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Thursday, February 6, 2025

First foundations at the Baltic Power offshore farm installed

As scheduled, the offshore construction of the first Polish offshore wind farm Baltic Power, a joint venture between Orlen Group and Northland Power, has commenced in January. The first monopiles, the main part of the foundation, have successfully been installed in the Baltic Sea. In total, 78 foundations for both of the turbines and the offshore substations will be installed. Following the foundation work, the installation of wind turbines, substations, and subsea connecting cables will proceed. This operation is the first of its kind in Polish Baltic waters, setting the stage for a new era of energy production in the region.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Baltic Power's offshore substation structures have left the port of Gdynia. They are now sailing for outfitting.

Manufactured at shipyards in Gdynia and Gdańsk, the steel structures of two offshore substations of the Baltic Power wind farm are now completed and have sailed off to the port of Aalborg (Denmark) for the outfitting. They will be installed in the Baltic Sea this autumn.

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Changes in the Management Board of Baltic Power

Baltic Power announces that Kamil Kobyliński has been appointed to the Management Board of Baltic Power as a Member. He replaces Jarosław Broda, who has departed the project.

Monday, December 23, 2024

First eligible fishermen received compensations from Baltic Power

In accordance with the Transitional Compensation Scheme, the first compensation payments have been made to fishermen who carried out fishing activities in the area of the Baltic Power offshore wind farm. The transitional compensation scheme is valid for the construction of the offshore wind farm or until ministerial regulations are in place.

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Beneficiaries of the 1st edition of Baltic Power's "Moc Bałtyku" grant programme announced

Thanks to the initiative, many valuable social, environmental and educational projects in Łeba will receive financial support. The program is an initiative of Baltic Power which is building an offshore wind farm on the Baltic Sea. The Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base in Łeba, currently under construction, will service the farm for up to 30 years. The total budget of the first edition of the programme was PLN 150,000.

Monday, December 9, 2024

Transition elements of the Baltic Power farm foundations from Polish factories finish production. Construction moves offshore in January 2025

Smulders' Polish factories are in the final stages of manufacturing the key foundation elements for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm. These are the transition pieces that will connect the foundations to the wind turbines. Once assembled, they will set off for the transhipment port. Already in the first quarter of 2025, they will be installed at the first offshore wind farm in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea.

Friday, November 15, 2024

Baltic Power launches call for applications within transitional compensation scheme for fisheries

Baltic Power, the project responsible for the construction of Poland's first offshore wind farm, has launched a call for applications for the Transitional Compensation Scheme aimed at fisheries who have carried out fishing activities in the area of the planned wind farm. This solution is transitional and will remain in force until the introduction of appropriate regulations governing the principles and scope of compensation payments between the offshore wind energy sector and the fishing industry. The annual compensation's amount will depend on the size of the vessel and vary from PLN 15,200 and PLN 48,700 each year.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Final preparations for the start of installation works of the offshore part of the Baltic Power wind farm. Polish fishermen will support construction safety at sea.

Three Polish fishing vessels will support the construction of the Baltic Power offshore wind farm. They will start operations along with the beginning of the offshore installation works scheduled for early 2025.

Friday, November 8, 2024

A heavy-lift vessel has arrived in the Port of Gdynia, which will begin construction of the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in early 2025

A state-of-art vessel has arrived at the Port of Gdynia - the Svanen - a specialised heavy-lift vessel from Van Oord’s fleet designed for the installation of offshore wind farm foundations. This particular vessel that will start the first offshore wind farm construction in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea - Baltic Power - at the beginning of 2025.