PKN Orlen completes first onshore link for Baltic Power wind farm

PKN Orlen has completed the first onshore connection for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power wind farm in Poland, marking a major milestone in the project’s development. The connection links the offshore wind farm to the onshore substation using horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technology, the first large-scale use of this technique in Poland. The first of four directional drills has been executed without disrupting ecologically sensitive areas, creating a 1.4km tunnel to house power transmission cables….