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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.
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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.
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Monday, December 9, 2024
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.
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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.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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.
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Friday, November 8, 2024
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.
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Friday, October 18, 2024
First monopiles for Baltic Power offshore wind farm ready for shipment
The first shipments of foundation monopiles for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm have set off from Steelwind's factory in Nordenham. Twenty-six shipments will be made to the transhipment port, from where they will depart for the offshore construction site in early 2025.
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Friday, October 4, 2024
Baltic Power wind farm completes first onshore connection
In the Lubiatowo area, the first of four directional drills under the coastline, beach, and seabed has been successfully completed, with no direct impact on areas of high ecological value. This phase of the project paves the way for connecting the Baltic Power offshore wind farm to its onshore substation. The 1.4 km tunnel will house power transmission cables. The drilling was conducted using HDD (horizontal directional drilling) technology.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Baltic Power introduces a temporary compensation mechanism for fishermen
Baltic Power has announced plans to implement a temporary compensation mechanism for fishermen operating in the area where the first Polish offshore wind farm is planned to be built – that includes squares in N7, N8, O7, O8 located ca. 23 km from the shore. The solution is temporary and will remain in force until the official ministerial regulation regarding the compensation system between the offshore wind sector and fishing sectors is introduced.
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
Manufacture of key components for Baltic Power wind farm based locally in Pomerania
In preparation for the offshore installation works scheduled for the end of this year, some critical components of the Baltic Power project are currently under production. Key infrastructure, including substations for evacuating power from the offshore turbines and transmitting it to the mainland, is being constructed in the seaside region of Pomerania. Other important project components are also being manufactured in Szczecin, Kluczbork, and Żary, among other locations.
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