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New energy projects in Klaipėda to drive demand for specialists: some skills are still in short supply

Oct 19, 2026

Planned energy infrastructure projects in Klaipėda will create highly skilled jobs, but some of the competencies required for these technologies are still emerging in the labour market. The development of wind energy, CO₂ infrastructure and other new technologies in the...

Norway’s experience to be applied in Klaipėda: more cargo flows for the port, jobs and opportunities for industry

Sep 10, 2026

Norway’s Northern Lights project has demonstrated that carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture, transport and permanent storage infrastructure can become not only an instrument of climate policy but also a means of strengthening industrial competitiveness. The Baltic States are mo...

SCHWENK launches Environmental Impact Assessment and holds public consultation

Sep 7, 2026

SCHWENK Latvija, the only cement producer and the leading building materials manufacturer in Latvia, has launched an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the implementation of its carbon capture project. The company plans to become the first industrial manufacturer...

Klaipėda’s CO₂ terminal recognised as part of the energy system

Sep 4, 2026

The carbon dioxide (CO₂) terminal planned by state-controlled oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operator KN Energies has been recognised as part of the energy system.

EIA programme for the planned CO₂ transshipment terminal in Klaipėda approved

Aug 19, 2026

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) programme for the planned carbon dioxide (CO₂) transshipment terminal to be developed on the premises of KN Energies in Klaipėda. Comments and proposals on the EIA programme...

Updated EIA programme published for planned CO₂ transshipment terminal in Klaipėda

Jun 29, 2026

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the updated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) programme for the planned carbon dioxide (CO₂) transshipment terminal to be developed within the territory of KN Energies in Klaipėda. The public is invited to revi...