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  • Germany: MENCK to Exhibit at EWEA’s Offshore Event

    24 April 2013

    MENCK will be exhibiting at the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition, the EWEA Offshore 2013, in Frankfurt, Germany, from 19-21 November. The company will be located at booth  30 E110 and its professionals will be there to talk about the latest projects of the offshore wind energy industry. MENCK stepped early into […]

  • Zaratan: 3 Monopiles in 36 Hours (Germany)

    21 April 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Following the news that almost 60 monopiles had been completed on 18 March, specialised jack-up vessel Seajacks Zaratan continues installation at a rapid pace at the Meerwind Offshore Park, installing 3 monopiles in just under 1 and a half days. Zaratan collected the three 675t steel structures from the construction port of Cuxhaven on the […]

  • Germany: Dong Starts Norddeich Facility Construction

    5 April 2013

    On an area of 30.000 square meters, DONG Energy, the world’s market leader in offshore wind, is building a new location. The harbour in Norddeich will primarily be used for construction supervision and secondary as base for the service and maintenance of the German offshore wind farms. From Norddeich, the crew vessels will sail out […]

  • Germany: Transitional Company for Sietas Agreed by Consensus

    26 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    In a few days, the first installation vessel for offshore wind turbines, designed and built in Germany, will be undocked at the Sietas shipyard in Hamburg. The completion and handover to the renowned Dutch engineering company Van Oord is scheduled for July 2013. In addition, the insolvent shipyard currently hasn’t got any new contracts. For […]

  • Germany: Siemens’ Safety Training Certified by GWO

    14 March 2013
    Training & Education

    Siemens Energy has been granted certification by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) for its training facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, and the U.S. The international industry certificate, granted earlier this year, empowers Siemens to educate and train wind energy workers according to the highest industry standards for basic safety training. Acting as chairman of […]

  • Germany: RWE’s EBITDA Up 10 Pct

    6 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Despite difficult market conditions, RWE AG had a good financial year in 2012. The energy company achieved an EBITDA of EUR 9.3 billion and an operating result of EUR 6.4 billion – both up 10% on the previous year and therefore higher than the outlook published in March 2012. Revenue increased to EUR 53.2 billion. […]

  • Germany: Six Wind Farms under Construction

    16 January 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The investment for an offshore wind farm comprising 80 turbines amounts to EUR 1.5 billion, stated the German government, continuing that they cannot make any statement regarding the additional costs for delays in grid connection. Many offshore wind developers have announced that they will face delays in connecting their wind farms to the grid. Germany […]

  • Germany: RIFFGAT Grid Connection Progresses on Schedule

    19 December 2012
    Grid Connection

    Offshore wind farm RIFFGAT, the joint project of Ewe and Enova, is under construction since May 2012. These days, the export cable has been laid for the future substation. With this cable, generated energy will be transported to the mainland. Project manager, Wilfried Hube, said that the cable will be connected to the substation in […]

  • Exchanging International Expertise at OBMC 2012, Germany

    6 November 2012

    International cooperation was the focal point of the second day of the Offshore Business Meeting and Conference (OBMC) 2012. The network agency windcomm schleswig‐holstein had invited a business delegation from South Korea to take part in the meeting and build up networks with European companies. The South Korean delegation included representatives from Daewoo Shipbuilding and […]

  • SKF Opens Bearings Test Center in Germany

    26 June 2017
    R&D, Technology

    Sweden’s SKF has inaugurated its newly-built Sven Wingquist Test Center in Schweinfurt, Germany.

  • Germany: Holmatro to Exhibit Its Expertise in Frankfurt

    12 November 2013

    With 45 years of experience in hydraulic cylinders and tools, Holmatro will showcase its expertise at the EWEA offshore wind exhibition in Frankfurt. The Dutch-based Holmatro specializes in offshore wind equipment, which is used during transport and installation of heavy components, transition piece (TP) leveling and monopile seafastening. Holmatro will be at stand number 30F35. […]

  • Germany: ABB to Connect Sandbank to SylWin Alpha

    21 October 2013
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a significant order from the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT to supply an AC (alternating current) power transmission link connecting Sandbank, an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, to the HVDC (high-voltage direct current) converter station SylWin alpha. The link will have the […]

  • Germany: WAB Organizes Legal Offshore Day

    12 September 2013

    German Wind Energy Agency (WAB), a part of the WAB business network, has organized a symposium about the legal rights relating to offshore wind energy entitled “WAB Legal Offshore Day”.  Today, around 80 experts from the offshore industry are meeting at the ”WAB Legal Offshore Day” in Hamburg to exchange information on practical experiences and […]

  • Germany: Accident in Emden during Transportation of Tripods

    19 June 2013

    An accident occurred in Emden’s Great Sea Lock in the early evening of June 17, when a composite of two Dutch tugboats and a pontoon collided with a dolphin structure, the Waterway Police of Wilhelmshaven (Wasserschutzpolizei Wilhelmshaven) reported. The towing composite was carrying three tripod foundations for the construction of offshore wind turbines. Since it […]

  • Germany: TenneT Confident in Getting Offshore Financing

    11 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    German grid operator TenneT said that it is confident that funding for its offshore projects, which would amount to EUR 7 billion for transmission cables, is secured. The company is assured that new legal arrangements regarding risk liability will help get things solved for the offshore transmission sector, Power Engineering informs. TenneT is currently receiving […]

  • Great Interest in EnBW Baltic 2 (Germany)

    21 February 2012

    The investment offer for EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm appears to be very popular: many municipal utilities, industrial companies and institutional investors from Baden-Württemberg and Germany are interested in participating in the second EnBW’s Baltic Sea wind farm. “We are delighted to be well received. In addition to partners who have already participated in […]

  • PALFINGER WIND Secures New Orders (Germany)

    21 February 2012

    Based on the high level of orders received in 2011, PALFINGER WIND has further strengthened its position as market leader in offshore wind cranes. Thomas Nitsch, Head of PALFINGER WIND Cranes, says, “Our success in winning orders for several major offshore wind farm projects shows that we are on the right track with our complete […]

  • WWEC2012 to Focus on Community-Based Approaches (Germany)

    2 February 2012

      The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health published recently a scientific study on health impacts of wind turbines. The study was undertaken by a panel of independent experts “to identify any documented or potential health impacts of risks that may be associated with exposure to wind turbines, and, […]

  • Nordex Implements Cost-Cutting Programme (Germany)

    19 December 2011

    Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has now fully implemented its cost-cutting programme with which it plans to return to the black next year. After trimming its operating expenses, the company has now also made the necessary adjustments to its European workforce. All told, around 260 jobs are affected by the programme. “In the interests of industrial […]

  • Energy Storage, Must for Alternative Energy (Germany)

    17 October 2011

    Arguments for solar and wind power are so enticing (endless availability, no pollution and so on) that it’s easy to see why the idea of… By George Anders and Timothy Lavin (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, October 17, 2011

  • Germany: SMM 2012 Ends with Good Impressions

    10 September 2012

    The exhibitors were satisfied, and there were streams of trade visitors from all parts of the world – SMM impressively confirmed its position again, as the number one stimulus event for the maritime industry in 2012. The 25th shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology international trade fair hamburg ended on 7 September, after four days of […]

  • Germany: E.ON Continues Its Positive Performance

    13 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    With a strong first half of 2012, E.ON continues its positive performance and confirms its full-year forecast. E.ON’s first-half EBITDA rose by €2.4 billion year on year to roughly €6.7 billion, its underlying net income by €2.4 billion to roughly €3.3 billion.  “Our solid first-half results demonstrate that we’re meeting our existing challenges decisively. We […]

  • Germany: Friesland Kabel’s Cables for Marine Industry

    8 August 2012
    Grid Connection

    Out in the open seas cables need to be robust to withstand weather conditions and to pose no risk of fire. Friesland Kabel’s cables can be used for oil rigs, wind farms and special oil tankers (FPO, FPSO, FSU). All offshore cables have a SHF2-coat, a very robust material with GL certification. They are particularly […]

  • Germany Underlines Its Intent in Offshore Wind

    5 August 2012

    More than 20 offshore wind parks have been approved in the North Sea and three more in the Baltic, all outside the 12 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Inside the EEZ, four wind parks have been approved in the North Sea and two in the Baltic. In total, there are 4,700 turbines planned to […]

  • Germany, Denmark to Raise Capacity on Electricity Connections

    15 July 2012
    Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk and the German company TSO TenneT are increasing the transmission capacity on electricity connections between Jutland and Northern Germany. Following a number of conversions of the 400 kV and 220 kV connections across the Danish-German border, the market has now been informed that as from 1 September 2012, opportunities to import electricity from south […]

  • Germany: TenneT Gets Approval for Nordergründe Connection

    9 July 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Since the update of the Energy Act in August 2009, an approval of high-voltage cables for connection of offshore wind farms is required for the implementation of planning procedures. In early 2011, TenneT filed extensive application forms for both the sea and the land route of the Nordergründe grid connection project to the authority of […]