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  • TenneT Invites Tenders for BorWin4

    20 October 2014
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT-owned DC-Netz BorWin4 GmbH is inviting tenders for BorWin4 connection system located in the North Sea. BorWin4 is a 900MW system for transmitting electrical power between offshore wind farms in the BorWin Cluster and a grid connection point on land. The project comprises onshore and offshore converter station, as well as an offshore platform. The […]

  • BLG: Technology Leadership trough Innovation

    7 March 2014
    R&D

    The construction of the first offshore wind farms in the German North Sea represents pioneering achievements. In addition to a suitable port infrastructure, handling equipment, specialized ships and technical personnel, new logistics concepts were needed. The dimensions and weight of the components, as well as the large distances of the wind farms from the shore […]

  • ExxonMobil’s Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320 Protects 300 Wind Turbines

    19 November 2013

    ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants announced that more than 300 new wind turbines are now protected by the high performance gear oil, Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320. Four North Sea offshore wind farms have recently expanded their arsenal of wind turbines all of which are run using the Mobil-branded gear oil. This latest milestone is an example […]

  • GRS Offers Analytical Market Research

    10 February 2015

    With Denitsa Tineva recently joining German Renewables Shipbrokers, the company is now offering additional service of analytical market research. “Due to the rapid growth of the offshore market, market participants are increasingly required then to react quickly and adapt to the new market conditions,“ said GRS-Managing Partner, Matthias Mroß. GRS sees the potential of increasing demand […]

  • RWE Cuts Renewables Budget

    13 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    German utility, RWE, has slashed its renewables investment plans to EUR 1 billion from 2015 to 2017, having invested the same amount between 2008 and 2014. This move comes after the company’s debt reached EUR 31 billion due to crisis in the power sector. Hans Buenting, chief executive of RWE Innogy, said: “These are the […]

  • Siemens Installs BorWin2 Offshore Platform

    29 April 2014
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has installed the BorWin2 offshore platform in the North Sea northwest of the island of Borkum. This marks Siemens’ achievement of the second crucial milestone in the German grid connection projects under contract with the German-Dutch network operator TenneT. Siemens had already erected its first converter platform for the HelWin1 connection off Heligoland in the […]

  • Global Tech I Contracts OffshoreWindManager

    11 February 2015

    The OffshoreWindManager GmbH will deliver the Permit-to-Work Software for an operational phase of Global Tech I offshore wind farm. The OWM is a web-based application of a Permit-to-Work system for windfarm owners and operators ensuring a safe and efficient management of all wind farm operations. It is developed to support all phases (commissioning, construction, operation […]

  • VIDEO: How to Prepare for Critical Situations

    12 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Head-high waves, harsh wind and teetering wind turbines – the maintenance of offshore wind plants involves many risks. Siemens brings the second part of “No Job for Wimps” series, in which service technician André Carstens takes us on the high seas to show how you prepare for critical situations. Enjoy the video. First part: VIDEO: Behind […]

  • E.ON Reduces Gross Debt by €1 Billion

    3 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    E.ON has reduced its gross debt by €1 billion. This is the result of an offer to bondholders to repurchase three bonds with maturities from 2015 until 2017 that have an aggregate nominal value of about €5 billion. The buyback offer was limited to a nominal value of about €1 billion. The eight-day offer period […]

  • Nordic Yards Takes Over Volkswerft

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    A symbolic act on the ship lift marked a new beginning for Volkswerft Stralsund yesterday: Berthold Brinkmann, insolvency administrator of P+S WERFTEN, handed over a big key to Nordic Yards. With that, Nordic Yards has now officially taken over Volkswerft. “Volkswerft is one of the most diverse shipyards in the Baltic Sea region, and has […]

  • Siemens Fine-Tuning Bid for Alstom

    27 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    German conglomerate Siemens is getting closer to making its formal offer for the French company Alstom. According to Reuters, Siemens is expected to offer less than EUR 7 billion, which is almost a half of what GE is offering, together with its train business for Alstom’s energy business. Previously, it was believed the company’s cash […]

  • Alnmaritec Makes Debut at Event in Hamburg

    9 September 2014

    From 9th to 12th September 2014, Alnmaritec will be exhibiting at SMM in Hamburg on stand B1.OG/602 for the first time. Alnmaritec joins over 2,100 exhibitors at the leading international trade fair within the maritime industry. “We have always exported our range of boats, and exhibited at shows outside of the UK, however SMM (shipbuilding, […]

  • EnBW Inviting Tenders for Hohe See Project

    29 August 2014
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW is inviting tenders for the certification services for Hohe See wind farm located in the German exclusive economic zone of the North Sea. The company is seeking assistance in preliminary design of wind turbines together with supporting structure/foundations, as well as their certification. Hohe See substation design and its certification is a part of […]

  • Vattenfall Installs Its 1000th Wind Turbine

    29 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall installed its 1000th wind turbine last week at DanTysk offshore wind farm situated west of the island of Sylt. The Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbine was installed at the location DT19, within the 70 square kilometres area covered by the wind farm. Vattenfall currently operates 944 wind turbines in five countries from its surveillance […]

  • Fire On Board A2Sea’s Sea Gale

    21 May 2014

    On Tuesday 20 May 2014, fire broke out in the engine room on the crew vessel Sea Gale. Sea Gale is deployed at the Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm in the North Sea. Firefighters extinguished the fire and Sea Gale is now being towed to Hvide Sande Shipyard. No people or environment were injured and an […]

  • RWE Inaugurates Nordsee Ost, Gwynt y Môr Next

    11 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The Nordsee Ost wind farm was officially inaugurated on the occasion of the meeting of the G7 Energy Ministers in Hamburg, on May 8. The inauguration was attended by the German Minister of Economics, Sigmar Gabriel, and his fellow ministers from the G7 states, as well as Peter Terium, CEO of RWE AG, Hans Bünting, CEO of […]

  • OMM Wraps Up at Butendiek

    9 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a Project Support Package for the Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm, situated 32km west of the island of Sylt on the German/Danish border, comprises 80 wind turbines with a total capacity of 288 MW – enough to power 360,000 households. The work involved connecting the Butendiek offshore […]

  • Siemens Hands Over HelWin1 to TenneT

    9 February 2015
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has now handed over HelWin1, the second North Sea grid connection in quick succession, to TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission system operator has now also put this grid connection into commercial operation. Located around 85 kilometers off the German coast, northwest of the island of Helgoland, the grid connection can transmit up to 576 megawatts […]

  • Two Rotor Stars Installed at Global Tech I

    10 March 2014
    Technology

    The Global Tech I announced that the first two rotor stars have been successfully installed. The jack-up vessel VIDAR starting from the JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven is deployed for installation of the rotor stars. Weighing over 100 tonnes, each rotor star is first lifted horizontally and during its ascent is rotated to the vertical position some […]

  • Drochtersen Committee Axes Areva’s 8MW Project

    24 February 2014
    Authorities

    Drochtersen political leaders have axed  Areva’s project to deploy its 8MW wind turbine in Asselermoor, Drochtersen, in Lower Saxony. According to the German media, the Administrative Committee unanimously  voted against this project, giving priority to A26 motorway link and, small scale industry over wind power. For this project, Areva teamed up with Bremen-based company, Energiekontor. […]

  • AREVA Rotor Stars Loading Commence

    22 January 2014

    Crane vessel VIDAR has started loading the first AREVA rotor stars for the offshore wind farm Global Tech I yesterday. The pre-assembly of the almost sixty metres long rotor blades and the nacelle was accomplished at the terminal site of the JadeWeserPort, adjacent to the ship. Following loading, the VIDAR will leave with the next […]

  • Siemens Hands Over BorWin2 to TenneT

    30 January 2015
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has handed over the first North Sea grid connection, BorWin2, to TenneT following successful completion of test runs. The offshore platform of the BorWin2 grid connection is located around 100 kilometers off the German coast – northwest of the island of Borkum, after which the project was named. “This is the first offshore grid […]

  • Riffgat Awarding Crew Transfer Contract

    4 July 2014

    Offshore-Windpark Riffgat GmbH & Co. KG is looking for passenger transport vessel including crew, for the transfer of persons in the operating field of Riffgat offshore wind farms. The vessel is required to have a speed of at least 21 knots under moderate sea conditions with a capacity of at least 24 persons. It may not exceed […]

  • Tocardo to Exhibit at Hannover Messe

    2 April 2014

    Tocardo Tidal Turbines, Dutch producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, will exhibit its expertise at the Hannover Messe from April 6 to 11. Invited by Top Sector Energy and FME, Tocardo will, together with nine other clean energy companies, participate in the themed exhibition entitled Holland: Sustainable Urban Delta in Hall 16. The exhibition […]

  • Zensor to Attend Wind Energy Event in Hamburg

    29 July 2014

    A start-up company from Brussels, Zensor, will be attending this-year wind energy event in Hamburg between September 23rd and 26th 2014. The company will discuss how appropriate monitoring of offshore wind turbine foundations can be a source of significant cost reduction over the service life of the wind farm. Also, how a proper monitoring solution should be […]

  • Nordsee Ost Hosts Oil Recovery Exercise

    14 May 2014
    Environment, Training & Education

    Under the supervision of the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies, CCME, the crews of two specialized vessels held an oil spill exercise for the first time at an offshore wind farm north off Helgoland. The oil recovery ship Thor and multi-purpose vessel Neuwerk were used in the exercise that took place at the Nordsee Ost […]