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  • Germany: Offshore Operations Centre in Emden Nearing Completion

    10 April 2013

    OutSmart’s Offshore Operations Centre in Emden is almost finished. The Operations Centre will be manned 24/7 to operate offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and coordinate all maintenance and logistic activities. Launching customer is Trianel for wind farm Borkum West II that is currently under construction. The construction of this centre began in […]

  • Alstom and General Cable, Major Sponsors of WINDFORCE (Germany)

    8 March 2013

    After having earlier posted the programme for the offshore wind energy conference, the organisers of WINDFORCE 2013 now have another good piece of news to share: ALSTOM Grid and General Cable are the major sponsors of this year’s event. “We are very happy to welcome these two dedicated partners on board again in 2013 and […]

  • Germany: Arcadis Ost 1 Receives Preliminary Approval

    13 February 2013
    Authorities

    Last week, German regulators awarded the preliminary approval for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm project. The wind farm will be located on the 30 square kilometers area, approximately 19 kilometers northeast of Cape Arkona. The developer chose Alstom’s 6MW wind turbines for this project. “After Baltic 1 wind farm went into operation in […]

  • Germany: Friesland Kabel Inks SylWin Alpha Contract

    11 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Friesland Kabel GmbH, the specialist for marine and offshore connections in Norderstedt near Hamburg, takes over the complete delivery, including logistics for the wiring of the new offshore converter platform “SylWin Alpha”, which for the moment is manufactured by Nordic Yards in Warnemünde. Several hundred kilometers of cable must be installed for safe operation of […]

  • Germany: Fassmer Presents Three New Specialized Vessels

    23 January 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Fassmer has presented three new specialized vessels in a wide range of products developed by its experienced naval architects and engineers in order to reach efficient solutions to the offshore challenges. Using its expertise in specialized vessels, Fassmer has developed a variety of assets to suit the multi-dimensional operational and maintenance demands of the Offshore […]

  • Germany: Windreich Welcomes New Offshore Wind Regulations

    17 December 2012
    Authorities

    The Windreich AG has welcomed the new regulations relating to the offshore wind farm connections. Balz, CEO of Windreich AG said: “It is good news for renewable energy in Germany that now the Federal Council approved the new rule on the liability issues in offshore wind farms grid connection. The existing provisions improve planning security […]

  • Germany: Streamlining CE Marking Process Under LVD

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    CE marking is an essential part of bringing products to the European market. It gives consumers the assurance that the product complies with European legislation and enables the free movement of those products throughout the European Economic Area (EEA). To enable manufacturers to more quickly and easily determine which of these standards they must consider, […]

  • Safety Technology Accredited to Deliver GWO Training in Germany

    19 August 2014
    Training & Education

    Leading safety training provider Safety Technology has announced this week that they are now fully accredited to deliver Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Basic Safety Training from the OffTEC training facility in Enge-Sande, Germany. Already offering RenewableUK and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) training from their locations across the UK, Ireland and the USA, Safety Technology has […]

  • Geosea Wins Gode Wind Farm Contract (Germany)

    13 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Geosea has been awarded a contract for Dong Energy’s Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm. Under the contract, Geosea will transport and install wind turbine foundations, and carry out scour protection work. Offshore construction of the Gode Wind offshore wind farms will begin in the first half of 2015 and the wind farms are expected to […]

  • TenneT Requires Offshore Technical Advisory Services (Germany)

    25 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT Offshore GmbH is looking for a provider of technical advisory services in support of the purchaser-risk management in the operation of offshore grid connection systems. Specifically, this involves providing measures for the systematic identification, analysis, assessment, monitoring and control of operational risks. The services in the context of risk management extend to: Create and […]

  • MMT to Attend EWEA Offshore 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany

    24 October 2013

    It is less than a month to this year’s big offshore wind event. MMT will be exhibiting on stand 30F80 at EWEA Offshore 2013, 19-21 November 2013 in Frankfurt. They offer a complete set of marine surveys within the offshore wind energy market and the marine cable sector. As specialists, they have the experience to […]

  • Germany: Political and Industry Leaders to Debate 2030 Targets

    21 October 2013

    Political and industry leaders will debate ‘2030 targets – the magic number?’ on the opening day of EWEA OFFSHORE 2013 on 19 November in Frankfurt. Confirmed speakers: Daniel Johansson, State Secretary, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communication, Sweden Melchior Wathelet, Secretary of State for the Environment, Energy and Mobility, Belgium Jos Delbeke, Director-General for Climate […]

  • Germany: Amrumbank West OWF to Be Constructed via Cuxhaven

    2 September 2013

    From mid-October 2013, E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH will start the construction of the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm via the offshore base port of Cuxhaven. The wind farm, located northwest of Helgoland, will comprise 80 Siemens’ 3.6 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbines and will have a capacity of 288 MW. The main components of the foundation […]

  • Germany: AMBAU to Construct Largest Offshore Wind Tower

    10 July 2013

    July will see construction begin at the AMBAU site in Cuxhaven, Germany of the largest offshore tower ever built for a wind turbine, measuring 7.33 metres at the base flange. Consisting of four segments, the tower will have a total height of 106 metres; the largest segment can only be manufactured at Cuxhaven due to […]

  • Germany: OMM Shares Cable Installation Knowledge with Industry

    3 July 2013
    Training & Education

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM), a specialist contractor in the offshore renewables industry, recently conducted a cross discipline workshop in Cable Installation to over 30 delegates with Repower in Hamburg. In order to promote knowledge transfer between disciplines, Repower’s offshore division invited OMM to design and deliver an in-house seminar on cable installation. Topics ranged from […]

  • Germany: Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Half Done

    24 June 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Half of the total 30 wind turbines at the Riffgat offshore wind farm have already been set up. “Currently, the colleagues aboard a crane vessel are already working on the installation of the first turbine of the second half, so we will have the wind farm fully established in mid-July,” announced Irina Lucke, Technical Project […]

  • Germany Unveils Key Points of Future Tendering Regime

    3 August 2015
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has presented key points for renewable energy tendering process. The aim is to determine the competitive level of financial support for electricity from renewable energies and coal mine gas from 2017 onwards. The key points will now be broadly consulted, the Ministry said in a press release issued on Friday. The key […]

  • Germany: Tendering Model Will Determine Future Industry Development

    12 May 2015
    Contracts & Tenders

    On June 4 at the “WAB Offshore Legal Day 2015” in Hamburg, German offshore wind energy experts, companies and institutes will discuss major legal issues of the offshore wind industry. This includes, among others, future determination of the cost of electricity generated offshore through invitations to tender. For the price determination of the feed-in tariff for renewable […]

  • E.ON Warns of Halt in Offshore Wind Investment (Germany)

    15 February 2012

    Mike Winkel, the head of the utility’s clean-energy unit, said that the investment into German offshore wind power could stop after 2015 due to delays in connecting the wind farms to the grid. “No one will be further investing if the network connection is uncertain, neither Eon nor someone else,“ Said Winkel. Tennet will connect […]

  • SIAG Bags Order for Self-erecting Substation (Germany)

    1 February 2012

    Shortly before the end of 2011 SIAG Nordseewerke GmbH received a major order for a self-erecting substation for the offshore wind farm MEG 1. With 400 MW the project will supply energy for 500.000 households and save 1, 25 Mio tons of CO2in relation to coal-fired power plants. SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG, leading supplier for […]

  • Lack of Funds Causes Slow Energy Reform in Germany

    6 January 2012

    There are many reasons for slow energy reform in Germany. One of them is unwillingness of the banks to approve funds for offshore wind development. Alstom Deutschland AG offers a wide range of offshore wind related products, but they have also been encountering project financing related issues. These difficulties are in close connection to offshore […]

  • Bremen Mayor Christens OFFSHORE BHV 1 (Germany)

    21 December 2011

    On December 16, 2011, Bremen Mayor and Senator of Finance, Karoline Linnert in front of 250 guests at BLG-car terminal christened OFFSHORE BHV 1 pontoon. Soon, this vessel will be transporting up to 900 tonnes of heavy foundation structures for the Global Tech I wind farm. The tripod structures will remain at the terminal until […]

  • TU Hamburg to Minimize Offshore Wind Risk (Germany)

    21 December 2011

    The number of offshore wind farms is constantly rising. TU Hamburg focuses in its research on the safety of employees upon offshore wind turbine installation. The goal of this research is to identify safety critical situations and to propose the measures to minimize the risk. Professor Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud said that they will provide a solid […]

  • Avanti Wind Systems Opens New Factories (Germany)

    12 December 2011

    The world’s leading supplier of Service Lifts, Ladder Systems and other Safety Equipment for wind turbines, Avanti Wind Systems now offers even more sub supplies for the world’s wind turbine industry. Avanti Wind System establishes new factories in USA and China in order to produce Internals for wind turbines. You can say that Internals are […]

  • MV Lone Upgrades to DP 2 System (Germany)

    6 December 2011

    The MV “Lone” is now in the last stages of upgrading her existing DP 1 system to a DP 2 system. In dry-dock at the German shipyard Norderwerft, the vessel received one additional 1,200 kW bowthruster, two retractable azimuths of 1,200 kW each and three 1,600 kW auxiliary engines to secure the power supply for […]

  • Suzlon Eyes European Offshore Wind Market (Germany)

    10 November 2011

    The economic headwinds currently blowing through Europe are unlikely to buffet Suzlon, India’s biggest maker of wind turbines, too…  (business-standard) [mappress] Source: business-standard, November 10, 2011; Image: repower