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  • Germany: Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Completed

    18 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    EWE, the developer of Riffgat offshore wind farm, has announced that the construction of its project is now completed. After being significantly involved in the construction of the first German offshore wind test Alpha Ventus, the company has now built Riffgat offshore wind farm ‒ the first commercial offshore wind farm off the coast of […]

  • Germany: Seajacks Nearing Completion of Meerwind OWF

    12 November 2013

    Seajacks is getting closer to the finish line with the Meerwind offshore wind park turbine installation. Wind turbine installation at the wind farm started this year in July by installation vessels Zaratan and Leviathan, and it is expected to be completed by February 2014. The 288MW Meerwind offshore wind farm is located in the Exclusive […]

  • Germany: Hochtief Plans to Sell Offshore Division

    12 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    German construction group Hochtief is very likely to sell its offshore division, according to German newspaper Wirtschaftswoche and the Handelsblatt. Company’s spokesman did not confirm this, explaining that their final decision is conditioned by political developments. This probably means that the decision depends on the ongoing coalition talks between the CDU / CSU (Christian Democratic […]

  • Germany: Windreich Appoints Peter Vest to Board

    10 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Following the business development of Windreich AG with a particular consideration of the end customers, Dr. Peter Vest was appointed to the Board on marketing and business development. Willi Balz, founder and CEO of Windreich AG says that Dr. Vest brings his many years of experience as a managing partner of marketing agency InterCom, as […]

  • HTM to Expand its Helicopter Fleet (Germany)

    14 February 2012

    HTM Helicopter Travel Munich yesterday signed a letter of intent to acquire an EC145 T2, adding this enhanced version of Eurocopter’s popular EC145 rotary-wing aircraft to its fleet for the servicing of offshore wind farms. The EC145 T2 was selected for its outstanding operational performance, including the capability to support offshore wind farm missions by […]

  • Germany: TenneT Seeks Subsea Cable Contractor

    16 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT Offshore GmbH is seeking contractors for manufacturing, supply and installation of AC submarine cables, including fibre optics. Subsea cabling will be done in the region of the cluster SylWin, designed for a transmission capacity of up to 300 MW per wind farm and a power level of about 155 kV. The contract includes retractable […]

  • Germany: Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke Company Management Change

    19 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    General Cable announced the appointment of Dr. Günther Schöffner as Managing Director and Geschäftsführer of Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of General Cable, effective February 18, 2013. Dr. Schöffner will succeed Rudolf Stahl, who led the company since the acquisition of NSW. He will assist Dr. Schöffner in the transition and might continue as […]

  • Technip Starts Work on Borkum OWF in Germany

    1 May 2013
    Grid Connection

    Technip Offshore Wind has started offshore operations on an array cable installation contract for phase 1 of the Borkum Wind Farm development, located 45 kilometers to the North of the German island of Borkum, in the North Sea. This project, awarded by Trianel, is Technip’s first offshore wind, array cable installation project offshore Germany. The […]

  • TenneT Requires Seabed Survey Work (Germany)

    19 April 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D

    TenneT Offshore GmbH is responsible for the connection of the electrical substation of the offshore wind farms in the HelWin2 cluster. In order to connect the wind farms with the onshore AC grid TenneT requires seabed survey services for the potential clearance of unexploded ordnance. The wind farm area is located 33KM North West of […]

  • Bladt to Supply Nordsee Ost Platform (Germany)

    2 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The German energy company RWE has chosen Bladt Industries to design and fabricate the platform for its offshore wind farm Nordsee Ost. With its approximately 2,000 tonnes, this platform is the same size as the platform for the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, which is currently in the process of constructing at Bladt facilities […]

  • Offshore Renewables Focus of IMCA’s Meeting (Germany)

    12 November 2013

    On Thursday 28 November, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will hold the first ever meeting of its long-established Europe & Africa Section in Germany, where offshore renewables will be in focus. “IMCA established an offshore renewables workgroup in 2011 following growing concerns regarding safety in the offshore wind construction industry,” explains the association’s Technical […]

  • Germany: Test System for Offshore Wind Turbines

    7 February 2013
    R&D

    The control unit is the “brain” of the wind turbine. It reacts immediately to the wind speed. In stormy weather it switches the turbine off if necessary, or immediately decides how the rotor blades need to be adjusted to achieve the best energy yield. Using a robust simulation system, researchers are testing the control unit […]

  • Germany: Energy Representatives to Meet Angela Merkel

    1 May 2012
    Authorities

    Energy representatives, including RWE AG (RWE), headed by Juergen Grossmann will meet with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on May2 in Berlin in order to discuss the development of power plant-construction, a spokeswoman from Essen, Annett Urbaczka confirmed to Bloomberg. The holding of the meeting was also confirmed by Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert at a […]

  • European offshore wind sector installs 333MW in 1st half of 2010

    20 July 2010
    R&D

    The European offshore wind sector continued to grow in the first half of 2010, with 333 megawatts installed as wind farms in Germany,… By Selina Williams (nasdaq) [mappress] Source: nasdaq, July 20, 2010;

  • Germany’s First Offshore Trade Fair and Conference: WINDFORCE 2012

    6 December 2011

    The German WINDFORCE 2012 – Offshore Conference & International Trade Fair will take place for the first time in Bremen in coming June. Messe Bremen will be the focus of the offshore sector from June 26 – 29, 2012. Bremen, Bremerhaven and the Northwest Region together form the competence center as far as offshore wind […]

  • WAB: WindEurope Report Underestimates German Offshore Wind Potential

    12 December 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    German wind energy agency WAB has brought into question the results of a report recently published by WindEurope, saying that Germany’s offshore wind potential is around 21GW higher than stated in the report. According to the report, the potential of offshore wind capacity in German waters by 2050 accounts to some 36GW. However, WAB has […]

  • BSH Taps ABL for German Offshore Wind Site Assessment

    16 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been selected by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) to conduct a navigational risk assessment of offshore wind farm sites in the N-10 identified area of interest in the German North Sea. ABL’s scope of work is to provide a comprehensive navigational risk assessment, including recommendations for risk […]

  • EIB and Stattnet Sign EUR 300 Million NordLink Financing Deal

    5 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 300 million loan agreement with Norwegian transmission system operator (TSO) Statnett for the completion of the NordLink interconnector between Germany and Norway.

  • Siemens to supply 80 wind turbines for German wind farm off Sylt Island

    21 October 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Company also signs first maintenance contracts for North Sea power lines Siemens has clinched an order to supply 80 wind turbines for the Dan Tysk wind farm off Germany’s North Sea coast. With a total capacity of 288 megawatts, the farm will begin supplying clean electricity to 500,000 German households in 2014. Dan Tysk Offshore […]

  • Shell and Uniper Form Green Hydrogen Pact

    6 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. and Uniper Hydrogen GmbH have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore accelerating the development of a hydrogen economy in Europe. Under the MoU, the companies intend to find joint opportunities to couple industrial and mobility demand with hydrogen supply, production, and storage. Shell and Uniper will begin by […]

  • Four Northern Ireland companies to participate in Husum WindEnergy Exhibition

    23 September 2010
    Technology

    Northern Ireland’s expertise in wind energy will be on show at a major technology exhibition in Germany this week. Four companies are… By Heather McGarrigle (belfasttelegraph) [mappress] Source: belfasttelegraph, September 23, 2010;

  • Antinuclear Policy Puts Renewable Energy Costs at Spotlights (Germany)

    12 June 2011

    Germany’s decision to phase out nuclear energy by 2022 will transform Europe’s largest economy into a multibillion-dollar laboratory … By Peter Behr (nytimes) [mappress mapid=”3965″] Source: nytimes, June 13, 2011;

  • Mammoet to Handle Foundations for RWE’s Wind Farms Offshore Germany and Denmark

    18 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    Netherlands-headquartered Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to handle the marshalling of the monopile foundations for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany and the Thor wind farm in Denmark. Mammoet will manage the phased load-in, temporary storage, and load-out of 116 XXL monopiles for both offshore wind projects at Buss Terminal […]

  • Global Wind Service on Deutsche Bucht Turbine Duty

    8 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Global Wind Service (GWS) is set to provide offshore installation technicians for the turbine installation at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in Germany. The Denmark-headquartered company will begin supporting MHI Vestas during the installation of 33 8.4MW turbines beginning from June. In addition to providing staff for the installation phase, GWS said it will support MHI […]

  • TenneT Already Meets 82% of Germany’s 2020 Offshore Wind Target

    15 January 2018
    Grid Connection

    TenneT’s offshore grid connection systems connect a total capacity of 5,332MW of offshore wind energy to land and have thus met more than 82% of the Federal Government’s expansion target that envisages 6,500MW of offshore wind by 2020.

  • Sea Mine Found Floating Near Gode Wind 2

    11 January 2017
    Authorities, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    An unexploded sea mine has been found floating near the Gode Wind 2 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (Havariekommando) reports. The mine, believed to be from World War II, was spotted at the edge of the wind farm on Tuesday morning , 10 January, by the […]