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  • Atlas to Secure Personnel for Dutch 600MW Project

    3 June 2015

    The 600MW wind farm, Gemini, will cranks up a gear in the coming months with the next phase of project construction. To date, large numbers of personnel have already been employed indirectly in the development of Gemini and with construction now starting; as many as 500 people are expected to work on the project over […]

  • Northland Makes Progress on Gemini

    13 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Northland Power, Canadian developer of green energy projects, has reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. In this quarter, the company has increased its EBITDA by 87% comparing to the same period last year. Project Gemini, the 600 MW offshore wind project in the North Sea, with an estimated capital cost […]

  • Northland Power Gets EUR 125 Mln from EDC to Buy 60 Pct Stake in Gemini OWF

    17 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Export Development Canada (EDC) today announced financing of EUR 125 million for Toronto-based clean energy company Northland Power, the largest loan EDC has ever provided in the wind power sector. The financing will be used by Northland to purchase a 60 per cent ownership stake in Project Gemini, a 600 MW offshore wind farm in […]

  • 8.2 Consulting Completes Quality Assessment for Gemini

    27 September 2016
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    German renewables specialists 8.2 Consulting AG was contracted to assess the performance of Siemens Wind Power during the assembly of the 150 Siemens 4MW turbines built for the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The assessment focused on timeliness for assembly of hubs, nacelles and blades in the different factories. Furthermore the […]

  • Bernhard Schulte Names First Siemens SOV

    1 July 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Bernhard Schulte Offshore has held a naming ceremony for the first wind farm service vessel built by Ulstein Verft and chartered out to Siemens in Hamburg. The vessel’s godmother Sophie Schulte named the vessel WINDEA LA COUR, a tribute to Poul la Cour, Danish meteorologist and wind turbine innovator. Starting from summer the vessel will work at the 600MW […]

  • The Netherlands: Greenchoice and Delta to Buy Electricity from Typhoon Offshore

    19 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Energy companies Greenchoice and Delta are in talks with Typhoon Offshore, the developer of the mega wind farm Gemini, about using the huge amount of electricity that can be generated as from 2016. The Gemini is to start on the drawing board in 2013 . The planned wind farm will be 55 kilometers north of […]

  • Top News of the Week Jul 13-19, 2015

    19 July 2015

    VIDEO: HDD Work at Gemini Offshore Wind Farm BvL, a joint venture between BAM Nelis De Ruiter bv and Gebr. van Leeuwen Boringen B.V, finalized the 2nd and last horizontal directional drilling (HDD) work at the Gemini offshore wind farm site in February. Dong Hires Seajacks Scylla for Walney Extension Seajacks UK has entered into […]

  • Northland Expects Gemini & Nordsee One to Generate EBITDA of up to EUR 370M in 2018

    25 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Canadian company Northland Power said that, excluding investment income from the subordinated debt, its management expects Gemini and Nordsee One offshore wind farms to generate an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 170-190 million and EUR 160-180 million, respectively, once the two wind farms are fully operational in 2018. The amounts are reflecting Northland’s equity interest in the offshore […]

  • Havfram’s First Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Hits the Water

    13 February 2025
    Vessels

    Havfram’s first wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Norse Wind, has been launched at Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore’s shipyard in China. In 2021, Havfram signed a letter of intent with China’s CIMC-Raffles to build a series of next-generation wind turbine installation vessels. The company’s first self-propelled jack-up vessel will be equipped with the NOV variable speed drive rack […]

  • Siemens, Bernhard Schulte Sign Deal for Two New SOVs

    13 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Bernhard Schulte for two new service operations vessels (SOV) to be purpose-built for the long-term service and maintenance operations of the Gemini and Sandbank/Dan Tysk offshore wind power plants in the North Sea. Officials from Siemens and Bernhard Schulte together with its offshore wind affiliate WINDEA […]

  • Wind Innovation Ready for Gemini Gig

    18 February 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    C-bed Floating Hotel’s advanced Service Operation Vessel (SOV), MS Wind Innovation, has successfully completed all offshore testing and is now ready to engage in the commissioning phase of the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of The Netherlands. The last stage of testing equipment and systems took place offshore the Port of Esbjerg, Denmark, […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 24-30, 2015

    30 August 2015

    First Gemini Offshore Substation in Place (11 Photos) The first offshore transformer station at the Gemini offshore wind farm was placed on top of the jacket foundation. World’s Largest Floating Turbine Sails Out “Fukushima Shimpuu”, the largest floating offshore wind turbine in the world, left Onahama port on July 28th and arrived at the testing […]

  • Most Popular Videos of 2015

    28 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    With 2016 fast approaching, Offshore WIND staff have today compiled a list of the five most popular videos in 2015. Take a look of what was watched the most in the year coming to an end. Behind the Offshore Wind Maintenance Scene During high waves, storm and hail, André Carstens goes out to sea to maintain […]

  • Orga Keeps Gemini Offshore Wind Farm Lit

    29 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch provider of aviation obstruction lighting Orga BV has installed its LED obstruction light system on the recently inaugurated 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm.

  • Top News of the Week Oct 19 – 25, 2015

    25 October 2015

    Siemens Presents New Offshore Wind Grid Connection Solution Siemens has introduced a new solution for connecting offshore wind turbines to the grid. Presented at the National Maritime Conference in Bremerhaven, the direct-current technology enables a cost-efficient and simplified connection of offshore wind power plants far from the coast, Siemens said. Faulty Part of Horns Rev […]

  • Windfarm Update: Block Island, Eneco Luchterduinen, Gemini, Westermeerwind

    28 October 2015

    Block Island Offshore construction work at the first US offshore wind farm began on 26 July, when the first foundation was installed at the site 4.8 km off the Block Island coast. By mid-September, Deepwater Wind, the company behind the project, had four out of five steel jacket foundations in water. Vessels in charge of […]

  • Van Oord Sells Gemini Stake

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has sold its 10% stake in the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm to the ALTE LEIPZIGER-HALLESCHE insurance group.

  • RWE to Offer 60 MW from Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm for Grid Stabilisation

    7 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    RWE plans to market part of the production capacity from its Amrumbank West offshore wind farm in Germany in daily auctions for a system-stabilising secondary reserve to keep the grid frequency at 50 Hertz, preventing potential grid failures. The transmission system operator TenneT recently granted the necessary pre-qualification for a capacity of 60 MW and, […]

  • Germany Launches 1 GW Offshore Wind Tender for North Sea Site

    5 February 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has launched a tender for the N-9.4 offshore wind site in the North Sea which can accommodate 1 GW of installed offshore wind capacity. The tender is open for bids until 1 June with the maximum bidding value set at 6.2 eurocents/kWh as per Section 19 of the Offshore Wind Energy […]

  • FICG Consortium Bags EUR 150 Mln Contract from Van Oord

    26 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Avantha Group Company CG, along with the other consortium partners Fabricom and Iemants, has been selected by Van Oord, for the offshore wind project “Gemini” in the Netherlands. As part of the scope CG, will design, deliver and install 2 high voltage (HV) offshore substations and 1 HV onshore substation. The volume of the order […]

  • Windea La Cour Starts Working on Gemini OWF

    5 September 2016

    Following the mobilisation of the Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s Windea La Cour, chartered out to Siemens Wind Power, the new service operation vessel (SOV) sailed out for the first service campaign at the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the Netherlands on 1 September. Windea La Cour is supporting the ongoing service and maintenance of 150 Siemens wind turbines at the offshore project located in […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2015

    5 July 2015

    Eneco Says It Will no Longer Invest in Renewables Dutch energy company, Eneco, said it will no longer invest in renewable energy projects since that is not possible without losing money and jobs, the Dutch media reported. Boskalis, VolkerWessels Bag EUR 500 Mln Veja Mate Job Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V and VolkerWessels (Volker Stevin International) […]

  • Nexus Loads Gemini Cable

    8 July 2015
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    Van Oord’s cable laying vessel, Nexus, arrived to Velsen-Noord to load export cables for Gemini offshore wind farm. The loading operation was conducted by the Dutch company WIND AG at MEO terminal. Delivered by Damen in December last year, the 126-metre vessel is the youngest in service. The export cable, which will transfer the electricity […]

  • Van Oord Installs Gemini Substations

    31 August 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed the two Offshore High Voltage Stations (OHVS) and first 77 transition pieces at the Dutch Gemini Wind Park. The realisation of the large offshore wind project construction is proceeding as planned. The OHVS installations were built in Hoboken, Belgium, and transported to Eemshaven. Deploying a heavy lift vessel, the 2,500-tonne platforms […]

  • Van Oord Reports 30% Higher Profit

    12 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord had a better year in 2013 than in 2012. The year closed with an almost equal turnover of EUR 1,641 million (2012: EUR 1,676 million). At EUR 130 million, the net profit was considerably higher than in 2012 (EUR 98 million), and the company’s order portfolio was similar to the previous year. The […]

  • Top News of the Week, 8 – 14 May 2017

    14 May 2017

    EnBW Reveals Albatros Team Following the announcement that EnBW reached the final investment decision for the 112MW Albatros offshore wind farm, the German energy company said that the supply contracts for all the main infrastructure work on the project are now concluded. Gemini Officially Open (Photos + Video) The Gemini offshore wind farm, a 600MW […]