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  • EDS Wraps Up Hohe See Onshore Cable Works

    15 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    EDS HV Group has completed the onshore installation, termination and testing work of the platform cable on the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind project.

  • 40th AREVA Wind Turbine Installed at Global Tech I

    14 April 2014

    The construction of towers and nacelles in the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I is running in full gear: During the weekend the 40th AREVA Wind turbine has been installed. The two high performance vessels Brave Tern and Bold Tern of Fred. Olsen Windcarrier have been deployed since January and March of this year […]

  • ForWind Organizes ‘Wind Energy and Impact of Turbulence on Conversion Process’ Conference (Germany)

    14 February 2012

    EUROMECH Colloquium 528 will be hosting a “Wind Energy and the Impact of Turbulence on the Conversion Process” event from 22 to 24 February at the University of Oldenburg. The conference has been organized by ForWind, the Centre for Wind Energy Research of the University of Oldenburg, Hanover and Bremen. More than 80 experts from […]

  • RWE Picks Winners of Offshore Wind Innovation Competition

    26 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Contribution

    ARC Marine, Verlume, and ForWind, the Center for Wind Energy Research at the University of Oldenburg in Germany, have been selected as the winners of RWE’s first international innovation competition on ecology and system integration of offshore wind. The companies participated in the competition searching for innovative solutions which could improve the ecological impact of […]

  • ABB to Provide Maintenance Services for DolWin2 Link (Germany)

    18 October 2011
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from the Dutch-German transmission system operator, TenneT to provide maintenance services for the DolWin2 link bringing power from offshore wind farms, located in the North Sea, to the mainland German grid. This contract follows ABB’s success earlier this year when it won an […]

  • HMB Lintec Secures Crane Contracts for German Offshore Substations

    15 September 2017
    Grid Connection

    HMB Lintec marine GmbH has signed contracts for the supply of pedestal offshore cranes for three offshore substations located in German waters.

  • Global Tech I Construction Wrapped Up

    29 August 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction of the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I is complete: 100 kilometres from the German coast and occupying an area half the size of Bremerhaven the offshore wind power station now stands with 80 turbines of the 5 megawatt class (AREVA Wind M5000-116) and the farm’s own transformer station. At present, only the […]

  • First AREVA Wind Turbines on Their Way to Global Tech I Site (Germany)

    4 September 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The jack-up platform Thor, owned by HOCHTIEF Solutions, is heading to the Global Tech I construction area, carrying three wind turbine towers and gondolas. The vessel will reach the North Sea wind farm in about one day and then start the installation. The towers come in three sections and are transported in an upright position. […]

  • DolWin Kappa Topside Touches Down

    5 September 2022
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    Transmission system operator TenneT has installed the DolWin kappa offshore platform off the coast of Lower Saxony, Germany. DolWin kappa will be the centrepiece of the 900 MW DolWin6 direct current link, which will bring offshore wind power from the German North Sea to land. After three years of construction in the Spanish port city […]

  • ZTT Picks Borealis HVDC Tech for Chinese Offshore Wind Project

    21 January 2020
    Grid Connection

    ZTT International has selected Borealis to provide HVDC insulation and semi-conductor technology for the Rudong Jiangsu offshore wind project in China. Borealis will provide its Borlink LS4258DCE insulation compound and LE0550DC semiconductor for the cables that will be able to transport 400kV of energy over a distance of circa 100km from the 1,100MW project. The […]

  • Top News of the Week, 16 – 23 July 2017

    23 July 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 16 to 23 July 2017.

  • Keppel’s Subsidiary Acquires OWEC Tower

    2 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Keppel Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary KV Ventus B.V. has acquired a 50.1% equity interest in OWEC Tower, from NorWind AS, TronderEnergi AS, InnoVent GmbH, Per Bull Haugsoen and Gunnar Foss for NOK 2,8 million (approx. EUR 327,827).  As KV Ventus already holds the remaining 49.9% equity interest in OWEC Tower (AS) following an acquisition in January […]

  • Van Oord Selects Tekmar CPS for Borssele III & IV

    27 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected Tekmar Energy’s Cable Protection System (CPS) TekLink® Mechanical Latch for the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm.

  • KEM Offshore to Stand Guard over Hohe See and Albatros Offshore Wind Farms

    6 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Danish ship owner KEM Offshore has won a long term contract to provide guard vessel services during the construction of EnBW’s Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms in the German North Sea.

  • 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 […]

  • EnBW Fights for Offshore Wind Network Connection

    19 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    On the recommendation of the Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), in consultation with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), have entered into an arrangement with respect to the capacity allocation for German offshore wind farms. The reason for this decision was an urgent motion by […]

  • Germany: MENCK to Exhibit at EWEA’s Offshore Event

    24 April 2013

    MENCK will be exhibiting at the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition, the EWEA Offshore 2013, in Frankfurt, Germany, from 19-21 November. The company will be located at booth  30 E110 and its professionals will be there to talk about the latest projects of the offshore wind energy industry. MENCK stepped early into […]

  • Siemens Hands Over HelWin1 to TenneT

    9 February 2015
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has now handed over HelWin1, the second North Sea grid connection in quick succession, to TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission system operator has now also put this grid connection into commercial operation. Located around 85 kilometers off the German coast, northwest of the island of Helgoland, the grid connection can transmit up to 576 megawatts […]

  • TenneT Awards Ten Contracts for Offshore Grid MWS Services

    14 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has awarded ten framework agreements for marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services which will support the realisation of several offshore grid connections in Germany and the Netherlands. The marine warranty surveyor has to monitor whether all activities carried out by a contractor are performed according to the agreed procedures and safety margins from an insurance […]

  • Friesland to Present ‘All in One’ Hybrid Offshore Cables in Hannover, Germany

    5 April 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    The demand for the so-called hybrid cables for converter platforms of offshore wind farms and on board vessels is ever more increasing. In addition to the conventional copper wires, the cables combine numerous other components, such as pneumatic and hydraulic hoses, flexible coaxial cables or optical waveguides. “All in one” hybrid cables are space-saving, easily […]

  • Windfarm Update: Global Tech I

    24 November 2014

    At the end of August the construction of the 400MW Global Tech I wind farm was completed with the installation of the last of the 80 Areva M5000-11 6 turbines. The construction has been within budget. Global Tech I is located approximately 180km northwest of Bremerhaven, in the German North Sea in water depths of […]

  • Belgium: Elia Seeks Contractors for Building Offshore Infrastructures

    19 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    Elia is seeking for a contractor to erect offshore infrastructures off the Belgian coast in order to connect the wind farms in the Belgian North Sea. The contract stipulates the possibility of land reclamation and/or the possibility of contracting an offshore platform. Namely, the grid operator in Belgium is legally obligated to connect offshore wind […]

  • Boskalis to Take Over Bohlen Doyen’s Cable Laying Business

    21 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Boskalis and German SPIE SAG Group have entered an agreement under which Boskalis will acquire the offshore cable installation activities and assets of Bohlen Doyen. 

  • Belgium: European Commission to Make Offshore Wind Data Public

    29 August 2012

    The European Commission is opening a public consultation on “Marine Knowledge 2020: from seabed mapping to ocean forecasting”, reported Utility Week. Namely, the EU Commission wants to make private marine data public. For example, seabed surveys used by companies to obtain licenses for offshore wind development could be used publicly. The Commission thinks that the […]

  • Veja Mate Selects Vattenfall for Direct Marketing

    10 July 2015

    Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH has signed a direct marketing agreement with Vattenfall for promotion of the Veja Mate offshore wind farm. The 400 megawatt (MW) Veja Mate offshore wind farm will operate 95 km North West from the island of Borkum and will be connected to the power grid via the existing Borwin 2 offshore […]

  • Euro-Rigging Kits Seajacks Scylla Out with Pile Gripper Frame

    18 March 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch heavy mechanical engineering specialist Euro-Rigging has today delivered a pile gripper frame to be installed on Seajacks Scylla at the port of IJmuiden. Seajacks Scylla, the world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel, arrived at the port of IJmuiden on 14 March in preparation of its first assignment, the installation of 67 monopiles, each one weighing more than […]