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  • Half of Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Turbines Up

    24 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Half of the 50 wind turbines that will make up the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany have been installed, according to information in Iberdrola’s financial report for the first half of 2024. The 476 MW offshore wind farm, currently under construction in the German Baltic Sea, will comprise 50 Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind […]

  • Rovco and Vaarst to Bring On Board Over 150 Subsea Roles by End of 2025

    10 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy

    UK-based providers of tech-powered offshore wind solutions Rovco and Vaarst are planning to recruit over 150 specialist subsea roles across their offices by the end of 2025. Rovco unveiled its intention to recruit over 100 new roles across its Aberdeen and Edinburgh offices by the end of 2025 to support its “explosive growth” and the deployment […]

  • Octopus Energy Invests in Floating Offshore Wind Tech Company

    1 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Octopus Energy’s generation arm has invested in US-headquartered Ocergy to boost the development of floating offshore wind farms globally. According to Octopus, Ocergy has an innovative approach to designing and manufacturing floating foundations, reducing the time and cost of building them. Ocergy is pioneering a hyper-local supply chain approach, working with local manufacturers and creating […]

  • Two Consortia Secure Public Funding to Build Floating Wind Demos Offshore Japan

    13 June 2024
    Floating Wind, R&D, Technology

    Two consortia have been selected under the Green Innovation Fund (GIF), established by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and administered by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), to develop demonstration floating offshore wind projects. The first consortium is led by Marubeni Offshore Wind Development (MOWD) and other local partners […]

  • Work Starts on World’s Largest Floating Solar Project, Part of RWE’s OranjeWind

    4 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, R&D, Research & Development

    The Nautical SUNRISE consortium partners have commenced the project whose goal is to facilitate research and development of offshore floating solar systems and its components. The project aims to integrate a 5 MW offshore floating solar system within RWE’s OranjeWind, a wind farm to be built 53 kilometres off the Dutch coast. Research and development […]

  • Ørsted Selects Rovco for O&M Work on US Offshore Wind Farms

    23 April 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Rovco has signed a framework agreement with Ørsted to provide Operations and Maintenance (O&M) work on two of the developer’s US sites, Block Island Wind Farm and South Fork Wind Farm. Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island, was the first offshore wind farm in the United States and generates 30 MW of renewable energy. The […]

  • Cyan, Ocean Infinity Partner for APAC Offshore Wind Projects

    23 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Cyan Renewables, a portfolio company of Seraya Partners, and Ocean Infinity have teamed up to provide geophysical and geotechnical services for offshore wind projects in the Asia-Pacific region. The companies have formalized their partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), underscoring their shared commitment to work together on delivering geophysical and geotechnical […]

  • PASSER Eyeing Floating Wind

    27 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Green Hydrogen, Grid Connection, Industry, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Vessels

    The work on the vertical lay-up machine (VLM) for JDR’s new cable factory in the UK is now well underway in Klaipeda, Lithuania, where Norway-headquartered PASSER Group recently opened a new fabrication facility. The Group has revealed that, besides expanding its production capacity, it is also looking into areas for future business expansion, with floating […]

  • ‘World’s First Floating Wind Innovation Centre’ Opens in Scotland

    19 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation, Technology

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has opened the National Floating Wind Innovation Centre (FLOWIC), which is said to be the world’s first dedicated innovation centre for floating offshore wind, in Aberdeen, Scotland. The GBP 9 million (approximately EUR 10.5 million) FLOWIC, located in Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone and delivered by ORE Catapult in collaboration with […]

  • TLP Type Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Receives ClassNK Approval

    21 May 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The Japanese MODEC and Toyo Construction have jointly obtained approval in principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for a floating structure and whether system and tether pile foundation for tension leg platform (TLP) type floating offshore wind turbine. In 2020, MODEC obtained AiP for the floating offshore wind turbines from DNV. This time, both […]

  • Wiking Heads Far Offshore with Global Tech I Deal

    26 April 2021
    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 […]

  • NSW and GMSL to Install Submarine Cable for Global Tech I Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    7 June 2011
    Grid Connection

    On 17 May 2011, Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH (Global Tech) signed an order with a consortium of Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) and Global Marine Systems Ltd. (GMSL) to deliver and install over 100 km of medium-voltage submarine array cables for the Global Tech I offshore wind farm. The installation work will start in […]

  • Global Tech I Wins Best Project Award in 2011 (Germany)

    26 December 2011

    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 […]

  • Global Tech I Officially Turned On

    2 September 2015
    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 […]

  • Global Tech I at Full Tilt

    25 December 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    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 […]

  • Global Tech I Reorganizes Management

    28 November 2014
    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 […]

  • German Offshore Wind Operator Seeks Anti-Corrosion Squad

    31 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH has issued a contract notice for repairs to the anti-corrosion coating on the offshore substation at the Global Tech I (GTI) wind farm. The contract will have a duration of 24 months, with a possibility for two one-year renewals. The tender will remain open until 25 September and the […]

  • Global Tech I Contracts OffshoreWindManager

    11 February 2015

    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 […]

  • Global Tech I Appoints New Business Managing Director

    25 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The project company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH has appointed Hendrik Steindam as its new Business Managing Director. Effective 1 November 2013, Mr. Steindam assumes responsibility for business and legal aspects of the North Sea offshore wind farm. Gained from management positions that include auditors Ernst & Young and shipping certifiers and technical supervisors Germanischer […]

  • Germany: Global Tech I Opens Site Office in Bremerhaven

    13 June 2012

    Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH opened its site office in Bremerhaven. It is located at the old ferry house at the Geeste, which was built in 1912 by the Weser River Navigation Company to operate a ferry service from Bremerhaven to Nordenham. From this historic building 30-person team will build the North Sea wind farm Global […]

  • Germany: Preparation of Operation for Global Tech I Entering Crucial Phase

    21 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The project company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH continues to expand its management team. With the progressive establishment of the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I, detailed structure and the organization of its future operation plays an important role. For this reason, Dr. Claus Burkhardt has been appointed as technical director of the […]

  • Germany: Global Tech I Appoints Thomas Maetzel as New CFO

    18 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH has appointed Thomas Maetzel as its new Chief Financial Officer. With effect from 1st April, he assumed the responsibility for the commercial and corporate aspect of the North Sea wind farms. He replaces Dr. Thomas Meerpohl, who Iis taking over the position of Head of Strategy and Group Management […]

  • Heli Service Flies High with Global Tech I Contract

    23 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH has awarded Heli Service International with a contract to carry out helicopter services to and from the 400MW Global Tech I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Vattenfall Acquires Global Tech II Project

    10 August 2016

    Vattenfall has acquired Global Tech II offshore wind project located in the German North Sea some 85 kilometres north of the island of Borkum. The project is currently under development with up to 79 wind turbines in an area of 47 square kilometres. The realization of the project depends on obtaining a capacity contract in the […]

  • Global Tech I Offshore Wind Project Raises EUR 1 Billion (Germany)

    28 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind project Global Tech I, for which AREVA is supplier of 80 M5000 turbines, has finalized raising debt financing for an amount in excess of 1 B€. This is the second AREVA-powered offshore wind project to achieve this and a new demonstration of the confidence of the financial community in the reliability of […]

  • Global Tech I Closes Non-Recourse Debt Refinancing

    4 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Global Tech I has refinanced its non-recourse debt, according to Green Giraffe, which acted as a financial advisor to Global Tech I and its sponsors. The refinancing, for which the transaction closed on 2 November, gathered a large sponsor group, led by SWM Stadtwerke München, Axpo Group and ENTEGA Plus GmbH, the project stakeholders. The […]