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  • Growing trends of wind energy market

    13 July 2010
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Wind investments are rising, especially in Sweden, Greece, Ireland and some Eastern countries. Offshore opportunities are particularly significant, while re-powering is starting to develop. Trends in growth of the wind energy sector in Europe are optimistic. After the slowdown in 2009, spilling over in the first quarter of this year and caused by the global […]

  • UL to Acquire German DEWI

    3 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    UL, a world leader in advancing safety, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DEWI GmbH, a world leader in wind energy measurement and testing services, from the German state of Lower Saxony. Additionally, UL has agreed to acquire a 50.8 percent stake in DEWI GmbH, an accredited DAP (German accreditation) certifier of onshore […]

  • Highlights of the Month: February, 2014

    3 March 2014

    Marubeni and Technip to Build Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed Marubeni and Technip Offshore Wind Limited (working in consortium) as the preferred supplier of balance of plant EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) services for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. First OW Jack-Up Vessel Built in Germany […]

  • Seajacks Japan Launched with Focus on Offshore Wind

    3 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Marubeni and INCJ established Seajacks Japan Ltd, a 100% group company of Seajacks International Limited (UK; acquired jointly by Marubeni and INCJ in May 2012). Increasing offshore wind projects combined with the planned backup of governmental support ensures Japan is rapidly attracting focus as one of the next major sources of renewable energy. Combined with […]

  • Siemens Showcases Rotra Vente in Port of Esbjerg

    2 December 2016
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Today, the Port of Esbjerg is hosting Siemens Wind Power’s official presentation of its first customised “roll on/roll off ” (RoRo) transport vessel, Rotra Vente. “We look forward to seeing the vessels frequently at the Port, where we are currently building two new RoRo ramps and expanding our piers to accommodate even more vessels,” the Port […]

  • GE Appoints New President and CEO of Its Power Conversion Business

    25 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    GE’s Energy Management President & CEO Mark Begor announced the appointment of Stephan Reimelt as President and CEO of GE’s Power Conversion business, succeeding Joe Mastrangelo who becomes President and CEO of Power Generation Products for GE Power & Water. Power Conversion is GE’s growing business, operating in 160 locations worldwide, with more than 7,000 […]

  • Investors Snap Up TenneT’s EUR 1 Billion Green Hybrid Bond

    16 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    TenneT has issued a EUR 1 billion Green Hybrid Bond, from which the proceeds will be used to connect large-scale offshore wind to the electricity grid, with investors showing “keen interest” and the issue being 2.5 times oversubscribed. On 15 July, the transmission system operator priced its EUR 1 billion Green Hybrid Bond issue with […]

  • German Companies on He Dreiht MWS Duty

    5 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW has awarded Con4Mare and Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services a contract for Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services for its He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. The offshore wind developer divided the tender, which was issued in July, into three lots to cover wind turbines, foundations, and inter-array grid. Con4Mare and Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services […]

  • Ramboll Acquires German Offshore Wind Consultancy

    20 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Preparing itself for the increasing demand in Northern Europe for its consultancy services, Ramboll has acquired a strong player in offshore wind in Germany. The company, IMS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, has 57 highly specialised employees located in Hamburg, which is the epicentre for offshore wind in Germany. “In Northern Europe, particularly Germany and the United Kingdom, […]

  • Stadtwerke München Looks to Acquire Sandbank OWF

    9 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    German utility, Stadtwerke München GmbH, is planning to acquire a stake in Sandbank offshore wind farm located in the North Sea. The 288MW project is located in the German Bight area, around 90 kilometers west of the Island of Sylt, directly on the border between Germany and Denmark. Currently, the sole shareholder Vattenfall is in […]

  • Vattenfall’s New German Offshore Wind Farm No Longer Just a Number

    14 February 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has named its new offshore wind project in Germany Nordlicht I (Northern Light I). The project has been referred to as N-7.2 so far, after the government’s identifier of the development area. The developer secured the area by exercising its step-in-rights for the N-7.2 zone in the German North Sea after RWE won the […]

  • TenneT Awards Ten Contracts for Offshore Grid MWS Services

    14 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has awarded ten framework agreements for marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services which will support the realisation of several offshore grid connections in Germany and the Netherlands. The marine warranty surveyor has to monitor whether all activities carried out by a contractor are performed according to the agreed procedures and safety margins from an insurance […]

  • Borkum Riffgrund 2 Delivers First Power

    6 August 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted’s 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm fed electricity into the German national grid for the first time on Saturday, 4 August.

  • 50Hertz to Invest Big in German Power Grid Expansion

    10 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    50Hertz plans to invest billions of euros by 2023 to bring offshore wind power from Germany’s north, which is not quite industrialised, to the country’s south, which is very much industrialised but also powered by nuclear energy. Along with improvement and expansion of German onshore electrical network, the transmission system operator also plans to build […]

  • Prysmian to Introduce New Subsea Cable Protection System

    27 November 2017
    R&D, Technology

    Prysmian Group is launching Power Link Cable Solutions, a new system that is said to provide a comprehensive management of subsea cable damages and minimize downtime and costs in the event of a fault.

  • GeoSea Chooses SeaPlanner for Merkur Offshore Wind Farm

    16 January 2017
    Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    SeaPlanner, a marine monitoring and management solution and part of the SeaRoc Group, has been selected as the system to support construction of the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm located off the coast of Germany. The contract was awarded by the project’s principal contractor, GeoSea NV, and includes the provision of integrated personnel and vessel […]

  • Top News of the Week, 19 – 25 December 2016

    25 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    S-2000 Hydrohammer Hammers Formosa 1 Monopiles Into Seabed IHC IQIP informed its S-2000 Hydrohammer was used to install two monopiles for the first two Formosa 1 offshore wind turbines in Taiwan. Danes Developing Drone UXO Hunter Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has teamed up with compatriot drone company Sky-Watch to develop a drone with magnetometers […]

  • Alpiq Joins Siemens Cuxhaven Factory Construction Crew

    23 November 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Swiss electricity and energy services provider Alpiq has won a contract to provide building technology for Siemens’ new offshore wind turbine production facility in Cuxhaven, Germany. The Heitkamp GmbH and Ballast Nedam construction consortium has awarded Alpiq with the CHF 44 million (EUR 41 million) contract for planning and implementation of the entire building technology. The […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 9 – 15, 2013

    15 September 2013

    UK: Unmanned Barge Almost Hits Teesside OWF A 35 metre unmanned barge that was being taken from Stromness to Lowestoft has been reconnected to its towing vessel. UK: Vestas Produces First Blade for Its 8 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Vestas has produced the first prototype 80 meter blade for the V164-8.0 MW – the world’s […]

  • Ørsted Says 99 Pct Noise Reduction Achieved with New Installation Method Tested at Gode Wind 3

    12 July 2024
    Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Technology

    On 12 July, Ørsted revealed the company achieved a significant noise reduction using a new monopile installation method at the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. Tested during the installation of three of the wind farm’s monopiles, the new method had reduced noise levels by over 99 per cent, to a level only […]

  • Sweden: Vattenfall to Cut Costs, 2,500 Employees to Lose Their Jobs

    18 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Approximately 2,500 employees might leave the company when Vattenfall has to cut costs by SEK 3 billion during 2013 and by another SEK 1,5 billion 2014. Øystein Løseth, President and CEO of Vattenfall, painted a picture of 2013 and the coming years with a low electricity demand, an oversupply of CO2-emission allowances, production overcapacity and […]

  • Industry Spotlights DONG, EnBW Game-Changers

    14 April 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    After the latest German offshore wind tender resulted in EnBW and DONG Energy announcing the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farms, the industry welcomed the news and the direction these tender results set for the sector.

  • Siemens Tops 1GW in Turbines Installed off German Coasts

    1 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Siemens has supplied, installed and commissioned 80 wind turbines for the 288-megawatt DanTysk offshore wind farm, which was officially inaugurated yesterday. The installed capacity of all Siemens wind turbines in German waters is now more than 1 gigawatt. Around 300 wind turbines installed across eight projects contribute to this milestone, the company said. In addition to this, […]

  • Industry: German Govt’s 2030 Target Achievable Only with More Offshore Wind

    20 July 2018
    Authorities

    German offshore wind industry has urged the country’s government to ramp up its offshore wind energy game if it wants to achieve the goal of covering 65% of Germany’s power generation with renewable energies by 2030. 

  • Baltic Sea Countries Agree to Increase Offshore Wind Capacity Sevenfold by 2030

    30 August 2022
    Authorities

    At the Baltic Sea Energy Security Summit, being held today in Marienborg, Denmark, leaders of the Baltic Sea countries will sign an agreement on increasing the amount of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea sevenfold by 2030. The target will be increased from the current installed capacity of just under 3 GW to almost […]

  • Germans Call For 2GW Offshore Wind Tender by Year-End

    17 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    German offshore wind industry associations have called on the government to launch a special tender before the end of the year and offer up to 2GW in capacity to be developed. The industry representatives from BWE, BWO, Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, VDMA Power Systems, and WAB said that ”the industry now needs reliable, long-term framework conditions. This involves […]