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Sweden – A New Energy Policy Goal
On June 20th, the Swedish parliament approved the government's proposal to amend the energy policy goal for the composition of electricity production from "100 percent renewable electricity production by 2040" to "100 percent fossil-free electricity production by 2040." However, the majority [...]
Defence ministers from Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) strengthen cooperation to protect critical offshore infrastructure
On 13 June the meeting of the ministers of defence from the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) partner nations took place in Amsterdam. The topics on the meeting agenda included cooperation to support Ukraine and to promote the security situation in the [...]
Kustvind withdraw its application for a permit to build the Sydkustens vind wind farm
Kustvind, a wind power company, has announced the withdrawal of its application for a permit to build the Sydkustens vind wind farm in Sweden's sea territory. The proposed project is located 8-15 kilometers off the coast of Skurup and Trelleborg municipality. [...]
CBSS 20th Ministerial Session 2023 Concludes in Wismar, Germany with Strong Focus on Renewable Energy, Resilience and Youth Participation
The 20th Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Ministerial Session, held in Wismar, Germany, concluded on 2 June 2023, with key outcomes demonstrating solidarity against Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine, commitment to climate neutrality and renewable energy, and an emphasis [...]
OX2 and Ingka Investments enter conditional agreement with NKT for delivery and installation of export cables for two offshore wind farms in Sweden
OX2 and Ingka Investments enters into conditional agreement with NKT for delivery and installation of export power cables. NKTās facility in Karlskrona will deliver the cables for the recently awarded Galene project in Sweden. The agreement also covers the Triton offshore [...]
EIU: Baltic States Amplify Offshore Wind Investments to Boost Energy Sector
According to a recent report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are making significant strides in energy security, with a particular focus on the development of offshore wind farms. This move comes in the [...]
Svea Vind Offshore applies for a permit for Wind Park LĆ„nggrund
On May 15, 2023, Svea Vind Offshore submits the application for the offshore wind farm LĆ„nggrund to the Land and Environment Court. The wind farm can provide an addition to the region of 13 TWh per year as early as 2028 [...]
OX2 receives permission to build 400 MW offshore wind power on the west coast of Sweden
The Swedish government announced that OX2 has received permission to build the northern part of the project Galatea-Galene on the west coast of Sweden, with a potential capacity of 400 MW. The total project Galatea-Galene comprised 1.7 GW. OX2 is Swedenās [...]
More environmental permits for offshore wind farms in the Kattegat Strait
According to the Swedish Wind Energy Association (Svensk Vindenergi), the Swedish government's decision on environmental permits for two offshore wind farms in the Kattegat Strait is very good news. Projects that have received permits, if they also receive a license to [...]
ABB collaborates with Lhyfe and Skyborn on one of Europeās largest renewable hydrogen projects
ABB is collaborating with Lhyfe, a world pioneer in the production of renewable hydrogen, and Skyborn, a global leader in renewable energy, to jointly realize and optimize one of Europeās most ambitious renewable hydrogen projects ever, SoutH2Port. The new hydrogen production [...]
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 [...]
OX2 enters conditional contract for the delivery of monopile foundations to two offshore wind farms in Sweden
OX2 has entered a conditional agreement with EEW SPC on delivering monopile foundations for two of the offshore wind farms OX2 is developing in Sweden together with Ingka Investments. The agreement will enable OX2 and Ingka Investments to start realising the [...]
Ambitious plan to increase energy production from offshore wind farms in Sweden
The Swedish Energy Agency has unveiled the first objectives of a plan to enable the production of 120 TWh of energy as part of the government's task to revise marine spatial plans. The report clearly describes which areas are attractive for [...]
Wind energy jobs bring both local and regional benefits
The development of wind energy has a positive impact on the regional labour market, but there is a risk of a shortage of skilled workers. This is according to a study conducted by the Swedish Wind Energy Association (Svensk Vindenergi). In [...]
The Sunnanvind project presented Ć landās potential for large-scale offshore wind power
The government of Ć landās project Sunnanvind participated in the Vaasa Energy Week 2023Ā exhibition to present the significant potential for large-scale offshore wind power in the territorialĀ waters of Ć land. The project team also informed branch actors about the opportunity to get consentĀ from [...]
OX2 to develop an offshore energy hub outside the coast of southern Sweden
OX2 has initiated the development of the offshore energy hub Neptunus in southern Baltic Sea. The energy hub is estimated to have a total installed capacity of 1.9 GW and will produce both electricity and hydrogen. The project will be included [...]
International partnership secures funding to develop floating offshore substation
The international partnership combines two decades of experience from offshore wind and fixed-bottom offshore substations with strong competencies in marine structures. The aim is to commercialize a robust and cost-effective concept for floating offshore substations. Copenhagen/Esbjerg, Denmark / Oslo, Norway - [...]
Important step for SkĆ„ne Offshore Wind Farm – granted Natura 2000- permit
The County Administrative Board of SkĆ„ne has granted the energy company Ćrsted a permit for construction and operation of SkĆ„ne Havsvindpark in connection with a Natura 2000 area south of SkĆ„ne. SkĆ„ne Offshore Wind Farm can produce about 7 TWh of [...]
The Swedish government says yes to Kriegers Flak
The Swedish government gives the green light for Vattenfall to lay cables on the seabed for the large Krieger Flak wind farm. The project with the large wind farm out in the sea three miles south of Trelleborg was already started [...]
BalticSeaH2 – Southern Finlandās hydrogen valley development project is progressing as planned
The BalticSeaH2 hydrogen valley project will develop the first significant cross-border hydrogen valley in Europe. The goal is to create an integrated hydrogen economy in the Southern Finland and Estonian region, which enables the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from various [...]
Green light for OX2’s Galatea-Galene offshore wind farm
The County Administrative Board of Halland has announced that the Galatea-Galene offshore wind farm can be granted permission to be built under the Swedish Economic Zone Act. The wind farm can start construction as early as 2026 without state subsidies. The [...]
Ćrsted seeks to realise Swedenās vast offshore wind potential with four new offshore wind farms
Ćrsted has applied for permits to build four additional large-scale offshore wind farms in Sweden, bringing its Swedish portfolio to a potential total capacity of 18 GW. If fully developed, the new wind farms could cover more than half of Sweden's [...]
āBaltic Sea Offshore Wind ā 2022 Summary & 2023 Outlookā: Daniel Badman, CEO of the Swedish Wind Energy Association
The year 2022 was full of events that are permanently changing the conditions for the offshore wind industry. We asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts [...]
Sweden approves the construction of Harmony Link in its area in the Baltic Sea
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden has granted permission for the construction of Harmony Link, Lithuania's offshore link to Poland, in its exclusive economic zone, Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has announced. The HVDC cable will run for about [...]
Gas Transmission Operators and renewable energy developers to launch the Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector (BHC) project
Gasgrid Finland, Nordion Energi, OX2, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners are taking concrete steps to realise the European Hydrogen Backbone vision, developed by 31 gas infrastructure companies, in the Baltic Sea region. The companies have agreed to investigate the possibility to develop [...]
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