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  • MHI Vestas 9.5MW Prototype Turbine Stands in Østerild (Video)

    24 January 2020
    R&D, Technology

    The MHI Vestas V174-9.5MW prototype turbine has been installed at the Østerild National Test Centre in Denmark. According to MHI Vestas, the robust test program at the Danish test center will enable the thorough monitoring of the reliability and performance output of the flagship offshore wind turbine. “The construction of the V174-9.5 MW prototype at […]

  • Iberdrola Set On 3GW by 2023 Offshore Wind Target

    24 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy giant Iberdrola plans to spend around EUR 9 billion to reach the target of having 3GW of installed offshore wind capacity in the US and in Europe by 2023.

  • Hanseatic Power Cert Changes Company Structure

    18 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Founding partners of Hanseatic Power Cert (HPC) GmbH, GuD Consult GmbH and Thomas Köther, have acquired the company’s shares held by 8.2 Consulting AG. Since 2008, HPC has provided testing and certification services to several offshore wind farm projects, including Global Tech, Dan Tysk, Merkur, Baltic Eagle and alpha ventus. “With the news that our accreditation as […]

  • Iberdrola’s Offshore Wind Farms Produce 1.1 TWh in Q1 2020

    30 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind farms developed and owned by Spain-based Iberdrola have produced 1,119 gigawatt-hours (GWh) during the first quarter of 2020. Iberdrola’s total installed offshore wind capacity stood at 1,174 MW on 31 March. In the United Kingdom, the company’s offshore wind farms generated 680 GWh, up 203.4% compared to the same period last year, […]

  • EEW SPC Rolls Out Its Heaviest Monopile, Destined for Vineyard Wind 1

    17 February 2023
    Equipment, Infrastructure

    EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) has produced its heaviest monopile to date which is part of the order for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the USA. The German monopile manufacturer broke its own record, which was set in July 2022, when the company produced a 1,421-tonne monopile destined for […]

  • Arcadis Ost 1 Offshore Substation Topside Sets Sail

    13 June 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Arcadis Ost 1 offshore substation topside has set sail from Bladt Industries’ yard in Aalborg, Denmark towards the Rügen island in the German Baltic Sea. The Arcadis Ost 1 substation will form the backbone of 50Hertz’s Ostwind 2 offshore grid connection in the German Baltic Sea together with the 500 MW substation for Iberdrola’s […]

  • Elia Forms Offshore Wind Subsidiary Targeting International Market

    1 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Belgian electricity transmission operator Elia Group has approved the establishment of a new subsidiary, WindGrid, which will focus on the international market for offshore grid infrastructure. According to Elia Group, WindGrid is a logical step in its expansion since Europe and other markets are expected to make substantial investments in the offshore grid and renewable […]

  • NKT’s New Cable Barge Ready for German Offshore Wind Grid Project

    21 April 2021
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    NKT’s new cable barge NKT Agrippina has been loaded with a cable section for the offshore wind connection project Ostwind 2 in the German part of the Baltic Sea and will soon set out on its maiden trip after being christened on 20 April. The vessel has been specially designed to transport offshore power cables […]

  • Semco Maritime to Take Care of Arcadis Ost 1 Substation

    4 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind has awarded Semco Maritime a five-year service contract for the offshore substation at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. From 2022 to 2027, Semco Maritime will perform service assignments at the offshore platform northeast of Rügen island in Germany. The company’s scope of work will include scheduled and […]

  • Iberdrola to Submit Bid for New Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

    31 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola will submit a bid for the construction of a new offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea in the ongoing offshore wind auction in Germany, the company said on 30 August. The Spain-headquartered offshore wind developer said it would file its proposal for the Windanker project on 1 September as part of a plan […]

  • Eurogrid’s Debut Green Bond to Finance German Offshore Wind Connections

    7 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Eurogrid GmbH, the parent company of 50Hertz, has issued its debut green bond in the amount of EUR 750 million, which will finance the Ostwind 1 and 2 grid connections in Germany. The corporate bond with a term of 12 years and an interest rate of 1.113% was issued on the regulated market with the […]

  • MHI Vestas Turns Borkum Riffgrund 2 Reins Over to Ørsted

    5 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has handed over the commercial operation of the 56 V164-8.3 MW wind turbines on the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm to Ørsted. This marks the official inauguration of the most powerful turbines in the German offshore wind market, MHI Vestas said. “Offshore wind energy is a reliable cornerstone for a […]

  • Boskalis, NKT Win Ostwind 2 Export Cable Deal

    26 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Boskalis and NKT have secured export cable contracts by 50Hertz for the Ostwind 2 offshore grid connection in Germany.

  • Dutch-Belgian Joint Venture to Deliver Ostwind 3 Offshore Substation

    31 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has selected the Dutch-Belgian joint venture (JV) comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv-Offshore & Energy to deliver the Ostwind 3 offshore high voltage substation in the Baltic Sea. The joint venture will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) of the jacket foundation […]

  • Iberdrola to Speed Up Investments and Projects

    2 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola will put its investments in 2020 on a fast track with an aim to surpass last year’s investment record and reach EUR 10 billion. This will lead to some 4.5 GW of new capacity currently under construction to be commissioned this year.

  • 50Hertz Looking For UXO Team for Ostwind 3

    14 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) in charge of the Baltic Sea infrastructure, 50Hertz, has opened a tender for unexploded ordnance (UXO) operations on the cable route of the Ostwind 3 project. The work scope encompasses provision and operation of all assets necessary for the UXO campaign works, including reporting and interfacing with the employer […]

  • Iberdrola Adds Three Irish Projects as Its Offshore Wind Pipeline Tops 30 GW

    5 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has agreed to take a majority stake in DP Energy’s 3 GW offshore wind pipeline in Ireland, marking the Spanish energy company’s entry into the Irish offshore wind market. The projects are located in three clusters on the east, west, and south coasts of Ireland, of which some will be eligible for the forthcoming […]

  • Offshore Substation Stands at Arcadis Ost 1

    15 June 2022
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind and 50Hertz have installed the offshore substation for the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The 2,380-tonne, 30-metre high offshore substation was installed by the Scaldis crane ship Gulliver on its monopile foundation at the project site, located around 19 kilometres east of Rügen island in Germany. The […]

  • Ibredrola Inaugurates Wikinger OWF

    29 October 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola is set to officially open its Wkinger offshore wind farm in Germany today, 29 October. 

  • Iberdrola Seeks to Develop Environmentally Friendly Offshore Wind Farms

    19 August 2022
    Contribution, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Iberdrola has launched a call to the market for start-ups to submit innovative proposals that seek to develop, test, or monitor solutions that take nature into account and that can be applied in an offshore wind farm environment. Iberdrola said that it plans to develop offshore wind farms that will respect nature entirely and enhance […]

  • Asso.subsea to Install Export Cable for Ostwind 3

    9 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Hellenic Cables has signed a contract with Asso.subsea for the transportation, installation, and protection of the 220 kV submarine export cable that will connect 50Hertz’s own transformer platform at the Windanker wind farm in the Baltic Sea to the national grid as part of the Ostwind 3 grid connection system. The overall system will consist […]

  • 50Hertz Pushes Ahead with Ostwind 3 Project

    29 June 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has submitted application documents to construct and operate a submarine cable that will connect 50Hertz’s own transformer platform at the Windanker wind farm in the Baltic Sea to the national grid as part of the Ostwind 3 grid connection system. The application documents for the approximately 24-kilometre submarine […]

  • Iberdrola Exercises Step-In Right Offshore Germany

    5 November 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola has exercised its step-in right to the pre-developed site O-1.3 in the German Baltic Sea where it will develop the 300 Windanker offshore wind farm. Iberdrola secured the step-in right for the EUR 800 million Windanker in the 2018 auction when the project did not make it through the second transitional tender, […]

  • Thialf Installing Jacket Foundations for Dogger Bank A & B Offshore Substations

    13 April 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf has returned from the Baltic Sea and has been deployed on the Dogger Bank A & B offshore wind farms, where the vessel is currently installing jacket foundations for the project’s two offshore substations. According to AIS data available online and a recently issued Notice to Mariners […]

  • Thialf Installs First V174-9.5 MW Turbine at Arcadis Ost 1 Using Floating Installation Method

    25 November 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the total of 27 Vestas’s V174-9.5 MW wind turbines to be installed at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea is now up. The offshore wind farm is developed and owned by Belgian developer Parkwind, for which this is its first project in Germany. The 257 MW Arcadis Ost […]

  • Danish Port Starting New Upgrade to Meet Increased Offshore Wind Demand in Baltic Sea

    30 June 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Roenne, located on the Danish island of Bornholm, has started working on an upgrade to meet the upcoming increased demand from the offshore wind sector in the Baltic Sea. On 29 June, the port said it was advancing its planned future security from the Master Plan 2050 which will begin in 2023, at the […]