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  • Sassnitz to Become Base Port for Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    23 December 2011

      The Sassnitz will expand into a base port for a planned offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The offshore terminal with a 410 meter long quay wall is planned to be completed by the summer 2012, port of Sassnitz said on Thursday. For the purpose of the project, a six-hectare area will be […]

  • Banking Syndicate Complete Financing for Offshore Wind Farm EnBW Baltic 1 (Germany)

    5 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Already since May 2011 the wind farm EnBW Baltic 1 has been delivering green power from the Baltic Sea – since Friday its long-term financing is also in place: a banking syndicate comprised of the European Investment Bank (EIB), KfW IPEX-Bank, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) and NIBC Bank N.V. will extend a loan amounting to EUR […]

  • US Pinpoints Up to 8 GW of Offshore Wind Areas in Central Atlantic

    31 July 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced three final wind energy areas (WEAs) offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, which, if fully developed, could support between 4 GW and 8 GW of offshore wind capacity. The three WEAs total approximately 356,550 acres. The first WEA (A-2) is 101,767 acres and is located 26 […]

  • JERA Completes Acquisition of Belgium’s Leading Offshore Wind Developer

    27 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    JERA has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares of Parkwind NV from Belgium’s Virya Energy. The initial agreement between JERA Green, an affiliate of Japan’s JERA, and Virya Energy was signed in March this year. The transaction, which JERA said marks a significant milestone for the company and Parkwind and signals […]

  • BREAKING: Germany Rakes In EUR 12.6 Billion Through ‘Dynamic Bidding’ Offshore Wind Auction

    12 July 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Industry

    Germany’s first dynamic bidding process, covering four offshore wind zones with a combined capacity of 7 GW, has generated EUR 12.6 billion in proceeds, according to the Federal Network Agency. The bidding period for the participation in the tenders for the four areas that were not centrally pre-examined ended on 1 June. The auction entered […]

  • EEW SPC to Provide Monopiles, TPs for EnBW Baltic 2 (Germany)

    18 April 2013

    After already manufacturing the foundations for the OWF EnBW Baltic 1, EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH has now also been appointed with the delivery of 123 Pin Piles (Lot 2) as well as 39 Monopiles and Transition Pieces (Lot 3) for EnBW Baltic 2. The MPs/TPs will be manufactured in a joint venture with Bladt […]

  • Germany: First Submarine Cable Section Laid for Baltic 2

    23 April 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The work for the network connection of the second German offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, the EnBW Baltic 2, is in progress. The vessel Aura rinsed the first submarine cable section into the Baltic ground, on Saturday, 20 April 2013, for the connection of Baltic 2. A total of sixty kilometers of submarine […]

  • EnBW Renewables Invites Companies to Participate in EnBW Baltic 2 Wind Farm (Germany)

    19 December 2011
    Wind Farm Update

    EnBW Renewables GmbH has offered a briefing to public utilities and industrial companies, to participate in its second offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2. 19 municipal utilities had already participated in the first offshore wind farm Baltic EnBW 1. Stefan Thiele, CEO of EnBW Renewables GmbH, said that the completed financing for EnBW’s Baltic 1 […]

  • German Company Proposes 865.2MW OWF Featuring Siemens 8MW Turbines

    16 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    A Bremen-based company, OWP Gennaker GmbH, proposes to set up a new offshore wind farm in Germany, which would be located in the Baltic Sea and would comprise 103 Siemens SWT-8.0-154 turbines with Power Boost that will increase the maximum rated output of the turbines to 8.4MW.  The 865.2MW Gennaker offshore wind farm (Offshore-Windpark Gennaker) would be installed within a […]

  • Nexans Provides Specialized Trenching Service for Baltic 1 Offshore Wind Farm Subsea Power Export Cables (Germany)

    26 January 2011
    Grid Connection

    Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been called in by EnBW (Energie Baden-Wurttemberg) to use its specialized Capjet trenching system to protect the HV (high voltage) subsea power export cables for Baltic 1, Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm. Nexans provides specialized trenching service for Baltic 1 offshore wind farm subsea power […]

  • Lobbying for Free Wind Farm Passage in Netherlands

    15 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    In an effort to adjust the current wind farm regulations regarding the navigation of small vessels, a meeting took place in early July at Rijkswaterstaat with all stakeholders. Among others, the stakeholders included energy companies and representatives of various user groups. Conditions under which free passage would be possible in the future have not been […]

  • EnBW to Help Out Iberdrola with Wikinger

    4 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW and Iberdrola have concluded a contract under which EnBW will provide services for the construction of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The two-year contract covers services dealing with the coordination of shipping traffic, health and safety and environmental protection at the construction site. The EnBW Offshore Team will share their […]

  • Video: 50Hertz on Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Connection

    9 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    50Hertz is in charge of connecting EnBW Baltic 2 to the grid.  The German offshore wind farm, being constructed 32 kilometers north of the Baltic island of Rügen, is four times as large as EnBW Baltic 1. With 80 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 turbines, it can produce six times as much power. The construction of EnBW Baltic 2 began in […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farm Operators Retrofitting Turbines Ahead of New Law on Aviation Obstruction Lighting

    9 September 2022
    Industry

    Wind farm owners/operators in Germany are retrofitting wind turbines to equip them with a lighting system that will switch on only after an aircraft is detected in a wind farm’s proximity, as new law on light pollution and aeronautical obstruction lighting systems will go into effect next year. As reported in August, Nordergründe is the […]

  • Great Interest in EnBW Baltic 2 (Germany)

    21 February 2012

    The investment offer for EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm appears to be very popular: many municipal utilities, industrial companies and institutional investors from Baden-Württemberg and Germany are interested in participating in the second EnBW’s Baltic Sea wind farm. “We are delighted to be well received. In addition to partners who have already participated in […]

  • Connection Work on Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Full Swing

    30 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The work on the cable connection of the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm to the grid is progressing at full speed off the Baltic coast of the German Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. More than half of the project’s cables are now lying on the seabed. A total of sixty kilometers of submarine cables will […]

  • EnBW Seeks Offshore Inspection Team

    29 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has issued a contract notice for technical inspection and testing services on four offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The tender is divided into two lots and it covers the Baltic 1, Baltic 2, Hohe See, and Albatros offshore wind farms. Lot 1 calls for recurring […]

  • EnBW Picks Inspection Team for German Offshore Wind Farms

    3 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has selected the winners of the framework contracts for periodic inspections and tests at the company’s four offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The tender for technical inspection and testing services is divided into two lots and it covers the Baltic 1, Baltic 2, Hohe See, and Albatros offshore wind […]

  • Medevac Chopper and Crew Wanted for Baltic Wind Farms

    14 April 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    German transmission system operator 50Hertz Transmission GmbH and three offshore wind operators are seeking a helicopter to rescue injured persons working on offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, including aeronautical and medical crew.

  • Germany: Arcadis Ost 1 Receives Preliminary Approval

    13 February 2013
    Authorities

    Last week, German regulators awarded the preliminary approval for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm project. The wind farm will be located on the 30 square kilometers area, approximately 19 kilometers northeast of Cape Arkona. The developer chose Alstom’s 6MW wind turbines for this project. “After Baltic 1 wind farm went into operation in […]

  • Latvian, Estonian Cross-Border Offshore Wind Project Receives EU Funding

    13 July 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has approved a EUR 18.7 million co-funding for ELWIND, a 1 GW Latvia-Estonia cross-border offshore wind project. The co-funding is said to enable research to determine the environmental impact of the Latvian-Estonian ELWIND offshore wind farm sites and to plan the transmission network cross-border connections and […]

  • Germany: WAB Publishes European Offshore Baltic Sea Map

    25 January 2013

     The Wind Energy Agency WAB released yesterday a map of the offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea during the Windforce Baltic Sea conference. The map shows the planned offshore projects and provides detailed information on size, water depth, distance from the coast, the owner and developer of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. […]

  • “Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium” Opens Up New Perspectives for Offshore Wind Projects (USA)

    7 July 2010
    Authorities

    Second Offshore Summit in Rostock in September 2010: Knowledge Exchange Between Representatives of German and U.S. Government Agencies and International Offshore Experts The United States are starting to rely increasingly on ocean wind for energy generation. Last month, the “Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium” was established: U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and […]

  • Cadeler Wraps Up Baltic Power Wind Turbine Installation Deal

    3 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Denmark-headquartered Cadeler has signed a firm contract with Baltic Power for the installation of 76 Vestas 15 MW offshore wind turbines in the Polish Baltic Sea worth between EUR 68 – 85 million. The project is scheduled to begin in 2024 and marks Cadeler’s entry into a new and expanding market. The contract is the […]

  • 50Hertz Looking for Baltic Sea Rescue Helicopter

    22 September 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    German transmission system operator 50Hertz has invited tenders for the provision of a helicopter, including aeronautical and medical crew, for potential emergency and rescue situations involving employees on offshore platforms, wind turbines and vessels located in the Baltic Sea.

  • EnBW Looks for Monitoring Contractor for Duration of EnBW Baltic 2 Construction (Germany)

    18 November 2011

    Karlsruhe based publicly traded electric utilities company, EnBW, is looking for contractor for monitoring during the construction of offshore wind farms ‘EnBW Baltic 2’, including all necessary logistical and technical services. The scope of investigations are related to sediment and habitat structures, habitat use, hydrographic, benthos, fish, marine fauna (continual users and migration movements), marine […]