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  • 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.

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 24Sea to Provide Structural Health Monitoring Systems for Arcadis Ost 1

    28 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind has selected 24Sea for the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of the structural health monitoring systems on the wind turbine foundations at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The 257 MW offshore wind farm will feature 27 TP-less monopiles, with the towers to be be connected directly to the monopiles. 24Sea […]

  • Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project Takes Off in Germany

    3 April 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Partner companies gathered around the Westküste 100 project in Germany have submitted the full application with a detailed project description to the project management company Jülich. The Westküste 100 project aims to map and bring a regional hydrogen economy in Schleswig-Holstein to an industrial scale. The heart of the project is the research and development […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 19 – 24, 2013

    25 August 2013

    Floating Gyro-Stabilized VAWT to Be Tested in Norway (VIDEO) A model of a floating gyro stabilized Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) for offshore and near-shore applications, which is called Gwind, will be tested in the harbor of Stavanger this autumn, according to the Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE). AREVA, Windreich Sign Cooperation Contract […]

  • All Turbines Installed at Gode Wind

    19 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s Sea Challenger has completed the installation of 97 Siemens 6MW turbines at DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind project.  Trine Borum Bojsen, CEO of DONG Energy in Germany, said: “Gode Wind 1 and Gode Wind 2 are our second and third projects in Germany. We inaugurated Borkum Riffgrund 1, our first […]

  • Chevalier Floatels Upgrades Its Walk2Work Duo (VIDEO)

    31 March 2016
    Vessels

    An upgrade of DP Gezina and DP Galyna, Chevalier Floatels’ walk2work offshore support accommodation vessels, is soon to be completed and the vessels will be ready to support the offshore wind and oil and gas industries. Marcel Roelofs, CEO of the Dutch developer and operator of offshore and nearshore walk2work accommodation vessels and barges, said: “We […]

  • Ørsted and ALL NRG Extend Cooperation

    3 May 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    ALL NRG has extended the existing service framework agreements with Ørsted for offshore wind farms in Denmark and Germany. The Danish company has now signed agreements for 2019 and 2020 concerning snagging and painting, high voltage equipment and turbine service. “It is a great privilege for ALL NRG to expand the agreement as trustworthy solution partner for […]

  • TenneT Eyes UXOs on BorWin3 Cable Route

    29 August 2014
    Environment, Grid Connection

    Grid operator in Germany, TenneT, is seeking contractor to conduct an unexploded explosive ordnance (UXO) survey, identification and removal on the cable route BorWin3 in the German sector of the North Sea. The planned BorWin3 submarine cable connection is a DC power transmission link with a length of 130 km. Landfall is at Hamswehrum in […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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;

  • 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;

  • 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 – […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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;

  • 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 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 […]

  • First Monopile Installed at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    22 January 2014

    The first of 77 foundations has been installed at Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany representing 277 MW when complete. With the beginning of the year 2014 the construction work continued at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the German North Sea, after installation of the offshore substation in the summer 2013. Around 37 […]

  • Statnett, TenneT and KfW Reach Agreement on Germany and Norway Interconnector

    21 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Statnett, TenneT and KfW have agreed to develop an electricity interconnector between Germany and Norway with a goal to have it operational by 2018. The project is a key to further development of the North-European power grid, and of high priority to the partners. Statnett is the Norwegian Transmission System Operator (TSO) and owner of […]

  • 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% […]

  • DNV GL to Certify Elia-50Hertz Offshore Platform Works

    2 October 2020
    Grid Connection

    Elia and 50Hertz have awarded DNV GL with a contract for certification and monitoring services for the offshore platforms that will be part of offshore grid connection projects in Belgium and Germany. Under the contract, the company will provide the services for offshore grid connections in the Belgian part of the North Sea (Elia) and […]