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  • Wpd acquires offshore wind farm Butendiek from SSE Renewables (Germany)

    21 September 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The wpd group has acquired 100% of the shares of Butendiek Offshore Windpark Holding GmbH, Hamburg, from SSE Renewables Germany Holdings GmbH, Hamburg. The offshore wind farm Butendiek is located 34 km west of the Sylt Island in the North Sea and is one of the most advanced offshore wind farms in German waters. It […]

  • Germany Selects Six Offshore Wind Projects, Zero Subsidy Bids Reappear

    27 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has selected six offshore wind projects in the second tendering round with at least one of the projects reaching the zero-subsidy level.

  • Germany: Tentec Launches New Foundation Bolting Tool at Husum Energy 2012

    20 July 2012

    With the launch of a new foundation Tensioning tool designed specifically for the European wind market and the appointment of Hannelore Khwaja as its dedicated Business Development Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, bolt tightening specialist Tentec is demonstrating its commitment to this important marketplace. Tentec will have an increased presence at Husum Energy 2012 […]

  • Germany: Efforts to Improve Offshore Wind Investment Conditions Show First Successes

    17 January 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Following the agreement of the transmission system operator TenneT with Japanese company Mitsubishi through participation in the offshore grid development Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Dr. Philipp Rösler said: “This is great news. Our efforts to improve conditions for investment in offshore wind show first successes. The offshore development thus takes on full speed. […]

  • Vos Prodect Completes Submarine Cable Tests at Nordsee Ost OWF (Germany)

    17 September 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Based on the request from ABB and RWE, Vos Prodect Innovations has completed pull tests with 3 individual infield submarine cables for Nordsee Ost OWF project, in order to prove the functionality of the temporary and permanent hang-off sections. The tests have been witnessed and approved by the well-known certifying body Germanischer Lloyd (GL). Vos […]

  • Germany: DC Netz Needs Offshore Wind Farm Contractors for Two Projects

    16 November 2012
    Grid Connection

    DC Netz BorWin5 GmbH is seeking contractors for 2 separate windfarm projects – BorWin5 and DolWin4. BorWin5: System for transmission of electric power (approximately 900 MW) between offshore wind farms in the cluster BorWin and a grid connection point on land. In particular, the transmission power, the losses, the availability and compliance with the Grid […]

  • Germany: Sietas Uses Nupas-Cadmatic for Its OWF Transport and Installation Vessel

    20 March 2013

    The German-based Shipyard J.J. Sietas, used Nupas-Cadmatic for its intricate offshore wind farm transport and installation vessel. The jack-up was developed especially for use near the coast in offshore wind parks. The vessel required a complex design in order to operate reliably, quickly and hold a stable position, even in heavy seas. JJ Sietas required […]

  • First Foundations In Place at EnBW’s He Dreiht Wind Farm Offshore Germany

    27 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSVC), Thialf, has installed the first three monopile foundations and transition pieces at EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. The He Dreiht offshore wind farm is located approximately 85 kilometres northwest of Borkum and about 110 kilometres west of Helgoland. EnBW, the developer of the project, selected […]

  • VSMC to Lay Cables at RWE’s Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    3 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    VSMC has been contracted by German firm RWE Innogy to lay and bury the infield cables of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in Germany. Recently, VSMC also won contracts from E.ON and DONG Energy to install the export cables of two wind farms along the English coast, in partnership with Boskalis Offshore Subsea Contracting. […]

  • Germany: Salzgitter Group to Provide Steel for Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm

    8 October 2013

    Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (ILG) and Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech GmbH (MGB), both member companies of the Salzgitter Group, will be delivering a total of 44,150 tons of plate, which is the major share of the material required for the steel tube constructions of the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. Siemens and EEW Special Pipe Constructions are […]

  • Bureau Veritas Obtains BSH Certification for Offshore Wind Turbines Testing (Germany)

    17 January 2012

    The Bureau Veritas Industry Services GmbH has obtained a Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) certification for offshore wind turbines testing in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the North and Baltic Seas. “This is an important extension of our product portfolio. The BSH recognition, as well as many years of expertise in marine and […]

  • Germany: REpower to Deliver Turbines for Gode Wind I Offshore Wind Farm

    27 March 2012

    REpower Systems SE has signed a contract with PNE WIND AG to deliver 54 offshore wind turbines. The 6M turbines, each with 6,150 kW of rated power, are intended for the Gode Wind I wind farm. The project is based in the German North Sea, around 35 km north of the East Frisian Islands in […]

  • Germany: MAKE Consulting to Chair, Present at Wind Turbine Supply Chain Conference

    30 August 2012

    MAKE Consulting will be attending the 4th Annual Wind Turbine Supply Chain Conference in Berlin where Steen Broust Nielsen, a partner at the company, will chair the conference and deliver a presentation on “The Global Supply Chain-Predictions for the Future”.   The Conference will be held from Tuesday, 4th September – Wednesday, 5th September. The […]

  • HUSUM WindEnergy 2010: REpower presents innovative offshore service concept (Germany)

    16 September 2010
    Technology

    REpower Systems AG (WKN 617 703) will present its new concept for the maintenance of future offshore wind farms at this year’s HUSUM WindEnergy. From 2013, the company will use a new, tailor-made jack-up vessel and two further special ships for this purpose. The Hamburg-based wind turbine manufacturer will also present a new variant of […]

  • Germany: AREVA Wind Expands Its Service Base for Offshore Wind Farms

    29 April 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    AREVA Wind, one of the leading manufacturers of offshore wind turbines, is expanding its offshore service base.  The company has celebrated the start of the base construction in Emden, together with the City Mayor Bernd Bornemann. The base at Emden offers the best nautical conditions for maintenance of and interference suppression for AREVA Wind M5000 […]

  • Germany: Siem Offshore to Install Grid Connection System for Innogy Nordsee 1

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC) and J-Power Systems Corporation (JPS) have been awarded a contract with TenneT TSO GmbH (TenneT). The contract is for the supply, installation and commissioning of the 155kV grid connection system for the Innogy Nordsee 1 Offshore Wind Farm (Cable System) project. The contract award marks a further key milestone as part […]

  • Nordic Yards Starts Construction of Siemens’s HelWin Alpha Offshore Platform (Germany)

    24 May 2011

      Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, starts construction of the second offshore transformer platform for Siemens Energy today at its Wismar yard. The HelWin alpha platform will be built in separate sections at Wismar and Warnemünde and provide work for up to 450 employees over the course […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Wismar Wins ‘TOP Apprenticeship Company 2011’ Award

    2 May 2012
    Training & Education

    After the recent success of Nordic Yards Warnemünde in this field, it is now Nordic Yards Wismar who is delighted to be awarded “TOP Apprenticeship Company 2011”. The Schwerin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) handed over the quality seal to the yard on 19th April for its high quality of training and education. The […]

  • Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia’s Environment Minister Visits ThyssenKrupp Rothe Erde

    2 September 2013
    Authorities

    As part of his “Future Energies” tour, North Rhine-Westphalia’s Environment Minister Johannes Remmel visited ThyssenKrupp Rothe Erde in Lippstadt on August 27. The Minister came to the company’s biggest German production location to find out about the manufacture of slewing bearings, a key component of wind turbines and other renewable energy generation equipment. Johannes Remmel, […]

  • FoundOcean Awarded Nordsee Ost Foundation Grouting Contract by RWE Innogy (Germany)

    23 January 2012

    FoundOcean announced the award of the foundation grouting contract for Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in German waters by RWE Innogy. The 295 MW capacity wind farm will be installed in water depths ranging from 22 to 25 m on four-legged jacket foundations. The 49 foundations (48 turbine and one transformer substation) will be grouted […]

  • Hatlapa Extends Product Portfolio for Offshore Support Vessels by Acquiring Triplex AS (Germany)

    6 October 2011

      Hamburg-based manufacturer HATLAPA Marine Equipment has purchased a majority shareholding in the Norwegian deck machinery company Triplex AS. In doing so HATLAPA’s traditional product portfolio of compressors, steering gear and winches has now been significantly expanded to include all components of a typical deck machinery package for supply vessels and AHTs. With oil and […]

  • Nordic Yards Commence Production of BorWin Beta Offshore Transformer Platform (Germany)

    3 May 2011

      Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, commences production today on BorWin beta, the first self-righting offshore transformer platform in Germany. In the presence of the Minister President of the federal state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Erwin Sellering, the Minister for Economics, Labour and Tourism of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Jürgen […]

  • Prysmian Wins EUR 1.2 Billion Contract to Deliver UK-Germany Interconnector

    2 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Prysmian has won a contract worth around EUR 1.2 billion to deliver the 725-kilometer NeuConnect interconnector that will directly link the German and UK electricity grids for the first time. The Italian cabling giant will provide the turnkey design, manufacturing, installation, testing, and commissioning of the NeuConnect project. The scope includes the complete cable system […]

  • Ørsted Receives Planning Approval for 900 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

    21 October 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has received planning approval for its Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm from the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The construction of the 900 MW project, located 53 kilometres off the island of Borkum, will be carried out in parallel with that of the 242 MW Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm, […]

  • Installation of First AREVA Turbines Starts at Trianel and Global Tech I (Germany)

    24 September 2013
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The installation phase of the first AREVA M5000 turbines has begun for the German offshore wind farm Global Tech I and Trianel Windpark Borkum in the North Sea. By 2014, these two parks will host 120 turbines (40 at Trianel Windpark Borkum, 80 at Global Tech I) for an installed capacity of 600 megawatts, providing […]

  • Germany: DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm Grid Connection Delayed for Spring 2014

    27 July 2012
    Grid Connection

    Vattenfall, Swedish power company, will see its DanTysk offshore wind farm connected to the Germany’s power grid with a delay of up to five months, reports Bloomberg. Siemens spokesman Torsten Wolf stated that the link is scheduled for completion by the spring 2014, even though it was planned to be ready by the very start […]