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  • Germany: Environmental Monitoring at Riffgat OWF

    6 January 2014
    Environment

    Offshore-Windpark Riffgat GmbH is inviting tenders for environmental monitoring services for the offshore wind farm RIFFGAT. The tender stipulates provision of the necessary maritime technology – ship, as well as the required aircraft and crew. The contractor will be required to examine benthos, fish, birds and marine mammals, starting in spring 2014. Each of the […]

  • Germany: Baltic 2 Monopiles Installed

    13 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    In just over two months Ballast Nedam Offshore has transported and installed 39 monopiles for the offshore wind farm Baltic 2. This was achieved despite the occurrence of two of the worst storms in a decade in October and November. Among the monopiles installed, were the largest monopiles used in offshore wind energy so far […]

  • REpower to Rename Itself to Senvion (Germany)

    31 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    REpower Systems SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group – the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of wind turbines – will change its name in 2014: thereafter the company will be called Senvion. REpower has been using its name under licence since 2001. The rights belong to a Swiss company that is now using this […]

  • Germany: EEW Manufactures Their Largest Monopile

    27 September 2013

    In September EEW SPC has produced the heaviest monopile to date in Rostock. This monopile for the wind farm Baltic II has a length of 73.5 meters, a diameter of 6.5 meters and unit weight of 930 tons. An SPMT-Vehicle was used to transport this colossus. That is the first step toward XL-monopiles. In future, […]

  • Germany’s first offshore wind park experiencing turbine failure

    23 June 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    Germany’s first offshore wind park was dealt a blow with the failure of two turbines due to inferior materials.   [mappress] Source: spiegel, June 23, 2010;

  • EnBW Discontinues He Dreiht Monopile Installation Tender

    31 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW HeDreiht GmbH has discontinued the tendering procedure for a vessel and equipment sought for the installation and subsequent dismantling of up to two monopiles at the He Dreiht offshore wind farm zone in Germany. Offshore WIND has contacted EnBW for more information and comments on the matter but has not yet received a reply. […]

  • Germany Readies New Offshore Wind Call

    3 October 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed to issue a special call to tender for additional renewable energy capacity, including offshore wind, by the end of October.

  • Infographic: Rise of Wind Energy in Germany in 2015

    4 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The German electricity system has reached a new milestone, generating 85.4 billion kWh of wind power in 2015, which is the highest amount ever recorded and 66% more than in 2014, according to Strom-Report. Nationwide, wind energy accounted for 13.3% of German electricity generation during the last year. According to grid operators, storm ”Bjarni” set […]

  • Senvion Delivers Final TWBII Turbine

    13 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Senvion has delivered the last turbine for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) offshore wind project in Germany. According to Senvion, all components for the 200MW wind farm have been finished and shipped to Eemshaven. Trianel Windpark Borkum II comprises 32 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines installed on monopile foundations at the site some 40km north of the […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 11 – 17, 2013

    17 November 2013

    Germany: Hochtief Plans to Sell Offshore Division German construction group Hochtief is very likely to sell its offshore division, according to German newspaper Wirtschaftswoche and the Handelsblatt. VIDEO: Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Power Project Japan is speeding up with the development of its floating offshore wind projects, in an aim to move away from nuclear […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Up Production in 2018

    3 January 2019
    Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms generated over 18.8 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2018, an over 8% increase compared to 17.4TWh generated in the German North Sea and the Baltic Sea in 2017, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. 

  • First Monopile In at Trianel Windpark Borkum II

    29 June 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Stanislav Yudin has installed the first monopile at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) in Germany. 

  • C-bed and MHI Vestas Kick Off Turbine Upgrade Campaign

    1 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    C-bed and MHI Vestas have commenced a multiple offshore wind farm upgrade campaign at four European projects. The project includes the upgrading of turbines at the Burbo Bank Extension and Walney Extension projects in the UK, Borkum Riffgrund 2 in Germany and Norther in Belgium. C-bed’s DP2 walk-to-work vessel Wind Innovation has been deployed at […]

  • Germany and Russia plan to set up join venture in Volgograd

    15 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    Russia and Germany will set up an offshore wind joint venture, as stipulated by a partnership agreement signed between “Rostechnologies”… [mappress] Source: ruvr, July 15, 2010;

  • A century-old German shipyard finds a new niche to fill a modern need

    3 May 2010
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The illustrious history of the century-old Nordseewerke shipyard in Germany was heading toward a final unhappy chapter when the global…   [mappress] Source: pennenergy, May 03, 2010;

  • German Wind Produces 32.5 TWh in First 5 Months

    10 June 2015

    Germany’s wind power output in January-May rose 34% year on year and the country is on track for a third successive record year for new turbine installations, with the first wave of offshore wind farms finally coming online, a Platts analysis of the latest available data show. Wind turbines in Germany generated 32.5 TWh of […]

  • December Winds Bring Down Power Prices Across Europe

    19 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Continental European power prices tumbled again in December as exceptional wind power output combined with mild temperatures and falling demand, according to data released by Platts. European power prices, according to the Platts Continental Power Index (CONTI), fell 13.29% to EUR 33.08 per megawatt hour (MWh) in December compared to November, itself down 9.4% on […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 1 – 7, 2013

    8 April 2013

    VIDEO: EWICON ‒ Bladeless Windmill Mecanoo Architects designed the model EWICON (Electrostatic WIndenergy CONvertor) using technology developed by researchers Johan Smit and Dhiradj Djairam from the Delft University of Technology in a consortium with Wageningen UR and commercial companies in an economy-ecology-government partnership program context.   UK: South Boats IOW and Seacat Services Announce New […]

  • Germany Leads the Way in Offshore Wind Industry Innovations

    5 March 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A comparative patent analysis between the leading offshore wind nations: Denmark, England and Germany, has set the German offshore wind industry as a clear frontrunner in the field of innovation. The subsidiary of Wind Energy Agency WAB e.V., germanwind GmbH, came to this conclusion after examining more than 3,000 patents through its scientific research. “65% […]

  • Germany Adds More Than Double Offshore Wind Capacity in 2024 Compared to Previous Year

    9 January 2025
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Germany’s renewable energy capacity grew by nearly 20 GW in 2024, reaching almost 190 GW, with solar and wind energy accounting for the majority of the increase, according to initial data from the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). In 2024, a total of 0.7 GW of offshore wind capacity was brought online, more than doubling the […]

  • TenneT to Launch First 2 GW Offshore Grid Tenders in March

    18 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    CORRECTION NOTE: The article has been updated to say that the tenders to be launched in March will be for offshore grid connections in the Netherlands. Tenders for 2 GW offshore grids in Germany will follow later. TenneT will launch tenders for at least two new offshore grid connections in the Netherlands in March – […]

  • Vårgrønn Takes Over Dutch Pension Fund’s Stake in 288 MW German Offshore Wind Farm

    8 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude and Norway’s HitecVision, has acquired 100 per cent of PGGM Infrastructure Fund’s shares in the 288 MW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in Germany. The German energy company EnBW owns 50.1 per cent and Vårgrønn holds 27.4 per cent of the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, with EnBW managing […]

  • EU Approves Germany’s New Offshore Wind Capacity Targets, Tendering Procedures

    22 December 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry

    The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the amendments to the German Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG). The approved amendments, with a total budget of EUR 1.5 billion, include an increase of expansion targets for installed capacity of offshore wind energy installations from 20 GW to at least 30 GW by 2030; […]

  • EC Approves 400MW German-Danish Interconnection

    28 September 2015
    Grid Connection

    The European Commission has granted the revised technical layout for the “Kriegers Flak – Combined Grid Solution” interconnection, planned by two transmission system operators, Energinet.dk from Denmark and 50Hertz from Germany. The project will receive funding of up to EUR 150 million from the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR). The new interconnection is planned […]

  • Germany to Overtake UK as World Leader in Offshore Wind Energy

    12 September 2011

    Germany will overtake the UK as the world leader in offshore wind generated power as early as 2015, according to new research.   (clickgreen) [mappress] Source: clickgreen, September 12, 2011

  • German Government Urged to Increase Offshore Power Expansion

    17 November 2010

    The operators of Germany’s first offshore wind farm on Tuesday urged the German government to increase incentives to expand the generation…   (upi) [mappress] Source: upi, November 17, 2010;