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  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: Throwing Away the Rulebook to Roll Out Novel Solutions (Siemens)

    28 July 2017
    Grid Connection, Technology

    During the development of its new Offshore Transformer Module (OTM), Siemens team “threw away the rulebook” and got the weight down, because stripping the weight means stripping the costs. It removes the need for specialised heavy-lift vessels and allows using vessels already deployed on the field to install turbine foundations. 

  • EnBW Renewables Branch Sees 62.2% EBITDA Boost in 2019

    26 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    EnBW reported an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 482.8 million in the Renewable Energies division in 2019, a 62.2% rise compared to the previous year. According to EnBW, the growth is due to the overall improvement in wind conditions at offshore and onshore wind farms in Germany, as well as due to earnings contributions from onshore […]

  • Ørsted and Vattenfall to Keep KEM Offshore CTVs Busy

    17 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Denmark-based vessel owner KEM Offshore has won two contracts to provide its crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for Ørsted’s and Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms.

  • Bakker Sliedrecht Electrical Kit for Bibby WaveMaster Horizon

    17 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards has contracted electrical system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht to supply all main electrical installations for the Service Operations Vessel (SOV) Bibby WaveMaster Horizon.

  • Akrocean to Gauge Winds at Two German North Sea Sites

    24 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    French offshore monitoring and site assessment service provider Akrocean has won a tender to carry out meteorological measurements at two sites of the German N-10 offshore wind area. The company will perform monitoring of wind conditions and prepare a report as part of the preliminary investigation of the N-10.1 and N-10.2 sites in the N-10 […]

  • Germans Select Offshore Wind Survey Team

    15 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has selected the companies to carry out geophysical investigations and hydrographic surveys at the N-10.1 and N-10.2 wind energy areas in the German North Sea. Fugro Germany Marine GmbH is the winner of Lot 1 which covers geophysical subsoil investigations, including the measurement of a given profile grid […]

  • EnBW: We Will Continue Investing Heavily in Wind Power

    10 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    EnBW plans to continue the strategic reorientation and invest heavily in growth areas such as the Grids and Renewable Energies segments, with a particular focus on wind power, the German energy company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Thomas Kusterer said.

  • Low Winds Blow on EnBW Renewables Business

    28 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    EnBW has reported a 10.3% decrease in the operating result of its renewables division in the 2018 financial year, said to be partly due to poor wind conditions which had a negative impact on the output of offshore wind farms. EnBW also attributes the EBITDA drop to low water levels which negatively influenced the output from run-of-river […]

  • Wiking Helikopter Inks Two Contracts for German North Sea Projects

    13 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    In the last two weeks, Wiking Helikopter Service has signed a multi-year contract with TenneT and a contract extension with Deutsche Windtechnik, both of which will see the company providing offshore helicopter services for projects in the German part of the North Sea. With the transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT, Wiking said it was awarded […]

  • OWC Opens Office in Greece, Eyes Offshore Wind Opportunities

    17 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    International renewables consultancy OWC has opened an office in Athens, Greece, to support the growth of the local renewable energy market. In particular, OWC’s new office will cover offshore and onshore wind, grid connections, solar PV, and energy storage. The new office will be headed by Vasilis Giotas, a former offshore wind sales project manager […]

  • Sif Makes Contingency Plans In Case Of Quiet 2018

    15 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    Offshore foundations manufacturer Sif Holding has prepared a set of measures in preparation for possible underutilization of the company’s 300 Kton annual production capacity in 2018.

  • CIP Invests in Four German North Sea Grid Connections

    27 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has bought minority stakes in joint venture companies related to the operation of four grid connection systems in the German sector of the North Sea: BorWin1, BorWin2, HelWin2, and DolWin2.

  • Damen Lays Keel for Second WaveMaster SOV

    8 May 2018
    Vessels

    Damen Shipyards has held a keel-laying ceremony for Bibby Marine Services’ second WaveMaster Service Operations Vessel (SOV) at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania.

  • EnBW Wins Construction of 900MW German OWF by Bidding EUR 0/MWh

    13 April 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW has been awarded the rights to develop its 900MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm by placing a bid for the construction of the project without subsidies at the first competitive tender in Germany.

  • Sif Puts Second Production Line at Maasvlakte 2 into Operation

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Dutch foundation components manufacturer Sif Holding NV has put into operation the second production line at the company’s assembly facility at Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam, bringing the plant to full capacity. With the opening of the second production line this month, the company expects the capacity for XL monopiles to increase and reach a maximum capacity of […]

  • BP and EnBW Set Sights on Scottish Offshore Wind

    11 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    UK oil major BP and the German energy company EnBW will be taking part in the upcoming ScotWind seabed leasing round in Scotland. The companies have now launched a bespoke online portal for the Scottish engineering and supply sector, as they aim to expand their partnership’s offshore wind portfolio by participating in the ScotWind auction. […]

  • Equinor and EnBW Join Forces Offshore Germany

    17 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Equinor and EnBW have announced that they will jointly pursue offshore wind opportunities in Germany. “In a tough international field, we are delighted to be working together with a strong partner like Equinor and combining the individual strengths of the two companies to develop German offshore wind…In partnership with Equinor, a global offshore wind major, […]

  • GERMANY UPDATE

    11 November 2016

    Since the last time we looked at the status of Germany’s offshore wind industry only two years ago in July 2014, the number of operational offshore wind turbines has jumped from just 141 capable of producing 616MW to 835 grid connected turbines capable of 3,552MW in July 2016 and another 54 installed turbines not yet […]

  • Germany: Lloyd Werft Sees Offshore Wind Market as New Mainstay

    21 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    A busy winter with plenty of passenger ships was followed by a spring in which special ships dominated the scene: the half-year report of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven mirrors the current climate in German shipbuilding. “It’s a changeable market,” says Rüdiger Pallentin in a comment which also describes prospects for the coming months. And yet the […]

  • Japanese Companies Join Hands for Floating Axis Offshore Wind Demonstration Project

    30 May 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    J-POWER, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), Chubu Electric Power, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), and Albatross Technology (Albatross) have entered into a joint research agreement for a next-generation floating axis wind demonstration project offshore Japan. With limited shallow sea areas in Japan, there is a growing interest in floating offshore wind power because it […]

  • Squid Tackles Rough Seas (VIDEO)

    15 December 2014
    Technology

    Last  week’s ‘weatherbomb’ created large waves, particularly in the north and west of Scotland, where WaveNET ‘Squid’ unit was under test at Kishorn Port in Wester Ross. Roslin-based company, Albatern, developed a device that harnesses wave energy. It comprises a hollow central riser tube connected to 3 buoyancy floats by linking arms. The connections between each […]

  • Scottish Wave Energy Firm Gets GBP 400K Boost

    3 March 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    Albatern, a wave energy company based in Scotland, has been supported with a GBP 400,000 investment from the Government’s Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF), administered by Scottish Enterprise. The funding will enable the company to complete verification of existing units and position it to commercialise and scale up their array based WEC – WaveNET, Scottish […]

  • Albatross Joins Safeway Flock

    27 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Safeway BV has introduced a new type of its motion-compensated walk-to-work gangway said to be designed to offer increased flexibility.

  • UK: Wave Energy to Power Salmon Farm

    4 September 2013

    A Scottish salmon farming company is planning to harness wave energy for a salmon farm off the Isle of Muck. For this purpose, Marine Harvest Scotland will use AlbaTERN’s WaveNET device with a total capacity of 45KW, the Scotsman writes. “This is a very exciting development with huge potential. Our environment in Scotland makes us […]

  • Wave Energy, Aquaculture Industries Partner Up

    20 October 2015

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES), a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), has announced a £720,000 partnership, which will demonstrate wave energy converters as a means of powering offshore aquaculture installations and potentially, remote island communities. Wave energy technology developer, Albatern, is behind the commercial demonstration and has teamed up with one of the world’s […]

  • Three Marine Energy Projects Get WATERS Funding

    24 March 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Scotland’s marine energy sector has benefited from WATERS funding of almost £3.7million to further test and develop new marine energy prototypes in the seas around Scotland. Awards have been made to three companies – Albatern, Nova Innovation and Sustainable Marine Energy – to support total project costs of £7million for the development of new wave […]