route to the installation terminal. These massive steel foundations will form the backbone of Poland’s first offshore wind [...]
Offshore terminal in the port of Gdańsk: contract signed with the contractor
A new industrial and service hub will be established at the Port of Gdańsk, designed to support installation vessels for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms. The Center for EU Transport Projects has signed an agreement with the contractor [...]