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  • Germany: TÜV SÜD to Test 30 Siemens’ Turbines

    13 November 2012

    TÜV SÜD has received an order from Siemens Wind Power to test wind turbines in the North Sea. For the Borkum Riffgat project, the TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH will test a total of 30 wind turbines from Siemens. The services include testing of lifts, pressure tanks, cranes, ladders and fall protection as stipulated by […]

  • Germany: Thumbs Up for Kaikas Offshore Wind Farm

    13 June 2013
    Authorities

    The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) of Germany has approved the offshore wind farm “Kaikas” in the North Sea. The wind farm will cover an area of around 65 km2 where 83 wind turbines will be installed in a water depth of 39-41 meters. The new wind farm will be built northwest of the […]

  • Germany Adopts Offshore Wind Anti-Corrosion Standard

    14 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has adopted a joint standard from VGB PowerTech and the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) for the protection of offshore wind farms from corrosion.   With the adoption, BSH has made the VGB/BAW Standard a mandatory regulation in planning permission procedures for the offshore wind power industry. The […]

  • Germany Facing Offshore Wind Grid Expansion Delays

    31 January 2024
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    Three of the planned new offshore grid connection systems in the German North Sea, which will connect to four offshore wind sites to be tendered this year and in 2026, will be delayed by up to two years, according to a letter that the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) sent to the Federal […]

  • Playing Catch-Up Leads Germany to OW Turbine Installation Record

    18 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Germany connected 546 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 2,282.4 megawatts to the grid in 2015, a record unlikely to be beaten any time soon as it was based on ”the catch-up effects of grid connections,” the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) said in a release. Further 41 wind turbines with 246 megawatts […]

  • Global Marine Group Trio to Install Arcadis Ost 1 Cables

    6 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Global Marine Group companies Global Offshore, CWind, and OceanIQ will install the inter-array cables at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany, under a turnkey contract signed with Parkwind. Global Offshore will install and bury the inter-array cables by using the Normand Clipper and Global Symphony vessels, with the work scheduled to commence […]

  • Seaway 7 Wins EPIC Offshore Wind Contract

    29 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway 7 has won an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract with EnBW for the inter-array cables for the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. The scope includes the supply and installation of around 100 kilometres of 66 kV subsea power cables and respective cable protection systems (CPSs). The contract award is subject […]

  • Masdar to Invest in Iberdrola’s 1.4 GW East Anglia Offshore Wind Project

    5 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Iberdrola and Masdar have signed a strategic partnership agreement to evaluate the joint development of offshore wind and green hydrogen projects in Germany, the UK, and the US, which also includes an investment in Iberdrola’s 1.4 GW East Anglia 3 offshore wind project in the UK. After the parties’ successful co-investment in the Baltic Eagle […]

  • EnBW Moves Closer to US East Coast Offshore Wind

    18 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW Energie-Baden-Württemberg AG is opening an office in New Jersey at the end of the year to serve as the base for EnBW’s participation in offshore wind opportunities in New Jersey and New York.

  • Germany: European Commission Approves Boston Holding Purchase of Borkum Riffgrund I

    14 May 2012
    Authorities

    The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of joint control over the North Sea wind farm Borkum Riffgrund I of Germany by DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund of Germany and Boston Holding of Denmark. The Commission found that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns because it will not alter the market structure. The […]

  • Wind and Ocean Measurement Campaign Starts Offshore Germany

    13 February 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    At the end of last year, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) and the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) launched a multi-year measurement campaign to collect wind and sea data in an area approximately 280 kilometres off the German North Sea coast. Since mid-December 2024, Fugro Norway, contracted for this purpose, has been collecting comprehensive wind […]

  • Germany Confirms Offshore Grid Development Plan by 2025

    28 November 2016
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has confirmed a plan for the offshore grid development by 2025 (Offshore-Netzentwicklungsplan 2025), which regulates the connections of wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas to the German transmission network. “Electricity generation from wind farms in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is a central component of the energy […]

  • TenneT Hires MMT for Offshore Geo Surveys in Germany

    19 July 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    MMT has signed a framework agreement with TenneT to carry out offshore and nearshore geophysical and geotechnical investigations from 2016 to 2020. The area to be surveyed is the electrical grid connection of offshore wind farms within German territorial waters in the Northern Sea to the German onshore extra high voltage transmission network. Stefan Eliasson, MMT’s CEO, said: “We have worked for […]

  • Germany: Wind Power Growth Driver for TÜV SÜD

    6 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    International service corporation TÜV SÜD is continuing its dynamic growth: its consolidated revenue will grow by a minimum of 8 per cent in 2012, to over EUR 1.8 billion (2011: EUR 1.68 billion). TÜV SÜD also expects a further rise in income (EBIT) (2011: EUR 160 million). The number of employees clearly reflects this positive […]

  • Germany: 500 Experts Expected at SMM Offshore Dialogue

    29 May 2012

    Some 500 industry experts are expected at the SMM Offshore Dialogue, hosted for the second time by Hamburg Messe, with support from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). The workshop is to be held in the framework of SMM 2012, the world’s leading maritime industry fair, at the Hamburg Fair site. The focus […]

  • PCS, VEM Sachsenwerk to Celebrate Their Partnership at HUSUM, Germany

    23 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Two German companies have joined forces to sustainably optimize electricity generation from wind energy. For the first time ever, PCS Power Converter Solutions from Berlin and VEM Sachsenwerk from Dresden are offering a thoroughly tested and perfectly integrated combination of full power converters and synchronous generators. A beer reception at the HUSUM WindEnergy trade fair […]

  • Schaeffler: Greater Reliability with Wind Power Standard (Germany)

    21 September 2012
    Technology

    Schaeffler has introduced a new Wind Power Standard (WPOS) for its INA and FAG brand bearings for wind power applications, which fulfills the increasing demands in terms of reliability placed on wind turbines and components in the wind power sector. This new standard for products and processes means Schaeffler is ensuring outstanding quality and reliability […]

  • Germany: Rescue Helicopters for DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm

    20 December 2012

    DanTysk Offshore Wind GmbH has agreed upon an integral part of their offshore rescue concept contract. The two joint venture partners, Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München, have commissioned DRF Air Rescue for emergency medical care and rescue of injured personnel from the DanTysk construction site. Medically and technically specially equipped helicopter type BK 117 with wind […]

  • Ammonit to Present New Products at Husum WindEnergy, Germany

    14 August 2012
    Technology

    At HUSUM WindEnergy Ammonit presents its new Meteo-40 data logger version and its online platform AmmonitOR with significantly improved monitoring features. Meteo-40 and AmmonitOR are closely connected. Using both products, operators can perfectly monitor measurement systems from behind the desk. Ammonit enhanced its Meteo-40 data logger especially for SCADA applications. The new version is equipped […]

  • Germany: Beckhoff to Present Automation Solutions for Wind Turbines

    6 August 2012

    Beckhoff will present its PC- and EtherCAT-based automation solutions for wind turbines from September 18 to 22, 2012 at Husum WindEnergy, Germany, the world’s largest wind energy trade show. Beckhoff has automated 7,000 wind turbines with a total output of 11.2 GW in 2011 alone. Worldwide, more than 20,000 wind turbines are equipped with Beckhoff […]

  • Germany: AREVA Wind to Install M5000-135 Prototype

    5 February 2013

    AREVA Wind installs a prototype, the evolution of its proven M5000 offshore technology in Bremerhaven. Close to the motorway A27 the offshore wind turbine manufacturer will install its more powerful wind turbine M5000-135. The evolution of the successfully operating M5000-116 five megawatt (MW) turbines is mainly characterized by its larger rotor diameter. With its 66 […]

  • Germany: Ship Collides with Offshore Wind Farm Foundation

    19 February 2013

    A ship has collided with the offshore wind farm foundation in the German part of the North Sea, reports German news site Jeversches Wochenblatt. The offshore wind farm Bard 1, currently under construction, is located around 90 kilometres northwest of the isle Borkum. The wind farm will cover an area of 60 square kilometres with […]

  • Germany: Edda Freya Enters Offshore Wind Business

    13 February 2013

    Edda Freya was Tuesday sold to Bard, and has already been delivered to her new owners in Emden, Germany. The proud vessel will now be moving on to new adventures in the windfarm business, where we are sure she will be a very useful asset for her new owners. Edda Freya has been a part […]

  • ep4 Offshore Intensifies Cooperation with BBB Umwelttechnik (Germany)

    16 December 2011

    At this year’s EWEA Offshore exhibition Amsterdam many new contacts could be established and the relationship of ep4 offshore  business partner BBB Umwelttechnik could be intensified. The this year’s offshore exhibition EWEA Offshore 2011 in Amsterdam Die turned out as complete success. The joint exhibition stand with their partner BBB Umwelttechnik was all the time […]

  • REpower Revises Forecast for Current Financial Year (Germany)

    22 December 2010

    Total performance of EUR 1.25 – 1.35 billion EBIT margin of 5% – 7% Cost-cutting measures to increase competitiveness The Executive Board of REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) has revised its outlook for the current financial year. The company now expects total performance between EUR 1.25 billion and EUR 1.35 billion (previously: EUR 1.5 – […]

  • BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH Celebrates Fifteenth Anniversary (Germany)

    4 March 2011

    BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH (BBB), one of German’s leading wind energy service providers with sites in Gelsenkirchen and Weiden, is celebrating… (openpr) [mappress]   Source: openpr, March 04, 2011