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  • 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: 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, 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 […]

  • Simon Stevin to Rock Borkum Riffgrund 2 Seabed

    26 July 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s fall pipe vessel Simon Stevin has arrived at the Visnes Eklogitt quarry in Norway, where it will load the first batch of 32,000 tonnes of rock and transport it to the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in Germany. There, the vessel will install scour protection layers onto the seabed for the wind turbine foundations.

  • Sif & Smulders Bag Albatros OWF Foundations Deal

    19 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has awarded Sif the production of all monopiles and, in joint venture with Smulders, all the transition pieces for the EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm in Germany.

  • UK: GlobalData Introduces Wind Repowering Report

    5 April 2012

       “Wind Repowering – Capacity, Generation and Cost-Benefit Analysis to 2020” is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of the wind repowering industry. The research provides an understanding of the wind repowering market potential by country. The research also provides historical and forecast analysis of the […]

  • Germany: VTT Maritime Bags BARD Offshore 1 Contract

    3 September 2013

    Continental Energy Corporation (the “Company”) an emerging international energy investment company, announced that its affiliate, VTT Maritime AS (“VTT”), has been awarded a contract by Germany’s BARD group to provide engineering services pertaining to the conversion of the offshore oil and gas construction vessel Edda Freya into the Ocean Zephyr and new duty as a […]

  • TenneT to Break Ground for NordLink Mid-September

    29 July 2016
    Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT will hold a ground breaking ceremony for the 1.4GW NordLink, a subsea HVDC power cable which will connect Norwegian and German power grids, in Wilster, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on 16 September.  Stretching over 623 kilometers, the NordLink interconnection is rated at ±525 kilovolt (kV), and it will be the first direct power link between the […]

  • NjordIC to Provide UXO Services for He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm

    3 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch UXO consultancy NjordIC has been contracted by EnBW to provide UXO services for the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. Under the contract, which will start in the first quarter of 2022 and run until the third quarter of the year, NjordIC will provide a UXO desk study consisting of historical research […]

  • Denmark-Netherlands Power Link Delayed

    17 December 2012
    Grid Connection

    Danish national transmission system operator, Energinet.dk, postponed the COBRA Cable project that will link the country to the Netherlands and will be part of an integrated European grid. According to the company’s modified plans, published on December 14, the link could be completed in 2017, instead of the previously planned completion in 2016. Energinet.dk and […]

  • Vattenfall Ready for German Offshore Wind Tender with 3 Projects

    31 January 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall is expected to participate in the first competitive offshore wind tender in Germany with three projects.

  • HVDC Transmission Market to Grow at CAGR of 17.13% by 2020

    18 August 2015
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Research and Markets has added the “HVDC Transmission Market by Technology, Configuration, Power Rating, Application, Component & Geography – Forecast Analysis to 2014 – 2020” report to its offering. The report showcases a detailed breakdown of the HVDC transmission market by the technology, configuration, component, applications, power rating and geographies. In the report, different technologies are discussed, […]

  • UK: North Sea Offshore Wind Market Data Released

    20 July 2012

    Roughly 90% of global offshore wind capacity comes from Europe, with the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany at the forefront. Developments progressed slower in 2011 than in 2010 with only 788.1 MW of additional offshore wind capacity installed as opposed to 1139.9 MW in 2010, leading to a total capacity of 3820.1 MW. The […]

  • Top News of the Week May 13 – 19, 2013

    20 May 2013

    Japan to See Floating Wind Turbines by End of the Year  Japan could see a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system, the world’s first, off its coast by the end of this year… Global Tech I Transformer Station Successfully Installed (Germany) Yesterday, the transformer station for the offshore wind farm Global Tech I […]

  • NKT to Deliver BorWin5 Cables

    11 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has awarded NKT with a contract for the BorWin5 grid connection in Germany, for which NKT will manufacture 230 kilometres of 320 kV high-voltage DC XLPE power cables and carry out offshore installation. Under the contract, valued at up to EUR 250 million, NKT will start producing the cables and cable accessories at the […]

  • Top News of the Week Mar 4 – 9, 2013

    10 March 2013

    Germany: Crane Vessel Stanislav Yudin Transports Tripods to Trianel Wind Farm Borkum The beginning of the month of March has seen the crane vessel, Stanislav Yudin, launch the transportation of tripods from the offshore terminal in Bremerhaven BLG to the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum.   Main Reasons Why U.S. Still Doesn’t See Offshore Wind Turbines […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 22 – 28, 2014

    28 September 2014

    Suction Bucket Installation (VIDEO) Suitable for water depths of 30-60m with a height of 57m and weighing roughly 850 tonnes. The suction bucket jacket is installed at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany. 2nd Generation Vessels: Hype or Hallelujah? (A2SEA Story)  Often, new technology doesn’t live up to expectations – and there […]

  • GE Completes 2017 Merkur Nacelle Shipping Season

    12 December 2017
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    GE Renewable Energy has sent off the last set of GE Haliade 6MW nacelles for this year to Merkur offshore wind farm’s logistical operations hub in Eemshaven, the Netherlands.

  • Offshore Wind Constructions in North and Baltic Seas Facing Significant Delays (Germany)

    17 March 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

    Construction of offshore wind farms off Germany’s northern coast in the North and Baltic Seas has faced significant delays, even as the … By Frank Dohmen and Christian Schwägerl (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, March 17, 2011  

  • German Offshore Conference with High-Ranking Danish Participants

    17 September 2013

    For hardly any other branch of industry is international cooperation as important as for the offshore industry. Frequently, companies from all over the world cooperate in the construction and operation of offshore wind farms. Denmark is an important partner for Germany’s offshore industry. A major part of the offshore wind turbines is already produced in […]

  • 6,500 Jobs Could Be Lost as GE Integrates Alstom’s Units

    14 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    GE could cut up to 6,500 jobs in the next two years in Europe during the restructuring process related to the integration of Alstom’s power and grid businesses, which the U.S. conglomerate purchased in November 2015. GE announced yesterday that consultations on proposals for the integration of former Alstom units have begun. The company said it aims to solve […]

  • Siemens Reorganizes Company. 4,500 People to Lose Jobs

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Siemens announced today that it is on track with the implementation of its concept for the company’s strategic realignment. The company has started taking the next steps planned in order to improve its profitability, including measures to improve profitability at the Power and Gas Division’s power generation business as well as a bundle of additional measures […]