The governments of Poland, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany and Sweden have signed a declaration inaugurating close cooperation between the countries on offshore wind in the Baltic Sea region.
The ‘Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Declaration’ signed today has a goal to accelerate the development of offshore wind capacity, coordinating and optimising the activities leading to a full utilisation of the energy.
It covers cooperation in spatial planning for maritime areas, grid development, planning of capacity and support mechanisms.
Poland Minister of Climate Michal Kurtyka said the dynamic development of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea can significantly support the recovery of national economies after the slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
He said: “That is why we have to fully utilise the energy potential of wind in the Baltic Sea, not only to make our economies greener, but also to generate maximum economic benefits from the development of offshore wind farms.
“The Baltic Sea can play an important role in our efforts to achieve Europe’s climate neutrality by 2050 and in energy transition of the countries of our region.”
Polish Wind Energy Association vice president Kamila Tarnacka said: “By making use of the largest potential for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea, we can build a new sector of the economy around the emerging industry and become specialised in manufacturing of selected components of offshore turbines.
“We hope that offshore wind will become Poland’s primary export industry, and Polish companies will be strong links in the international supply chain for offshore.”