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Newsroom: WindEuropeās response to the ECās consultation on the new Guidelines on State aid for climate
The EUās climate neutrality requires 1,300 GW of wind power by 2050 and a doubling of the annual wind energy installation rates. EU State aid rules are key to creating the conditions for a cost-effective transition [...]
The preliminary feasibility study for ELWIND – a Latvian-Estonian offshore wind farm will be developed
A public procurement notice for the construction of an Estonian-Latvian offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea has appeared in the Estonian Public Procurement Register. The tender concerns the implementation of the ELWIND feasibility study. [...]
Peter van Dalen: The proper involvement of fishers must be the precondition for co-existence with OWF
Dutch MEP Peter van Dalen answers BalticWind.EUās questions on cooperation between fishermen and emerging offshore wind industry. On July 7, 2021, Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the impact of offshore wind farms [...]
Newsroom: The call for expression of interest for working group on offshore renewable energies
The European Commission is launching a call for expression of interestĀ open to all relevant stakeholder organisations to become a member of a new working group on offshore renewable energy under the framework of the clean energy [...]
Newsroom: A strong result and a development drives the transition for Vattenfall
Vattenfallās President and CEO Anna Borg comments on the interim report for January-June 2021. āAchieving our goal of enabling fossil-free living within one generation requires that we cooperate with customers and other partners ā also outside [...]
The European Parliament gives alarm on the impact of offshore wind farms on fishing
Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution of July 7, 2021 on the impact of offshore wind farms and other renewable energy systems on the fisheries sector. The document stresses the need to avoid possible [...]
Analysis: Fit-for-55% package recognises offshore wind as key to deliver EUās climate and energy targets
The āfit for 55% packageā adopted by the European Commission on July 14th. clearly indicates that boosting renewable sources of energy, in particular wind, is essential to deliver EUās climate target. Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, [...]
Newsroom: The EU Commission wants 30 GW a year of new wind up to 2030
Today the European Commission has tabled the Fit-for-55 package, a series of legislative proposals to deliver the EUās increased climate target of 55% emissions reduction by 2030. The package includes a higher renewables target and new rules to support the [...]
Morten Petersen: We need to simplify arduous permitting procedures and push for collaboration
On 1st July members of the European Parliamentās Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) debated a draft report by Morten Petersen on the European Unionās strategy for offshore renewable energy. We are asking the Danish [...]
Swedish municipalities’ veto for wind projects only at the beginning of the investment
Swedenās environment ministry has focused on municipalitiesā right to object to the construction of wind farms. For this purpose, a special team was set up to study the consequences of its removal or to present a [...]
WindEurope: Decision to extend EU steel safeguard will worsen pressure on costs
The European Commission has officially extended the steel safeguard measures for a further three years. The decision will add to cost pressures for wind turbine and component manufacturers. The steel safeguard measures impact two categories of importance to the European [...]
HVDC multi-terminal networks and their technological integration are the key to offshore wind development
ENTSO-E, T&D Europe and WindEurope have published a joint report on the development of HVDC systems in the context of offshore wind energy. Technical problems in integrating a large number of, for example, converter stations from different suppliers are a [...]
Analysis: Cross-border cooperation in the EU will be strengthened according to leaked revised renewable energy directive (REDIII)
European Commission will present the package āfit for 55%ā this summer. According to the latest agenda of the Commission it is scheduled on July 14th. All legislative proposals need to provide a framework for delivering increased GHG reduction target for [...]
Virginijus SinkeviÄius: EU has the most ambitious offshore renewables target worldwide
European Commission has adopted new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU.Ā We ask Virginijus SinkeviÄius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries about the role of offshore wind as well as how to coordinateĀ renewables development in theĀ Baltic Sea [...]
LEAK European Commission: Offshore wind will be one of the pillars of RES development in the EU
[Download link at the end of article] Leaked revised renewable directive (REDIII) shows that offshore wind will be one of the pillars of RES development in the EU. The leaked document puts strong focus on cross border projects, joint cooperation [...]
Offshore wind sector in Estonia with low environmental impact, there are concerns about noise and fish
In the pages of the Estonian ERR website, Juhan Hellerma writes about development plans for offshore wind energy in Estonia. It turns out that the expected environmental impact of marine installations may be much lower than originally predicted. The Estonian [...]
Newsroom: GWEC announced the launch of Global Wind Coalition for #COP26
The world is not installing wind power at the pace needed to achieve net-zero, according to Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The wind industryās new campaign for COP26 asks governments, companies, and people across the world one critical question: "Wind. [...]
Newsroom: EU Council revision of TEN-E Regulation adds a new focus on offshore electricity grids
On Friday, the European Council reached a general approach on the revision of the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation. The objective of the revised TEN-E regulation is to modernise, decarbonise and interconnect the EUās cross-border energy infrastructure in order [...]
Political agreement on new rules for offshore wind in Denmark
The Danish government, together with the majority in the Parliament have agreed to strengthen the role of local influence on coastal green energy projects development such as offshore wind. According to Wind Denmark, it may stop the possibility of market-driven [...]
Electrification Alliance: Obstacles to wind and electricity grid deployment in the EU have to be removed
Removal of obstacles especially in relation to permitting is one of the recommendations published by an Electrification Alliance. Members of the alliance, including WindEurope and Eurelectric, released its priorities for āfit for 55%ā package. Recommendations for the revision of the Renewable [...]
Modified German support scheme for offshore wind energy published in the OJEU
The biggest wind power seminar in Finland gathers over 200 people from more than 10 countries to network and learn from the latest winds in the industry. As we are moving closer to the era of new normal, event organizers work hard to make safe events happen ā and so are we.
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 [...]
Lithuania is preparing special plans for the development of offshore wind installations in the Baltic Sea
The consulting company UAB Ardynas, commissioned by the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy, will prepare a plan for some areas in the Baltic Sea where offshore wind farms are to be built. Lithuania has already preliminarily identified places where wind farms [...]
The European Commission has approved a renewable energy support program in Denmark
The European Commission approved the Danish support scheme for the development of renewable energy sources, in particular onshore and offshore wind farms, hydropower plants and photovoltaic installations. In this way, the Danes will accelerate the development of the renewable energy [...]
The Polish regulator issued important decisions as part of the first phase of offshore wind support
In just a few years, Poland will join the countries producing electricity in offshore wind farms. For this purpose, the necessary regulations have been created that provide support for projects in the Baltic Sea. The Polish energy market regulator has [...]
European TSOs launch Eurobar Initiative for Standardised Offshore Grids
Seven European transmission system operators have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the launch of Eurobar, an initiative for interconnecting offshore wind platforms across Europe. The aim of Eurobar is to efficiently and securely integrate offshore wind power into the European [...]
UE greenlights Polish offshore wind support scheme
The European Ā Commission approves ā¬22.5 billion Polish scheme to support offshore wind farms. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: āThis Polish scheme is a very good example of how competition policy can enable Member States to support [...]
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