2317 results found for 'baltic power'

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  • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Energy Minister Discusses Offshore Wind in Juliusruh

    4 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    During today’s visit to the island of Rügen, Christian Pegel, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Minister for Energy, Infrastructure and Regional Development, went to Juliusruh, where he discussed the current political developments in the offshore wind energy with industry representatives. The economy talks about offshore wind energy, held in the afternoon, focused on the latest issue: the amendment to […]

  • German Politicians Sketch 20GW by 2030 Offshore Wind Plan

    8 October 2019
    Authorities

    German state and federal representatives have suggested that tenders should be launched by 2023 in order for Germany to reach its 20GW by 2030 offshore wind target. At a meeting held in Hannover, Lower Saxony’s Minister for Environment, Energy, Building, and Climate Protection Olaf Lies said that “the lid has been lifted” on offshore wind and […]

  • Lithuania Proposes Exact Date for Second Offshore Wind Tender

    17 October 2023
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has revealed that it plans to open the country’s second offshore wind tender on 15 January 2024, with the date still waiting to be approved by the Government. The country is planning two 1.4 GW offshore wind farms in the Lithuanian Baltic Sea near Palanaga. The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy brought […]

  • Iemants and Jan De Nul Win Kriegers Flak OSS Foundations Work

    14 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Energinet.dk and 50Hertz Transmission GmbH have awarded Iemants and Jan De Nul Group with a contract to construct, install, ballast and protect gravity based foundations (GBFs) for two offshore substations. The two offshore substations will serve Vattenfall’s 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea, and will also serve as an interconnector between […]

  • Esvagt Takes Delivery of Second Windfarm Service Vessel

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Esvagt has taken delivery of the second of three Havyard 832 SOV windfarm service vessels from Havyard Ship Technology AS. The first, newbuild 118 ‘Esvagt Froude’ was delivered in the middle of February. The German company Siemens Wind Power has hired both vessels on long-term contracts to service their offshore windfarms. ‘Esvagt Froude’ is on […]

  • OX2, Ingka Investments Move to Build Energy Hub Offshore Sweden

    16 January 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Ingka Investments have submitted a permit application under the act of Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone to build the Neptunus offshore energy hub off the coast of Blekinge, in the south of Sweden. The Neptunus offshore energy hub is planned to comprise up to 207 wind turbines with a maximum height of 420 metres […]

  • Poland’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Readies for 2025 Auction

    10 April 2024
    Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and Polenergia have applied for environmental approval for the connection infrastructure of the Bałtyk I offshore wind farm as the project is being prepared for auction in Poland in 2025. The Bałtyk I offshore wind farm is one of three projects jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia in the Polish Baltic Sea. Bałtyk I, […]

  • Denmark’s Rodsand II offshore wind power plant begins operations

    13 October 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    One of the world’s largest offshore wind power plants has begun operations in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. E.ON opened the Rødsand II project, with 90 Siemens offshore wind turbines with a ceremonial act. Siemens erected the 90 wind turbines, each with 2.3 megawatt (MW) capacity and a rotor diameter of 93 […]

  • Scotland: Four Firms Compete for GBP 10 Million Saltire Prize

    28 August 2012
    Authorities

    Two tidal energy and two wave power developers have entered into the race for Scotland’s £10 million Saltire Prize as the competition’s Grand Challenge phase begins. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed senior representatives of the four teams to a Grand Challenge launch event in Orkney, where MeyGen was unveiled as the fourth Saltire Prize […]

  • Ørsted Pushes Ahead with Large Wind Farm Project Offshore Sweden

    29 September 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has submitted an environmental report for the 1.5 GW Skåne Havsvindpark wind farm project offshore Sweden. The submission of the report was preceded by surveys and a thorough environmental impact assessment (EIA), the developer said. Skåne offshore wind farm is planned in the Baltic Sea, approximately 22 kilometers south of […]

  • Germany: HOCHTIEF to Exhibit at IdeenPark

    10 August 2012

    HOCHTIEF will be exhibiting at IdeenPark, the largest technology exhibition experience in the Ruhr area in Germany, from 11 to 23 of August 2012. HOCHTIEF will present on energy infrastructure in the IdeenPark’s energy park at Messe Essen, Hall 3, booth 22. Solutions for development of renewable energies will be presented under the motto “On […]

  • Germany’s Green Energy Revolution Faces Risk

    4 March 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

      German offshore wind revolution faces risk because of delays in connecting the turbines to the grid, reports the National. E.ON and RWE warned that the power connections would not be ready in time and that the consequences could be disastrous. Germany may respond by introducing new investors but the problems are bad news for […]

  • Kriegers Flak CGS Commissioning Postponed Again

    7 September 2020
    Grid Connection

    The commissioning procedures for the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) have reached the final stage, according to Energinet. The system tests on the 400 MW offshore grid link are currently ongoing. Due to the solving of technical challenges that occurred in the tests, extra time is needed and commercial operation is expected for launch […]

  • Equinor, Polenergia Finalise 100-Monopile Order with Sif

    19 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Netherlands-headquartered Sif Group has signed the final contracts with Polenergia and Equinor for the supply of 100 monopiles for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea. Manufacturing of the monopiles is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025 with completion in 2026. Fred van Beers, CEO of Sif […]

  • Gdansk Shipyard to Lead Offshore Wind Revolution (Poland)

    25 July 2011

    The Gdansk Shipyard, where the Solidarity movement that ended the communist era in Poland was born, is now trying to lead another Polish revolution … in offshore wind power. The European Union has laid out clean energy targets to be reached by its 27-members by 2020. To hit those marks Poland must break its coal […]

  • Lithuania, Flanders Ink Offshore Wind MOU

    20 November 2020
    Authorities

    Lithuanian Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas and Flemish Minister of Energy Zuhal Demir signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 19 November, agreeing to promote renewable energy and identify joint opportunities, especially in offshore wind in the Baltic Sea. Under the MOU, Lithuania and Flanders will explore and realise joint investments in renewable energy initiatives […]

  • Germans Seek Expedience on Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Projects

    20 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Representatives from the German offshore wind industry are urging the government to issue tenders for additional offshore wind areas needed to produce green hydrogen as quickly as possible. Germany’s National Hydrogen Strategy (NWS) opens up the opportunity to use about 3 GW of offshore wind energy to produce green hydrogen, thus additional areas must be […]

  • Buss Attends Dutch Offshore Wind Power Event

    24 November 2011

    Buss will be presenting itself and its offshore activities at the world’s largest trade fair for offshore wind power, the 2011 EWEA OFFSHORE in Amsterdam, from 29 November until 1 December. The port services provider has business locations on the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts, which are ideally suited for handling and transhipping offshore […]

  • Polish Offshore Wind Farm Secures Capacity Boost

    30 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Polenergia and Equinor have secured an additional 240MW of capacity for their 600MW Bałtyk Środkowy II offshore wind project in Poland. The capacity boost is part of the terms that the two companies secured from Polish grid operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) for establishing a power link between the project and the grid, a spokesperson for Polenergia told […]

  • EnBW Feels Low Winds

    12 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has recorded an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of EUR 215.6 million in the Renewable Energies segment in the first nine months of 2018,  a 4.1% decrease compared to the previous year.

  • Germany: A4O and Deutsche Windtechnik Conclude Offshore Service Contract with RWE

    27 June 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Within the scope of a service contract with RWE Innogy GmbH, All for Offshore GmbH (A4O) will now be servicing and managing a met mast of the offshore wind-park „Nordsee Ost“ together with Deutsche Windtechnik over a period of four years. This met mast is the central system for the control and monitoring of the […]

  • BREAKING: Germany Rakes In EUR 12.6 Billion Through ‘Dynamic Bidding’ Offshore Wind Auction

    12 July 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Industry

    Germany’s first dynamic bidding process, covering four offshore wind zones with a combined capacity of 7 GW, has generated EUR 12.6 billion in proceeds, according to the Federal Network Agency. The bidding period for the participation in the tenders for the four areas that were not centrally pre-examined ended on 1 June. The auction entered […]

  • North Sea Wind Power Hub Consortium Adds Gas and Storage to the Mix

    13 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Dutch energy infrastructure company Gasunie has joined a consortium of TenneT Netherlands, TenneT Germany and Denmark’s Energinet formed to develop the North Sea Wind Power Hub.

  • Northern German States Issue Call for Wind

    26 September 2018
    Authorities, Environment

    Energy ministers and senators from five northern German states, and industry representatives, have signed the ‘Call for Wind Energy’ which urges the country’s federal government to speed up the transition to renewable energy and allow for the development of at least 20GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 and 30GW by 2035. 

  • Lithuanian Government Plans to Have Second, Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Farm Up by 2028

    4 November 2022
    Authorities, R&D

    The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has submitted for public consultation an amendment package to the Laws on Renewable Energy and Electricity, which aims to create a regulatory environment for faster offshore wind deployment in the Baltic Sea. The new regulation proposes to speed up the organisation of the tender which will consist of a registration […]

  • Arcadis Ost 1 Bases O&M Ops in Port of Sassnitz-Mukran

    16 September 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ems Maritime Offshore (EMO), Vestas, and Parkwind have signed lease agreements for an operations and maintenance (O&M) building in the Port of Sassnitz–Mukran for Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm. The building will see up to 40 professionals overseeing and maintaining the 257 MW project, located northeast of the island of Rügen in the […]