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  • Denmark Loses One Kriegers Flak Bidder

    23 June 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    A consortium comprising German companies wpd and Stadtwerke München and Danish HOFOR, set up to bid for the development of Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm, has withdrawn from the bidding process, according to the national media and Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA). The consortium has reportedly given up on bidding to build the largest offshore wind farm in […]

  • Ecosse Subsea Nets Kriegers Flak Contract

    27 June 2016

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been hired by JD-Contractor to perform pre-cut trenching works on the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Energinet.dk plans to install two 220kV submarine export cables and a 9km connecting cable between two offshore platforms. ESS commercial director, Keith McDermott, said: “To support the installation scope ESS […]

  • DHI, LICengineering Design Scour Protection for Danish OW Trio

    17 June 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    DHI and LICengineering have designed the scour protection systems for three Vattenfall’s Danish offshore wind farms, which is expected to save 30% in installation costs. The companies provided the systems for the Vesterhav Syd and Nord nearshore wind farms and the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project, which together have 113 turbines producing a combined capacity of […]

  • Vattenfall’s Danish Bids Make DEA Revise PSO Projections

    13 December 2016
    Contracts & Tenders

    In the light of the recent results of Danish nearshore and Kiegers Flak tenders, both won by Vattenfall, Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has revised and updated its Public Service Obligation (PSO) projection. The estimated PSO spending until 2025 has now been reduced, compared to the August projection. Namely, the PSO cost in 2025 is now expected to […]

  • International Connection in Baltic Sea

    2 January 2014
    Grid Connection

    Scandinavia and Central Europe are about to connect their offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, writes the German Welt. Kriegers Flak is the three-border region in the Baltic Sea between Denmark, Germany and Sweden, where German transmission system operator, 50 Hertz Transmission and Danish grid operator Energinet.dk want to construct a power line that […]

  • Energinet Starts Feasibility Studies for Four New Danish Offshore Wind Farms

    1 September 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The board of the Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has officially given the green light to carry out feasibility studies for four new offshore wind farms totalling up to 7.2 GW in capacity. This follows Energinet receiving orders from the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities in June […]

  • Wind Energy Covers Over 30 Pct of Danish Electricity Consumption

    31 January 2013

    By the end of 2012 wind energy covered more than 30% of Denmark’s electricity consumption. Denmark is thus still well on its way toward the target of 50% wind energy in 2020, and remains the country with the highest share of wind energy in the electricity system in the world. The share of 30% wind energy […]

  • Vattenfall Seeks Offshore Project Certification Services for Danish OWFs

    21 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has invited tenders for the provision of offshore project certification services for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm and its nearshore wind projects Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd. 

  • New Global Marine Plough Officially Out

    5 July 2019
    Technology

    Global Marine Group has officially launched its new multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough at its Port of Blyth facility. The PLP240 plough was delivered by Osbit Limited at the end of June after it underwent final assembly and sign-off at Port of Blyth. Global Marine Group will use the new tool as part of the inter-array cable installation […]

  • Ardmore Craig Ropes In Offshore Wind Contracts

    30 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    UK-based engineering company Ardmore Craig has been awarded numerous contracts for detail design and seafastening work associated with summer campaigns in the offshore wind sector over the past few months. Projects include vessels destined for Burbo Bank, Bligh Bank, Race Bank, Rampion, Wikinger and Kriegers Flak, the company said. Work has included design of vessel specific grillages, […]

  • Vattenfall Gives Reasons for Choosing Siemens Gamesa 8MW Turbine

    6 December 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Vattenfall has chosen the new 8MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbine for its Danish offshore wind farms because it “was simply the cheapest choice in the market measured by cost per generated megawatt-hour electricity,” Michael Simmelsgaard, Head of Offshore Wind and Country Manager for Vattenfall in Denmark, said.

  • Cable Laying Starts at Elia’s MOG

    26 July 2019
    Grid Connection

    Cable laying operations have begun on the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in Belgium, according to Elia’s latest report. The construction of the switchyard platform is now in its final phase, with commissioning scheduled for the end of September. The first cable to connect the MOG plug to the grid made landfall in early May, with […]

  • Acquired ABB HV Cable Business Boosts NKT’s Revenue, Offshore Wind Fills Orderbook

    15 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The high-voltage activities acquired from ABB have driven an increase in NKT’s Q3 2017 revenue, which was at EUR 303.2 million, EUR 106.9 million more than in Q3 2016. Looking at the first nine months, NKT posted a revenue of EUR 776.5 million, compared with EUR 559.7 million reported for the same period in 2016.

  • EEW SPC Loads Out Last Monopile for Vattenfall’s Danish Offshore Wind Duo

    3 May 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) has loaded the last monopile for Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord & Syd offshore wind project in Denmark. The loadout of 41 monopiles for the 344 MW offshore wind farms was completed at the quay of the Rostock-based company on 20 April. Following on from the order for the Kriegers Flak […]

  • Energinet.dk Gets Approval to Build Kriegers Flak Grid Connection System

    18 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    On December 16, the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building issued an investment approval for units to be erected by Energinet.dk in order to connect the forthcoming offshore wind turbines at Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea to the onshore electricity grid. The approval allows Energinet.dk to enter into contracts for a total of […]

  • VIDEO: Investment and Future Prognosis (Expertise Hub)

    22 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    It has been projected that global offshore wind expenditure will reach GBP 210 billion (approx. EUR 247 billion) by 2025. Investments in the offshore wind sector depend on the certainty within the market, and this is subject to favourable governmental policies and the industry’s ability to cut down the costs, which create a solid ground […]

  • Vattenfall Building Giant Wind Farm Warehouse at Port of Esbjerg

    29 June 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    Vattenfall is set to begin the construction of a large warehouse for critical main components and spare parts for its wind farms in Northern Europe at the Port of Esbjerg.  The work will begin immediately and the construction is expected to be completed around ten months later.  Once completed and ready for use in 2022, the […]

  • Rystad Energy: Global Installed Offshore Wind Capacity to Grow by 37% in 2021

    4 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    The world’s installed offshore wind capacity rose by 15 per cent in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year will see a 37 per cent growth in global installed offshore wind capacity, according to Rystad Energy. Major contributor to both last year’s and this year’s growth is China. The country is expected to ramp […]

  • Vattenfall Places Vesterhav Order with Siemens Gamesa

    4 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall has made an official offshore wind turbine order with Siemens Gamesa for its Vesterhav Syd and Nord nearshore wind farms, according to the turbine manufacturer, which would otherwise report no order intake in its offshore segment for the second quarter of the year.

  • MAATS Tech Delivers Cable Lay Equipment to NKT Victoria

    25 August 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    UK engineers MAATS Tech delivered cable-laying equipment to NKT’s newbuild NKT Victoria prior to the vessel’s first project – the Caithness – Moray subsea link in Scotland. 

  • Top News of 2016 – Editors’ Picks

    2 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The editorial team at Offshore WIND have compiled a list of what we thought were the most important developments within the offshore wind industry in 2016. Vattenfall Wins Kriegers Flak Tender with EUR 49.9 per MWh Bid Swedish energy company Vattenfall has won the tender to build the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish part […]

  • Denmark: Energinet.dk Seeks Subsea Cabling Services

    13 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk is calling for expression of interest for the supply and installation of the Kriegers Flak subsea cabling. Suppliers of electrical substations, especially direct current systems, and high voltage cables have long delivery times. That is why Energinet.dk is out early to ensure deliveries of technical installations, which will form the grid connection for 600 […]

  • Thor Throws Hammer in Danish North Sea

    1 March 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the three 800MW offshore wind farms to be constructed in Danish waters will be built off Nissum Fjord in the North Sea, the country’s Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate said. The Thor offshore wind site, to be located at least 20 kilometres offshore, was selected over the second proposed option at the […]

  • Ordtek Expands Mine Map to Cover Danish Waters

    1 February 2017
    Grid Connection, Technology

    UK-based unexploded ordnance (UXO) specialist Ordtek has expanded the geographic scope of its interactive online mapping service, Mine Map, to cover Danish waters. The online tool has already been used on the Horns Rev 3 and Kreigers Flak wind sites off Denmark and has helped identify three wartime mines on Horns Rev 3. The biggest […]

  • EEW SPC Monopiles for Vesterhav Syd and Nord

    29 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Rostock-based company EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH has received an order from the Swedish energy group Vattenfall to produce 41 monopiles for Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord wind farms in the Danish North Sea. The contract was signed on 19 November 2021, EEW SPC said. Between April 2022 and August 2022, EEW SPC will process […]

  • Nexans to Connect Norway and Germany

    12 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    February was a successful month for the French cabling specialist, Nexans. After securing Kriegers Flak onshore cabling contract earlier this month, the company has signed another deal for NordLink project worth EUR 0.5 billion. According to the agreement, Nexans will design, manufacture and install two 525 kV cable subsystems, with a total length of more than 700 […]