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  • Amprion Picks Steel Contractor for Offshore Converter Platforms

    22 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    German shipbuilding company, Meyer Werft, has been awarded its first contract for steel construction work for four Amprion offshore converter platforms. Amprion Offshore has commissioned Dragados Offshore and Siemens Energy to build the offshore converter platforms. The consortium has now awarded parts of the production to Meyer Werft. Amprion said that the shipyard is to […]

  • Prysmian Lands EUR 5 Billion Cable Job for Projects Offshore Germany

    15 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian has finalized three contracts worth in aggregate around EUR 5 billion with the transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion for BalWin1 and BalWin2 offshore grid connection systems and the DC34 underground cable project in Germany. According to Prysmian, this package deal is the largest in value and in km of cable ever awarded to […]

  • Germany Greenlights DolWin4, Amprion’s First Offshore Grid Connection

    26 December 2023
    Authorities, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Planning & Permitting

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a planning approval decision for the DolWin4 offshore grid connection in Germany’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea. DolWin4, the first offshore grid connection system being implemented by German transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion Offshore, will go into operation in 2028 and connect […]

  • Jan De Nul Consortium Bags BalWin4 and LanWin1 Cable Contracts

    6 December 2023
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Jan De Nul Group, together with its consortium partners LS Cable & System and Denys, has signed contracts for two 525 HVDC cable systems serving the two grid connection systems for BalWin4 and LanWin1. These mark the first two contracts signed under the long-term framework agreement that TenneT and Jan De Nul inked earlier this […]

  • Nexans, TenneT Get Things Rolling on BalWin3 and LanWin4 Offshore Grid Connections

    19 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    TenneT and Nexans, which signed framework agreements for three offshore grid connections last year, have now signed a call-off contract for the BalWin3 and LanWin3 projects, each of which will have a capacity of 2 GW and will link offshore wind farms to the German grid. In May 2023, TenneT awarded NKT, Nexans, and a […]

  • UK ESO Unveils GBP 58 Billion Grid Investment Plan to Reach 86 GW of Offshore Wind by 2035

    20 March 2024
    Grid Connection, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Great Britain’s electricity system operator (ESO) has proposed a GBP 58 billion (approximately EUR 68 billion) investment in the electricity grid. The proposal outlines a vision for incorporating an additional 21 GW of offshore wind into the grid by 2035, which would bring the country’s total offshore wind capacity to a potential 86 GW. The […]

  • Prysmian Wins Preferred Bidder Status for Transmission Cable Projects Offshore Germany

    22 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been selected by the transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion as the preferred bidder for the BalWin1 and BalWin2 offshore grid connection systems and the underground cable project DC34 in Germany. The final contracts are planned to be signed by 15 January 2024 and they are valued in aggregate at around EUR […]

  • German Offshore Grid Connections to Come Online Earlier Than Planned

    23 January 2023
    Grid Connection

    Amprion Offshore has reported that it plans to complete LanWin1 and LanWin3, the two offshore grid connection systems in Germany, two and three years earlier than initially planned. Additionally, the company announced that it will rename the offshore converter platforms to BalWin1 and BalWin2 to indicate a change in the wind farm areas to be […]

  • Fugro Nabs BalWin Survey Contract

    19 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has selected Fugro Germany Land GmbH to carry out geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations at the BalWin1, BalWin2, and BalWin3 offshore platform locations in the German North Sea. The contract covers the execution of geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations in order to obtain subsoil information in accordance with the BSH Standards […]

  • TenneT Starts Tendering Procedure for 2 GW German Offshore Grid Connections

    23 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT has launched tendering procedures for the sea and land stations of BalWin1, BalWin2, and BalWin3 grid connections in the North Sea off Lower Saxony, each with a transmission capacity of 2 GW. The contracts for all three projects have a combined order volume in the seven-digit range and are expected […]

  • TenneT’s North Sea Grid Sees 29 TWh of Offshore Wind Transmitted in 2022

    30 January 2023
    Grid Connection

    The transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has transmitted around 29 TWh from the Dutch and German North Sea in 2022, which is an increase compared to the previous year. TenneT transmitted approximately 21.13 TWh of wind energy from the German North Sea to land in 2022, whereas in the Netherlands, 7.91 TWh was fed into […]

  • TenneT Issues Offshore Wind Contract Notices

    11 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has issued contract notices related to offshore grid connection systems in the German North Sea. In one of the contract notices, TenneT is seeking geotechnical and geophysical survey services at the BalWin platform locations. The contract covers the execution of geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations in order to obtain subsoil information […]

  • TenneT to Launch First 2 GW Offshore Grid Tenders in March

    18 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    CORRECTION NOTE: The article has been updated to say that the tenders to be launched in March will be for offshore grid connections in the Netherlands. Tenders for 2 GW offshore grids in Germany will follow later. TenneT will launch tenders for at least two new offshore grid connections in the Netherlands in March – […]

  • JERA Completes Acquisition of Belgium’s Leading Offshore Wind Developer

    27 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    JERA has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares of Parkwind NV from Belgium’s Virya Energy. The initial agreement between JERA Green, an affiliate of Japan’s JERA, and Virya Energy was signed in March this year. The transaction, which JERA said marks a significant milestone for the company and Parkwind and signals […]

  • Tennet Secures EUR 500 Million from EIB

    23 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Electricity transmission system operator, Tennet, has secured EUR 500 million from the European Investment Bank to fund offshore grid connections in the North Sea. Tennet will construct and maintain three separate offshore grid connections, HelWin1, SylWin1 and DolWin1, to the German Electricity Grid. „By developing offshore grid connections and linking wind farms to the German […]

  • OMM Signs Several Contracts for Offshore Wind Interconnector Project (Germany)

    7 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) signs several contracts with cable suppliers and installers for upcoming Offshore Wind Interconnector installations.  In the beginning of 2012, OMM signed several contracts with cable suppliers and installers for the upcoming Offshore Wind Interconnector installations (BorWin2, HelWin1, Dolwin1, SylWin1, Helwin2) for auxiliary works and supply and management of Guard Vessels. OMM […]

  • Austrian Company to Equip TenneT’s Offshore Platforms in Germany with Structural Health Monitoring Systems

    28 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    VCE Vienna Consulting Engineers ZT has been awarded a contract to install Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems on twelve TenneT’s HVDC platforms in Germany. On nine platforms, which are in operation, the installation of the SHM systems will be carried out offshore during operation, while for the three platforms which are under construction or in […]

  • TenneT Issues EUR 1 Billion Green Bond

    13 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT Holding B.V. has launched and priced another Green Bond issue under its green bond program of EUR 1 billion.

  • TenneT Tenders Structrual Health Monitoring for Twelve Offshore HVDC Platforms

    21 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has issued a call for tenders for Structural Health Monitoring systems (SHM systems) and their installation on twelve offshore HVDC platforms, including both existing and platforms yet to be installed offshore. Under a five-year, EUR 3.25 million contract, the tender winner will develop and install a monitoring concept for the support structures of the […]

  • TenneT Looking for Cable Fault Location Team

    4 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has invited tenders for services related to cable repair and maintenance in both Germany and the Netherlands, which include locating cable faults. The services will be delivered across several grid connections and interconnectors. The transmission system operator (TSO) is looking to conclude a contract for a service-level agreement with a provider of cable fault […]

  • TenneT Seeks BorWin6 Onshore Cable Route Planners

    25 March 2020
    Grid Connection

    TenneT Offshore GmbH has issued a tender for the technical planning of an onshore cable route as part of the planning approval process for the BorWin6 offshore grid connection in the German North Sea. The tender includes the technical planning of the country route of the BorWin6 cable system, which lands in Neuenkoog (Büsum) and […]

  • TenneT Awards EUR 23 Billion in Contracts for 22 GW of Offshore Wind Grid Connections in North Sea

    30 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, has signed multiyear agreements with three consortia for the delivery of eleven 2 GW grid connections in the North Sea that will connect German and Dutch offshore wind farms to their respective grids on land. Under the eleven contracts – worth EUR 23 billion in total – Hitachi […]

  • Siemens Hands Over BorWin2 to TenneT

    30 January 2015
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has handed over the first North Sea grid connection, BorWin2, to TenneT following successful completion of test runs. The offshore platform of the BorWin2 grid connection is located around 100 kilometers off the German coast – northwest of the island of Borkum, after which the project was named. “This is the first offshore grid […]

  • Prysmian Commissions SylWin1

    28 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Following news that Siemens handed over the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore grid connection SylWin1 to TenneT yesterday, Prysmian Group announced that it has successfully commissioned the project in a contract with TenneT.  Prysmian secured this project in January 2011 as part of overall contracts awarded to consortium between the Group and Siemens Energy for […]

  • Siemens Hands Over HelWin1 to TenneT

    9 February 2015
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has now handed over HelWin1, the second North Sea grid connection in quick succession, to TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission system operator has now also put this grid connection into commercial operation. Located around 85 kilometers off the German coast, northwest of the island of Helgoland, the grid connection can transmit up to 576 megawatts […]

  • NDE Offshore Inspecting HVDC Platform Helidecks in North Sea

    10 June 2016
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    NDE Offshore AB has recently been awarded a contract by Siemens to conduct periodic inspections of the helidecks on three offshore HVDC platforms in the North Sea. The grid connections are owned by German-Dutch transmission grid operator TenneT. Already completed is the Helwin1 platform, where inspections were carried out in April. At the end of […]