By Baltic Wind|March 10th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|
In late February, 50Hertz presented the approval strategy and technical planning for the coastal water subsection of the OST-6-1 grid connection. The key points of the digital initial consultation included: the course of the seaside route, which for the most part runs parallel to the planned Hansa PowerBridge; the landing points in the municipality of [...]
By Baltic Wind|March 7th, 2023|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|
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 establishment permits issued by the Danish Energy Agency in autumn 2022 for Aflandshage Offshore [...]
By Baltic Wind|March 7th, 2023|OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, SWEDEN|
The County Administrative Board of Skåne has granted the energy company Ørsted a permit for construction and operation of Skåne Havsvindpark in connection with a Natura 2000 area south of Skåne. Skåne Offshore Wind Farm can produce about 7 TWh of electricity, equivalent to half of Skåne's electricity consumption today. The County Administrative Board has [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|March 3rd, 2023|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 55 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared especially for those who have little time, [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|February 27th, 2023|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 54 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared especially for those who have little time, [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|February 17th, 2023|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 53 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared especially for those who have little time, [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|February 10th, 2023|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 52 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared especially for those who have little time, [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|February 3rd, 2023|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 51 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared especially for those who have little time, [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|January 27th, 2023|OFFSHORE|
Episode 50 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared especially for those who have little time, [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|January 20th, 2023|OFFSHORE|
Episode 49 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared especially for those who have little time, [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|January 13th, 2023|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 48 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared especially for those who have little time, [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|January 6th, 2023|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 47 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have little [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|December 30th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 46 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have little [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|December 23rd, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 45 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have little [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|December 16th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 44 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have little [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|December 9th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 43 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have little [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|December 2nd, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 42 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have little [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|November 25th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 41 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have little [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|November 18th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 40 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|November 11th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 39 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|November 4th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 38 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|October 28th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 37 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|October 20th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 36 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|October 14th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 35 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|October 7th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 34 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|September 30th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 33 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|September 23rd, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 32 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By PGE Baltica|September 19th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND|
PGE Baltica, a PGE Group company, has entered the stage of environmental surveys for the Baltica 1 project – an offshore wind farm located approx. 80 km from the Baltic coast. The research will be carried out by a consortium of Gdynia Maritime University and MEWO S.A. specializing in subsea [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|September 9th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 30 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have little [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|September 6th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 29 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|August 29th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 28 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|August 20th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 27 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have little [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|August 12th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 26 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|August 7th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 25 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Baltic Wind|August 2nd, 2022|OFFSHORE|
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have released a roadmap for policymakers to chart a way out of the current energy crisis and climate change. The five-point plan, “Accelerating renewables to achieve energy security, affordability and climate action”, addresses the need to restore order to energy [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|July 30th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 24 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|July 24th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 23 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have [...]
By Krzysztof Bulski|July 17th, 2022|AUTHORS, PODCAST|
Episode 22 of our weekly podcast, summarising the most important news of the week, is ready to listen. You can listen to the new episode of "This week in Baltic Offshore Wind in 5 minutes" on Soundcloud, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This podcast is prepared by especially for those who have little [...]
By PGE Baltica|April 28th, 2022|OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS|
Polish company PGE Baltica, has started measuring wind, wave, and sea currents for the Baltica 1 offshore wind power plant, which will be built in the Baltic Sea. The survey will be conducted by EOLOS Floating LiDAR Solutions. […]
By Baltic Wind|October 20th, 2021|Sweden|
VIND will this year become a hybrid event, a digital conference with the possibility to meet and watch seminars live at The Brewery in Stockholm. Everything will be made accessible for English-speaking participants. Over 1000 visitors create Scandinavia’s largest annual meeting place for the wind power industry. The digital arena includes (in addition to the seminar stream) meeting opportunities, roundtable [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 29th, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
The German OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE foundation has prepared an analysis of the demand and potential for the production of green hydrogen in combination with offshore wind energy in Germany. Calculations show that based on the new maritime spatial development plan, more than 60 GW of offshore capacity can be installed if all [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 28th, 2021|OFFSHORE, SWEDEN, TOP NEWS|
The developer Kustvind plans to build the Sydkustens wind farm in the waters of the Baltic Sea, 8-15 km from the coast in the territorial sea within the municipalities of Skurup and Trelleborg. Local authorities object to the offshore farm. According to the Swedish media, the investor will have to [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 28th, 2021|OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, POLAND|
On 15 September 2021 Poland signed its first Offshore Wind Sector Deal. This Government-industry collaboration aims to establish a leading offshore wind industry in Poland. Under the Sector Deal the industry commits to the creation of up to 60,000 direct and indirect jobs in Poland’s wind industry by 2040. The [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 27th, 2021|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|
Denmark needs renewable energy generated from two energy islands linked to offshore wind farms to achieve its ambitious climate goals by 2030. The company Ramboll will assess impact of the planned Baltic Sea energy island on the surrounding marine environment. […]
By Baltic Wind|September 27th, 2021|ESTONIA, LATVIA, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS|
On 16 August WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the kick-off meeting of the ELWIND project, the joint Estonia/Latvia project to develop a hybrid offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Riga. Dickson gave an introduction about offshore wind developments in Europe and shared the experience of past and existing [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 27th, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|
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. […]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 24th, 2021|OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
The study “Baltic Sea Climate Change Fact Sheet 2021” presents the latest scientific knowledge on climate change in the Baltic Sea region. Changing climatic conditions have an impact on the Baltic ecosystem, which should be of interest to the offshore wind energy industry. […]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 23rd, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
The Federal Ministry of the Interior, Construction and Interior (BMI) announced that on September 1, 2021, the site development plan for the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea has entered into force. It defines an area for offshore farms with a total capacity of [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 22nd, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|
A consortium comprising Pekao Investment Banking and Green Giraffe has been mandated as financial advisor for the offshore wind farm project Baltic Power. The two companies will be responsible for raising funding for the project, which is due to start in 2023, with commercial operation planned in 2026. […]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 22nd, 2021|OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
In June, we informed that the Norwegian seismic research company Green Energy Group (SeaBird Exploration Plc) will execute its first contract in the offshore wind energy sector. The contract covers the charter of the Petrel Explorer vessel, that is, a floating hotel. The company announced another contract extension. […]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 21st, 2021|ESTONIA, LATVIA, OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
The Estonian Ministry of Economy and Communications announced the selection of a contractor for a preliminary feasibility study for the ELWIND offshore wind farm project. Hendrikson & KO and Pondera Consult will take on the challenges. […]
By Baltic Wind|September 20th, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|
Green hydrogen will play a key role in the future energy supply system. Areas that are difficult to electrify can only be decarbonised with hydrogen. This results in high demand for green hydrogen. “We therefore appeal to the future federal government to create the conditions for ambitious hydrogen production using [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 20th, 2021|DENMARK, GERMANY, OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
To accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and improve wind energy’s competitiveness, Vestas continues to develop and optimise the products and solutions which offer to customers as well as expand partnerships with specialised partners in our supply chain. The ongoing integration of Vestas onshore and offshore business is a key [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 20th, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
Anders Sandin asked the editorial board of Gefle Dagblad questions about offshore wind energy in Sweden. “I think no one is against offshore wind energy, but many are against destroying the environment to save it,” he says. Svea Wind Offshore relates in response to the implementation of the Utposten 2 [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 17th, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
The German regulator Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) has announced the results of the first offshore wind auction using the “central model”. New wind farms in the Baltic and North Seas will be built by EDF and RWE. […]
By Baltic Wind|September 17th, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|
This Wednesday 15th of September, Ems Maritime Offshore (EMO), Vestas and Parkwind signed the lease agreements for the O&M building that will serve the forthcoming Arcadis Ost I wind farm in the Port of Mukran. The signing ceremony, in the presence of the Minister of Energy, Infrastructure and Digitalization of [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 15th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND, TOP NEWS|
September 15 is a landmark date for the Polish offshore wind energy sector. On that day, the sector deal was signed to develop a new industry. The document was signed by about 200 signatories, but the Polish government is already encouraging more entities to join the agreement. […]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 15th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|
2021 turned out to be a breakthrough for the Polish offshore wind energy industry. The first legal regulations for the sector appeared, the Energy Regulatory Office granted support for five projects in the Baltic Sea. The industry in Poland is no longer asking whether offshore wind energy will be developed, [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 15th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|
PGE and Ørsted start a wind turbine generators tender for the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm (OWF Baltica), which are the most capital-intensive part of the investment. […]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 15th, 2021|OPINIONS, POLAND, TOP NEWS|
The energy potential of the Polish part of the Baltic Sea is considered to be one of the largest in the region. For this reason, offshore wind energy will be a key tool enabling the construction of a modern, zero-emission and safe energy system – says Michał Kurtyka, Minister of [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 14th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND, TOP NEWS|
The BP energy concern is interested in investing in the Polish offshore wind energy sector. This was announced by Michał Obiegała, director of corporate affairs of BP Poland, during the Economic Forum in Karpacz. […]
By Baltic Wind|September 13th, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
The general election is just around the corner. A lot has happened in the offshore wind energy sector in the past year: New expansion targets, a new spatial planning and, for the first time, areas for the production of hydrogen at sea. At the same time, however, not a single [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 10th, 2021|GERMANY, TOP NEWS|
As announced by the German Federal Network Agency today, the RWE – Essen-based energy company – was awarded two offshore wind sites. In the North Sea, RWE was able to secure a lease (N-3.7) for an offshore wind farm with a potential capacity of 225 megawatts (MW). A second site [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 9th, 2021|GERMANY, TOP NEWS|
Offshore wind consultancy OWC has been awarded a contract by Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie/BSH) to analyse and assess wind conditions for two future German offshore wind tendering sites. OWC, an AqualisBraemar LOC Group (ABL Group) company, has assembled a team of internal experts and external cooperation partners, including Fraunhofer IWES and ProPlanEn, [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 8th, 2021|OFFSHORE, SWEDEN, TOP NEWS|
Aker Offshore Wind and Hexicon have appointed former Swedish Finance Minister Pär Nuder and former Vattenfall executive Mikael Kramer to the Board of Directors of its new 50-50 joint venture to develop floating wind offshore in Sweden. […]
By Baltic Wind|September 8th, 2021|ESTONIA, OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
Port of Tallinn has unveiled an ambitious plan to design the hub of the Baltic Sea green infrastructure in Estonia together with the partners, which would contribute to Estonia’s climate neutrality goals and increase the country’s competitiveness. It is also looking for the best ways to convert ferries to hydrogen [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 7th, 2021|ESTONIA, LATVIA, PROJECTS|
The Transmission System Operators – Latvian AS Augstsprieguma tīkls (AST) and Estonian Elering AS, in scope of the ELWIND project, together with an Estonian consultant Skepast & Puhkim OÜ will carry out an in-depth study of possible onshore land line corridors towards the planned offshore wind park sites which have [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 7th, 2021|DENMARK, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|
Global Offshore, a leading provider of cable installation, repair and trenching services to the offshore renewables, utilities and oil & gas markets, and part of the Global Marine Group, has been awarded a contract for the installation and burial of 27 array cables at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 6th, 2021|DENMARK, PROJECTS|
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark, together with Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Simon Kollerup, has inaugurated Vattenfall’s new offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak. The wind farm is Scandinavia’s largest and will increase Danish wind power production by 16 percent. […]
By Patrycja Rapacka|September 6th, 2021|OPINIONS, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|
The independent assurance company DNV was selected to certify the Baltic Power offshore wind farm project – one of the first offshore wind farms in Poland. We talk with company representatives about the prospects for the development of this sector in the Baltic Sea, the challenges of the newly emerging [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 4th, 2021|OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|
Onshore part of grid connection assets of the Baltic Power offshore windfarm, that include onshore cable lines, onshore substation and overhead lines connecting Baltic Power substation with National Grid will be constructed in the Choczewo commune in Northern Poland. […]
By Baltic Wind|September 3rd, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|
TKF has signed a contract with Van Oord for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. For this project TKF will supply approximately 79 km 66 kV inter- array cables. […]
By Baltic Wind|September 2nd, 2021|OFFSHORE, OPINIONS|
Offshore wind continues to break new boundaries – WindEurope said in a statement. Europe has 120 offshore wind farms already. The EU wants much more and sees offshore wind producing around 20% of our power by 2050. The first 6 months of this year have seen some significant developments which give confidence that this can be achieved. [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 2nd, 2021|DENMARK, GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|
Iberdrola and Vestas have signed a contract to supply 50 units of the offshore wind turbine V174-9.5 MW for the Baltic Eagle project situated in German waters 40 km west of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The central position in the Baltic Sea is a factor for Port of Roenne A/S to secure another contract [...]
By Baltic Wind|September 2nd, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|
Survey Association announce establishment of new office and representation for Marine Consultancy and Marine Warranty Services (MWS) in the Polish offshore wind market. The Gdynia Office will be headed up by Capt. Pawel Sztorch and Capt. Peter Jermakow. […]
By Baltic Wind|September 1st, 2021|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|
His Royal Highness the Danish Crown Prince Frederik and the Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Simon Kollerup will inaugurate Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea. […]
By Baltic Wind|September 1st, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|
Iberdrola and the port of Sassnitz (Fährhafen Sassnitz GmbH) have signed the lease agreement for the new operations and maintenance building that will serve the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, at a ceremony chaired by the Prime Minister of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig. The agreement delivers another important milestone in the offshore [...]
By Baltic Wind|August 31st, 2021|ESTONIA, LATVIA, OFFSHORE|
Estonian electricity system operator Elering and the Latvian system operator AST formally launched the third Estonian-Latvian electricity connection, which inter alia creates the prerequisites for developing an offshore network and the related building of offshore wind farms. […]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 31st, 2021|OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|
The period of vacations and holiday trips is slowly coming to an end, and the conference season and the upcoming fall are taking shape ahead of us. Our editorial staff of BalticWind.EU noticed that despite the holiday season, the offshore wind energy industry did not slow down and is optimistic about the coming years. What [...]
By Baltic Wind|August 31st, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|
Ambiens, MAG Offshore and Subnea have signed the agreement on cooperation in the field of environmental impact assessments implemented for Offshore projects in Poland and the Baltic Sea basin. […]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 30th, 2021|INTERVIEW, OPINIONS|
– The insurers must take into account many more potential risks – such as the risk related to the use of vessels, heavy cranes or e.g. the risk associated with varying wave heights. Due to the above-described reasons, the insurance market has created insurance terms and conditions dedicated and specific to offshore wind construction and [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 27th, 2021|OFFSHORE|
Steel is an essential element in the development of renewable energy sources - there is no doubt about that. However, its significantly increasing price may be reflected in higher wind project implementation costs. The coming years will be a test for wind developers and manufacturers of wind turbines components. The rise in steel prices, driven [...]
By Paweł Wróbel|August 25th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|
GE Renewable Energy and PKN ORLEN announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore ways to work together to support the development of offshore wind projects in Poland, a country expected to award up to 10.9 GW of offshore wind projects by 2030 and up to 28 GW of offshore wind [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 25th, 2021|OFFSHORE|
Huisman, a global supplier of technical solutions, has signed a contract with DEME to supply installation tools for the Orion vessel used in offshore wind energy. The Orion installation vessel will operate, among others, at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany in the Baltic Sea. Huisman and DEME specialists recently worked together [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 24th, 2021|DENMARK, OFFSHORE|
The Danish transmission operator Energinet has commissioned environmental studies to be carried out by Niras and Rambøll at the site of the two energy islands in the Baltic and North Seas. In the coming years, the populations of marine mammals, fish and birds during different seasons of the year are to be surveyed. Rambøll will [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 23rd, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|
The German regulator, the Federal Transmission Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur - BNetzA), started consultations in August for the second draft network development plan for its expansion until 2035. The BNetzA also presented its assessment of the infrastructure development. The power grid development plan for 2021-2035 includes measures to expand the German transmission network, which are necessary [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 20th, 2021|LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE|
The countries of the Baltic Sea region are fighting for a high share of domestic companies in the development of offshore wind farms. Ports will play an important role, as they will be burdened with efficient installations of offshore wind farms. This also applies to Lithuania, which has great aspirations in the offshore wind sector. [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 19th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|
The Polish state-owned company PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna has selected a financial advisor to arrange and obtain financing for the construction of the Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 offshore wind farms. It is the French investment bank Société Générale. The selection of the financial advisor was carried out on the basis of the Polish [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 18th, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|
On August 11, 2021, the German Ministry of Economy and Energy presented a draft regulation on the designation of other areas in the exclusive economic zone for energy production. This is about producing green hydrogen in Germany, where offshore wind power will play a major role. As we read on the website of the [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 17th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND, TOP NEWS|
The Polish media reached the unofficial version of the ordinance of the Minister of Infrastructure on the assessment of applications submitted in the adjudication proceedings regarding, among others, the requirements that must be met by companies investing in offshore wind farms in Poland. The new regulations may exclude foreign and private concerns from investing [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 17th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|
In countries planning the development of offshore wind farms, representatives of the fishing sector often protest loudly. Fishermen fear that the development of wind turbines will deprive them of their livelihood – wind turbines may be built in fishing areas or may limit their development. Similar voices are being raised not only in Estonia, [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 13th, 2021|OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, SWEDEN, TOP NEWS|
Swedish investor OX2 plans to build a wind farm off the coast of Skåne, less than 30 km south of Ystad in the Swedish economic zone. Public consultations on the project are currently underway. […]
By Baltic Wind|August 13th, 2021|GERMANY|
AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL), the marine and energy consultants, to announce that it has recently been awarded a contract by Baltic Eagle GmbH, a project company of Spanish multinational Iberdrola group, to provide Marine Warranty Survey services for the Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm project. […]
By Baltic Wind|August 13th, 2021|OFFSHORE, POLAND|
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Fairplay Towage Polska for the delivery of a Shoalbuster 2711 ICE. The company will use the versatile vessel to perform diverse operations, including in the offshore wind industry, in the Baltic and North seas. Damen is building the vessel in Poland. [...]
By Baltic Wind|August 12th, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|
New fund classified as Article 9, the highest sustainability category under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation will focus on European greenfield renewable energy assets contributing to the EU Green Deal. The KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG to announce the launch of its first renewable energy Impact Fund, [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 12th, 2021|LITHUANIA, TOP NEWS|
During the implementation of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for wind farms planned in the Lithuanian sea area, special attention will be paid to monitoring bird migration, which must cover two seasons – from summer to winter, informs the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy. […]
By Baltic Wind|August 11th, 2021|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|
What to do in case of emergency 100 meters up on an offshore wind turbine 100 kilometres out at sea? This was the scenario for an exercise held by EnBW at its Hohe See offshore wind farm. German developer EnBW operates four offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea and [...]
By Baltic Wind|August 11th, 2021|DENMARK, OFFSHORE, SWEDEN|
Vestas Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Vestas Wind Systems, has invested in the unique Salamander Quick Lift Crane Technology to further strengthen its position as global leader in sustainable energy solutions and to reduce carbon emissions from its value chain. This new crane holds significant potential, both in [...]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 11th, 2021|OFFSHORE, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|
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 tender and the scope of the contest winner’s liability. […]
By Patrycja Rapacka|August 10th, 2021|FINLAND, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|
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 and offshore. […]