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  • Dolwin Beta Entering Final Phase of Construction

    25 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    The Dolwin Beta project is now entering its final phase of construction at the Drydocks World yard in Dubai, with 2.5 million man hours without lost time incidents. This outstanding HSE result has been celebrated at Aibel’s subcontractor Drydocks World. “Behind the result is a lot of hard work. But even though we’re excited about […]

  • Trianel Wind Farm Borkum Commissioning Pushed to 2015

    21 October 2014
    Grid Connection

    The initial testing of the link between Trianel Wind Farm Borkum’s transformation platform and TenneT’s transformation platform “DolWin 1” failed. “Due to technical problems, the attempt had to be aborted,” said Trianel spokesperson. As a result of initial testing that took place in late August only a minor damage at the wind farm’s platform occurred. […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 10-16, 2015

    16 August 2015

    ABB Installs World’s Most Powerful Substation ABB has installed DolWin beta, the world’s most powerful offshore converter station in the North Sea. Vattenfall Hiring for Horns Rev 3 Installation Vattenfall, a Swedish power company, is seeking a contractor for the transport and installation of turbines at Horns Rev 3. First Gemini Foundations Grouted with MasterFlow […]

  • German Offshore Wind Operator in Need of Coordination Services

    10 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum is seeking a provider of marine, flight, and emergency response coordination services at the Trianel Windpark Borkum I wind farm in the German North Sea. The tender is divided into two lots. Lot 1 covers the marine, flight, and emergency response coordination services, plus operations control at the 200 MW wind farm. […]

  • Siemens Completes Platform Inspections Offshore Germany

    5 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Siemens Offshore Grid Access Service has performed subsea and drone inspections for TenneT TSO at six offshore converter platforms in the German North Sea.

  • Half of Borkum West Turbines Commissioned

    24 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Twenty of the total 40 wind turbines at the Trianel’s Borkum West offshore wind farm have been commissioned. Since February, the offshore wind farm has been producing  power. The power connection to the mainland was made in December through TenneT’s transformer platform DolWin Alpha. The offshore wind farm is located in the North Sea, approximately […]

  • TenneT Issues Offshore Wind Contract Notices

    11 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has issued contract notices related to offshore grid connection systems in the German North Sea. In one of the contract notices, TenneT is seeking geotechnical and geophysical survey services at the BalWin platform locations. The contract covers the execution of geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations in order to obtain subsoil information […]

  • TenneT Gathers BorWin5, BorWin6 Offshore Platform Consulting Team

    4 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has awarded several companies and consortia with contracts for consultative engineering and construction services for the offshore transformer stations that will be part of the BorWin5 and BorWin6 offshore grid connections in Germany. A consortium between Fichtner and SeaRenergy will deliver the services for both platforms, while DNV GL, Lloyd’s Register and TÜV Rheinland […]

  • Nexus Starts Installing Borkum Riffgrund 2 Cables

    19 April 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s cable laying vessel Nexus has started installing cables on Ørsted’s 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Jan De Nul Fixes DolWin Alpha Cable

    19 May 2021
    Grid Connection

    Jan De Nul has repaired TenneT’s AC108 cable connecting the Trianel Borkum offshore substation with Tennet’s DolWin alpha converter station in the German North Sea. The repair job is part of the Service Level Agreement for cable repairs that Jan De Nul and TenneT entered into in 2019. TenneT engaged Jan De Nul for the […]

  • 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.

  • Con4Mare Named Marine Warranty Surveyor at Merkur OWF

    27 February 2017

    GeoSea has appointed Con4Mare to provide marine warranty survey services for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm (formerly known as MEG I), located 45km north of Borkum, Germany, in the North Sea.

  • All Turbines Up at Trianel Windpark Borkum’s First Phase

    3 June 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    All 40 wind turbines of the first phase of Trianel Windpark Borkum (formerly known as  Borkum West II) offshore wind farm are now installed. MPI Adventure jack-up vessel has been working for eleven months to install forty Areva M5000-116 wind turbines, with a total capacity of 200 MW. “Now, the only thing missing is the […]

  • Germany: TenneT and Mitsubishi Sign LoI for Two More Offshore Grid Connections

    6 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    TenneT and Mitsubishi Corporation have signed a letter of intent to partner up in two more offshore grid connections. The grid connections, named HelWin2 and DolWin2, are both located in the German North Sea and of crucial importance for the integration of renewable energy in the German onshore grid. In February of this year, TenneT […]

  • Bold Tern Completes Third Borkum Riffgrund 2 Run

    23 May 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern has loaded and transported the third set of MHI Vestas wind turbine components from the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark to the Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm in the German North Sea. The vessel has so far installed eight out of the 56 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines at the […]

  • OMM Guard Vessels Reports Strong Results

    13 February 2014

    Offshore Marine Management’s Guard Vessels business has released their figures for the 2013. They had 4,728 vessel management days recorded and a number of key industry relationships forged. The company has provided guard vessels for a number of high profile wind farm interconnectors, including Borwin 2, Helwin 1, Dolwin 1 and Sylwin 1, thus building […]

  • Prysmian Takes Piece of BorWin3 Pie

    15 April 2014

    Prysmian Group has been awarded a major project worth in excess of € 250 million by the Dutch-German grid operator TenneT for the grid connection of offshore wind farms in Germany. The project involves supply, installation and commissioning of a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) 320 kV extruded submarine and land power bipole connection with […]

  • Dolfines, 8.2 France Shake Hands on Joint Offshore Wind Plans

    12 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Dolfines and 8.2 France are joining forces to offer integrated services to the wind energy market, especially the offshore one, by combining their technical expertise in wind turbines, electrical infrastructures and foundations. The offshore wind market’s growth represents a unique opportunity for an integrated player, according to the two companies, with strong growth in the […]

  • TenneT Seeks Quality Assurance Services for BorWin5 Cable Production

    8 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has issued a tender for production monitoring and quality assurance of the cable manufacturing process for its BorWin5 offshore grid connection in Germany. The cables will be produced by NKT, which was awarded a contract for the project in August last year. The company to be contracted under this tender will carry out the […]

  • Ørsted Taps Pulse Structural Monitoring for Work Offshore Germany

    23 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted Wind Power A/S has awarded Pulse Structural Monitoring Ltd. with a contract to provide structural measurement campaigns for Gode Wind 03 and Borkum Riffgrund 03 offshore wind farms. Pulse will be in charge of the load, corrosion, and inclination measurement campaigns for Borkum Riffgrund 03 wind farm and Gode Wind 03 wind farm foundations […]

  • Drydocks World to Build Wind Power Offshore Platform for Aibel (UAE)

    15 January 2012

    Drydocks World, the established international maritime service provider, announced that it has entered into a contract with Aibel, the leading Norwegian provider of services to the energy industry, for building a Wind Power Offshore Platform structure, to receive power generated from offshore wind farms. The project will be implemented at the Dubai shipyard. “Drydocks World […]

  • TenneT Contract Flies Into Wiking’s Hands

    28 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Wiking Helikopter Service has secured a contract with TenneT to provide helicopter transport to all converter platforms, offshore wind farms and installation vessels in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea.

  • Trianel Installs 25 Turbines at Borkum West

    20 March 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Just nine months after the start of construction, Trianel, a German utility company, has installed 25 of 40 turbines at the Borkum West offshore wind farm. In spite of the strong winds from hurricanes “Christian” and “Xavier”, considerable progress has been made on this 200MW wind farm with 75 percent of array cables also completed. […]

  • Aibel Inks Contract with ABB to Design and Build Platform for Large Offshore Wind Connection in Germany

    4 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

      Aibel has been awarded a contract from ABB for designing and building a platform for a large offshore wind connection in Germany. ‘This is fantastic and a breakthrough for us. Our investment in renewable energy is paying off,’ states President and CEO Jan Skogseth in Aibel AS. The platform will be built for the […]

  • ABB to Invest USD 400 Million in High-voltage Cables Manufacturing Facility in Sweden

    8 December 2011
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will invest over $ 400 million to double the capacity of its high-voltage cables manufacturing facility in Karlskrona, Sweden, to meet growing demand for subsea cables. The investment plan includes construction of new buildings and installation of additional manufacturing lines at the existing plant. The expansion will […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farm Needs Insurance Policy

    16 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a contract notice for insurance policy services covering the 200 MW Trianel Windpark Borkum I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The contract covers combined property damage and business interruption all risks insurance for the operational phase of the wind farm consisting of 40 offshore wind turbines including […]