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  • Bremerhaven to build harbour for offshore wind (Germany)

    22 June 2010
    Authorities, R&D

    The chosen location is the northern part of Blexer Bogen, a bend in the River Weser. Following a meeting of the Senate in Bremerhaven, the Senator for Economic Affairs and Ports, was simultaneously asked to initiate the relevant approval proceedings. Senator Martin Günthner said: “The Senate has issued an unmistakable signal: we intend to provide […]

  • Vessels and Crew Wanted for Geotechnical Surveys Offshore Germany

    23 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW has opened a tender to hire sea-going vessels with crew for the main geotechnical investigation at the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. According to EnBW, the aim of the new investigation is to meet with the governmental regulations for offshore wind farm installations according to BSH Standard 7004. The sought work comprises five tasks, […]

  • Top News of the Week Feb 25 – Mar 2, 2013

    4 March 2013

    Germany: Siemens Reports Delay on Sylwin 1 Transformer Platform Siemens has announced that the connection of a German offshore wind farm in the North Sea will be delayed.   UK: Dogger Bank Receives First Bucket Foundation The installation of the first of two innovative suction-installed foundations on Dogger Bank on the weekend represents the first […]

  • Lower Saxony’s Seaports Return to Windforce

    13 June 2014

    Seaports of Niedersachsen GmbH and Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG will jointly attend the Windforce 2014 event, held from 17th until 19th of June in Bremen. Niedersachsen Ports, operator of public-sector seaports in Germany, will present the information about existing offshore berths and available area potential. On the other hand, the port marketing company, […]

  • Germans Protest against Renewable Energy Sources Act Reform

    13 May 2014

    Over 12,000 people united in Berlin on May 10, on a demonstration against planned reform of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), proposed by the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The protest march started at Berlin’s central station, continued through the city center and ended in […]

  • The Netherlands: ING Turns to Renewables

    16 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Environment

    ING Commercial Banking (ING CB) is shifting its European focus from financing natural gas plants to financing renewable energy projects, reports Business Recorder. The main reason for this shift to offshore and onshore wind and solar power is the increased development of renewable energy projects in Europe as well as “overcapacity (in Europe’s power market) […]

  • VIDEO: FLiDAR 6M Braving North Sea Winter Storm

    24 February 2016
    Technology

    Canada-based Axys Technologies has recently shared a video showing its FLiDAR 6M, formerly known as the WindSentinel, navigating the rough seas at the Fino1 Met Mast off the coast of Germany.  The FINO1 Met Mast is situated in the North Sea, approximately 45 kilometres to the north of Borkum,and in an immediate vicinity of the 60MW Alpha Ventus, […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 3 – 9, 2015

    9 August 2015

    Barge Accident Scars Foundation Off Rhode Island Following the commencement of Block Island offshore wind farm construction, the developer was struck by a hazard. Leeghwater Offshore Wind Project Cancelled Leeghwater, a Dutch pilot project proposing to install fifty to seventy offshore wind turbines off the coast of Zeeland, has been cancelled, Dutch media reports. Germany: […]

  • All Monopiles Stand at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle Wind Farm Offshore Germany

    13 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s installation vessel Svanen has installed all monopiles at the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. All of the 50 monopiles were manufactured by the Rostock-based company EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC). After completing the manufacturing, the units were transported floating from the Rostock Port to the Baltic Eagle offshore […]

  • Wind Leads the Renewables Bunch

    10 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Powered by 30,500 MW of new installations in China, the global wind power industry installed 63,013 MW in 2015, representing annual market growth of 22%, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).  Germany led a stronger than expected performance in Europe with a record 6 GW of new installations, including 2.3 GW offshore. Total […]

  • Semco Maritime Lands Offshore Wind Service Deal in Germany

    16 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Semco Maritime has been awarded a 10-year service contract from Siemens Gamesa for the 288 MW Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany. The balance-of-plant contract covers operations and maintenance on the wind farm located 32 kilometres west of Sylt Island in the North Sea. Semco Maritime has entered the 10-year agreement from 1 January 2024 […]

  • Top News of the Week Dec 16 – 22, 2013

    22 December 2013

    Seafox 5 Finishes DanTysk Foundation Installation (Germany) As announced on December 13, all of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind farm are now installed. TU Delft`s Researcher Develops Method for Offshore Wind Cost Reduction The costs of generating electricity through wind farms at sea still need to be lower. Researcher Michiel Zaayer of […]

  • Innogy Announces Financial Independence from RWE

    13 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Innogy has informed that it achieved its financial independence from RWE on 6 October by signing a stand-alone credit agreement of EUR 2 billion.

  • B.offshore Conducts Alpha Ventus Substation Maintenance

    11 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    B.offshore GmbH has completed maintenance work on the offshore substation of the Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm in Germany.

  • Steelwind Nordenham Sends Off Last Yunlin Monopiles

    9 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Steelwind Nordenham has dispatched the last batch of monopiles for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The last four monopiles were loaded onto the Zhi Xian Zhi Xing vessel on 8 July and sent off from the foundation manufacturer’s site in Nordenham, Germany. Steelwind Nordenham has been selected as the preferred supplier for the […]

  • Angela Merkel Announces 7 Billion Dollars in Soft Loans to Kick-Start Investment in Renewable Energy (Germany)

    3 May 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Germany is offering 5 billion euros (7 billion dollars) in soft loans to kick-start investment in renewable energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel… (monstersandcritics) [mappress] Source: monstersandcritics, May 03, 2011;

  • Siemens to Supply Wind Turbines for Borkum Riffgrund 1 (Germany)

    1 March 2011

    Siemens Energy has secured another order for an offshore wind power plant in Germany. For the customer DONG Energy the company will supply… (windtech-international) [mappress]   Source: windtech-international, March 01, 2011  

  • 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;

  • Scaldis to Install Kriegers Flak OSS Topsides

    15 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Energinet.dk and Germany’s 50Hertz Transmission GmbH have awarded Scaldis Salvage and Marine Contractors NV with a contract to install two offshore substation topsides for the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish sector of the Baltic Sea. The contract includes the topsides for the Kriegers Flak A (KFA) and Kriegers Flak B (KFB) substations. The Kriegers […]

  • Offshore Wind Lifts Siemens Wind Power

    4 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Siemens reported triple-digit jumps in orders and profit at its Wind Power and Renewables division in the third quarter of the Fiscal Year 2016, mostly due to two large orders received for offshore wind farm projects in the UK and Germany. Orders at the Wind Power and Renewables division soared by 294% to EUR 2.73 billion, compared to […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 2 – 8, 2013

    8 September 2013

    UK: SHI’s 7 MW Wind Turbine Jacket on Its Way to Installation Site (VIDEO)  Samsung Heavy Industries’ (SHI) offshore wind turbine jacket began its journey toward Energy Park Fife in Methil this weekend. First AREVA Wind Turbines on Their Way to Global Tech I Site (Germany)  The jack-up platform Thor, owned by HOCHTIEF Solutions, is […]

  • SeaRenergy to Back Petrofac on BorWin Gamma

    20 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Petrofac has hired SeaRenergy to support the hook-up and commissioning of TenneT’s 900MW BorWin3 HVDC platform (BorWin Gamma), once the topside is installed on top of its foundation already in place at the site off Germany.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 39 Wind Turbines Up at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    17 March 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm has reached halfway with the installation of 39 wind turbines. Due to good weather conditions during the last weeks the team was able to make good progress in installing the turbines about 54 kilometres off the German North Sea coast. At the same time, the cabling work for […]

  • 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 […]