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  • WAB: Wind and Hydrogen Ideal Partners, but German Hydrogen Strategy Not Ambitious

    12 June 2020
    Authorities

    German wind industry association WAB has welcomed the Federal Government’s recognition of “green” hydrogen’s sustainability in the long term and the special role of offshore and onshore wind energy in its National Hydrogen Strategy, adopted on 10 June. However, WAB said the strategy is non-ambitious in the long term goals and focuses on hydrogen import. […]

  • German Offshore Wind Operator in Need of Coordination Services

    10 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum is seeking a provider of marine, flight, and emergency response coordination services at the Trianel Windpark Borkum I wind farm in the German North Sea. The tender is divided into two lots. Lot 1 covers the marine, flight, and emergency response coordination services, plus operations control at the 200 MW wind farm. […]

  • Three Injured after CTV Hits Wind Turbine at German Offshore Wind Farm

    24 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Three persons were injured, one seriously, after a crew transfer vessel (CTV) allided with a wind turbine at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The 26-metre CTV Njord Forseti reported the incident at 6:25 pm local time, Thursday, 23 April, German Maritime Search and Rescue Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft zur […]

  • Innogy Reaches Kaskasi FID, Reveals Tier 1 Team

    3 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company innogy SE has reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm project in the German North Sea. In preparation for the construction, contracts for all major components have been signed, innogy said. Located 35 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland, Kaskasi will feature 38 Siemens […]

  • EnBW Picks Inspection Team for German Offshore Wind Farms

    3 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has selected the winners of the framework contracts for periodic inspections and tests at the company’s four offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The tender for technical inspection and testing services is divided into two lots and it covers the Baltic 1, Baltic 2, Hohe See, and Albatros offshore wind […]

  • Germans Open Tender for Ecological Studies

    5 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a tender for ecological investigations of benthos and fish in the N-6.6 and N-6.7 offshore wind areas. The contractor will carry out the preliminary investigation of the areas to assess their suitability for the construction of offshore wind farms and to prepare them for a government tender.  The […]

  • Axpo Marketing All Global Tech I Electricity

    27 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Axpo Deutschland has taken over the marketing of all the electricity produced by Global Tech I (GT I) offshore wind farm. The German subsidiary of the Switzerland-based Axpo was previously marketing one-fourth of the offshore wind farm’s produced power. Now, the company is in charge of the overall power marketing, after winning the contract at […]

  • 50Hertz and Parkwind Sign German Baltic Sea Pact

    2 October 2019
    Grid Connection

    50Hertz and Parkwind have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the technical aspects of the Ostwind 2 grid connection project in the German Baltic Sea. The essential aspects of the MoU include specific agreements for the development, procurement, construction and operation of the shared offshore platform, Ostwind 2, covering basic technical details and […]

  • VOS Stone Keeping Busy at Hohe See

    12 September 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vroon’s walk-to-work (W2W) vessel VOS Stone is currently operating in the Hohe See wind farm in the German North Sea. Supporting Siemens Gamesa, VOS Stone is on duty 24/7, deploying service teams to the wind turbines, Vroon said. These operations are carried out via a gangway or by a crew transfer vessel. In addition to […]

  • Using experience to execute flawless HV submarine cable repairs

    19 September 2019

    Figure 1. Submarine cable overboarding during repair operations Given the inherent risks associated with submarine power cables, it is essential for their operators to have a rock-solid contingency plan for dealing with the rare event of a cable failure. As those plans become increasingly common and repair timelines are condensed, the criticality of flawless execution […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Buckets Along

    29 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    All 31 MHI Vestas 8.4MW monopile foundation wind turbines have been installed on the 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, Northland Power said. The commissioning of the installed wind turbines is ongoing. The wind farm’s remaining two MHI Vestas wind turbines will be installed on mono bucket foundations, an industry’s […]

  • Hohe See Delivers First Power

    16 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    A wind turbine installed on the 497MW Hohe See wind farm in the German North Sea has produced the first power and delivered it to the grid, EnBW said. So far, EnBW has installed 49 of the 87 Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbines at Hohe See and the neighbouring 112MW Albatros wind farm. Weather permitting, two […]

  • Buss Targets Offshore Wind Expansion with New Acquisition

    4 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Buss Group has acquired SSC Wind from Wildeshausen with an aim to expand its services in the offshore and onshore wind markets. The company, which will operate under the name Buss Wind Services GmbH, added the aspects of installation and long-term services for turbines to Buss’ project business in offshore and onshore wind. The acquisition saw the addition […]

  • Van Oord Lays Deutsche Bucht Cables

    28 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has completed the laying of inter-array cables at the 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea ahead of schedule, Northland Power, the owner and developer of the project, said. The cables were laid by Van Oord’s cable laying vessel Nexus. The cable burial at the site some 95 kilometres northwest of […]

  • Manor Completes Merkur Work

    14 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has completed its scope of work on the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. GE Renewable Energy contracted MRE to supply temporary power, personnel, and a multi-purpose vessel during the commissioning of the wind farm’s 66 GE Haliade 150-6MW turbines. The jack-up vessel Seafox 5 installed the last […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Lands Riffgat Turbine Maintenance Contract

    25 April 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Deutsche Windtechnik has won the contract to provide maintenance for 30 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The contract, which begins in June 2019, includes basic maintenance, troubleshooting, remote fault elimination, spare parts management, maintenance of safety equipment and testing of electrical equipment in accordance with […]

  • Senvion Files For Self-Administered Restructuring

    9 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Senvion GmbH has filed for self-administered restructuring proceedings after refinancing discussions with lenders have so far not come to a positive conclusion. These preliminary self-administration proceedings relate to Senvion GmbH as well as its subsidiary Senvion Deutschland GmbH. The objective of the proceedings is to allow Senvion to proceed with the transformation process that was […]

  • All Clear for German Offshore Test Centers

    5 April 2019
    Authorities, R&D

    The German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) has approved changes in the grid connection for offshore test areas as part of its decision to amend the Grid Expansion Acceleration Act (NABEG), allowing the establishment of offshore test centers. The approval means that an offshore test center can be established off the coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the Baltic Sea, […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Offshore Substation Stands

    4 April 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Heavy lift vessel Seaway Strashnov has installed the jacket foundation and the substation topside on the 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. “With the installation of the offshore substation completed, we have once more accomplished another milestone on schedule,” said Jens Poulsen, Project Director at Northland Deutsche Bucht GmbH. “In […]

  • EnBW Opts For Epas Port Logistics Services

    11 March 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Emden-based Ems Ports Agency & Stevedoring Beteiligungs (epas) has secured a contract to provide the complete handling of port logistics during the operating phase of the Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms. EnBW, the owner and developer of the two wind farms, awarded the contract to epas following a competitive tendering procedure. The five-year contract is expected […]

  • Siemens Gets EC Clearance for Veja Mate Buy

    4 February 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control over Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH by Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, part of the Siemens group. Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH operates the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German North Sea and is currently owned and controlled by […]

  • Dajin Completes First Foundation for RWE’s Nordseecluster A Project

    29 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    First TP-less monopile for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind project has been completed at Dajin Heavy Industry’s Penglai facility in China. In a recent social media update, Dajin Heavy Industry announced that the Nordseecluster project represents a major milestone for the company, as it is their largest offshore monopile project to date, featuring 104 units. […]

  • Vattenfall Strikes Charter Deal with Van Oord for Wind Turbine Maintenance

    2 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Vattenfall has signed a multi-year framework contract with Van Oord for the charter of the jack-up vessel, MPI Resolution, which has allowed the company to expand its offshore turbine servicing capabilities. According to Vattenfall, the contract guarantees the vessel’s availability for several months each year, mainly during the peak maintenance season from early March to […]

  • TenneT to Probe Interest in Collaborative Offshore Maintenance Model

    9 April 2024
    Collaboration, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, is exploring interest in an initiative to jointly house management and maintenance services of the offshore infrastructure in a new model. In the coming period, TenneT will share information and ideas with wind farm and oil & gas operators to gauge their interest in the collaborative model. TenneT […]

  • TenneT Picks Prysmian & N-Sea for Service Maintenance Work in North Sea

    12 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Prysmian Group has signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the German-Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT to provide nearshore cable inspection, maintenance, and repair services for TenneT’s HVDC and HVAC submarine power cables in the North Sea. The agreement will be fulfilled in partnership with N-Sea, a Dutch integrated subsea solutions service provider specialised […]

  • Ziton Signs Long-Term Vessel Agreements with Siemens Gamesa

    3 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Ziton has entered into new strategic agreements with the wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa, extending the current charter contract it has with the company and signing a new charter for another jack-up vessel. The current charter agreement for the vessel Wind Enterprise will be extended for four and a half years, keeping the vessel busy […]