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  • Photo of the Day: Jack-Up Barge’s JB 117 Works on BorWin Beta

    2 May 2014
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: The JB 117 self-elevating platform, owned by Jack-Up Barge B.V., doing its job on the BorWin beta platform. The BorWin beta platform will transform the alternating current (AC) supplied by wind turbines from two offshore wind farms, Veja Mate and Global Tech 1, before converting it to the same […]

  • Heerema Prepares HelWin Beta Jacket for Loading

    28 March 2014
    Technology

    Preparations for the loading of Siemens’ HelWin beta jacket are in full swing at Heerema Fabrication Group’s Vlissingen yard, the company informed via social media. The 3,500-ton jacket will be moved on site to the quayside for the loading on a barge. In June 2012, Siemens awarded Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) a contract that comprises […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Improves its Position in Offshore Platform Sector

    23 April 2012
    Training & Education

    Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects, has vacancies for well-trained and qualified skilled staff, particularly but not exclusively in the field of engineering, to work on projects such as the order placed in February by Siemens Energy for a third offshore HVDC platform. Personnel are required to work in particular […]

  • Borssele Beta Jacket Touches Down

    14 May 2019
    Grid Connection

    The jacket foundation for the 700MW Borssele Beta offshore platform has been transported to the installation site in the Dutch North Sea and the installation process has begun, TenneT said. The jacket foundation departed from the HSM Offshore’s yard in Schiedam on Monday, 13 May. The jacket left the yard soon after the Borssele Alpha […]

  • Imtech Designs HVAC System for HelWin Beta

    17 July 2014

    Last week, HelWin bèta platform reached its final destination in the German North Sea, where the platform will supply more than half a million households with sustainable energy. Imtech Marine is responsible for the design, construction and commissioning of the HVAC system, being the heating, ventilation and especially the cooling of all high-quality equipment on […]

  • Dock Laying Ceremony for SylWin Alpha Held at Nordic Yards (Germany)

    3 September 2012

    With the dock laying of SylWin alpha, Nordic Yards has reached another milestone in the production of the offshore converter platform. In Warnemünde, the traditional ceremony – which is known as “keel laying” in the case of ships – was held in the presence of representatives of the client Siemens Energy and the end customer, […]

  • MacGregor Offshore Deck Cranes to Install Offshore Converter Platform BorWin (Germany)

    18 May 2011
    Technology

    Cargotec is supplying two MacGregor offshore deck cranes for installation on an offshore converter platform, BorWin beta,… (cargotec) [mappress] Source: cargotec, May 18, 2011

  • Top News of the Week Apr 14 ‒ 20, 2014

    20 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    40th AREVA Wind Turbine Installed at Global Tech I The construction of towers and nacelles in the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I is running in full gear: During the weekend the 40th AREVA Wind turbine has been installed. Siemens Bags BorWin3 Contract from TenneT Siemens has received an order from TenneT for an […]

  • Siemens Awards Offshore Converter Platform Contract to Nordic Yards (Germany)

    6 February 2012

    Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects, including for the offshore wind industry, has received a further order from Siemens Energy to build a self-erecting offshore HVDC converter platform. Work will start from May 2, 2012 on the SylWin alpha platform, which has the construction number 210 and consists of two […]

  • KOTUG Transports HelWin Beta Topside to Schiedam

    24 June 2014

    KOTUG has successfully transported the HelWin beta topside from Zwijndrecht to Schiedam. HelWin beta is a 10,200-ton converter platform, which was build for German grid operator Tennet at the Heerema Fabrication yard in Zwijndrecht. On the river Oude Maas, vessels RT Magic and RT Adriaan (both 75+ tonnes Bollard pull) started the towage at 08:00am. As the platform […]

  • Chevalier Floatels’ Upgraded Duo Exceeds Expectations

    8 February 2017
    Vessels

    On some of the projects Chevalier Floatels’ vessels DP Gazina and DP Galyna were working on, the vessels made more than 50 gangway connections to different turbines in 24 hours.

  • First Veja Mate Turbine Feeds Power to German Grid

    18 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens 6MW wind turbine installed at the Veja Mate offshore wind farm has started feeding the German electricity grid with green, renewable energy two months ahead of schedule.

  • TenneT Connects Veja Mate to Grid

    14 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    TenneT has connected the Veja Mate offshore wind farm to the BorWin2 offshore grid connection. With wind turbines yet to be installed, the grid connection will be used to obtain power for the works carried out during the construction phase. The connection between BorWin beta and Veja Mate’s substation consists of two 11,4km AC cables with a voltage […]

  • The Netherlands: Construction of HelWin Beta Platform Advances

    15 December 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    At Heerema Zwijndrecht, one of the manufacturing yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), fabrication of the HelWin bèta topsides for Siemens, yesterday reached the phase during which the transformer equipment will be installed outside. In October 2012, Heerema Zwijndrecht started the construction of the 10,200 tons weighing HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) topsides, after contract […]

  • Nordic Yards Starts Construction of Siemens’s HelWin Alpha Offshore Platform (Germany)

    24 May 2011

      Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, starts construction of the second offshore transformer platform for Siemens Energy today at its Wismar yard. The HelWin alpha platform will be built in separate sections at Wismar and Warnemünde and provide work for up to 450 employees over the course […]

  • HelWin Beta Jacket Leaves Heerema Vlissingen Yard

    14 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    At Heerema Vlissingen, one of the fabrication facilities of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), the HelWin bèta jacket was completed and sailed on Friday to its offshore location in the German sector of the North Sea. After the EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) contract award by Siemens in 2012 and subsequent completion of the design by […]

  • 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 […]

  • Borssele Beta Offshore Substation Topside Touches Down

    7 April 2020
    Grid Connection

    The Borssele Beta offshore substation topside has been installed at the project site in the Dutch North Sea. The topside sailed out from HSM Offshore’s yard in Schiedam at the end of March to the site but was awaiting favorable weather conditions to be installed. Borssele Beta will connect the 731.5 MW Borssele III and […]

  • The Most Interesting Videos of 2014

    25 December 2014

    With 2015 around the corner, we have decided to give you the overview of the most interesting video from 2014. As the North Sea is the center of offshore wind industry, it is not a surprise that most of the videos show development from this area. Alstom completes 6MW Haliade installation As the modern technological […]

  • HelWin Alpha Offshore Platform Arrives to Wismar Yard (Germany)

    4 November 2011
    Technology

    Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, brings the HelWin alpha offshore platform to dock at its Wismar yard. The self-erecting transformer platform is being built for Siemens Energy in separate sections at Wismar and Warnemünde. The HelWin alpha is almost identical in design to the BorWin beta offshore […]

  • The Netherlands: Construction Starts on TenneT’s HelWin Beta Platform

    19 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    The construction of the 690MW platform for TenneT’s offshore grid connection project HelWin2 officially started today. The official steel cutting ceremony was performed by Mel Kroon, CEO of TenneT and Karl Heinz Springer, CEO of Siemens, at the yard of Heerema Fabrication Group in Zwijndrecht (the Netherlands), where the topsides of the platform will be […]

  • SeaRenergy to Participate in Windforce 2014

    16 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    This year the team of SeaRenergy will have its own booth for the first time at the Windforce 2014, which will take place from 17 – 19 June 2014 in Bremen, Germany. The company’s specialists of the fields of offshore personnel, logistics, engineering and HSE will be located at the booth. In April, SeaRenergy positioned the BorWin […]

  • Photo of the Day: HelWin Beta Topside Traveling to Its Site

    17 July 2014
    Technology

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Topside of the HelWin beta HVDC platform leaving the Netherlands on its way to its installation site in German part of the North Sea.    The topside commenced its voyage in early June, loaded onto the H-542 barge, operated by Heerema Marine Contractors, a sister division of Heerema Fabrication Group, […]

  • Nordic Yards Commence Production of BorWin Beta Offshore Transformer Platform (Germany)

    3 May 2011

      Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, commences production today on BorWin beta, the first self-righting offshore transformer platform in Germany. In the presence of the Minister President of the federal state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Erwin Sellering, the Minister for Economics, Labour and Tourism of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Jürgen […]

  • Nordic Yards Brings BorWin Platform to Dock (Germany)

    15 September 2011
    Grid Connection

      Today, Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, brought BorWin beta to dock. It is the first self-erecting offshore transformer platform to be built in Germany. The power converter, which will contain accommodation units in addition to the technical equipment for transforming and transmitting the energy generated by […]

  • Germany: DC Netz BorWin4 Seeks Contractor to Connect Wind Farm to BorWin Beta

    19 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    DC Netz BorWin4 GmbH announces the need for supply of subsea cable services for the offshore wind project in Germany. The project comprises of manufacturing, supply and laying of an AC cable system for connecting offshore wind farms, as well as production, delivery and installation of compensation coils for connection of offshore wind farms between […]