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  • Prysmian Inks Wikinger Cabling Deal

    12 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Italian cable company, Prysmian Group, has been awarded a EUR 60 million contract by Iberdrola for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Prysmian is responsible for the design, manufacture, installation, burial, termination and testing of total 81 km of 33 kV submarine cables connecting 70 turbines at wind farm located within the West […]

  • Nordsee Ost Wind Turbines Installed

    29 December 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The last of the in total 48 wind turbines was successfully installed over Christmas around 30 kilometers to the north of the island of Heligoland. “We worked on the completion of the 48 wind turbines with two installation vessels at the same time and, besides the conventional rotor star installation, the rotor blades of the […]

  • Frisia-Offshore Wins Riffgat Crew Transfer Contract

    12 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Frisia-Offshore GmbH & Co. KG has won a crew transfer contract for German offshore wind farm, Borkum . The agreement was concluded to last until spring 2017 with options for two years of extension. The vessel „Wind Force II“, which is used in the project, was delivered last year as a new building to […]

  • Dong Buys Borkum Riffgrund West 2

    9 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dong Energy has acquired a 100% ownership interest in the German offshore wind development project Borkum Riffgrund West 2 from Energiekontor AG. The project is located adjacent to Dong Energy’s Borkum Riffgrund West 1 development project . The two projects have a total combined capacity of up to 550 MW. Borkum Riffgrund West 2 has […]

  • Senvion Installs 6.2MW Wind Turbine

    5 December 2014
    Technology

    Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, has erected the prototype of its new 6.2M152. Located onshore near Langen-Neuenwalde, the wind turbine, owned by EWE Erneuerbare Energien subsidiary EWE AG, is scheduled to be fully commissioned by the end of the year. With the rotor star 152 meters in diameter, energy yield will be […]

  • Vattenfall Seeking Supervisor for Sandbank Substation Work

    30 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall is inviting tenders for work on the Sandbank offshore wind farm substation construction. The contractor will be in charge of supervising the steelwork fabrication and corrosion protection of an offshore wind farm substation. The 288MW project is located in the German Bight area, around 90 kilometers west of the Island of Sylt. The wind […]

  • OPUS MARINE to Measure Vessel Motion

    24 July 2014

    German operator of crew transfer vessels, OPUS MARINE GmbH, has decided to invest into innovation and report impact forces applied to boat landings in offshore wind farms. Also body forces which the service technicians have to experience during the transit will be reported. For this purpose OPUS MARINE has signed an agreement with MIR Maritime […]

  • Dr. Marc Seidel Releases Paper on OW Substructures

    28 April 2014
    R&D

    Monopiles and jackets will likely dominate the market during the next decade, said Marc Seidel, Leading Expert on Offshore Engineering at Senvion SE, in his new paper called “Substructures for offshore wind turbines – Current trends and developments.” Mr. Seidel gave his view on the development of substructures in the paper based on his experience […]

  • Bachmann Presents Its Expertiese at Hannover Trade Fair

    26 March 2014

    From 7th to 11th April 2014, the world’s most important technology event is to take place at the Hannover Trade Fair where Bachmann Monitoring GmbH is presenting its differentiated Condition Monitoring product range. With the world’s first certification of a PLC-integrated CM system thus far, it has been possible for the first time to provide […]

  • OMM in Baltic Sea Boulder Dash

    24 January 2018
    Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has cleared 5,000+ boulders from a 30km area in the German Baltic Sea, creating the pathway for an export cable to connect an offshore wind farm to the shore landing site.

  • VIDEO: Bauer’s Monopile Foundation for Tidal Turbine

    17 April 2013
    Technology

    BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH was presented with the Bauma Innovation Prize in the Construction Process category on Sunday. The company received the prize for its for Tidal Turbine Monopile Foundation. Check out the following video presentation of the turbine monopile foundation:  [mappress] Offshore WIND Staff, April 17, 2013

  • EnBW Seeking Foundation Design for Hohe See

    4 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    An electric utilities company EnBW is inviting offers for a job on its EnBW Hohe See wind farm located in the German part of the North Sea. EnBW is looking for a company to design and deliver 80 wind turbine foundations which would feature wind turbines between 3.6 MW and 6 MW. The proposed wind […]

  • Siemens Installs Third HVDC Platform

    11 July 2014
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has completed installation of the offshore platform for the direct-current connection HelWin2. Working under contract from the German-Dutch grid operator TenneT, Siemens has thus achieved a decisive milestone of the German grid connection projects. “We have now installed three high-tech platforms for TenneT in the North Sea. The HelWin2 project is now in the […]

  • Siemens Asks for More Info from Alstom

    21 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    German conglomerate Siemens has requested more information from Alstom as part of due diligence prior to making an offer for the company. Yesterday, French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg said to a parliamentary economic affairs committee that: “Siemens is pursuing its work and has written to Alstom this morning asking for more information and a deeper […]

  • E.ON’s Renewables EBITDA Up 20 Pct

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    The E.ON Group’s businesses performed as anticipated in the first quarter of 2014. Owing to a continued difficult business and regulatory environment and in the wake of divestments, E.ON’s EBITDA declined by 12 percent year on year to €3.2 billion, its underlying net income by 13 percent to €1.2 billion. By contrast, operating cash flow […]

  • Seajacks Wraps Up Meerwind OWF

    3 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks reached a major milestone on the Meerwind offshore wind farm project yesterday. Namely, Seajacks Zaratan jack-up vessel installed the final blade on the 80th wind turbine. The 288MW Meerwind offshore wind farm is located in the Exclusive Economic Zone region of the German North Sea, and consists of 80 Siemens 3.6MW wind turbines. When […]

  • Three Years Investment into Port of Belfast (Northern Ireland)

    28 April 2011
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Belfast will invest in a logistics terminal for handling the offshore operations of DONG Energy in the Irish Sea and to promote Belfast’s “green economy”. The project is part of the Port Development Plan 2011-2013, the largest single investment, as reported by the Port Authority. The tender for the terminal is soon […]

  • OMM Prepares Terrain for Sylwin 1 Cable Laying

    20 February 2014
    Grid Connection

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a contract related to HVDC cable laying for the Sylwin 1 project in German waters. Prior to the installation of the cable, using the DP2 vessel,Vos Sweet, OMM cleared the route proposed for the 160km (77 miles) high-voltage direct current export cable that will connect the new wind parks […]

  • VIDEO: Siemens Offshore Wind Power

    5 February 2013
    Technology

    The beginning of this year has been very productive for Siemens in offshore wind sector. Today, the company launched its 4-MW offshore wind turbine in Austria and in January the first two Siemens 6 MW wind turbines were installed at Gunfleet Sands III. The company will supply 35 of its 6 MW turbines for Westermost […]

  • Vattenfall Seeking Contractor to Inspect DanTysk Steel

    12 December 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is inviting bids for the contract at its DanTysk wind farm located in the German part of the North Sea, within the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The contract will comprise the inspection, maintenance and repair services for the steel structures above water with an option for the steel structures below the water. The […]

  • Senvion Installs Nordsee Ost First Turbine

    1 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, installed the first offshore turbines for Nordsee Ost last week. The RWE offshore wind farm is located approximately 35 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland and is equipped with a total of 48 model 6.2M126 turbines. Each turbine has a rate power of 6.15 megawatts, enabling it […]

  • VIDEO: Gangway in Action Onboard VOS Sweet

    24 June 2014

    Today, the wind turbine crew transfer is done by jamming the vessel bow against the windmill tower. The UPTIME gangway allows the crew via a motion compensated gangway to transfer safely from the transport vessel to the turbine. The vessel is free to move with the sea, but the gangway is stationary against the tower. […]

  • Bilfinger to Test Wikinger Steel Foundations

    16 June 2014

    The engineering and services group Bilfinger will test steel foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea on behalf of Spanish energy supplier Iberdrola. Beginning in 2016, a total of 70 wind turbines are planned to be installed in water depths of up to 42 meters North East of the German […]

  • CWind to Temporary Light Up EnBW Baltic 2

    30 April 2014

    CWind won a contract from EnBW to provide temporary power supply for the 288MW EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm under construction in the German Baltic Sea. CWind was successful in its proposal to provide an integrated turnkey solution that includes the rental of generators, the servicing, maintenance and refuelling as well as the bunkerage and CTVs required. CWind expects […]

  • Iv-Consult Draws Gode Wind Converter Platforms Topsides

    23 April 2014
    Grid Connection

    The Iv-Consult has begun making the workshop drawings of two topsides of converter platforms, each approximately 1250 tons, for the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind projects. This project is for Iemants Steel Constructions N.V. in Belgium. Gode Wind 1 and 2 are offshore wind farm projects located northwest of Nordreney in the German […]

  • Siemens Set to Open Energy Service Training Centre in Newcastle (UK)

    17 November 2011
    Training & Education

    As Europe strives to meet its renewable energy generation targets, there will be a need for skilled workers.  by John Hill (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness, November 17, 2011; Image: siemens