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  • Artemis Technologies Unveils All-Electric CTV Design

    4 September 2023
    Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Vessels

    UK-based Artemis Technologies has unveiled the design of its 100 per cent electric high-speed crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the offshore wind industry. The Artemis EF-24 CTV has a maximum speed of 36 knots and a foiling range of 87 nautical miles. The vessel is intended to transport up to 24 industrial personnel and the […]

  • Hellenic Cables Wins Gennaker Export Cable Contract

    25 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables has been awarded a contract by 50Hertz Offshore GmBH for the turnkey delivery of two export cable systems for the interconnection to the German grid of the western offshore substation of the Gennaker offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea. Hellenic Cables’ scope of works includes the design, engineering, manufacturing, […]

  • NKT Receives Baltic Power Export Cable Order

    14 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    After working on finalising the agreement for export cables for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland this summer, the cable supplier NKT has now signed the order for the Polish project. In June, NKT said it was finalising the contract with Baltic Power, the joint venture the Polish PKN Orlen and Canadian Northland […]

  • 2.5 GW Baltica Offshore Wind Project Secures EIB Financing

    8 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved the in-principle financing of the 2.5 GW Baltica offshore wind project in Poland, being developed by PGE Group and Ørsted. The project has two stages, the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and the 1 GW Baltica 3, planned to be commissioned by the end of 2027 and by the […]

  • Windar to Produce Windanker Transition Pieces

    10 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has chosen the Spanish company Windar Renovables for the manufacture of transition pieces for the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the German sector of the Baltic Sea. Starting at the end of 2024, Windar will produce 21 transition pieces (TPs) for Windanker at the Avilés facilities and will collaborate with Spanish suppliers […]

  • Vestas Pens Conditional Agreement for 1.2 GW Polish Offshore Wind Project

    11 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark-headquartered Vestas has signed a conditional agreement with PKN Orlen and Northland Power to deliver wind turbines for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland. If and when the agreement translates into a firm and unconditional order, Vestas will disclose this in a company announcement in accordance with the company’s disclosure policy, […]

  • Prysmian Wins Preferred Bidder Status for Transmission Cable Projects Offshore Germany

    22 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been selected by the transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion as the preferred bidder for the BalWin1 and BalWin2 offshore grid connection systems and the underground cable project DC34 in Germany. The final contracts are planned to be signed by 15 January 2024 and they are valued in aggregate at around EUR […]

  • Underwater Life Surveys Completed for Two Multi-Gigawatt Projects Offshore Åland

    11 August 2023
    Business development, Environment, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Finland’s Ålandsbanken Fondbolag have completed underwater nature field surveys of two of its Noatun offshore wind projects near Åland in the Baltic Sea. The project team said it had used innovative methods to explore the underwater environment where the Noatun Norra (Noatun North) and Noatun Södra (Noatun South) offshore wind projects are planned. According […]

  • BREAKING: Rhode Island and Connecticut’s First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Enters Construction

    22 August 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the 704 MW Revolution Wind project, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm which will feed electricity into Rhode Island and Connecticut’s grids. With the ROD in place, Ørsted and Eversource may now proceed with the project’s construction. The ROD will […]

  • Maersk Supply Service Narrows Down Focus to Offshore Wind and OSVs

    28 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Maersk Supply Service will shift its focus to fewer business areas and regions in an effort to increase its presence in core markets, increase synergies in its operations, and improve profitability. Going forward, the company’s two core business areas will be offshore wind and offshore support vessels (OSVs). The offshore vessel markets continue to improve, […]

  • Germany Awards Four More Offshore Wind Sites for EUR 784 Million

    10 August 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    After awarding four offshore wind areas to BP and TotalEnergies for EUR 12.6 billion through its first dynamic bidding process last month, the German Federal Network Agency (BSH) has now awarded further sites for a total of EUR 784 million in the process organised for four centrally pre-investigated areas. Three of the new four areas […]

  • CIP, Ignitis to Jointly Bid in Estonian and Latvian Offshore Wind Tenders

    1 August 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its New Markets Fund I, have signed an agreement to collaborate on offshore wind opportunities in Estonia and Latvia and intend to jointly bid in the upcoming offshore wind tenders in these countries. Estonia plans to hold auctions for multiple offshore wind sites in the last quarter […]

  • Masdar, Iberdrola to Jointly Develop Baltic Eagle Wind Farm Offshore Germany

    26 July 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy, Wind Farm Update

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has signed a strategic partnership with Iberdrola to co-invest in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. According to the terms of the deal, the Baltic Eagle wind farm is valued at approximately EUR 1.6 billion. Under the agreement, Iberdrola will control and manage the asset, […]

  • Benthic Completes Site Investigation for Polish Offshore Wind Projects

    26 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Benthic, a geo-services brand in Acteon’s Data and Robotics division, has completed a site investigation comprising cone penetration tests (CPTs) at the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind farm sites in the Polish Baltic Sea. The tests were done using the company’s portable remotely operated drill (PROD) that has enabled the design […]

  • Siemens Completes Baltic 1 OSS Upgrade

    10 August 2020
    Grid Connection

    Siemens Energy Service has completed an upgrade on the offshore substation of the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The work, completed in July, included an upgrade on the existing gas-insulated switchgear to improve and safeguard the energy transmission. The pre-campaign started in March when the sub-distribution was assembled and the electrical wiring was […]

  • Long Pause Blurs Balance of Wind Farm Baltic 1 (Germany)

    26 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    The four-week break in the fall accident has marred the balance of the first German offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea “Baltic I”. “Generating electricity from the September 17th to October 15th was very good and was on schedule, “said the spokeswoman of the energy group EnBW, Friederike Eggstein. In November there was very […]

  • Baltic 1 Wind Farm Opening Presents Milestone for Germany

    28 April 2011

    The opening of the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm on represents a milestone, according to the CEO of the energy utility Baden-Wuerttemberg (EnBW), Hans-Peter Villis. “As the first commercial wind farm in Germany, this project has a special meaning for the offshore wind sector, “ said Villis. Baltic 1 will produce power for about 50 […]

  • Heinrich Hirdes to Keep Baltic 1 and 2 Cables Covered

    23 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded Heinrich Hirdes GmbH, a subsidiary of Boskalis, with a contract to provide backfilling of the subsea cable routes on the Baltic 1 and Baltic 2 grid connections. The services relate to the entire project period. In designated areas along the affected submarine cable routes, the coverage of […]

  • Vårgrønn and Energia Renewables Join Forces on Irish Offshore Wind

    1 August 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, and Energia Renewables have formed a partnership to develop offshore wind projects in Ireland, with the potential to deliver up to 1.8 GW of new capacity by 2030. The partnership said that it will initially focus on Ireland’s south and east coasts, where Energia Renewables have […]

  • EnBW Baltic 1 offshore wind farm finished (Germany)

    21 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction of Germany’s newest offshore wind park has recently been completed. The 21 wind turbines that make up the Baltic Sea wind farm – dubbed Baltic 1 – are now complete and set to enter the commissioning phase, the final step before energy production can begin.

  • Germany’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Celebrates 9th Birthday

    6 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    On Friday, 3 April, EnBW marked the ninth year of operation of its Baltic 1 offshore wind farm.

  • Njord Offshore and FRS Windcat Win Baltic 1 and 2 CTV Contracts

    1 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    EnBW has selected Njord Offshore and FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics to provide crew transfer vessels (CTVs) that will operate on the Baltic 1 and the Baltic 2 offshore wind farms in the German Baltic Sea. Njord Offshore will provide two 12-PAX CTVs for each of the wind farms, and FRS Windcat will supply one 18-PAX […]

  • EnBW Officially Opens Baltic 1 Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    2 May 2011

      EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has officially taken the first commercial windfarm in Germany into operation today. In the presence of the Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel, Minister President, Erwin Sellering, and numerous representatives from business and politics, the start signal was given on the Baltic Sea coast for the commercial use of offshore wind power […]

  • EnBW Looking for Insurance Services for Two OWFs in Baltic Sea

    2 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW has issued a call for tenders for Operational All Risk Insurance Policies for two of its offshore wind farms in the German sector of the Baltic Sea. The developer is seeking Combined Property Damage and Business Interruption All Risks Insurance for the operational phases of the offshore wind farms EnBW Baltic 1 and EnBW […]

  • PGE and Ørsted Order Baltica 2 Hardware at Navantia-Windar and Orient Cable

    3 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The PGE and Ørsted joint venture has signed contracts with Navantia-Windar and Orient Cable (NBO) for delivery of foundations and array cables for Baltica 2, which is the first stage of the Baltic Offshore Wind Farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. Navantia-Windar will be supplying monopile foundations, the largest exceeding 100 metres and weighing over […]

  • Crew Transfer Vessels Wanted for Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Farms

    20 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    EnBW is on the lookout for crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to be deployed at the company’s offshore wind farms in the German Baltic Sea. EnBW is in need of three CTVs to transfer technicians and cargo to and from the Baltic 1 and the Baltic 2 offshore wind farms on a daily basis. The bidders […]