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  • Windea Jules Verne Begins Working at Merkur OWF

    13 July 2020
    Vessels

    Bernhard Schulte’s service operation vessel (SOV) Windea Jules Verne has started working at the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany. At the 396 MW project, Windea Jules Verne will support operations and maintenance of the 66 GE Haliade 150-6 MW turbines, which were commissioned in June last year. GE Renewable Energy contracted Bernhard Schulte to provide an […]

  • Northern HeliCopter to Provide WINDEAcare Services for Merkur OWF

    9 January 2017

    GeoSea has contracted Northern HeliCopter (NHC) for the provision of medical services during the installation and commissioning phase of the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German Bight. GeoSea NV has chosen different services of NHC’s holistic medical care concept WINDEAcare according to the individual construction phases. Beside Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), VENTUSmedic, the Emergency Dispatch […]

  • Photo of the Day: GE’s Haliade Nacelles Waiting for Merkur

    24 October 2017

    GE Renewable Energy has published a photo showing its Haliade 150-6MW nacelles for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm being assembled at the company’s Saint-Nazaire site in France.

  • TenneT Selects UXO Consultants

    22 September 2017
    Grid Connection

    German transmission system operator TenneT has awarded UK companies RPS Energy Limited and Ordtek Limited with contracts to provide consultancy and QA/QC services for unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey campaigns on two separate projects.

  • Prysmian Scores North Sea Offshore Wind Brace

    10 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Italy-based cable manufacturer to deliver inter-array cable systems for the 400MW Merkur and the 407MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm

  • First Merkur Towers & Blades Arrive in Eemshaven

    4 December 2017
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first blades and tower sections for GE Haliade 6MW wind turbines that will spin at the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany have arrived at the Buss Orange Blue Terminal in Eemshaven port, the Netherlands.

  • German Merkur OWF to Bring Jobs to Dutch Companies

    16 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Northern Netherlands Offshore Wind (NNOW) will hold a Supply Chain Meeting at Groningen Airport Eelde on 23 May, when Dutch local businesses will be able to check out the opportunities German Merkur offshore wind farm is set to create in the Netherlands.

  • Top News of the Week, 3 – 9 April 2017

    9 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Wind Power CEO to Head Siemens-Gamesa Offshore Business Markus Tacke, previously CEO of Siemens Wind Power, will head the Offshore business at the new company established by Siemens and Gamesa – Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. GE Rolls Out First Merkur OWF Nacelle The first out of the total of 66 GE Haliade 6MW nacelles […]

  • Highlights of the Month: April 2017

    1 May 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany Accepts First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Bid Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur has selected three offshore wind projects by DONG Energy and one project by EnBW in the first auction for grid connections and funding for existing offshore wind farm projects, with at least one of the developers offering the lowest price bid of 0.00 Euro cents per […]

  • GE Orders Merkur SOV

    31 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    GE Renewable Energy has contracted Bernhard Schulte Offshore to provide a new-build service operation vessel (SOV) for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm.

  • RollDock On Merkur Run

    15 February 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    RollDock is currently transporting the transition pieces (TPs) for the Merkur offshore wind farm from Aviles, Spain, to the Buss Orange Blue Terminal in the Eemshaven port, the Netherlands.

  • Acta Marine to Work with Tideway on Merkur OWF

    28 March 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Acta Marine has won a contract to assist Tideway B.V. with its cable pull in and testing and termination campaign on the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Under the contract, Acta Marine will charter its walk-to-work (W2W) construction support vessel Acta Orion, which will be performing accommodation and W2W services on the […]

  • SeaPlanner Joins Merkur Operations

    3 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    SeaPlanner, SeaRoc Group’s marine monitoring and management solution, has been selected to support the operational phase of the Merkur offshore wind farm as part of the company’s strategic partnership with Marine Coordination Services BV.

  • Merkur SOV Gets Its Name

    3 March 2020
    Vessels

    Bernhard Schulte’s new service operation vessel (SOV), which will work for GE at the Merkur offshore wind project, is set to be named Windea Jules Verne. The vessel received its name after one of the world’s most popular adventure writers, who was born in Nantes, France, where GE’s Offshore Wind business is located. To remind, […]

  • First Merkur Transition Pieces En Route to Eemshaven

    17 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The first 6 of the total of 66 transition pieces (TPs) for the Merkur offshore wind farm have been loaded onto a vessel in Spain and will now set sail to Eemshaven, according to social media updates by those involved in the transport and logistics of the TPs.

  • LM Readies First Merkur 73.5m Blade for Load-Out in Spain (VIDEO)

    2 November 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    On October 20, LM Wind Power transported the first 73.5m blade for German Merkur project from its factory at Les Coves in Castellón to the Port of Castellón, from where it will be shipped to Eemshaven. The blade, belonging to a GE 6MW Haliade offshore wind turbine, is the first one of the total of 198 largest blades ever to be produced in and transported through Spain. 

  • Eidesvik Extends Offshore Wind Charters

    8 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore has extended charter contracts for two of its vessels working in the offshore wind market.

  • EWE Picks Heli Providers Offshore Germany

    10 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (OSS) has awarded contracts for the provision of helicopter services from Emden, Germany, to offshore wind farms. The selected parties will be responsible for the execution of helicopter transports for personnel and material from Emden to offshore wind projects, with possible stopovers on Borkum. Northern HeliCopter GmbH will provide a […]

  • Sea Challenger Mobilising for Merkur in Eemshaven

    1 November 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Challenger arrived at the Orange Blue Terminal in the Eemshaven port last night, 31 October, and will soon start installing transition pieces (TPs) at the Merkur offshore wind farm, Eemshavenonline.nl reports. 

  • GeoSea and Buss Team Up on Merkur

    29 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The Buss Orange Blue Terminal signed a contract with offshore wind farm constructor GeoSea N.V. for the handling and storage of the transition pieces for the fundamental structures of the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm.

  • ENGIE and Iemants Team Up on Merkur OSS EPC Contract

    29 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    ENGIE Fabricom-Tractebel and Iemants have joined forces to carry out engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of an offshore substation and an associated jacket for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.  ENGIE Fabricom is in charge of the overall integration of all systems of the offshore substation which will be built throughout 2016 […]

  • RollDock Wrapping Up Merkur Gig

    29 March 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The last eight transition pieces (TPs) for the Merkur offshore wind farm have been loaded onto the RollDock Sea vessel and are now ready to sail out to Eemshaven, according to Roll Group’s social media pages. 

  • Tekmar to Keep Merkur Cables Protected

    25 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based cable protection systems (CPS) specialist Tekmar Energy has been awarded a contract with Tideway B.V, part of DEME Group, to supply 150 of its TekLink CPS units for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm project in the German part of the North Sea. The supply for the contract will be executed in Tekmar’s new facility in […]

  • Top News of the Week, 17 – 23 April 2017

    23 April 2017

    Portuguese Company Ramping Up for Offshore Wind Portugal-based ASM Energia is reportedly planning on increasing its involvement in the offshore wind sector and has chosen the port of Aveiro as a location for its new EUR 25 million plant that would accommodate the production of foundations. Dutch Plan Offshore Wind Mission to China Holland Home […]

  • Ulstein Cuts First Steel for Merkur SOV

    10 September 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein has cut the first steel for a Service Operations Vessel (SOV) ordered by Bernhard Schulte. The SOV yard number 315 is of the SX195 design from Ulstein, and is destined to operate for GE Renewable Energy on the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The vessel […]

  • CWind Lands Merkur Cable Pull-In Contract

    8 August 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Chelmsford-based CWind has won a contract to deliver all cable pull-in services for 66 offshore wind turbines and one offshore substation at the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm.