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  • Ocean Breeze Sticks With Siem Offshore

    18 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s Ocean Breeze Energy has awarded Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., with a new contract for the provision of a walk-to-work (W2W) service operations vessel (SOV) for the Bard Offshore 1 wind farm.  The contract will involve the deployment of the MV Siem Marlin, followed by the MV […]

  • NovaVis and VOW Team Up with WAB on Trans-Atlantic Bridge

    6 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    U.S.-based NovaVis, the Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition (VOW) and Germany’s WAB e.V.; Windenergie-Agentur have agreed to use the NovaVis supply chain technology in order to build the Trans-Atlantic Bridge. The “bridge” consists of a singular hub of collaboration and exchange among German and U.S. entities. Industry sectors are expected to enjoy next generation technology coordination and collaboration in […]

  • Ørsted and Deutsche WindGuard Join Hands for Technician Training

    10 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Deutsche WindGuard and Ørsted have kicked off their cooperation to together provide GWO training for offshore wind technicians. The training starts this week at the safety training center in Norddeich, north Germany. For Deutsche WindGuard this is the second training center in addition to the one in Elsfleth, Wesermarsch.  According to the company, the site is ideal […]

  • Scour Protection Works Needed at One Trianel Windpark Borkum Turbine

    5 May 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a tender for the provision and installation of scour protection at one wind turbine location in the Trianel Windpark Borkum (TWB) offshore wind farm in Germany. The contractor is responsible for the provision of the scour protection material (rocks) and its installation. Therefore, the chosen company will also provide any […]

  • Havfram Secures Offshore Wind Turbine Transport Contract for 1.6 GW Project in Germany

    13 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    RWE and Northland Power have selected Havfram Wind as the preferred supplier for the transport of wind turbines for their Nordseecluster development, a 1.6 GW offshore wind cluster comprising four offshore wind farm sites in the German sector of the North Sea. Starting in 2026, the Norwegian company will transport and support the installation of […]

  • Germany Gives Thumbs Up to 50Hertz 300 MW Offshore Grid Connection Project

    8 January 2024
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Planning & Permitting

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a planning approval decision for 50Hertz’s Ostwind 3 offshore wind grid connection in the Baltic Sea. According to BSH, the new standard for connecting offshore wind farms, the so-called 66 kV direct connection concept, is being implemented, that does not require the construction of additional substation platforms […]

  • Voith Turbo Marine Engineering Develops Voith Offshore Shuttle for Wind Parks (Germany)

    7 June 2011
    R&D, Technology

    Voith Turbo Marine Engineering has developed the Voith Offshore Shuttle for wind parks. Its special feature: the so-called MOTS-system (Momac Offshore Transport System) is installed at the bow. The new system consists of a swivel arm robot, which allows safe transfers of people and goods from vessel to vessel or from vessel to offshore wind […]

  • PNE WIND and Vestas Team Up for North Sea Offshore Wind Projects (Germany)

    16 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    German wind farm developer, PNE WIND AG, and the wind turbine supplier Vestas have agreed to an exclusive cooperation agreement for offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Building upon the successful cooperation on the development of the Gode Wind II offshore wind farm, PNE WIND’s Gode Wind I and III projects will also be […]

  • RWE Joins Forces With Linnhoff Offshore and NSB to Build Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    11 January 2011

    RWE Innogy has entered a long-term partnership with Linnhoff Offshore and shipping company NSB, both based in Buxtehude near Hamburg, for… (theengineer) [mappress] Source: theengineer, January 11, 2011

  • Bremen-based BLG Cargo Logistics Handles Offshore Wind Turbine Parts (Germany)

    2 December 2010

    Bremen-based BLG Cargo Logistics – part of the BLG Logistics Group – operates Europe’s large terminal for conventional cargoes in Bremen and… (heavyliftpfi) [mappress] Source: heavyliftpfi, December 02, 2010

  • GL Garrad Hassan Offshore Experts Chosen for SMart Wind’s ‘Hornsea’ Zone (Germany)

    15 November 2010

    SMart Wind, the consortium lead by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, has appointed GL Garrad Hassan to act as Independent Engineer for the first two 500MW projects in the 4GW ‘Hornsea’ zone located off the coast of Yorkshire. Last month the consortium announced it has secured grid connection for the first two 500MW […]

  • PNE WIND acquires partners for “Gode Wind II” wind farm project (Germany)

    26 May 2010
    Business & Finance

    PNE WIND AG has successfully completed another step in the implementation of their offshore wind farm project “Gode Wind II”. Development… [mappress] Source: presseportal, May 26, 2010;

  • Germany: Researchers study ocean floor for best wind farm location in North sea

    5 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Different layers of the seabed reflect sound waves in a specific way. Researchers are harnessing the benefits of this fact to efficiently… [mappress] Source: fraunhofer, May 05, 2010;

  • EnBW Renewables Invites Companies to Participate in EnBW Baltic 2 Wind Farm (Germany)

    19 December 2011
    Wind Farm Update

    EnBW Renewables GmbH has offered a briefing to public utilities and industrial companies, to participate in its second offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2. 19 municipal utilities had already participated in the first offshore wind farm Baltic EnBW 1. Stefan Thiele, CEO of EnBW Renewables GmbH, said that the completed financing for EnBW’s Baltic 1 […]

  • Dong Energy to Develop Borkum Riffgrund West 1 for EUR 30 Million (Germany)

    6 November 2011

    DONG Energy has acquired the right to further develop the offshore wind project Borkum Riffgrund West 1 from Energiekontor AG for approx. EUR 30 mio. The procurement of the project is a significant step in DONG Energy’s effort to gain a stronger foothold in the growing German offshore wind sector.  “A robust pipeline of projects […]

  • E.ON, RWE and WindMW Plan Construction of Base for Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms in Germany

    5 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      E.ON, RWE and WindMW today presented their plans for the construction of a base for the maintenance and operation of their offshore wind farms planned in the German North Sea. The plans provide for the development of the southern port of Helgoland to create a service and operating station. To this end, a total […]

  • Siemens and Lynas Establish Joint Venture for Magnet Production for Wind Turbine Generators (Germany)

    8 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Siemens and the Australian Lynas Corporation Limited have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture for the production of neodymium based rare earth magnets. Siemens requires this kind of magnets for the production of energy-efficient drive applications and wind-turbine generators. Lynas will provide raw materials to the joint venture, predominantly metals containing […]

  • Germany: Van Oord Wins Contract to Install Cables for DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm

    5 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the infield cabling and burial of the DanTysk offshore wind farm project 70 km off Sylt, Germany. The laying work will begin in the spring of 2013 and be completed around six months later. The DanTysk wind farm is a joint venture between Vattenfall Europe Windkraft […]

  • PNE Raises EUR 33.7 Million to Expand Its Offshore Wind Activities (Germany)

    16 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, has successfully issued a second tranche of its 8.0% corporate bond issue 2013/2018 to top-up its corporate bond within the scope of a private placement. Bonds with a total nominal value amounting to approx. EUR 33.7 million were subscribed by institutional investors. With this top-up, the maximum […]

  • Germany: Lufft Strives toward Error-Free Wind Sensors to Control Wind Turbines

    26 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Wind turbines are growing up. Environmental conditions for new locations are becoming more and more extreme, colder, and more salt-ridden due to offshore placement. At the same time, the turbines are getting bigger and bigger. This means that they need better reliability over longer periods of use. It takes 8-10 years to amortize the cost […]

  • Germany: KfW IPEX-Bank Finances Construction of Two Innovative High-Tech Vessels

    20 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    With a loan of EUR 74 million a consortium of banks led by KfW IPEX-Bank is supporting the construction of two ultra-modern special transporters to be built at the Flensburg-based FSG shipyard for the Dutch heavy lift shipping company RollDock. KfW IPEX-Bank contributes EUR 37 million to the financing. The Dutch banks ABN AMRO and […]

  • Tenders Invited for Piling Work at Innogy Nordsee 1 Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    15 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    RWE’s Innogy Nordsee 1 GmbH has issued an invitation to tender on piling work at its Offshore Wind Farm Innogy Nordsee 1. This includes the supply of substructure and foundations for wind turbine generators (WTG), installation of topside and substructure and/or installation of substructure and foundation for WTG. Each substructure and foundation consists of one […]

  • Germany: PALFINGER WIND Obtains Major Order for Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm

    15 January 2013

    RWE is currently constructing one of the largest commercial wind power projects off the German coast. The starting signal for construction of the 48 wind turbines was given in late 2011; the site is located 30 km north of the island of Helgoland. The REpower turbines used each have a power of 6.15 megawatts and […]

  • WINDFORCE 2012 – More than 250 Exhibitors and 50 Speakers in 4 Days (Germany)

    31 May 2012

    Exhibition Hall 5 at the Bremen Fair is almost fully booked. WINDFORCE 2012, Germany’s first trade fair for the offshore wind energy industry, will present more than 250 international exhibitors, including global businesses and young start-ups representing the entire value-added chain. “To exceed the number of exhibitors we expected in our first year is of […]

  • TÜV NORD to Test Lifting Gear on Siemens Gamesa’s Wind Turbines Offshore Germany

    16 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Siemens Gamesa has chosen TÜV NORD to test the elevator access systems and cranes on the offshore wind turbines in Germany that are maintained by Siemens Gamesa. Over the next two yeas, TÜV NORD will provide testing services on 300 wind turbines across seven offshore wind farms in the German North Sea, mainly near Borkum […]

  • Butendiek Offshore Substation on Its Way to OWF Site

    7 May 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Avantha Group Company CG has successfully performed the marine load-out of a high-voltage offshore substation for Western Power Distribution (WPD) offshore solutions GmbH.The substation is a part of the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany. The Butendiek offshore substation was successfully loaded onto the sea barge in Hoboken, Antwerp. The next step is the substation’s installation and […]