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  • UPDATE: Riffgat OWF Back Online Since May

    7 July 2016
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    EWE, the owner and operator of the Riffgat offshore wind farm in Germany, has confirmed to Offshore WIND that the export cable is repaired and that the wind farm has been back on the grid since 22 May.  UK-based Dalby Offshore yesterday reported that its barge, ASV Pioneer, recently supported the successful completion of an export cable repair on the […]

  • Three Nordic Yards Shipyards Bought by Leisure Company, DolWin Gamma Construction Not Affected

    3 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Genting Hong Kong and Nordic Yards signed a contract on Tuesday, under which the global leisure company will take over three Nordic Yards’ shipyards for EUR 230.6 million. Nordic Yards has built and delivered three offshore converter platforms to Siemens, and is currently working on the fourth one, ordered by the GE. Herbert Aly, managing director of Nordic Yards, […]

  • Riffgat OWF Out of Action Until End of April

    5 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Oldenburg-based utility EWE will not see any power coming from its 113.4 MW Riffgat offshore wind farm until the end of April due to a malfunction on the subsea cable some 22 kilometres off the coast, Mathias Fischer, a spokesperson for the grid operator TenneT TSO, told Offshore WIND. The wind farm has been offline since November 2015 […]

  • Germany: Windreich Drives MEG I Development Regardless of Insolvency Proceedings

    20 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Windreich GmbH continues driving the development of the offshore wind farm MEG I and targets the financial close within this year. Negotiations on the new management with suppliers, potential investors and the advisory banks were positive. “We are pleased by the constructive feed-back which we got from our most important partners in developing our second […]

  • Aibel Announces Further Staff Reduction

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    During the course of 2014, Aibel has announced several staff reductions due to reduced workload.  Over the past year, the company’s workload has been declining. This has resulted in several staff reductions. Simultaneously, Aibel has done extensive work to improve its competitiveness within the different business units. Employees within staff functions as well as the […]

  • Aibel’s Owners Evaluate Strategic Alternative for Company (Norway)

    16 November 2011

    The owners of Aibel have during 2011 evaluated strategic alternatives for the company. In the same period, Aibel has continued its strong development with profitable growth in all business areas. Aibel has an all time high order backlog, including recent major contract awards: Frame agreement with ConocoPhillips at the Greater Ekofisk Area, the first contract […]

  • OMM’s New Tool Completes Gode Wind 1 Work

    11 August 2015
    Grid Connection

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has used its new tool, the MDS3, to lay mattresses for client NSW – the main contractor for the manufacture and installation of export cable for the Gode Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The tool was designed and developed by OMM based on its extensive offshore project experience. Testing was completed […]

  • Aibel Appoints Director of its New Business Area (Norway)

    6 December 2011

    Tore Engevik has been appointed director of Aibel’s new business area, Wind. Engevik was previously CEO of Vestavind Offshore AS. “Engevik has long and relevant experience. He therefore has the best point of departure for heading the company’s new business area,” says President and CEO Jan Skogseth in Aibel. Solid qualifications Engevik has a degree […]

  • TenneT, Mitsubishi Jointly Invest in Four German Offshore Grid Connections

    16 January 2013
    Grid Connection

    TenneT and  Mitsubishi Corporation officially closed their partnership with respect to two German offshore high-voltage cable projects, BorWin1 and BorWin2. Mitsubishi’s voting interest will be 49% with aggregate maximum equity commitment of EUR 240 million. At the same time both partners signed a contract for an investment in two more offshore projects named HelWin2 and DolWin2 in which Mitsubishi also will acquire a […]

  • The Netherlands: HFG to Construct HelWin2 Offshore HVDC Platform

    13 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    On 4 June 2012 Heerema Fabrication Group in the Netherlands secured a contract for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of an HVDC offshore platform for Siemens in Germany on behalf of grid operator TenneT. The contract consists of an offshore platform which will be equipped with Siemens’ High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology […]

  • DBR Delivers Power Pack for Amrumbank West

    8 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    DBR Generatorsets has successfully completed commissioning and start-up of its custom-built auxiliary power package for E.ON’s Amrumbank West wind farm substation. DBR delivered and installed two 1,250kVA diesel generator sets and one 250kVA set. Cofely Fabricom is assembling the topsides at its Hoboken, Belgium yard before installation in the German Bight. “This was a challenging […]

  • China: Golwind Working on 10 MW Wind Turbine

    1 May 2012

    Beijing-based wind power company Goldwind announced in its 2011 annual report that it is undertaking activities on development of a 10MW turbine, aside to considerable number of other wind turbines, Wind Power Monthly informed. According to the Monthly, the company is also testing a medium-speed model fitted with a locally made gearbox, a system described […]

  • TenneT Awards Ten Contracts for Offshore Grid MWS Services

    14 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has awarded ten framework agreements for marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services which will support the realisation of several offshore grid connections in Germany and the Netherlands. The marine warranty surveyor has to monitor whether all activities carried out by a contractor are performed according to the agreed procedures and safety margins from an insurance […]

  • ADEME Nods To TrussFloat Platform

    22 July 2019
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has validated the final key stage of the EolFloat project to develop a semi-submersible floating platform for large offshore wind turbines. Under the EolFloat project, engineering specialist Dietswell is leading a consortium of French companies developing the TrussFloat semi-submersible float, with Matiere being in charge of construction engineering, and […]

  • The Netherlands: Aibel Participates in Offshore Wind 2011 Conference

    1 December 2011

    Aibel representatives are participating in the Offshore wind 2011 conference currently being held in Amsterdam. A report showing that as many as 17 EU countries are planning to build offshore wind energy farms was presented at the conference. According to EWEA, if the current plans of all 17 countries are implemented, the power produced will […]

  • LOC Germany Secures Offshore Grid Work with TenneT

    6 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has awarded LOC Germany with a framework agreement for marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services, along with several other companies that applied for the tender earlier this year. One-year framework agreements, with the potential for extension for up to eight years, have been awarded to multiple MWS providers which will support the realisation of several […]

  • TenneT Picks Jan De Nul for Cable Repairs Offshore Germany

    25 March 2019
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Transmission system operator TenneT has awarded Jan De Nul with a framework agreement for repairs of TenneT’s offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight. Under the terms of the agreement, Jan De Nul will mobilize in the event of high-voltage cable system faults or failures within the contractual period of 24 months. The agreement also […]

  • Atlas Secures North Sea Deal with TenneT

    29 July 2015

    Atlas Professionals has been chosen as the 1st tier supplier for Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT for the supply of senior personnel to the North Sea. The contract will allow for Atlas’ senior personnel such as Client Representatives to oversee operations of some of TenneT’s Offshore Projects including the various stages of BorWin, DolWin, HelWin […]

  • Nordic Yards Undocks SylWin Alpha

    1 July 2014

    The offshore converter platform SylWin alpha was undocked at the Nordic Yards shipyard in Warnemünde last week. The 15,000 tonne yellow topside left the dock in the morning on the barge “Nordic Giant 101”: the platform – aligned diagonally across the dock – was built on the barge because SylWin, at 83 metres long and […]

  • TenneT Gets EUR 500 Mln Loan for Connection of OWFs to German Grid

    9 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 500m corporate loan to TenneT. The funds are being made available in connection with the construction and operation of three offshore high voltage direct current (HVDC) lines that will connect wind farms in the North Sea with the German onshore electricity network. The loan agreement was […]

  • TenneT Benefits from Offshore Wind Industry

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    High-voltage transmission grid operator TenneT continued to provide very high system reliability (99.9999%), benefiting 36 million end-users in the Netherlands and Germany. Financial results in the first half of 2014 were solid. Increases in revenue and EBIT kept pace with the company’s ongoing investments in grid reinforcements and expansions. Importantly, the Dutch Minister of Economic […]

  • Nexans Opens High Voltage Test Lab in Calais

    22 November 2017
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Nexans has opened a new high voltage test laboratory at its Calais Center of Excellence in France, making it fully operational with the capacity to test cable systems up to 1.5 million volts.

  • Red7Marine Installs Export Cable at Wave Energy Test Site (Spain)

    18 November 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Red7Marine Offshore Ltd has announced the successful completion of export cable installation for the Biscay Marine Energy Platform in Spain. The scope of work included route clearance, cable laying, burial, shore‐end landings and testing of 4 power export circuits for this wave energy test site. A total of 18km of cable was installed by Red7Marine’s […]

  • CIP Targets More Offshore Wind with New Investment Fund

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has initiated the fundraising process for its new fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S, which has already received commitment of DKK 8.8 billion (around 1.2bn EUR).

  • Alstom UK’s Sales Hit GBP1 Bn for Fourth Year

    10 May 2013

    International engineering firm Alstom, which employs around 6,500 people in the UK, has released its final year figures and given details of the number of open vacancies it has. The UK arm of the company, which has operations in power, grid and transport, had sales of just over £1bn in the financial year 2012/13. This […]

  • Observator Group to Keep an Eye on Borkum Riffgrund 2 OSS Helideck

    10 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands-based Observator Group has won a contract to supply a Helideck Monitoring System for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore substation in the German North Sea.