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  • Japan’s Kansai Comes Onboard Norwegian Floating Offshore Wind Project

    7 December 2023
    Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese utility, the Kansai Electric Power Company (Kansai), has joined the Source Galileo, Odfjell Oceanwind, and Vår Energi partnership which is developing a floating offshore wind project at the Goliat platform outside Hammerfest in Norway. Located approximately 95 kilometres from Hammerfest at a depth of 300-400 metres, the GoliatVIND floating offshore wind project could add […]

  • Hellenic Cables Wins Gennaker Export Cable Contract

    25 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables has been awarded a contract by 50Hertz Offshore GmBH for the turnkey delivery of two export cable systems for the interconnection to the German grid of the western offshore substation of the Gennaker offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea. Hellenic Cables’ scope of works includes the design, engineering, manufacturing, […]

  • 50Hertz Selects ZTT for Gennaker East Export Cable Connection

    25 August 2023
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTTSC) has secured an EPCI contract with 50Hertz for the eastern part of the grid connection for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German sector of the Baltic Sea. The grid connection for the 927 MW offshore wind farm (OST-6-1), being developed by Skyborn Renewables (formerly wpd offshore), consists of […]

  • Dutch-Belgian Consortium to Build Gennaker Offshore Substations

    22 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium of HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv-Offshore & Energy has won the tender for the development of the platforms and the connected services for the 927 MW Gennaker offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. 50Hertz and wind farm operator Skyborn Renewables seek to jointly implement Gennaker, currently the largest offshore wind […]

  • NABU Objects to Gennaker Offshore Wind Project

    14 February 2020
    Environment

    The German Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) has filed an objection against the building permit for the Gennaker offshore wind project.

  • German Company Proposes 865.2MW OWF Featuring Siemens 8MW Turbines

    16 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    A Bremen-based company, OWP Gennaker GmbH, proposes to set up a new offshore wind farm in Germany, which would be located in the Baltic Sea and would comprise 103 Siemens SWT-8.0-154 turbines with Power Boost that will increase the maximum rated output of the turbines to 8.4MW.  The 865.2MW Gennaker offshore wind farm (Offshore-Windpark Gennaker) would be installed within a […]

  • German State Clears Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm

    5 June 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has granted a license to OWP Gennaker GmbH, a subsidiary of wpd, to build and operate the 865.2MW Gennaker offshore wind farm. The license covers the construction and operation of the wind farm consisting of 103 wind turbines, two offshore substations, and the inter-array cables. The wind farm will feature Siemens Gamesa […]

  • More Contracts for Gennaker Project Coming Up

    4 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    WPD has started the realisation of the Gennaker offshore wind farm, located 15 kilometers off the German Baltic Sea coast, with the conditional order of 103 Siemens Gamesa 9 MW offshore wind turbines, announced today (4 July), and the start of the soil investigation work at wind turbine locations. At the same time, the tendering […]

  • 50Hertz Opens Tender for Gennaker Export Cable Route Planning

    22 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    50Hertz, German transmission system operator (TSO) in charge of offshore grid connections in the Baltic Sea, has opened a tender for the planning of the route for the subsea cable of the OST-6-1 grid connection. The OST-6-1 offshore grid project will connect the 927 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm, being developed by WPD. The planning […]

  • WPD Picks Siemens Gamesa 8.6 MW Wind Turbines for German Offshore Wind Farm

    4 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa and wpd have signed a Master Supply Agreement, including a 20-year service agreement, for the 927 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The wind turbines will have a nominal power of 8.6 MW and can reach up to 9 MW with the Power Boost option engaged. Located 15 kilometres off the […]

  • German TSO Seeks Export Cable System Provider

    7 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has issued a contract notice seeking a submarine and land cable system for the OST-6-1 grid connection in the Baltic Sea. The contract covers the design, engineering, construction, supply, installation, burial, handling, and commissioning of the 220 kV submarine and land cable systems from the onshore substation i.R. Gnewitz […]

  • Highlights of the Month: September 2016

    3 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Areva Sells Its Stake in Adwen to Gamesa for EUR 60 Million Areva has decided to sell its 50% stake in the offshore wind turbine manufacturer Adwen for EUR 60 million to Gamesa, with which Areva had a 50-50 ownership in the joint venture and which is now in a merger process with Siemens. Borssele […]

  • 8.1 GW of Offshore Wind Feeding Into German Grid; Decisive Action Needed to Install Further 22 GW by 2030, Industry Says

    16 January 2023
    Industry

    Germany said goodbye to 2022 with 8,100 MW of offshore wind capacity connected to the grid after all wind turbines at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm (342 MW) went into operation mid-December. Although this is a step forward, the country is still 22 GW away from its 2030 target and the government needs to take […]

  • Leask Marine Helps Maersk Connector Ground at Morecambe Bay

    5 July 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Leask Marine’s vessel C-Fenna supported DeepOcean’s Maersk Connector during recent work on DONG Energy’s Walney Extension offshore wind project.

  • CIP Bolsters Taiwanese Offshore Wind Connection

    14 September 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Changhua County government and Denmak’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have signed a memorandum of cooperation to jointly promote and develop offshore wind industry in Taiwan’s most populous county.

  • Global Capacity, Equipment Market Share, Technological Roadmap, Cost Analysis and Regulatory Framework to 2020

    14 December 2010
    R&D

    “Offshore Wind Power – Global Capacity, Equipment Market Share, Technological Roadmap, Cost Analysis and Regulatory Framework to 2020” is… By Rajesh Gunnam (live-pr) [mappress] Source: live-pr, December 14, 2010

  • Vattenfall Bids for Borssele III & IV

    7 October 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall, a Swedish wind energy developer which could build the cheapest nearshore project off the coast of Denmark, has disclosed that it is taking part in the Borssele III and IV tender. In an interview with Offshore WIND at WindEnergy Hamburg, the company’s Head of Business Area Wind, Gunnar Groebler, said that the ongoing and […]

  • Next-Gen SOV-Gangway Combo Coming to Market

    3 November 2020
    Vessels

    Spanish engineering company Marcelo Penna Engineering and the Dutch Safeway have joined forces to design an “intelligent” service operation vessel (SOV) combined with a motion-compensated offshore access system. The parties are developing the DP2 MP625 SOV combined with the recently introduced Safeway Gannet 3D motion-compensated offshore access system that features zero impact bumpering or hover-mode, […]

  • Bladt Shares Its Formula for Success

    17 December 2013
    Technology

    This year’s EWEA Offshore in Frankfurt served as an excellent opportunity for Offshore WIND team to meet with industry leaders, including Bladt Industries. The company recently joined DONG Energy’s Gode Wind project, and we wanted to find out a little bit more about this large contract from Bladt Industries’ Tenna Horby. When asked to give […]

  • Metcentre Owners Increase Share Capital

    9 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The owners of Marine Energy Test Centre (Metcentre) have increased the share capital of the test centre. After the capital increase, the owners of Metcentre are Rogaland County (35%), Statoil (35%), Haugaland Kraft (13%), Municipality of Karmøy (8%), Polytec research foundation (5%) and others (4%). Chairman of the board, Gunnar Birkeland says: “This capital increase is very […]

  • Vattenfall Wind Chief Takes WindEurope Chair

    7 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    WindEurope has appointed Gunnar Groebler, Vattenfall’s Senior Vice President for Business Area Wind, as the new Chair. The Board of Directors elected Groebler for an 18-month term, succeeding Ivor Catto, CEO at RES Group. Tony Adam from Nordex will become the association’s new Vice Chair, taking the place of Juan River Abbad from Iberdrola. “We’re delighted to have Gunnar […]

  • Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Could be Better off Offshore Than Onshore (France)

    4 February 2011
    R&D

    Wind turbines attached to floating buoys can harness stronger, more sustained winds in the open ocean. But the floats now used for such… By Phil McKenna (technologyreview) [mappress] Source: technologyreview, February 04, 2011

  • Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg Stays on Offshore Wind Case (USA)

    24 February 2011
    Authorities

    If the Rhode Island Supreme Court moves forward with a case involving Deepwater Wind, Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg will take part… (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, February 24, 2011

  • AWS Ocean Energy Device Could Boost New Form of Wave Power (UK)

    7 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      Wave energy startup AWS Ocean Energy recently tested this novel wave power device on the surface of the famous Loch Ness lake. By Phil McKenna (technologyreview) [mappress] Source: technologyreview, July 07, 2011;

  • Estonia Targets 2030 with Offshore Wind

    1 November 2017
    Authorities

    The Estonian Government has confirmed the Estonian Energy Development Plan until 2030 (ENMAK), that sets out a plan for renewable energy to have a share of 50% in the domestic electricity consumption and 80% in the heat generated in Estonia.

  • Keppel’s Subsidiary Acquires OWEC Tower

    2 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Keppel Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary KV Ventus B.V. has acquired a 50.1% equity interest in OWEC Tower, from NorWind AS, TronderEnergi AS, InnoVent GmbH, Per Bull Haugsoen and Gunnar Foss for NOK 2,8 million (approx. EUR 327,827).  As KV Ventus already holds the remaining 49.9% equity interest in OWEC Tower (AS) following an acquisition in January […]