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  • Nordsee One Seeks Guard Vessel

    16 June 2015
    Vessels

    Nordsee One GmbH has invited tenders for the provision of guard vessel services, which include monitoring and safeguarding of its offshore wind farm construction area.  The services are to be provided continuously over the entire installation phase on a 24/7 basis. The vessel will observe the surrounding, but not project-related traffic, evaluate if any risk of collision […]

  • BWE to Hold Special Offshore Wind Conference

    22 October 2015

    On November 3 and 4, the Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V. (BWE) will hold a special conference on the topic “Offshore Wind Energy Operation – Strategies and Experiences from the First Operating Phase”. “We want to especially focus on ‘cost reduction measures’ and ‘offshore experience reports’. For this purpose, we invited some well-respected and competent specialists that […]

  • German TSOs Table Network Expansion Plans

    3 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW have submitted the first drafts of the onshore and offshore network expansion plans (NEP and O-NEP) covering the period up to 2035 to the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA).

  • Butendiek OWF Stands Tall

    12 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    After one of our readers reported that the final turbine at the Butendiek offshore wind farm was installed last night, wpd confirmed the information to Offshore WIND this morning. The Butendiek offshore wind farm features 80 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines, which will generate a total capacity of 288 MW. Each blade of the turbines is 58.5m long with its own pitching […]

  • Four OWF Operators Unite at Rescue at Sea

    22 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Operators of alpha ventus, Riffgat, Global Tech I and Trianel Borkum offshore wind farms have joined to cooperate in emergency rescue at sea. For the first time, different operators have developed a unified rescue plan for four North Sea wind farms, located 15-95 kilometers off the island of Borkum. The aim is to create a high-quality emergency care from […]

  • Alpha Ventus Surpasses Expectations

    20 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    German offshore wind farm, Alpha Ventus achieved 16,582 full capacity hours and generated 994.9 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity from 2011 to 2014, thus exceeded the generation forecasts by around seven per cent. According to the operators, EWE, E.ON and Vattenfall, the wind farm production for 2014 was 235.6 GWh, lower than four-year average of 248.73 GWh, but […]

  • TenneT Takes Over SylWin1 Offshore Grid Connection

    27 April 2015
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has handed over SylWin1, the third North Sea grid connection this year, to its customer TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission grid operator has now put the world’s most powerful grid connection to date into commercial operation, Siemens said in a press release issued Friday, April 25. The offshore platform of the SylWin1 grid connection is […]

  • APEM to Survey German North Sea Wildlife

    20 February 2015
    Environment

    Ten new digital aerial bird and marine mammal surveys will be delivered by APEM for offshore windfarms in the German North Sea over the next year. The surveys will take place between February 2015 and March 2016 in order to report the abundance and distribution of seabirds and marine mammals at different times of the […]

  • Hatenboer-Water Installs Fresh Water System on German Offshore Platform

    5 June 2017
    Technology

    Dutch water technology company Hatenboer-Water has completed delivery of a customised fresh water system for a recently installed unmanned offshore platform on one of the wind farms in the German North Sea.

  • CSS Mini

    14 June 2018

    Year:   Type:   Length (m):   Classification:   Deck Area (m2):   Max. Load (t):   Crane:   Engines:   Propulsion:   Fuel Load (l):   Sleeping Berths:  

  • Wassenberg Leaves Senvion

    3 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Marcus A. Wassenberg, CFO of Senvion SE in Hamburg since 1 June 2012, is leaving the company at his own request by the end of September. He will take up a leading position in an international company outside of the wind energy industry. Until a successor has been identified CEO Andreas Nauen will oversee this […]

  • Iberdrola Building Offshore Wind Powerhouse in German Baltic Sea

    30 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has been awarded the rights to construct two offshore wind farms totalling 486MW in German waters in the Baltic Sea.

  • Fastnet Rock

    15 August 2014

    Year:   Type: Catamaran, Crew Transfer, Survey and Dive Vessel  Length (m): 21,50  Classification: BV Germany and Ireland unrestricted  Deck Area (m2): Fore deck 27 / aft deck 12.5  Max. Load (t): 9  Crane: Optional  Engines: 2 x Caterpillar C32  Propulsion:   Fuel Load (l): 6.000  Sleeping Berths: 4 

  • VIDEO: Bosch Rexroth Continuous Jacking System

    5 February 2013
    Technology

    Bosch Rexroth’s innovative, continuous jacking system makes installing and maintaining offshore wind farms safe, reliable, and efficient. It prevents interruptions during lifting and lowering operations. It also attains a constant jacking speed of one m/min or higher while using synchronized position feedback to keep platforms level at all times. Check out this video of Rexroth […]

  • REpower Rebrands to Senvion

    20 January 2014

    REpower Systems SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifthlargest manufacturer of wind turbines, is changing its name as announced: from today, the company will be known as Senvion SE. The Hamburg-based wind turbine manufacturer will now identify itself using the new Senvion branding worldwide. The company has been using the […]

  • DONG Secures German Offshore Wind Trifecta, Places Two Zero Bids

    13 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    In the first of two German auction rounds, the Bundesnetzagentur awarded DONG Energy the right to build three offshore wind projects in the German North Sea totaling 590MW capacity, with two of the projects accepted with bids for zero Euros per MWh.

  • VIDEO: Installation of Borkum Riffgrund Foundations

    7 August 2014

    Last week, all 77 monopile foundations were installed at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the German North Sea. Installation was carried out using a noise mitigation system to lower the impact on adjacent marine life. It is the first time ever that this system has been used this way. Check out the […]

  • All Turbines Up at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    27 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has installed the last of a total of 78 turbines at Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.   The next step will be the final commissioning of all remaining wind turbines. More than half have been already commissioned. All closing activities will run during summer. When fully operational. […]

  • Liebherr Announces Universal Crane TCC 14000-400 D Litronic (Austria)

    28 November 2011
    Technology

    In June this year OOO Liebherr-Russland and OOO Lukoil–Kaliningradmorneft signed a contract for a new combined mobile harbour and offshore crane to be delivered by the end of 2012. The new crane is designed for two completely different types of application: on the one hand, the TCC 14000-400 D Litronic® can be used in harbours […]

  • Global Tech I Joins Terawatt-Hour Club

    22 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 400MW Global Tech I far shore wind farm marked a milestone of delivering one terawatt-hours (TWh) of energy to the German grid earlier in April, some seven months after its official commissioning. In January alone, the month of strongest winds, Global Tech I’s 80 Adwen 5MW turbines fed over 150 gigawatt-hours of power into the German grid. […]

  • Weserwind Files for Bankruptcy

    30 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    German steel construction company, Weserwind, filed for bankruptcy yesterday, that will affect 370 employees. According to Nordsee-Zeitung , Weserwind parent company, Georgsmarienhütte, stoped payments for high loss making subsidiary which led to this outcome. It is “no longer economically feasible and justifiable to support WeserWind with additional capital,” the company said. In addition, Bremerhaven-based company is […]

  • Medevac Chopper and Crew Wanted for Baltic Wind Farms

    14 April 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    German transmission system operator 50Hertz Transmission GmbH and three offshore wind operators are seeking a helicopter to rescue injured persons working on offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, including aeronautical and medical crew.

  • RotaBolt Assures Borkum West II Integrity

    30 July 2014

    A huge increase in the size of wind turbines being installed and a move to installations in deeper water have led to the design and installation of huge subsea structures. One location for such installations is the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum West II, situated 45 km off the German coast. Its huge steel tripod bases […]

  • Alstom to Exhibit at WindEnergy Hamburg

    29 July 2014

    From September 23-26, 2014, Hamburg will become the gateway to the world of wind energy. WindEnergy Hamburg unites major global onshore and offshore players under one roof. It brings together a high-calibre, professional audience and more than 1,000 exhibitors demonstrating their innovations and solutions from across the entire value chain of the industry. This new […]

  • Wiking Signs Medical Chopper Deal with Dong

    25 July 2014

    Dong Energy contracted  Wiking Helikopter Service GmbH for a job in German Bight. The German company will provide offshore helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) to offshore wind farms located in the North Sea. All Dong Energy’s existing and future offshore wind farms in this area are covered by this contract. Since its foundation in 1975, […]

  • Senvion’s Bearings Heat Up

    18 April 2014
    Technology

    Senvion, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines, has detected anomalies in the rotor bearings of their offshore turbines in 5M and 6XM series. Unusual rise in temperature in the bearings was a result of inadequate lubrication, which also caused wear, said Verena Puth, Senvion spokeswoman, in an email statement. Puth added: “Remedial […]