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  • 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 Innogy Commissions TÜV Rheinland to Supervise Wind Turbine Production (Germany)

    13 April 2011

    TÜV Rheinland has received an order from RWE Innogy GmbH to supervise the production of wind turbines for the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm (tuv) [mappress] Source: tuv, April 13, 2011

  • Nordrhein-Westfalen Benefits from Offshore Wind, Says Minister Remmel (Germany)

    25 February 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Environment Minister Johannes Remmel visited ABB in Bad Honnef on his tour called “Future Energies NRW: Places of the energy future”. Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia; NRW) benefited from the expansion of the offshore wind energy. According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers study “Full power from offshore wind”, North Rhine-Westphalia gains 23 percent of the industry’s turnover by investing […]

  • Germany: Siemens’ Modular MV Converters Opens up New Areas of Application

    16 March 2012

    Modularity and flexible use form the basis of a new concept for medium-voltage converters from the Siemens Drive Technologies Division. In the future, it will be possible to use different topologies in a common modular system. This opens up new areas of application for medium-voltage converters in special purpose applications, for example on ships, in […]

  • Offshore Wind Noise Reduction Test for Marine Mammals off Travemünde (Germany)

    8 August 2011
    Environment

    Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms will test various noise reduction methods for the construction of offshore wind farms as from 13 August of this year. This series of tests will be conducted on the so-called “Brodtener Pfahl” near Brodten off Travemünde. Every 2 days a tug boat with work pontoon and […]

  • Niedersachsen ports invites politicians to see offshore wind industry potential (Germany)

    26 August 2010
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance

    Seaports of Niedersachsen is promoting offshore capabilities at the group of Lower Saxony ports and has invited senior German politicians to…   (heavyliftpfi) [mappress] Source: heavyliftpfi, August 26, 2010;

  • Germany: SCADA International Receives GL RC Certificate for Power Plant Controller

    19 September 2012
    Grid Connection, Technology

    GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has issued a component certificate to SCADA International for its power plant controller. The GL RC certificate confirms that the power plant controller meets the requirements of the FGW (Federation of German Windpower and other Renewable Energies). The certificate is the first issued to a power plant controller based on […]

  • Germany: PALFINGER WIND to Equip Baltic 2 Wind Farm with 80 Cranes

    4 April 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    PALFINGER WIND is now equipping the Baltic 2 wind farm in the German Baltic Sea with 80 cranes of type PS 23500 M. With this order for EnBW, PALFINGER WIND is now acting as supplier to three of Germany’s largest energy suppliers. Baltic 2 will generate a total output of 288 MW with 80 wind […]

  • Germany: MPI Adventure Awarded Trianel Wind Farm Borkum Charter Party

    11 March 2013

    MPI Offshore announced today the award of a charter party in respect of MPI Adventure by Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG for the installation of wind turbine generators on the Trianel Borkum Offshore Wind Farm situated off the Northern Coast of Germany.  MPI Adventure is scheduled to commence the installation of forty Areva […]

  • Iberdrola and Port of Sassnitz Sign Land Use Agreement for Wikinger OWF (Germany)

    19 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Iberdrola, represented by its subsidiary Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH in Berlin, and the Port of Sassnitz GmbH have signed an agreement on land use today. This agreement entails the utilization of the Offshore-Terminal South in Sassnitz-Mukran, which will be used for storage and pre-assembly of wind turbine components for the Wikinger offshore wind project. […]

  • Technical University Hamburg-Harburg Hosts Travelling Offshore Wind Exhibition (Germany)

    30 April 2013

    The traveling exhibition “Offshore Fascination – Wind and Sea for New Energy in Urban and Rural Areas” will be available to visitors for four weeks, starting April 29, in the foyer of the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg. The goal of the exhibition, which is initiated by the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation (Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE) and funded […]

  • Germany: PCS to Present Green Line 3000 LVRT Solution at HUSUM WindEnergy

    13 July 2012
    Grid Connection, Technology

    PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH in Berlin is further expanding its portfolio for generating electricity using wind turbines. The new Green Line Grid Stability product line supplements the existing product range to ensure the low voltage ride through capability (LVRT) of wind turbines. PCS will present examples from the Green Line Family of full power […]

  • Fugro Picks Sonardyne Tech for US Offshore Wind Work

    14 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Fugro has selected underwater positioning technology from Sonardyne Inc. for its upcoming activities at offshore wind projects in the U.S. Fugro ordered three Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) underwater positioning systems to support shallow-water site characterization surveys and a standard Ranger 2 for positioning geotechnical boreholes that will influence turbine foundation design and installation. […]

  • TenneT Seeks Construction Team for 2 GW Offshore Grid Platforms

    7 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has launched a qualification system for construction work on 2 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore platforms. The scope of this qualification system covers the Dutch offshore platforms, topsides and jackets, including auxiliary systems, together with the HVDC converter systems for the platform and the land station, and optional maintenance. […]

  • Schottel Propulsion Kit for Four Chinese Wind Turbine Installation Vessels

    25 November 2022
    Vessels

    Four Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) being built for Ouyang Offshore in Shanghai will be propelled by SCHOTTEL thrusters. Two electrically-driven SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers type 430 azimuth thrusters and two SCHOTTEL TransverseThrusters type STT 4 will be equipped on each of the vessels to ensure DP mode manoeuvrability and precise positioning. SCHOTTEL said the vessels will […]

  • Poland Prepares Draft Offshore Wind Bill

    8 November 2019
    Authorities

    The Polish Ministry of Energy has prepared a draft bill supporting the development of offshore wind energy. According to the Polish Ministry of Energy, the draft is now set for further legislative work by the government followed by the public consultations phase. The ministry said it began working on developing a dedicated act that supports […]

  • First Borkum Riffgrund 2 Suction Bucket Jacket In Place

    5 June 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea’s jack-up vessel Innovation has installed the first out of a total of 20 suction bucket jacket foundations at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: The Big People Behind Big Projects (Atlas Professionals)

    3 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    With the sector now largely moving into the operations and maintenance phase – in addition to construction – even more space for employment is being created and it is a win-win-win situation, with the skilled workforce, recruiters and the industry players all benefiting from the industry’s progress.

  • Palfinger Gear for Merkur SOV

    14 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Ulstein Verft has signed a contract with Palfinger Marine for delivery of a complete winch package and a container skidding system onboard the Service Operations Vessel (SOV) currently under construction for the Germany-based Bernhard Schulte. 

  • First Turbine Up at Trianel Windpark Borkum II

    15 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s vessel Taillevent has installed the first turbine at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) offshore wind farm. The 200MW TWBII wind farm will comprise 32 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines installed on monopile foundations at the site some 40km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. Taillevent is loading the turbine components in sets […]

  • JDR, Tekmar Join Forces to Deliver Subsea Cable Solutions

    10 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    JDR and Tekmar Energy have signed an agreement to jointly deliver offshore wind subsea cables and accessories.  The companies said they will work together on technology and value engineering projects to support the industry drive for cost, risk and lead time reduction. JDR and Tekmar’s products have been combined on projects such as Wind MW’s Meerwind in Germany, […]

  • CWind Showcases Offshore Cable Pull-In

    13 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Offshore wind services provider CWind has completed a week of cable team demonstrations at its training facility in Barrow-in-Furness, where wind farm owners, cable-laying companies and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) service providers from the UK, Benelux and Germany, were given the opportunity to observe the company’s pull-in of an offshore wind power cable. The […]

  • HEMS Crew Wanted for German Offshore Wind Farms

    26 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur (DOTI) and RIFFGAT Offshore Wind Farm GmbH have opened a tender seeking helicopter-assisted rescue services (HEMS) for the Riffgat and Alpha Ventus offshore wind projects in Germany. The contractor will be responsible for providing HEMS for rescuing offshore personnel in connection with the operation of the offshore wind farms. The rescue […]

  • MingYang Launches Business & Engineering Centre in Hamburg

    7 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    MingYang has established a business and engineering centre in Hamburg, Germany, with an aim to introduce its latest offshore wind turbine products into the European market. The Chinese wind turbine manufacturer said that it was motivated by the growth of the offshore wind market in Europe, and that with its new centre it also wants […]

  • Norway: Aibel Goes Renewable

    1 April 2013

    Aibel, which traditionally has been an oil service company, is currently also established in renewable energy. With the DolWin Beta platform the company has taken the step into the offshore wind sector. This is a platform for the conversion of alternating current to direct current from a wind park in the North Sea. New business […]

  • NIWE Extends Gujarat Geotechnical Survey Tender Deadline

    11 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has extended the closing date of the tender for geotechnical investigation in the Gulf of Khambhat off the coast of Gujarat.