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RED II: Breakthrough for an ambitious expansion of renewable energies in the EU
On June 16, the member states of the European Union approved a comprehensive redesign of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) in the Committee of Permanent Representatives. The European target for renewable energies will thus be significantly increased from 32% to [...]
All parties in the Danish Parliament agree on a new marine plan
Agreement on Denmark's Marine Plan strengthens nature protection of the sea, the development of renewable energy and more sustainable development of fisheries. In a time marked by increased global tensions, the need for a green transition, protection of nature and development [...]
The Danish Energy Agency invites potential bidders to a market dialogue regarding the new tender framework
The government and a broad majority of political parties have made an agreement, establishing the framework for the coming 9 GW offshore wind tenders, with operations starting in the end of 2030 at the latest. The Danish Energy Agency is currently [...]
Transmission system operators from the Baltic Sea region strengthen cooperation for more energy sovereignty and climate protection
CEOs and other executives from the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) of the Baltic Sea countries met in Berlin to further intensify cooperation. The meeting was attended by AST (Latvia), Elering (Estonia), Energinet (Denmark), Fingrid (Finland), Litgrid (Lithuania), PSE (Poland), Statnett (Norway) [...]
Government study evaluating offshore wind projects may delay their development in Sweden
On the 3rd of May, The Swedish government presented how they want to conduct a better assessment of offshore wind development. In its commentary, Svensk Vindenergi (the Swedish Wind Energy Association), welcomes clearer long-term rules in the field, but at the [...]
Requirements for offshore wind farm developers approved
Following the Government’s approval of the location for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea and the requirements for tenderers, the National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) will launch a tender for the selection of a developer on [...]
WindEurope: EU Green Industry Plan falls short for now
The European Commission presented its Green Deal Industrial Plan today. It consists of a Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) aiming to strengthen the EU’s industrial base for clean technologies, a Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) to increase Europe’s capacity to source [...]
Requirements for developers of offshore wind farms without state aid in Lithuania approved
According to the information posted by the Lithuanian Wind Power Association (LWEA) the government of the Republic of Lithuania has approved the requirements for developers of offshore wind farms without state aid. The tender should be announced by National Energy Regulatory Council on [...]
Commission proposes reform of the EU electricity market design to boost renewables, better protect consumers and enhance industrial competitiveness
Today, the Commission has proposed to reform the EU's electricity market design to accelerate a surge in renewables and the phase-out of gas, make consumer bills less dependent on volatile fossil fuel prices, better protect consumers from future price spikes and [...]
EU electricity market design: Council and Parliament must stick to targeted reform
The European Commission has proposed a targeted revision of the EU’s electricity market design. It makes Contracts-for-Difference the new norm for supporting renewables investments. It also allows investors to sell their electricity via Power Purchase Agreements or directly on the electricity [...]
The Danish Energy Agency resumes the processing of Aflandshage and Frederikshavn Offshore Wind Farm
The Danish Energy Agency reopens two projects On 1 February 2023, the Danish Energy Agency suspended the processing of 33 open-door projects pending further clarification of EU legal issues. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply has now assessed that the [...]
Municipalities can lose billions on scrapped offshore wind turbine projects
Danish municipalities stand to receive an injection of DKK 1-2 billion. DKK from 28 offshore wind projects, which a number of developers want to build without government support, but which have been put on hold. Green Power Denmark calls it crucial [...]
Energy CEOs: Europe needs stronger wind supply chain and clear investment signals
The European Commission is preparing a Net Zero Industry Act and changes to Europe’s Electricity Market Design. CEOs of Europe’s leading energy companies say it’s essential to get the detail right in these proposals. Francesco Starace, CEO Enel: “The energy transition [...]
Energy intensive giants are signing most PPAs in offshore wind power
Heavy industries and ICT sector signed most of power purchase agreements (PPA) with offshore wind farms in 2021 and 2022, as the European PPA market expect some further boost from the EU power market overhaul being drafted by the European Commission. [...]
German offshore wind farms must be secured against acts of espionage and sabotage
A Russian ship wanted to spy on Dutch wind farms: What is the security situation at German offshore wind farms and what protective measures must be taken now to protect critical infrastructure from Russian espionage and sabotage? BWO Managing Director Stephen [...]
PWEA: Offshore wind power could meet as much as 57% of Poland’s total electricity demand, and local content could reach 65%
Poland's offshore potential is up to 33GW of clean, green energy Electricity from the first Polish wind farm in the Baltic Sea will flow as early as 2026. There has not yet been such a dynamically developing renewable energy technology in Poland, or [...]
Mette Cramer Buch, DEA: We’ve done a lot of investor dialogue in order to understand the concerns of the industry
Paweł Wróbel, BalticWind.EU: What is the history of location allocation for farm investors in Denmark? How does it currently look like for new sites? Mette Cramer Buch, Chief Advisor, Centre for Global Cooperation of the Danish Energy Agency: Historically, de-risking has [...]
Denmark puts offshore ambitions at risk as it suspends processing of projects under the Open Door scheme
Most new offshore wind farms in Denmark are established after a tendering procedure, however, the Open Door procedure is also applicable. In the Open Door procedure, a project developer takes the initiative to establish an offshore wind farm of a self-selected [...]
WindEurope: Investments in wind energy are down – Europe must get market design and green industrial policy right
Investments in wind energy in Europe fell in 2022. Orders for new wind turbines were down 47% on 2021. There was not a single investment in an offshore wind farm. The problem is inflation, with costs rising at a higher rate [...]
EU 2023 Call for Cross-Border RES, including offshore wind projects is open
Offshore wind projects may receive support from 2023 Call for Cross-Border RES (CB RES) projects opened by the European Union. So far two offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea benefit from a newly established EU programme under Connecting Europe Facility whose [...]
Berlin mulls support scheme for industry with offshore wind electricity price as benchmark
As the electricity prices are soaring fueled by war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, German government is seeking ways to shield the competitiveness of its industry hit by rising costs. Berlin is reportedly working on a mechanism linking power prices [...]
Pressing challenges presented by the current energy crisis among priorities of Swedish Presidency in the EU
The Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented the programme of the Swedish Presidency of the Council during the plenary session of the European Parliament today. Below we present priorities for energy, environment and climate of the Swedish Presidency from 1 January until 30 [...]
Unresolved first of the location permits for phase II of the Polish offshore
The Minister of Infrastructure has announced that in the location permit for area 53.E.1, no applicant has achieved the qualifying minimum. This concerns 1 of the 11 areas to be allocated to investors under the so called PSZW for the second [...]
REPowerEU: Council agrees on accelerated permitting rules for renewables
The Council reached an agreement (general approach) on targeted amendments to the renewable energy directive, proposed under the REPowerEU plan. Member states will design dedicated ‘go-to areas' for renewables with shortened and simplified permitting processes in areas with lower environmental risks. [...]
European Parliament backs boosting the deployment of renewables
The proposed law will accelerate the procedure to grant permits for renewable energy power plants including offshore windmills. Key changes voted by Members of the European Parliament on Wednesday 14th December: renewables go-to area - a new definition is added in [...]
Support for companies investing in Polish offshore to be subject to inflationary valorization
The law freezing gas prices for residential consumers in 2023 includes a provision for the valorization of support for companies developing offshore wind energy in Poland. It was demanded by the industry due to rising inflation and project costs. Investors who [...]
Some investors may receive offshore licenses at the turn of the year
Poland's infrastructure ministry is expected to announce the results of offshore wind farm concession granting proceedings for five areas in the Baltic Sea at the turn of 2022 and for another six in May 2023. As part of the second round [...]
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 [...]
Acceleration of clean and just transition to renewable energy needed to meet COP27 agreements
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed on November 20th with an agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. “This outcome moves us forward” said Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Germany: broad agreement to reach 30 GW capacity target in the Baltic and North Sea by 2030
The German Federal Ministry for Economics and Climate Action has announced new targets for offshore wind energy. The plan is to accelerate offshore investment in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea - to reach a target of 30 GW in [...]
The COP27 climate conference has begun. Investments in renewable energy need to triple
Sunday 6 November saw the start of the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The meeting, which will last until 18 November, takes place in the shadow of the ongoing energy crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine, as [...]
The Danish Energy Agency invites to a supplementary hearing regarding Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm
Supplementary 5-weeks public hearing on the sea-based part of the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of the plan for Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm (OWF). The signatory parties of the Climate Agreement on green electricity and heat of 25 June 2022 have decided to move [...]
OCEaN: Speed up offshore wind and grid development with robust and timely Maritime Spatial Planning
At a joint conference on nature positive offshore energy infrastructure hosted by Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) and WindEurope, the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature (OCEaN) confirmed that it is possible to speed up offshore wind and related electricity grid deployment [...]
Swedish Wind Energy Association: In the Tidö Agreement, the government should ensure technology neutrality and a level playing field
On 14 October, Daniel Badman, VD/CEO of the Swedish Wind Energy Association (Svensk Vindenergi), commented on the Tidö Agreement presented by the Moderate Coalition Party (Moderaterna), Christian Democrats, Liberals and Sweden Democrats. The political agreement is the basis for a deal [...]
BEMIP: Milestones for the BALTIC SEA offshore development – countries of the region are to agree capacity goals by January 2023
Member states of the Baltic Sea region are supposed to agree their capacity goals for offshore renewable energy for 2030-2040-2050 by 24 January 2023 to enable the EU transmission operators’ network to devise a plan for the development of the strategic [...]
BEMIP: Energy from the Baltic Sea will reduce dependence on Russia
Energy from wind farms in the Baltic Sea and increased electrification of the region is a way to strengthen security of energy supply and ultimately to reduce dependence on fossil fuels imported from Russia - such was the conclusion of a [...]
WindEurope: Emergency measures in the EU energy market should address actual profits and support investment in renewables
As WindEurope points out in their position paper – governments must help citizens and businesses cope with very high energy prices. This is especially important in the context of up to 10-fold increases in energy prices [...]
Danish Energy Agency launches consultation on six more location applications under open-door program
As of 4 April 2022, the Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) has received 47 applications within the framework of the so-called open-door program. 16 of them were rejected due to overlap with state land reservations. The agency [...]
The Marienborg Declaration: Baltic Sea Countries declare more cooperation in offshore wind
On 30 August 2022 the Heads of Governments and Energy Ministers of the 8 countries around the Baltic Sea signed the Marienborg Declaration. They committed to new volumes for the build-out of offshore wind in the [...]
EC finalizes analysis of Polish offshore regulation’s compliance with EU law
The Commission is analysing the regulation adopted by Poland on 27 November 2021. The Commission is in particular, assessing the compliance with Articles 15(1) and 4(4) of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) as well as Articles [...]
Latvian parliament approves regulations to improve RES development
On final reading on July 14, the Latvian Parliament approved amendments to the Energy Law and the Electricity Market Law prepared by the Ministry of Economics, contributing to strengthening Latvia’s energy security and independence. The new [...]
Fishermen in Estonia to be compensated due to offshore wind farm development
The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) passed amendments to the Natural Gas Act and other related laws during one of the session. The amendments also provide new solutions for onshore and offshore wind power in Estonia. […]
Virginijus Sinkevičius: Eutrophication remains a major environmental threat to the Baltic Sea and affects the entire ecosystem
Paweł Wróbel: The Nature Restoration Law will set restoration targets and obligations across a broad range of ecosystems at land and sea in the EU. How is this to work in practice for marine areas? Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, [...]
Sweden takes charge in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
Sweden will hold the presidency of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region from July 1 to June 30, 2023, reports the Swedish government. […]
WindEurope: Negative bidding in German offshore wind law threatens supply chain
The German Parliament has adopted a new Offshore Wind Law (WindSeeG). It makes important changes to the design of Germany’s offshore wind auctions. It established two different types of auctions, one of which involves negative bidding with no caps on the [...]
Giles Dickson: Biodiversity and renewables go hand in hand
The European Commission has published its Nature Protection Package. The package implements the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, part of the European Green Deal. It’s also supporting the REPowerEU Action Plan, the measures to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and [...]
Estonia will explore the possibility of wind energy production in Hiiu region
The State Shared Service Centre (Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus, RTK) has issued a tender for a service including a preliminary spatial analysis to determine the feasibility of planning offshore wind farms in the Hiiu region. […]
Estonia to start processing 20 applications for permits to build offshore wind farms
The Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) has announced that it will start the procedure of analyzing applications for construction permits for 20 offshore wind farms. On May 12, the Estonian government passed the [...]
125 applications for concessions for offshore wind farms in new areas in Poland
The Polish Ministry of Infrastructure has launched further administrative procedures for granting concessions for new offshore wind sites in the Polish Baltic Sea in 2022. There are 11 proceedings in total. The Minister of Infrastructure Marek [...]
BWO: The current WindSeeG project neglects industrial policy
The Bundestag will hold the first reading of the second draft of the amendment to the Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG). According to the Federal Association of Wind Farm Operators Offshore (BWO), little consideration has been given to industrial policy requirements [...]
Swedish Institute: Time to speed up energy efficiency in the Baltic Sea region
Energy experts from countries in the Baltic Sea region gathered in an online session hosted by the Swedish Institute for a dialogue on energy efficiency. The message from the speakers was that work on energy efficiency [...]
More energy islands and renewable energy – Denmark becomes independent from Russian gas
Denmark intends to build more energy islands and accelerate renewable energy production to become independent from Russian gas, Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities reports. The key will be the development of offshore wind energy. [...]
Lithuanian government approves regulations to accelerate RES development
On April 13, the Lithuanian government approved amendments to legislation drafted by the Ministry of Energy to accelerate the development of RES in Lithuania. The new legislation removes the bureaucracy and excessive restrictions on photovoltaic and [...]
Easter Package will accelerate offshore wind development in Germany
At the beginning of April, the German government adopted the so-called Easter Package at the request of Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck. This is the largest change to [...]
Sweden accelerates wind energy development – the government presents a package of solutions
The Swedish government has presented a package of solutions for accelerating the development of wind energy. Wind turbines for Sweden are intended to be a source of cheap and green electricity. The package consists of four [...]
Lithuanian Seimas gives green light for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea
On 31 March 2022, the Seimas of Lithuania adopted laws on offshore wind energy development in the Baltic Sea. As a result, they gave a green light for the construction of the first offshore wind farm [...]
Lithuanian Parliament approves further offshore wind energy proposals
During the discussion at the meeting of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, the proposals of the Committee for Environmental Protection, on the development of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, were accepted. This [...]
Latvia will increase energy independence, less bureaucracy for wind projects is predicted
Latvia plans to implement new regulations that will accelerate the pace of development of wind farm projects. The government’s plans were announced by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Artūrs Toms Plešs, during a [...]
New WindSeeG project – industry submits comments, wind energy development momentum needed
Germany is currently working on a draft offshore wind energy law (WindSeeG). The Federal Association of Wind Farm Operators Offshore (BWO) has submitted comments and recommendations to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action [...]
Poland has started work on the implementation of Sector Deal premise for offshore wind energy
In September 2021, the Polish government and the offshore wind industry signed the Polish Offshore Wind Sector Deal for offshore wind development in Poland. The main objective of the groundbreaking document is to maximize the local [...]
WWF: Baltic countries lead EU for sustainable sea space management, but still put nature at risk
Baltic countries’ plans to sustainably manage human activities at sea lack harmony across borders, and measures to restore and protect ecosystems are inadequate – that’s the conclusion of WWF’s Baltic Ecoregion Programme, which has evaluated Baltic [...]
No tie in proceedings for permits for offshore wind farms in Poland
In the list of legislative works of the Polish government there appeared an announcement of a draft amendment of the Act on sea areas of the Republic of Poland and the maritime administration. The project assumes regulation of a situation [...]
Development of offshore wind sector could help RePowerEU plan
The war in Ukraine, caused by Russia’s attack, has shown how damaging the toxic relationship between Europe and Russia is in the energy sector. The answer is REPowerEU – European Commission’s plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels by [...]
Lithuania launches consultations on elements of environmental impact assessment of wind turbines in the Baltic Sea
The Ministry of Energy of Lithuania invites to participate in public consultations on the elements relevant for the environmental impact assessment of wind farms to be constructed in the Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea. […]
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 [...]
European Parliament adopts EU strategy for offshore renewable energy sources
Today at a meeting of the European Parliament, MEPs adopted a strategy for the development of offshore energy in Europe. This is a watershed moment for the offshore wind industry. The document sets ambitious goals for [...]
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 [...]
Energinet consults on new model of fees for transmission grid expansion
Danish transmission operator Energinet said that a new model for paying power producers for transmission network development costs is out for consultation. The new solution is expected to contribute to the efficient use of RES sources [...]
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. [...]
A thaw coming in Germany’s offshore wind energy? Several questions remain unanswered
In January 2022, the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) presented first concrete plans at a meeting with representatives of the offshore wind industry. Managing Director of the industry organization BWO, Stefan Thimm, [...]
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. [...]
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: [...]
Jerzy Buzek: 2022 will be the “year of delivery” of the European Green Deal
– 2022 will be – in fact – the “year of delivery” of the European Green Deal with the ongoing works both on the “Fit for 55” and Gas Packages in the European Parliament and in [...]
New State Aid Guidelines allow technology-specific auctions, endorse Contracts for Difference to deploy more wind
Today the European Commission published its new EU Guidelines on State Aid for Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy. The new Guidelines allow National Governments to hold technology specific auctions and endorse revenue stabilisation mechanisms notably 2-sided [...]
German coalition agreement added to the optimism in offshore wind sector
The three German parties – SPD, Greens and FDP – concluded a coalition agreement in Berlin in November. SPD politician Olaf Scholz will become the new chancellor, replacing Angela Merkel. The landmark agreement also touches on [...]
SITE Development Day 2021 with BalticWind.EU – we will talk about Poland’s energy transition
On December 8, the next edition of SITE Development Day will be launched. The Managing Director of BalticWind.EU, Paweł Wróbel, will attend the event as a speaker. During his speech, he will talk about Poland’s energy [...]
EU plans and the wind potential of the Baltic Sea. BalticWind.EU to attend CPMR Baltic Sea Commission meeting
On 8 December, there will be a meeting of the Working Group for energy and climate of the CPMR Baltic Sea Commission. The topic of the meeting are the opportunities of offshore wind energy development in [...]
A safe Baltic without chemical weapons and shipwrecks? Poland does not want to be indifferent
#BalticForGenerations – is an initiative of the Polish energy company Enea and the UN Global Compact Network Poland, which aims to protect the waters of the Baltic Sea. Hundreds of thousands of tons of classic munitions, [...]
WindEurope: The time has come for the floating technology to move to commercial scale
Today 113 MW operate using floating foundations and have shown outstanding performance, including the highest capacity factors in the wind sector. The time has come for the technology to move to commercial scale – WindEurope explains [...]
2 GW more of offshore wind by 2030 – new Danish agreement
Denmark’s Finance Ministry said that the Danish government, together with the political parties, has reached a partial agreement on the 2022 budget bill. Politicians expressed the need for more investment in offshore wind energy. It was [...]
MEP Morten Petersen: The streamlining of all regulations of the Fit for 55 package is important now
BalticWind.EU informed, that MEPs set out recommendations for speeding up the deployment of offshore wind, in a report adopted on Tuesday. The report voted in the Industry, Research and Energy committee (ITRE) in response to a [...]
MEPs set out recommendations for speeding up the deployment of offshore wind
MEPs set out recommendations for speeding up the deployment of offshore wind, in a report adopted on Tuesday. The report voted in the Industry, Research and Energy committee in response to a European Commission communication stresses that meeting the 2030 and [...]
WindEurope: Lithuanian offshore auction design proposals jeopardise the low-cost delivery of projects
Lithuania is preparing its regulatory framework for the development of offshore wind in its waters. And new proposed auction rules have recently emerged in the Lithuanian Parliament which will jeopardise the delivery of projects at the lowest cost for society – [...]
Environmentally friendly offshore wind energy development. OCEaN Coalition makes recommendations
The Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature (OCEaN) is a coalition of wind farm operators, transmission systems and environmental organizations that provides an open forum for discussion. The German working group presented six recommendations for the [...]
MEP Jerzy Buzek for BalticWind.EU: The end does not justify the means!
The development of offshore wind energy in EU countries is associated with the need to speed up the issuance of permits for the construction of wind farms. The offshore wind industry has long stressed that the lack of fast and [...]
New work programme on development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea adopted
The Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan (BEMIP) adopted a new work programme for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea. […]
HELCOM adopts the updated Baltic Sea Action Plan
Charting a way forward for a healthy Baltic Sea, HELCOM has adopted the updated Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) during the HELCOM Ministerial Meeting 2021 that was held in Lübeck, Germany, on 20 October 2021. […]
Baltic Sea Action Plan: HELCOM Ministers to adopt an ambitious programme for a healthy Baltic Sea
The way towards a healthy Baltic Sea will be charted during the HELCOM Ministerial Meeting 2021, to be held in Lübeck, Germany, on 20 October 2021, where the HELCOM Ministers and the EU Commissioner for the Environment are [...]
Wind Denmark calls for green energy policy plan
Danish wind energy association Wind Denmark presented a series of proposals to accelerate the expansion of wind and solar power at the Vindtræf 2021 industry conference. Denmark needs huge amounts of energy from RES to meet its growing electricity demand by [...]
Plans to speed up construction of offshore wind farms emerge in Finland
The time for offshore wind farms is approaching in Finland – say experts at Helsinki-based law firm Castrén & Snellman. In Finland, there are plans to accelerate the construction of offshore wind farms, among others by reducing [...]
During the pandemic, the level of underwater noise in the Baltic Sea decreased
In 2020, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) recorded the lowest levels of underwater noise in the German part of the Baltic Sea since measurements began in 2013. […]
The Lithuanian government has adopted a conclusion on offshore wind energy
The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy announced that on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, the government supported the ministry’s motion to adopt regulations supporting the development of offshore wind energy. The regulations concern the conditions for the main [...]
Finland: The best way to promote wind energy is to improve the regulatory process
Research conducted by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment shows that the best way to promote the development of wind energy is to streamline and define regulatory procedures for the production of wind energy both onshore [...]
Newsroom: WindEurope’s response to the EC’s consultation on the new Guidelines on State aid for climate
The EU’s 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.EU’s 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 interest 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 [...]
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