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  • Top News of the Week Apr 18 – 24, 2016

    24 April 2016

    Offshore Wind: A Playfield with Giant Toys (Photo Gallery) The story of offshore wind farms moving farther from shore and wind turbines being installed in deeper waters does not finish with gigantic vessels and foundations, but extends to the almost entire supply chain, where equipment is also getting bigger and services are being adapted to […]

  • Top News of the Week, 6 – 12 June 2016

    12 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    TenneT Presents ‘Hub and Spoke’ Offshore Wind Concept (VIDEO) TenneT has presented a ‘hub and spoke’ concept to set up a large European offshore electricity system that incorporates building of an island in the middle of the North Sea. Van Oord, Highland Group Team Up for Deutsche Bucht OWF Van Oord and Highland Group Holdings […]

  • Top News of the Week, 28 Nov – 04 Dec 2016

    4 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Germany Confirms Offshore Grid Development Plan by 2025 German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has confirmed a plan for the offshore grid development by 2025 (Offshore-Netzentwicklungsplan 2025), which regulates the connections of wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas to the German transmission network. Portugal Okays 25MW WindFloat Atlantic The Council of Ministers in Portugal […]

  • VolkerWessels Wins Cabling Contract for German Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm

    29 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    VolkerWessels subsidiary Visser & Smit Marine Contracting (VSMC) has been awarded a contract from WindMW GmbH for the installation of cables for the Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm which is currently under construction in Germany. The award of the contract consolidates VSMC’s position as market leader in cable installation for offshore wind farms. Wind Turbines The […]

  • DONG Energy Announces Qualification System for German OWF Construction

    13 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy Wind Power A/S has announced a qualification system for the construction of offshore wind farms in Germany and construction and operation of support facilities to the wind farms. The construction and operation of support facilities incorporates the Operation and Maintenance Site and Commissioning (including but not limited to logistics, site provision, facility construction […]

  • Offshore Wind In Centre of Statoil’s Competitive Portfolio

    7 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Statoil plans to set up a competitive portfolio including new energy solutions with a focus on offshore wind, low carbon solutions, ventures and R&D.

  • UNED Starts Master’s Study in Wind Energy (Spain)

    13 December 2011

    On January 19 starts master’s degree program in Wind Energy at National University of Distance Education (UNED), the one of the first in Europe. The registration period ends on January 16. The Wind Energy Association (AEE), which is involved in the project since its inception, has signed an agreement with the UNED by which they […]

  • Nexans Aurora on Sea Trials

    10 May 2021
    Vessels

    Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has commenced its sea trials off the Norwegian coast. Nexans Aurora began the yard sea trial on 3 May and continued with the technical sea trial on 5 May. Ulstein Verft said that the sea trial will continue for a few more days, after which the yard has still […]

  • Northern HeliCopter on Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Rescue Duty

    14 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Operations & Maintenance

    Northern HeliCopter (NHC) has won a contract by 50Hertz Transmission (50HzT) to provide a rescue helicopter with pilots and medical crew for emergencies on offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.

  • RWE-E.ON Renewables Deal Clears EU Hurdle

    26 February 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition by RWE of E.ON’s renewable and nuclear electricity generation assets. Under the agreement reached in March 2018, E.ON is to take over RWE’s 76.79% stake in innogy, whereas RWE is to obtain among other things all of E.ON’s major renewable energy activities and innogy’s renewable energy […]

  • UK and NSEC Strengthen Offshore Renewables Ties

    19 December 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Members of the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC), the UK, and the European Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation for the development of offshore renewable energy. The countries involved include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and the European Commission. The MoU sets out the […]

  • Top News of the Week Mar 25 – 31, 2013

    31 March 2013

    Estonia Could Get One of the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farms Estonia could get an offshore wind farm that would be one of the largest ones in the world, with the capacity of 2.7 GW.   UK: New Installation Technique Used at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Zone The Dogger Bank offshore wind zone is proving […]

  • WIND SERVER to Get Busy from January

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Today, DBB Jack-Up Services A/S officially took delivery of its new offshore service vessel from Nordic Yards in Germany. During the handover ceremony, the ship was named WIND SERVER. Thorsten Jalk, CEO of DBB Jack-Up Services A/S said: “The new jack-up vessel will be in operation from as early as January, maintaining offshore wind farms in […]

  • RenewableUK Celebrates Record Breaking Day for Wind

    25 March 2013

    RenewableUK is celebrating the fact that for the first time, wind energy in the UK generated over 5 gigawatts of electricity consistently over a 24 hour period, with the period starting on Thursday 21st at 2130nd March 2013 and continuing for the rest of Friday 22nd March 2013. This means that for this 24 hour […]

  • NKT Cables Clinches Race Bank Deal

    16 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    NKT Cables has been awarded the order for delivery of export cable systems to the Race Bank Offshore Wind farm by DONG Energy. The order is NKT Cables’ 11th large offshore wind farm project since 2010 where the company first started production of submarine cables. For NKT Cables, the order will have a contract value […]

  • Manor Venture Tests Water Ahead of Galloper Work

    13 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Manor Renewable Energy’s (MRE) new wind farm service vessel, the Manor Venture, has taken to the water for the first time.

  • HR Wallingford Puts Mini Seagreen Foundation to Test

    20 March 2020
    R&D

    HR Wallingford has begun carrying out tests of a model suction caisson turbine foundation for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. According to HR Wallingford, a model of a suction caisson turbine foundation for SSE Renewables’ project was lowered into the Fast Flow Facility for testing. Tests will now be carried out to determine the […]

  • REpower Systems AG: AE-Rotor Holding B.V. Requests Squeeze Out of Minority Shareholders (Germany)

    4 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    Today, AE-Rotor Holding B.V. informed REpower Systems AG that it is holding shares amounting to more than 95% of the registered share capital of REpower Systems AG. At the same time, AE-Rotor Holding B.V. requested that the general meeting of REpower Systems AG shall pass a resolution on the transfer of the shares held by […]

  • NSW to Supply and Install the Infield Cabling of the Borkum West II Wind Farm in the North Sea (Germany)

    4 February 2011
    Grid Connection

    On 20 December 2010, Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co KG (“TWB”) activated an order with Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (“NSW”) to deliver and install 65 km of medium-voltage submarine cables for the first construction phase of the Trianel Borkum West II offshore wind farm. The order is worth an amount in excess of € 22 […]

  • Building Materials Manufacturer to Buy Electricity from Iberdrola’s German Offshore Wind Farm

    20 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Iberdrola and Schwenk Zement have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for output from the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany. During the contract duration, 1,500 GWh will be supplied to Schwenk from the offshore wind farm currently under construction in the Baltic Sea. With the supply from the Windanker, the building […]

  • Turbine Parts Fall Into Sea at Danish Offshore Wind Farm

    7 April 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    A wind turbine rotor including three blades has separated from the nacelle of one of the offshore wind turbines and fallen into the sea at the Anholt wind farm offshore Denmark, Ørsted, the owner and operator of the wind farm, said. There have been no injuries in the incident and the relevant authorities have been […]

  • Orion Ready to Install XXL Monopiles at Arcadis Ost 1

    30 May 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of 28 XXL monopiles for 27 wind turbines and one substation of the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm is about to begin as DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Orion has arrived at the Port of Roenne, the project’s storage and marshaling port. According to available AIS data, Orion arrived at the port this […]

  • TenneT Secures EUR 250 Million EIB Loan for Electricity Transmission Corridor

    22 September 2021
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 250 million loan agreement with TenneT Holding B.V. for the financing of the 40-kilometre high voltage electricity transmission corridor in the north of the Netherlands. According to EIB, the new electricity transmission corridor from Eemshaven to Vierverlaten in the province of Groningen will double the capacity […]

  • Elia Group to Launch Open Innovation Challenge with Offshore Wind in Focus

    14 January 2021
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Elia Group is set to launch its fifth Open Innovation Challenge which will focus on innovative solutions for offshore wind applications. Elia Group comprises two transmission system operators, Elia in Belgium and 50Hertz in northeast Germany. The Open Innovation Challenge aims to connect the industry to the wider ecosystem of startups and small and medium-sized […]

  • Denmark and Netherlands Exploring Opportunities for Joint Offshore Energy Hub

    16 December 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The Netherlands and Denmark have signed an Agreement of Intent (AoI) to together explore opportunities for an offshore energy hub in the North Sea. Under the deal, TenneT, Gasunie and Energinet will carry out further research on the development of the joint energy hub for connecting offshore wind farms. On the basis of these analyses, […]

  • Blue Tern Installing Two Final Turbines at Trianel Windpark Borkum II

    14 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Blue Tern installation vessel is currently at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) project site with the last two turbines to be installed. OffshoreWIND.biz contacted Fred. Olsen Windcarrier after Buss Energy Group, which has been providing port logistics for wind turbine installation, reported it had completed its project for Trianel wind farm Borkum II. […]