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  • 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, […]

  • Germany: Nordex to Focus on Onshore Wind Sector

    3 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    The new Chief Executive Officer of Nordex SE, Dr. Jürgen Zeschky, presents the group accounts for the first time. In addition, Zeschky underscores that the Management Board, acting with the approval of the Supervisory Board, has decided to continue on the path of strategic reorientation already announced in recent months. Nordex will focus on its […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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: EnBW Revenues Up 1.4 pct

    8 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Thanks to the stable development of the operating business, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG generated overall pleasing results in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2012 despite the ongoing difficult environment. For example, EnBW’s revenue in the first three months of the year increased by 1.4% on the comparable prior-year figure to € 5.1 […]

  • 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: 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: AREVA Wind Hosts Insurance Day

    25 June 2012

    On June 14, 2012, about 30 representatives of 20 major European insurers visited AREVA Wind following an invitation by AREVA Wind. On this occasion of the first AREVA Wind Insurance Day, our guests had the opportunity to receive information about the company and its product AREVA M5000, and also met the management team. On top […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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: 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 […]

  • 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: Double-Digit Order Growth for Siemens

    9 May 2013

    Siemens, German multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate company, released a half-yearly report. Peter Löscher, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG commented: “Results for the second quarter show a mixed picture. While we were able to clearly increase orders, we still have challenges regarding revenue and profit. Even more we’re focusing on the factors that […]

  • Changes in The REpower System Executive Board (Germany)

    22 February 2011

    Per Hornung Pedersen, Chief Market Officer (CMO) of REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703), is resigning his seat on the Executive Board as of March 31, 2011 and leaving the company. Mr. Pedersen has been on the Executive Board of REpower Systems AG since January 1, 2008 and started out as CEO of the globally growing […]

  • Germany: Alpha Ventus Publishes Annual Review

    6 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The alpha ventus consortium DOTI, formed by the companies of EWE, E.ON and Vattenfall, can look back with satisfaction on a successful 2011: the twelve wind power turbines of Germany’s first offshore wind farm have fed over 267 gigawatt hours of electricity into the German power grid over the entire year. This puts the amount […]

  • Germany’s Green Energy Revolution Faces Risk

    4 March 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

      German offshore wind revolution faces risk because of delays in connecting the turbines to the grid, reports the National. E.ON and RWE warned that the power connections would not be ready in time and that the consequences could be disastrous. Germany may respond by introducing new investors but the problems are bad news for […]

  • 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, 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: Nordic Yards Presents New Vessel

    31 May 2012

    Nordic Yards company has presented a new type of vessel on Thursday at the “Wind & Maritime” conference in Rostock, the Ostsee-zeitung reported. It is “a wind farm construction vessel of the second generation,” said Olaf Wunderlich (49), Deputy Managing Director of Nordic Yards Holding GmbH. So far, the offshore wind turbine parts have been […]

  • Germany: Trianel Looking for Contractor for Diving Works

    10 May 2013

    Trianel is looking for contractor for the performance of diving works including provision of a suitable vessel. During the installation of the foundation tripods onto the pre-installed piles a number of grout seals were ‘ripped out’.The function of the grout seals is to contain the grout within the sleeve annulus. Without a grout seal the […]