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Business development, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has launched seabed surveys for its 1 GW Ayre floating offshore wind farm and the 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind farm in Scotland. G-tec is leading the first phase of the work, which is the geophysical surveying of the seabed at both sites, in leasing zones NE2 and E3, from March […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Vessels
EnBW has opened a tender for the provision of a crew transfer vessel (CTV) and crew for the construction phase of its He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany, which is scheduled to start in early 2024. The tender is open for applications until 27 February. The charter contract will come into effect on 1 […]
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Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update
GE Ventures AG, a Liechtenstein-based investment firm founded in 2020 that invests primarily in continental Europe, has acquired a 26 per cent share in Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH, the company behind the 400 MW Global Tech I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. GE Ventures has acquired the shares through a […]
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Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update
Germany’s 400MW Global Tech I offshore wind farm has been inaugurated. The ceremony was attended by Olaf Scholz, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Dr. Carsten Sieling, Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Bremen, and Olaf Lies, Minister for Economic Affairs of the State of Lower Saxony, together with shareholders and management […]
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Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update
Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH is reorganizing its management team. With the completion of the construction phase, Arjen Schampers finished his activities as Technical Managing Director in early November. Dr. Jan Podbielski, the former General Project Manager for installation and commissioning has been appointed by the shareholders to the position of Technical Managing Director and will […]
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The Global Tech I offshore wind farm generated a record 8,800 MWh of electricity in a day earlier this month, Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH said. That is enough to power 450,000 average households, providing savings of nearly 5,000 tons of carbon emissions, the operator of the German wind farm said. December has been […]
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At the end of August the construction of the 400MW Global Tech I wind farm was completed with the installation of the last of the 80 Areva M5000-11 6 turbines. The construction has been within budget. Global Tech I is located approximately 180km northwest of Bremerhaven, in the German North Sea in water depths of […]
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Construction of the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I is complete: 100 kilometres from the German coast and occupying an area half the size of Bremerhaven the offshore wind power station now stands with 80 turbines of the 5 megawatt class (AREVA Wind M5000-116) and the farm’s own transformer station. At present, only the […]
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Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH has issued a tender seeking helicopter services for the 400 MW offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The tender seeks a service provider to carry out helicopter flights for the regular transport of people and freight, including dangerous goods, from Emden to the wind farm and back. […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance
Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH is seeking a provider of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) for the Global Tech I, and optionally adjacent wind farms in the German North Sea. The duration of the contract is three years, with two one-year extension options. The services include the aeronautical and medical components of the required […]
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Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance
While some companies in the offshore wind energy sector are experiencing economic problems, BLG Offshore Wind Energy Logistics still has a pretty good order book, said Ferdinand Möhring, the company’s CEO. Coastal vessels are transporting the rotor blades and rotor hubs from the manufacturing facilities in Stade and Bremerhaven to Wilhelmshaven, where BLG and AREVA […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update
German law firm Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte, on behalf of Gobal Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH, has invited helicopter services providers to tender for the transport of passengers and cargo to and from the 400MW offshore wind farm.
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The company Windreich AG, the wind power pioneer and leading builder of wind farms in the German North Sea, congratulates Bremen HOCHTIEF subsidiary HGO InfraSea Solutions on the launching of the ‘INNOVATION’ construction vessel. The Global Tech I wind farm initiated by Windreich was the initial trigger for the planning and realisation of this installation […]
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Vessels, Wind Farm Update
Last week, Seajacks Hydra joined other installation vessels working on the Global Tech I site for Adwen GmbH to support the commissioning of the eighty 5MW turbines located at the offshore wind farm site. Hydra began supporting commissioning services on the 15th March and is expected to be onsite for approximately 3 months. Having Hydra in […]
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Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update
Reef Subsea has been awarded a contract with AREVA Wind GmbH to provide field support in the Global Tech I wind farm. The charter commences early October and is anticipated to continue until at least February 2015, with the option to extend the contract further. This significant project will utilise the Reef Despina, a multi-purpose, […]
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In just 16 days, during the second visit to the Global Tech I construction site, three more foundations were installed. The installation vessel INNOVATION proved to be extremely reliable in installation of the tripod foundations in 40 meters water depth. Arjen Schampers, Technical Director of Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH stated: “We are proud […]
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The OffshoreWindManager GmbH will deliver the Permit-to-Work Software for an operational phase of Global Tech I offshore wind farm. The OWM is a web-based application of a Permit-to-Work system for windfarm owners and operators ensuring a safe and efficient management of all wind farm operations. It is developed to support all phases (commissioning, construction, operation […]
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The construction of the offshore wind farm Global Tech I will start soon. After an intensive two-year planning period, the project company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH will start the construction of the foundations and substation in the coming weeks. The substation will be shipped directly from the shipyard in Rotterdam to the construction […]
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Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier International Ltd. has been awarded an extended contract with the German company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH for the work that will be performed using the jack-up vessel Brave Tern. The contract is a direct continuation of the current work on the German North Sea project, under which Brave Tern will […]
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Within the offshore wind industry, cable pulling contractors have created their own playing field. Conbit is there to assist them with the final few meters. Global Tech One Offshore Wind GmbH, the offshore wind farm operating company, has entrusted Conbit to assist them with pulling in the cables. The Conbit lifting crew supports the cable […]
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The offshore major project “Global Tech I”, initiated by the AG Windreich is the best wind project of 2011 in Europe. The internationally renowned magazine “Project Finance International”, PFI, recognized this project as the “Wind Deal of the Year”. The official ceremony of the “PFI Awards” will be on 25 January 2012, in London. Global […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update
Wiking Helikopter Service GmbH has signed a multi-year service contract with Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH to provide personal and material helicopter transport services to the Global Tech I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. As part of this contract, Wiking will carry out helicopter crew change service from its base in […]
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Axpo Deutschland has taken over the marketing of all the electricity produced by Global Tech I (GT I) offshore wind farm. The German subsidiary of the Switzerland-based Axpo was previously marketing one-fourth of the offshore wind farm’s produced power. Now, the company is in charge of the overall power marketing, after winning the contract at […]
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Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update
The 400MW Global Tech I far shore wind farm marked a milestone of delivering one terawatt-hours (TWh) of energy to the German grid earlier in April, some seven months after its official commissioning. In January alone, the month of strongest winds, Global Tech I’s 80 Adwen 5MW turbines fed over 150 gigawatt-hours of power into the German grid. […]
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During the installation of the Global Tech I project in Germany, Global Wind Service and Fred. Olsen Windcarrier personnel were filmed for the German documentary series ‘Made in Germany’. The film crews followed key members of the installation and vessel crews to showcase the professional efforts and capabilities of the companies, the extreme conditions under […]
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Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier International Ltd., which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has been awarded an additional transport and installation contract by the German company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH for the installation vessel Bold Tern. The Bold Tern joins her sister vessel Brave Tern, which commenced work on […]
