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  • DONG Opens Borkum Riffgrund 1, Its First German OWF

    9 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy, the LEGO Group and William Demant are celebrating the inauguration of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm today, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark who officially opened the wind farm. With a nominal power per turbine of 4.0 MW, the 78 wind turbines will produce enough environmentally friendly […]

  • First Monopile Installed at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    22 January 2014

    The first of 77 foundations has been installed at Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany representing 277 MW when complete. With the beginning of the year 2014 the construction work continued at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the German North Sea, after installation of the offshore substation in the summer 2013. Around 37 […]

  • All Turbines Up at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    27 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has installed the last of a total of 78 turbines at Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.   The next step will be the final commissioning of all remaining wind turbines. More than half have been already commissioned. All closing activities will run during summer. When fully operational. […]

  • Denmark: Bladt Leading Supplier of Offshore Substructures, EWEA’s Report Says

    1 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Bladt has been announced the leading supplier of offshore substructures in EWEA’s annual report on key offshore trend statistics for 2012 – and with good reason. In 2012, it successfully completed some of the world’s largest offshore wind foundation projects with the London Array and Anholt offshore wind farms. Offshore foundation projects In Lubmin, Germany, […]

  • Germany: Dong Starts Norddeich Facility Construction

    5 April 2013

    On an area of 30.000 square meters, DONG Energy, the world’s market leader in offshore wind, is building a new location. The harbour in Norddeich will primarily be used for construction supervision and secondary as base for the service and maintenance of the German offshore wind farms. From Norddeich, the crew vessels will sail out […]

  • Baker Consultants Welcome Borkum Riffgrund 1 Opening

    12 October 2015

    Last week saw the inaugural opening ceremony of Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, for which Baker Consultants provided noise and marine mammal monitoring services. “This is a fantastic achievement for all involved and we are proud of Baker Consultants’ role in this,” Baker Consultants said. In August 2013, the construction of the wind farm started with the […]

  • Van Oord Enters Home Stretch at Borkum Riffgrund 2

    19 July 2018
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s cable lay vessel Nexus has loaded the final set of inter-array cables for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm and is currently installing them at the site in the German North Sea.

  • DONG Energy to Build German Offshore Wind Farm

    24 February 2011

    DONG Energy has decided to build the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the German part of the North Sea. The construction will represent a total investment of approximately EUR 1 ¼ billion. Borkum Riffgrund 1 will consist of up to 89 3.6 MW turbines from Siemens Wind Power with a total capacity of […]

  • Baker Consultants to Share Their Knowledge in Spain

    28 April 2015

    Dr Federica Pace, Baker Consultants’ Marine Technical Director, is speaking at the upcoming OCEANOISE 2015 conference in Barcelona, Spain, to be held from 11-15th May. The conference theme is “Towards an acoustically sound ocean”. “I’m excited to be presenting our Borkum Riffgrund 1 work at such a key event for the ocean noise sector. Europe is an […]

  • CT Offshore to Install Cables at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    7 February 2014
    Grid Connection

    CT Offshore A/S has entered German market by inking a deal with DONG Energy for the cable installation and burial of inter-array cables at Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF. Located 37 km from the north-west coast of Germany, the 277MW wind farm consists of 77 wind turbines. The cable installation vessel SIA, together with  MV NICO […]

  • Guardian Powers Maintenance Work at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    4 July 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    Providing power for offshore operations on a transition piece in the construction phase is an essential service when working on the lifeless transition piece. Recently GeoSea chartered the Guardian, Braveheart Shipping’s survey vessel, to provide power by cable to the transition piece in the Borkum Riffgrund 1 wind farm on which they were carrying out […]

  • A2SEA Erects First Borkum Riffgrund 1 Turbine

    27 October 2014
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    On 25 October 2014, A2SEA’s vessel SEA INSTALLER installed the first of 78 wind turbines at DONG Energy’s first German offshore wind farm, Borkum Riffgrund 1. Everything went according to plan. ”Installation of the first turbine went according to plan. Together with the project teams from Siemens Wind Power and DONG Energy, and the experienced crew […]

  • HBC Wraps Up Ørsted Subsea Inspection Campaign

    10 August 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    HBC Group has completed the Ørsted Subsea Inspection Campaign on four offshore wind farms in the UK and the German North Sea.

  • TÜV NORD Oversees Borkum Riffgrund 1 Commissioning

    6 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    TÜV NORD has received an order from Dong Energy to monitor commissioning of the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1. Experts will test the function of the wind turbines on site – in particular their safety systems. TÜV NORD will also issue the project certificate at the end of the commissioning process – which is […]

  • Half of 78 Borkum Riffgrund 1 Foundations Installed

    23 May 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy is well on its way with the construction of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm in the North Sea. After nine months of construction work, things are now moving fast. On Friday, 16th May 2014, the team completed the first half of the foundation installation when they installed monopile foundation and transition […]

  • Fire Breaks Out on WFSV at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    2 November 2015
    Vessels

    One of the engine rooms of the Beaumaris Bay wind farm service vessel, deployed at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, caught fire on Saturday, 31 October. There is an update on this article. Read it here: No Fire on ‘Beaumaris Bay’ The German Maritime Search and Rescue Association (DGzRS) reported that its rescue boat Bernhard Gruben immediately responded […]

  • Cable Connection of Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF Underway

    23 May 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The construction work at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 is progressing rapidly. On 21st April 2014, the first cable was connected between the offshore substation and the first foundation. By the end of 2014, approximately 80 kilometers of cables will be installed connecting the foundations to the substation, the heart of the offshore wind […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 25 – 31, 2014

    31 August 2014

    Suction Bucket Jacket Foundation Installed at Borkum Riffgrund 1 (Gallery) DONG Energy has installed a suction bucket jacket foundation at its German offshore wind farm, Borkum Riffgrund 1. First Wind Turbine Up at EnBW Baltic 2 In the development of its second offshore wind farm, Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has reached a milestone with the […]

  • DONG Energy Pumps Up Power Production of Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF

    14 March 2014
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy will boost the capacity of its German offshore wind farm, Borkum Riffgrund 1, by upgrading the 3.6MW turbines to produce more power and by installing an additional turbine. Initially planned 77 Siemens’ turbines would have produced 277MW of electricity, but with the optimization of turbines and adding one more, the capacity of Borkum […]

  • Bang-Up Job Done on Pioneering Offshore Wind Project

    29 August 2014
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The companies that installed an innovative foundation on DONG Energy’s Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm can mark another great milestone for their businesses after the first offshore wind Suction Bucket Jacket stands at its position. GeoSea carried out the floating load out, transport and installation, while the suction process was done by SPT Offshore. Armour stones will be installed […]

  • Siemens Late with Turbine Delivery for Borkum Riffgrund 1

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dong Energy’s 312MW offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 has encountered an obstacle, as Siemens cannot deliver the 77 wind turbines on time, Danish media reported. The 4 MW turbine is an upgraded version of Siemens’ bestseller 3.6 MW, which was originally slated to be used at Borkum Riffgrund 1. In the spring, Dong announced […]

  • Load Out of Borkum Riffgrund 1 Foundations Underway

    10 January 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    On December 26th the first loadout of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 foundations took place. This week another 4 monopiles, 4 transition pieces and 4 anode cages – four complete foundations – were loaded onto the ship and headed for their destination in Eemshaven, Germany. Next load out is expected to take place next weekend. Bladt […]

  • CT Offshore Installs Borkum Riffgrund 1 Cables

    11 December 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Last week, CT Offshore completed the installation and burial of 44 inter-array cables at the DONG Energy wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1. “The valuable experience gained from the West of Duddon Sands and Gwynt y Môr projects earlier this year has played an important role to secure a smooth running project,” Hans Peter Johannsen, Director of […]

  • BSH Approves Suction Bucket at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    26 August 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has approved the suction bucket jacket foundation, which is installed without noisy pile driving. “We were particularly pleased with this foundation,” stated the President of BSH Monika Breuch-Moritz. “It shows that the authorities, academia and industry are continuously looking for solutions that strike a balance between protection […]

  • Densit Completes Substation Grouting at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    10 December 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    The turn-key grouting solution was provided to Volker Staal en Funderingen by Densit. The complete grouting package included the supply of UHPC grouting material, grouting equipment, supervisor assistance, as well as the overall planning and coordination at all stages of the project. The installation works were performed on board of Rambiz vessel owned by Scaldis […]

  • Germany: BSH Approves DolWin Alpha and DolWin1

    10 September 2012
    Authorities

      The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has approved the converter platform “DolWin alpha” and the subsea cable system “DolWin1” for connection of “Borkum West II”,” MEG Offshore 1″ and “Borkum Riffgrund 1” wind farms to the grid. The approval covers the installation and operation of the converter platform “DolWin alpha” and the laying […]