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  • DolWin Gamma Topside Prepares for June Sail-Out

    29 May 2017
    Grid Connection, Technology

    The DolWin gamma offshore platform is ready to sail out to the German North Sea after completing all the necessary testing at the Nordic Yard facility in Rostock, according to General Electric (GE).

  • ForWind to Present Its Products and Seminars at Hannover Messe

    3 April 2014
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The University of Oldenburg will showcase its equipment and training opportunities in the field of wind energy at this year’s Hannover Messe, in Hall 27, Stand E50, from 7 to 11 April. ForWind, the Center for Wind Energy Research of the Universities of Oldenburg, Hanover and Bremen, will present MULTI-LIDAR, an optical laser-based wind scanner […]

  • Amprion Hands In Papers for German Offshore Grid Links

    18 March 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Amprion Offshore has submitted the documents for the public planning procedure for the Exclusive Economic Zone section of the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connection systems in Germany. The application documents contain a pre-design of the planned platforms and take into account the installation of submarine cables and the erection of the platforms in the […]

  • NDE Completes Inspections on Four Siemens HVDC Platforms

    20 September 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    NDE Offshore has completed the structural and subsea inspections on Siemens HVDC platforms in Germany, owned by TenneT.

  • DolWin Gamma Topside On the Move

    16 June 2017
    Grid Connection

    The topside of the DolWin gamma offshore converter station has sailed out of the Nordic Yard facility in Rostock to the German North Sea, TenneT reports.

  • NDE Wraps Up North Sea Helideck Inspections

    18 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore services provider NDE Offshore has completed annual inspections of the helideck substructures on three HVDC platforms in the German North Sea for Siemens Transmission.

  • 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 […]

  • DolWin3 Platform Equipped with 2 Power Transformers

    20 July 2015
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Alstom and Nordic Yards have installed two 700 MVA power transformers on the DolWin3 converter platform based in the Warnemüde shipyard in Germany, operated by Nordic Yards. The transformers were designed and built by Alstom specifically for the DolWin3 converter project at its Mönchengladbach plant in Germany. During routine inspections, one transformer can continue to […]

  • Norwind’s Newly Delivered SOV Chartered for Hornsea Two

    31 May 2022
    Vessels

    Norway-based Norwind Offshore has taken delivery of Norwind Breeze, a former Platform Suply Vessel (PSV) that was converted into a Service Operation Vessel (SOV) by Vard. The vessel will soon be deployed on the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm under a contract with Ørsted, according to the vessel’s owner and operator. Hornsea Two, which is […]

  • Amprion Opens Bidding for Offshore Grid Hardware

    1 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Germany’s Amprion Offshore GmbH has started the bidding process for the awarding of converters and cables for DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connections. The wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dortmund-based transmission system operator Amprion expects to award the contracts in summer 2022. The 900 MW DolWin4 and the 900 MW BorWin4 connect North Sea wind farms […]

  • Germany: Preparation of Operation for Global Tech I Entering Crucial Phase

    21 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The project company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH continues to expand its management team. With the progressive establishment of the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I, detailed structure and the organization of its future operation plays an important role. For this reason, Dr. Claus Burkhardt has been appointed as technical director of the […]

  • Germany: SeaRenergy to Install Two Offshore Wind Farm Converter Platforms

    7 January 2013

    SeaRenergy Offshore has been selected by Siemens for the transportation and installation of two HVDC converter platforms for the offshore wind cluster BorWin 2 and HelWin 1 in the North Sea. The platforms which consist of a base frame and a topside shall be towed from Nordic Yards in Wismar and Warnemünde to the designated […]

  • Bluestream Inspects TenneT’s HVDC Platforms in Germany

    2 November 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Dutch offshore inspection services provider, Bluestream Offshore, has carried out extensive inspection work on three TenneT’s HVDC platforms in the German sector of the North Sea: BorWin Alpha, DolWin Alpha and DolWin Beta.

  • Siemens Wins Maintenance of BorWin2 and HelWin1 Grid Connections in the North Sea (Germany)

    3 November 2010
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has won five-year maintenance contracts for the two North Sea grid connections BorWin2 and HelWin1 after getting the contracts for… (smartmeters) [mappress] Source: smartmeters, November 03, 2010;

  • Norwind Orders Offshore Wind Fleet at Vard

    4 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway’s Norwind Offshore has ordered two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels, and will convert one Platform Supply Vessel to a Service Operation Vessel (SOV) at the compatriot designer and shipbuilder Vard. Under the contract, Norwind Offshore has options for two additional CSOVs. The contracts for the firm three vessels have an indicative total value of NOK […]

  • Germany: TenneT Seeks Offshore Installation Manager for BorWin1

    4 October 2013

    TenneT Offshore 1. Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH is looking to hire an Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) for the BorWin1 Platform. In the erection phase, the OIM will supervise the completion of the work on the platform (electrical work, inspection, maintenance and assembly works), whereas during the operating phase, the OIM will be responsible for the completion of […]

  • VIDEO: Connecting Offshore Wind Energy to Grid ‒ DolWin3

    26 February 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    DolWin3 is the eighth grid connection project to be implemented by TenneT using direct current technology. Together with three projects based on AC current technology, TenneT TSO, which is responsible for the North Sea, will then deliver a total of around 6.2 GW of offshore wind energy to the mainland. Alstom has just been awarded […]

  • Norwind Offshore’s CSOV Hull Arrives in Norway for Final Outfitting

    10 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Vard has revealed that the first newbuild hull 949 for Norwind Offshore’s commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV) has arrived at Vard Brattvaag in Norway. The vessel was launched at Vard Braila in Romania and will now be finalised in Vard Brattvaag. Norwind Offshore signed a contract with Vard for two newbuild CSOVs in October 2021. […]

  • GE Sees DolWin3 as Reference for Future OW Projects in Germany

    14 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Technology

    Multinational energy conglomerate General Electric (GE) is hoping the successful completion of the 900MW DolWin 3 offshore grid connection project will prove a good reference in the company’s future bids for German offshore wind projects, Reuters reports. Germany’s offshore wind sector ”has become very important” to GE, Carlos Haertel, CEO at GE Germany & Austria, was quoted by Reuters […]

  • Vard Launches Its First CSOV Hull for Norwind Offshore’s Newbuild

    14 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Vard has launched the hull for the first of two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs) ordered by Norwind Offshore at Vard Braila in Romania. The vessel is named Norwind Gale and its hull will be finalised at Vard Brattvaag in Norway, according to the manufacturer. Ordered in October last year, both CSOVs are based on […]

  • SeaTerra Clears UXO from DolWin3 Cable Route

    24 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Technology

    SeaTerra GmbH has completed investigation of 278 objects and removal of eight unexploded ordnance (UXO) targets from the DolWin3 cable route in the German part of the North Sea. Commissioned by the transmission system operator TenneT, SeaTerra GmbH recently examined and cleared numerous metal objects from the future DolWin3 cable route between Emden and the […]

  • Germany: Haus der Technik, ForWind to Hold Offshore Wind Seminar

    24 August 2012
    Training & Education

    Haus der Technik e.V., together with the ForWind Academy organizes a seminar called “Offshore Wind Energy: Design and Installation of Support Structures in the North Sea” on 5 – 6 September 2012 in Bremerhaven, Germany. The two-day seminar, conducted by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Schaumann (ForWind), aims to provide participants with well-founded, up-to-date knowledge on drafting […]

  • First Steel Cut for Norwind Offshore’s Second CSOV

    3 April 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    A steel-cutting ceremony has been held for Norwind Offshore’s Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) hull 950 at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam. The CSOV will be built and delivered by Vard Vung Tau, scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2024. The vessel is of VARD 4 19 design, developed by Vard Design in […]

  • TenneT Seeks AC Subsea Cable Suppliers for DolWin3

    10 April 2015
    Grid Connection

    TenneT has issued two invitations to tender for the DolWin3 offshore grid connection. The first one is for the manufacture, supply and installation of an AC submarine cable system (including compensation, fibre optic cable, secondary equipment, cable performance, etc.) between an offshore wind farm and Cluster 2, designed for a transmission capacity of approximately 450MW and a voltage level […]

  • DolWin Gamma Topside Scores a Touchdown

    7 July 2017
    Grid Connection

    The topside of the DolWin gamma offshore converter station has been installed next to the DolWin alpha in the German part of the North Sea, according to TenneT.

  • 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 […]