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āāRWE and Port of Karlshamn: partnership for Baltic Sea wind
RWE and the Swedish Port of Karlshamn have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The aim of this collaboration is to explore whether Port of Karlshamn could be a suitable harbour for the logistics, installation, operations and maintenance activities relating to RWEās [...]
Harnessing Sweden’s 106 GW offshore wind potential requires political support
In the first quarter of 2024, several new investment decisions were made and wind turbine orders were placed in Sweden. However, there are concerns that the pace of government work is not sufficient to speed up and streamline the permitting process [...]
BEMIP Offshore Wind priorities for 2024
The BEMIP Offshore Wind Working Group is implementing strategic priorities for 2024 to further advance offshore renewable energy in the Baltic Sea region. With a substantial potential of over 93 GW for offshore wind energy, the focus is on capitalizing on [...]
Baltic Sea countries pledge closer collaboration to secure critical offshore energy infrastructure
The Energy Ministers of 8 Baltic Sea countries - Lithuania, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland and Sweden - agreed the Vilnius Declaration, pledging closer collaboration to secure critical offshore energy infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region. This comes after the [...]
OX2 and Ingka Investments offshore wind farm Aurora receives Natura 2000 permit
The County Administrative Board of Gotland has granted a Natura 2000 permit for the offshore wind farm Aurora that OX2 and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, are developing outside the islands of Gotland and [...]
Swedish Wind Energy Association explores risk distribution contracts for new electricity production
Sweden is on the cusp of a significant surge in demand for fossil-free electricity, yet uncertainties in the investment landscape loom large. Currently, Sweden lacks mechanisms to distribute risks for large-scale electricity production investments. To address this gap, Svensk Vindenergi commissioned [...]
Ignitis Renewables invites to Save the Baltic Sea together
International green energy company Ignitis Renewables supports the expedition Save the Baltic Sea and invites to pay attention to the ecological state of the sea and work together in preserving the Baltic Sea. During the nine-month walk around the Baltic Sea, [...]
WindEurope Report: New offshore installations are accelerating
The latest annual statistics and seven-year outlook published by WindEurope reveal significant advancements in the European wind energy sector, particularly in the offshore market and among countries bordering the Baltic Sea. The report indicates that the European Union is on track [...]
Give your views on the Offshore Network Development Plans 2024
The Offshore Network Development Plans (ONDP) is a new component of the TYNDP, delivering a high-level outlook of the needs of offshore transmission infrastructure. The first edition of the ONDP has been published on 23 January 2024. The plans translate EU [...]
ENTOSO-E invites for public workshop on Offshore Network Development Plans
ENTSO-E is inviting the stakeholders to a public workshop on the Offshore Network Development Plans (ONDP), in ENTSO-E premises in Brussels, on 1 March 2024. The ONDP is a new component of the TYNDP, focused on the needs for offshore transmission [...]
Sweden’s Wind Power Surge: A Positive Outlook for 2024 and Beyond
The year 2024 has started on a positive note for Sweden's renewable energy sector, particularly in wind power production. Recent statistics from the Swedish Wind Energy Association reveal significant growth and promising trends that indicate a considerable expansion of wind power [...]
OX2 and SMHI will collaborate to restore parts of the Baltic Sea through artificial oxygenation
SMHI has been granted a research grant from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and theĀ Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate to investigate, in collaboration with, among others, OX2, whether artificial oxygenation can contribute to restoring parts of the Baltic Sea that [...]
Bornholm, Ć land and Gotland signed a letter of intent to cooperate
āĆ land , Gotland & Bornholm entered into an agreement on 22nd of January to create value together across the Baltic Sea's three energy islands. Bornholm is not alone in looking into a future as an energy island. Both Ć land and Gotland [...]
Svensk Vindenergi on government’s proposal for new energy policy goals
Svensk Vindenergi (Swedish Wind Energy Association) has responded to the government's consultation on new energy policy targets. The proposals include a goal to plan for electricity demand of 300 terawatt hours (TWh) by 2045, a security of supply target and a [...]
TotalEnergies and European Energy expand their collaboration to offshore projects in Scandinavia
As part of its integrated development in electricity, TotalEnergies has signed a new agreement with European Energy to develop offshore wind projects in three Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland and Sweden. 405 MW of offshore wind power under development in Denmark The [...]
āBaltic Sea Offshore Wind ā 2024 Outlookā: Daniel Badman, CEO, Swedish Wind Energy Association (SWEA)
BalticWind.EU asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2024. In todayās interview of the āBaltic Sea Offshore Wind ā 2024 Outlookā series, we present [...]
OX2 and Ingka Investments apply for permit to construct the offshore energy hub Neptunus
OX2 and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group ā the biggest IKEA retailer ā have submitted a permit application under the act of Swedenās Exclusive Economic Zone to construct the offshore energy hub Neptunus off the coast of Blekinge, [...]
OX2 prepares to connect the Galene offshore wind farm
Last year, OX2 and Ingka Investments were given the go-ahead by the government to build the Galene offshore wind farm in the Kattegat near Varberg. Work is now beginning on preparing a connection to the electricity grid. The project company has [...]
Electricity Grid Operators are Strengthening Regional Cooperation in the Baltic Sea
The electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) of the nine Baltic Sea Region countries will continue to cooperate actively to ensure the reliability of the region's electricity supply, the implementation of the project to synchronise the Baltic electricity grids with continental Europe [...]
Daniel Badman, Svensk Vindenergi, on the profitability of wind energy
Wind power has by far the lowest production cost of the types of power that can be expanded quickly and on a large scale. Only wind power can be expanded as quickly as needed to meet the electricity demand until the [...]
Hansa PowerBridge between Germany and Sweden: planning approval granted for land and territorial sea sections
Hansa PowerBridge is a cross-border high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system, intended in future to connect the power grids of Germany and Sweden. This will improve security of electricity supply in both countries and allow closer integration of renewable energies. It will [...]
OX2 and Nordkalk to collaborate on development of e-fuel production on Gotland, Sweden
OX2 and Nordkalk will together investigate the opportunities for production of e-fuel. The e-fuel could be used in Nordkalkās own facilities, but also for shipping and other industries and to make Gotland a hub for green growth and development. The parties [...]
Mainstream Renewable Powerās JV Freja Offshore applies for 2.5 GW offshore wind permit on Swedenās east coast
Freja Offshore, a 50-50 joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power (āMainstreamā) and Hexicon, has submitted a planning application for the up-to 2.5 GW Dyning floating offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, located in Sweden's economic zone, approximately 45 kilometers southeast [...]
BEMIP Electricity, Offshore and Hydrogen on the draft list of Projects of Common Interest
European Union is working on new list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMI) in the areas of electricity, offshore, hydrogen, smart grids and cross-border carbon dioxide networks. According to draft list āit identifies, among others, [...]
Moderates’ Climate Policy Signals a Brighter Future for Wind Energy in Sweden
The recent decisions made by the Moderates ā governing party in Sweden at their congress in UmeĆ„ regarding Sweden's climate policy have the potential to usher in a new era for the wind energy sector. Swedish Wind Energy Association welcomes these [...]
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