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  • Pronomar Receives Third Order for Drying Equipment from EnBW

    15 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    EnBW has ordered another set of Pronomar’s suit dryers, after a successful cooperation with Pronomar in 2010 and 2013, when EnBW ordered drying systems for the Baltic 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. The wind energy developer has decided to order more drying equipment, this time for their service centre in Rostock. EnBW has ordered a […]

  • Germany: SgurrEnergy’s Galion Lidar Produces First Image of Multiple Offshore Wakes

    10 January 2013
    Technology

    SgurrEnergy’s 2nd generation wind Lidar, the Galion, has produced the first image of multiple offshore wind turbine wakes ever captured by a scanning Lidar device. The unique image was revealed by the wind Lidar research group at the Stuttgart Wind Energy Department (SWE) at Stuttgart University in Germany, which is using SgurrEnergy’s Galion Lidar in a ground-breaking […]

  • EnBW and Siemens sign contract for the supply of 80 wind turbines (Germany)

    10 June 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH and Siemens Energy have today signed a contract for the supply of 80 wind turbines each with a capacity of 3.6 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 120 meters for the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2. The order, which represents an investment volume in the triple-digit million range, marks […]

  • UK: North Sea Offshore Wind Market Data Released

    20 July 2012

    Roughly 90% of global offshore wind capacity comes from Europe, with the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany at the forefront. Developments progressed slower in 2011 than in 2010 with only 788.1 MW of additional offshore wind capacity installed as opposed to 1139.9 MW in 2010, leading to a total capacity of 3820.1 MW. The […]

  • Wpd Secures Funding for Nordergrunde

    3 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    wpd AG and its financing banks yesterday signed financing contracts in Frankfurt for the Nordergründe offshore project. According to these contracts, the loans will be provided by KfW IPEX-Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) while 100% of the equity will come from wpd offshore GmbH. This means that the finance for the entire investment […]

  • Kriegers Flak CGS Exempt From 70 Per Cent Rule

    17 November 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The EU Commission has exempted the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution project from the current regulation which stipulates that at least 70 per cent of the interconnector capacity between European countries must be made available for cross-border electricity trading. The exemption is initially limited to ten years and includes an extension option that limits the […]

  • Port of Rostock: Serving the Baltic Sea

    17 August 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Rostock is Germany’s largest and the deepest port in the Southern part of the Baltic Sea. It was near the Port of Rostock where the first German commercial offshore wind farm, EnBW Baltic 1, was erected in 2010 and it also served as one of the base ports for Kriegers Flak. Although […]

  • Baltic 2 OWF Progress Marks Milestone for INROS LACKNER

    16 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    In the last week of August, the first of a total of 80 wind energy plants of the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm was erected. For INROS LACKNER this also marks an important milestone as the company is involved in the offshore wind project on behalf of EnBW. The wind farm, with a total capacity of 288 […]

  • The Netherlands: VSMC Secures Over EUR 150m in New Orders

    11 September 2011
    Grid Connection

      Visser & Smit Marine Contracting, a VolkerWessels company, has recently signed four contracts related to the installation of cables for offshore wind parks with a combined value of over € 150 million. This underlines the excellent qualities of VSMC as one of the leading European companies in the field of electrical energy connections for […]

  • VBMS to Link Kriegers Flak and Baltic 2

    15 December 2016
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Nkt cables has appointed VBMS for the installation of approximately 50km of 150 kV AC high-voltage submarine cables for the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS). The project, owned by Energinet.dk and 50Hertz, will connect the future Danish offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak and the German offshore wind farm Baltic 2, both located in the […]

  • 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 […]

  • EC Okays Danish Support for Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    28 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has found support to be granted to the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Danish territorial waters to be in line with EU state aid rules.

  • 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.

  • EnBW Looks QC and HSE Coordinator for EnBW Baltic 2 (Germany)

    21 October 2011

    EnBW is looking for QC and HSE coordinator for offshore Observer during the installation and the Health and Safety Coordination for Construction Site for the Baltic Sea offshore wind farm “EnBW Baltic 2 “. As part of the offshore installation phase of the windfarm, this will entail client services in the Health, Safety and Environmental […]

  • Germany: EIB Finances EnBW Baltic 2 with € 500 Million

    11 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a loan of € 500 million to the largest offshore wind farm to date in the German Baltic Sea; EnBW Baltic 2. The project is being realised by EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH. The financing contract was signed today in Karlsruhe. The position and scale of EnBW Baltic 2 […]

  • Construction Starts on EnBW Baltic 2 OWF (Germany)

    20 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the second offshore wind farm of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has entered its late stage: the “Goliath” installation platform left Rostock port on August 16 for its destination – EnBW’s Baltic 2 construction area, which is located 32 kilometres north of the Baltic Sea island of Rügen. Installation has started there on […]

  • ABB to Deliver Kriegers Flak HVDC Converter Station

    10 March 2016
    Grid Connection

    ABB has received an order worth around $140 million from Energinet.dk in Denmark and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany to design, supply and install an HVDC converter station in Bentwisch, Northern Germany. The company will provide the complete HVDC station including transformers, converter valves, cooling systems, control and protection and other related equipment at the converter station. […]

  • Germany’s First North Sea Commercial OWF Celebrates Fifth Birthday

    27 August 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    BARD Offshore 1, the first commercial offshore wind farm in Germany, marked five years of service on 26 August.

  • Almost Half of EnBW Baltic 2 OWF Sold for EUR 720 Mln

    7 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has sold 49.89 percent of its shares in the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2 to Macquarie Capital, the principal investment, advisory and capital markets arm of Macquarie Group. A corresponding purchase agreement has now been signed. “This means that we have now successfully implemented our second participation model in the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Denmark Nods to Interstate Offshore Wind Farm Connector

    5 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate has approved Energinet.dk’s application for a EUR 320 million investment in a new 400 MW interconnection between one Danish and two German offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. The interconnector will link the 600 MW Danish offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak via submarine cables which run from the German side […]

  • Energinet.dk Seeks Marine Warranty Surveyor for Kriegers Flak Projects

    10 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Danish transmission systems operator Energinet.dk has invited tenders for a marine warranty surveyor for its Kriegers Flak AC and Combined Grid Solution (CGS) projects. Energinet.dk wants to purchase marine warranty services to ensure that marine operations carried out by sub-contractors are performed in a sound and good manner in accordance with good practice and international standards such […]

  • Germany Plans Energy Superhighway for Offshore Wind

    20 May 2011
    Grid Connection

    Germany is planning an energy superhighway from north to south to connect its growing wind energy supply with high energy demand regions. Both onshore and offshore wind energy is so far generated primarily in northern Germany, whereas energy consumption is highest in southern and western regions. Today, more wind power is produced in Germany than […]

  • EC Approves 400MW German-Danish Interconnection

    28 September 2015
    Grid Connection

    The European Commission has granted the revised technical layout for the “Kriegers Flak – Combined Grid Solution” interconnection, planned by two transmission system operators, Energinet.dk from Denmark and 50Hertz from Germany. The project will receive funding of up to EUR 150 million from the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR). The new interconnection is planned […]

  • 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 […]

  • Kriegers Flak CGS ‘Black Starts’ Rostock Power Plant

    9 December 2020
    Grid Connection

    50Hertz and Energinet, together with the coal-fired power plant Rostock have performed a live simulation of a restart of the power grid after a power outage in Continental Europe with voltage supplied from Denmark through Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS). According to 50Hertz, a land and sea cable connection between two countries and offshore […]