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Eurogrid issued a EUR750m green bond on 15 May 2020 to finance and refinance the Ostwind 1 and Ostwind 2 offshore connections in the Baltic Sea. The bond, certified under the Climate Bonds Standard v3 for Marine Renewable Energy, supports wind farms with a total capacity of approximately 1.5GW. It is noted as the first green bond explicitly linked to offshore wind transmission infrastructure and offshore wind in the Baltic Sea.

A Green Bond Fact Sheet for a CNY300m/USD44m issuance by Jiangsu Communications Holding Co.,Ltd to fund offshore wind construction in Jiangsu, China.

This fact sheet details a JPY 10 billion (USD 89 million) green bond issued by Obayashi Corporation on October 25, 2018, to finance renewable energy and certified building projects.

This fact sheet details a EUR 750 million green bond issued by ABN AMRO on April 18, 2018, which is notable for being the first bond certified under the Climate Bonds Standard's Marine Renewable Energy Criteria.

This research paper uses a latent class mixed logit model to analyze the trade-offs between establishing wind farms and marine protected areas in Estonia, finding that 'environmentally-friendly' wind farms provide welfare benefits comparable to those of marine protected areas.

This fact sheet provides a comprehensive overview of the global offshore wind energy sector as of early 2016, contrasting the established European market with the emerging industry in the United States. It details the technical advantages of offshore wind over onshore wind, current installation capacities, key market players, and the economic and environmental impacts of the transition.

A sign-on letter dated October 22, 2015, from a coalition of environmental, business, and public officials to President Obama, urging the federal government to make offshore wind a central part of the United States' clean energy strategy, specifically along the Atlantic coast.

This report summarizes the seventh Sustainable Development Forum held in Tallinn on October 28,SSSSSS, focused on the maritime economy within the sensitive environment of the Baltic Sea. The event featured presentations and discussions on sustainable blue growth, environmental threats such as eutrophication and plastic pollution, and the development of offshore wind energy and nature tourism in Estonia.

This policy brief describes the bilateral partnership between the UK and India focused on expanding renewable energy (RE) markets. It details UK-supported initiatives in legislative capacity building, off-grid ventures, offshore wind energy, and solar power to help India reach its 2022 target of 175GW of renewable energy.

This report by Ember analyzes the North Sea's position as the world's largest offshore wind basin, detailing its current capacity, recent installation records, and the strategic necessity of international collaboration to overcome supply chain challenges and enhance European energy security.

This supplementary technical note describes the methodologies and unit cost models used to estimate the 'cost gap' for five key clean energy technologies in India: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), offshore wind, solar photovoltaic (PV), electric vehicles (EVs), and green hydrogen (GH2). It details how these cost gaps are calculated relative to conventional benchmarks and how they are integrated into the Green Economy Model (GEM) to analyze the macroeconomic impacts of various levels of government support on GDP, employment, and emissions.

A SAVi analysis comparing a 9.5 GW offshore wind farm in the North Sea to a 9.5 GW coal plant finds that while coal appears more profitable under business-as-usual conditions, offshore wind is significantly more attractive when accounting for externalities and climate risks. Under a scenario including a 1.5°C temperature increase and a carbon tax of EUR 16.27/MWh, the coal plant's internal rate of return (IRR) drops to 0%, while the wind farm maintains an IRR of 16.61% and a lower levelized cost of electricity (EUR 65.22/MWh vs EUR 185.92/MWh for coal).

This document records the feedback and subsequent adjustments made to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) program for a transport and mobility development plan in Estonia. It details responses to comments from various government ministries and agencies—including the Environmental Board, Ministry of the Environment, and Ministry of Culture—regarding the scope of environmental, social, and spatial impact assessments.

This fact sheet, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute, provides a detailed FAQ regarding the transition to climate-neutral electricity generation in Estonia. It evaluates various energy pathways, the feasibility of nuclear and CCU technologies, the necessity of dispatchable capacity for energy security, and the regulatory reforms required to accelerate renewable energy deployment by 2030 and beyond.