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  • Nordsee Ost Ready for Winter after Annual Maintenance Campaigns

    27 October 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Innogy has completed the annual maintenance of its 295MW Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in Germany, including inspection of wind turbine blades and foundations, and maintenance of the offshore substation.

  • Mita-Teknik Completes Acquisition of Danish Wind Nordic

    9 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    On October 7th 2013, Mita-Teknik completed the acquisition of the Danish technology company, Wind Nordic, and hereby takes over all of Wind Nordic’s activities within wind turbine optimization. Wind Nordic, who, like Mita-Teknik delivers services to the wind industry, are market leaders within; load simulation, control algorithms and wind turbine optimization. These are all specialized […]

  • RWE Seeks German Government’s Compensation for Grid Connection Delays

    27 June 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Incoming Chief Executive of RWE, Peter Terium, said that substantial delays in Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm connection to the grid jeopardize the project’s profitability. Mr. Terium told the weekly magazine Der Spiegel that RWE is inviting the German Government to discuss possible compensation adding that the Government should initiate compensation talks with the project’s […]

  • Grid Expenses Hurt innogy’s Earnings

    11 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    innogy, a renewable energy, retail and grid spin-off of the German energy company RWE, issued its first independent financial report following the Initial Public Offering (IPO) in October, reporting a dip in earnings in the first nine months of 2016. The results were negatively affected by  high expenditure on grids and absence of positive one-off effects […]

  • RWE Innogy Awards Long-Term Contracts for Port Logistics and Ship Management (Germany)

    6 January 2011

    * Award goes to „Linnhoff Offshore AG“ and „Reederei NSB“ * Cooperation for the offshore wind farms Nordsee Ost and Gwynt y Môr * Contract period of five years * German supply industry benefits with some € 80 million from the construction of RWE’s own installation vessels RWE Innogy has agreed on a long-term partnership […]

  • DolWin3 Platform Equipped with 2 Power Transformers

    20 July 2015
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Alstom and Nordic Yards have installed two 700 MVA power transformers on the DolWin3 converter platform based in the Warnemüde shipyard in Germany, operated by Nordic Yards. The transformers were designed and built by Alstom specifically for the DolWin3 converter project at its Mönchengladbach plant in Germany. During routine inspections, one transformer can continue to […]

  • TenneT Probes Market for Offshore Cable Systems

    24 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Transmission system operator TenneT has issued a periodic indicative notice to carry out the market investigation on the planned procurement of cable systems to connect wind farms in Cluster 3 in the German North Sea to the DolWin kappa offshore platform. TenneT Offshore GmbH has invited all potential and interested market participants to express their […]

  • FoundOcean Completes Foundation Grouting for New Wind Farms

    19 June 2014

    UK-headquartered FoundOcean secured the final foundations for three of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms in the second quarter, which once operational will have a total installed capacity of over one gigawatt. FoundOcean grouted the 160th transition piece foundation on Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in April 2014. At 576MW, it will be capable of […]

  • Germany: Fugro Seaeye Jaguar ROV to Operate on Nordsee Ost

    3 September 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    A Fugro Seaeye Jaguar work-class ROV has been selected for use during the construction of RWE Innogy’s new Nordsee Ost windfarm. Fugro Subsea Services in Aberdeen is supplying the all-electric Seaeye Jaguar, which will operate from one of two new-build RWE Innogy construction vessels, the Victoria Mathias. The ROV and an operating crew of four was […]

  • Nordic Yards Starts Building DolWin Gamma

    9 October 2014

    The construction works of the DolWin gamma offshore converter platform started today, 9 October, at Nordic Yards in Warnemünde. This was marked by the traditional first steel cut, which took place at the Warnemünde site in the presence of representatives of the contractor Alstom and customer TenneT.  As general contractor, Alstom had placed an order […]

  • NorSea Wins Sprogø O&M Deal

    5 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    NorSea Wind has secured a contract for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Sprogø offshore wind farm in Denmark. The Norway-based company said it commenced the work on 1 January 2019, after winning the contract through a tender procedure. According to NorSea, the contract sets a milestone for offshore wind supply as it represents one […]

  • Second Hollandse Kust West Alpha Subsea Cable In Place

    22 June 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul, together with its partner LS Cable & System, has completed the installation of the second subsea cable for the Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore wind farm grid connection off the coast of Egmond aan Zee for TenneT. The subsea cable installation was carried out by the cable-laying vessel Isaac Newton, the work […]

  • Nordex Group Begins Year with 22 pct Sales Growth (Germany)

    11 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Nordex Group has begun the year 2011 with double-digit sales growth. The increase to EUR 183.1 million (Q1/2010: EUR 150.5 million) was materially underpinned by the strong performance of Nordex USA, which was able to expand its sales substantially to EUR 28.9 million (Q1/2010: EUR 3.4 million). At EUR 144.4 million, business in […]

  • Germany: Nordex Announces 2011 Full Year Results

    28 February 2012

    On basis of its provisional consolidated financial statements, the Nordex Group closed 2011 in line with its current forecast. In November 2011, the Management Board announced that Nordex would be reporting lower sales and an operating loss of around EUR 10 million for the year as a whole. Highlights: Sales down 5% to EUR 921 […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind Sets Sights on Deep-Water Projects

    6 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Aker Solutions’ offshore wind spin-off, Aker Offshore Wind, will initially focus on deep-water fixed-bottom and floating wind projects in four different markets: South Korea, the USA, Scotland, and Norway. ScotWind According to a company presentation, Aker Offshore Wind has entered into an agreement with ”a reputable utility company” to submit a joint bid in the […]

  • Mainstream, Ocean Winds, and Statkraft Add Aker Solutions to Utsira Nord Team

    9 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Mainstream Renewable Power, Ocean Winds, and Statkraft have signed a memorandum of understanding with Aker Solutions, in Norway to collaborate on floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord. Mainstream, majority-owned by Aker Horizons, Ocean Winds, and Statkraft are in a consortium to pursue an application to develop floating wind power at the Utsira Nord license area […]

  • Honeycomb-Inspired Floating Wind Solution Attracts Major Backer

    15 February 2022
    R&D

    French energy major TotalEnergies has partnered with the Norwegian engineering consultant company Semar in the development of the Honeymooring solution for floating offshore wind turbines. The mooring design is based on the traditional technologies from the mooring of oil & gas floating structures. Once a turbine is installed on a floater, it is anchored to […]

  • 1.5 GW Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Kicks Off Statutory Consultation

    8 June 2023
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind has formally launched the statutory consultation for the 1.5 GW project in the UK and is inviting local communities and consultees for their feedback and questions. The project team has offered a range of ways for communities and consultees to provide feedback on the project plans including an online exhibition, webinars, […]

  • Fourth Order for Construction of Transformer Platform for Nordic Yards (Germany)

    26 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    Leading manufacturer of major maritime projects, Nordic Yards, has signed a contract to construct an offshore transformer platform. The client, Alstom, with whom Nordic Yards will be working for the first time, was awarded the tender by transmission grid operator TenneT Offshore GmbH. DolWin gamma is the fourth HVDC transformer platform (High Voltage Direct Current) […]

  • Norwegian Gov’t Plans Q1 2023 for Floating & Offshore Wind Auctions, Drafts Tender Frameworks

    6 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Norwegian government aims to tender Utsira Nord and the first phase of the Southern North Sea (Sørlige Nordsjø II) offshore wind areas by the end of the first quarter of 2023, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, which has now issued frameworks for the tendering processes and opened consultation. Commenting on the […]

  • Ecofys Assesses Borssele Offshore Wind Farm Zone

    28 August 2015

    Ecofys has assessed the offshore wind climate for the Borssele offshore wind farm zone in the Dutch North Sea. Combining offshore wind measurements with mesoscale model data, Ecofys found all of the analysed trends reasonable for an offshore site and consistent across modelled heights from 10 to 150 m. The calculated mean wind speed at […]

  • Sweden: Vattenfall Splits into Two Units

    23 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall splits up its organisation into a Nordic unit and a continental European unit. This is one of several measures taken in response to developments in the European energy market. Vattenfall is also writing down SEK 29.7 billion of the value of the company’s assets as a consequence of market development and higher business risks. […]

  • Germany: Victoria Mathias Arrives at Nordsee Ost Wind Farm Site

    28 June 2012

    The offshore installation vessel Victoria Mathias has arrived at the construction site of Germany’s offshore wind for the first time. During the so-called sea trials the ship is tested extensively before it will subsequently start its work. At the same time, maintenance work was carried out on the metmast. The vessel which was recently named […]

  • Nordic Yards Takes Over Volkswerft

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    A symbolic act on the ship lift marked a new beginning for Volkswerft Stralsund yesterday: Berthold Brinkmann, insolvency administrator of P+S WERFTEN, handed over a big key to Nordic Yards. With that, Nordic Yards has now officially taken over Volkswerft. “Volkswerft is one of the most diverse shipyards in the Baltic Sea region, and has […]

  • TÜV NORD to Certify Hollandse Kust (zuid) 1-4

    4 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has selected the German technical services provider TÜV NORD to certify the Hollandse Kust (zuid) 1-4 offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea. TÜV NORD will for the first time be carrying out project certification in accordance with the internationally recognised IECRE (International Electrotechnical Commission Renewable Energy) OD-502 scheme. “We’re delighted to be […]

  • German Ministry Re-Ups FINO2 Tender

    23 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has once again issued a tender for an operator of the FINO2 research platform. BMWi had issued a similar tender back in March which was cancelled in June after none of the offers received met the required conditions. The ministry now intends to commission the operation […]