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  • Germany Adds (Only) 219 MW of Offshore Wind to Its Grid in 2020

    21 January 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Germany saw 32 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 219 MW connected to the grid in 2020, with no new wind turbines erected in the second half of the year, according to the figures published by Deutsche WindGuard on 21 January. In total, 1,501 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 7,770 MW […]

  • German Medium-Sized Companies to Get a Chance to Own Offshore Wind Stakes, Sign PPAs

    20 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry

    German energy company RWE and Commerzbank plan to create a ‘Green Mittelstand Fund’ to give medium-sized industrial companies in Germany access to green electricity generated by offshore wind farms. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect. The new fund will offer these companies for the first time the opportunity […]

  • Aberdeen to Become Offshore Wind Technology Hub (UK)

    11 August 2011

    Aberdeen could become an offshore wind technology hub if plans put forward by industry firms are approved.   By Emily Thomas (energysavingtrust) [mappress] Source: energysavingtrust, August 11, 2011

  • VIDEO: Bilfinger Demonstrates Vibration Piling Procedure

    4 December 2014

    In Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany, Bilfinger is supporting RWE and other energy providers by testing what is known as the vibration piling procedure. This enables wind park foundations to be counterbored into the seabed by loosening the sand with vibrations, which allows the pile to sink in under the pressure of its own weight. […]

  • Vattenfall Ready to Exercise Step-In Rights Offshore Germany, Already Seeking Main Contractors

    11 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall will participate in the tender for the N-7.2 offshore wind area in the German North Sea and will exercise its step-in rights if the company’s bid is not selected in the auction. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the […]

  • RWE to Offer 60 MW from Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm for Grid Stabilisation

    7 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    RWE plans to market part of the production capacity from its Amrumbank West offshore wind farm in Germany in daily auctions for a system-stabilising secondary reserve to keep the grid frequency at 50 Hertz, preventing potential grid failures. The transmission system operator TenneT recently granted the necessary pre-qualification for a capacity of 60 MW and, […]

  • Banking Syndicate Complete Financing for Offshore Wind Farm EnBW Baltic 1 (Germany)

    5 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Already since May 2011 the wind farm EnBW Baltic 1 has been delivering green power from the Baltic Sea – since Friday its long-term financing is also in place: a banking syndicate comprised of the European Investment Bank (EIB), KfW IPEX-Bank, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) and NIBC Bank N.V. will extend a loan amounting to EUR […]

  • German Firm Sets Plans for USD 4.6 Billion Offshore Wind Project in Vietnam

    23 October 2024

    Germany-based PNE AG is set to invest USD 4.6 billion to build an offshore wind farm with a capacity of up to 2 GW in Vietnam’s Binh Dinh province. On 22 October, PNE CEO Per Hornung Pedersen visited the province and engaged with local officials to explore ways to advance the project, according to an […]

  • Drydocks World Chairman, German Economics and Technology Minister Discuss Offshore Wind

    5 September 2012
    Authorities

    Mr. Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World, met Dr. Philip Roessler, Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, in Hamburg on the sidelines of SMM. The meeting was attended by Mr. Olaf Scholz, Mayor and President of the Senate of the City of Hamburg, Mr. Bernd Aovdrhid, President and CEO of Hamburg […]

  • Top News of The Week July 29 – August 3, 2013

    4 August 2013

    Petrofac Bags €40 Million Contract for Two German Offshore Wind Farms Petrofac has won a €40 million contract from Siemens Energy to provide support during the commissioning phase of two offshore wind converter station platforms in the German North Sea. Germany: First Wind Turbine Installed at Borkum West 2 “The first wind turbines are standing,” […]

  • Reach to Remove Nine Piles at Wikinger

    27 July 2015

    Reach Subsea has signed a contract with Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH in Germany for the removal of nine piles at the Wikinger Wind Farm. Reach will execute the contract using Ocean Installer’s Normand Mermaid. Total contract duration is approximately two weeks. Sales and Marketing Manager Bård Thuen Høgheim says: “We are pleased to see that […]

  • WAB: Siemens’ Decision to Invest in UK Result of German Policy Uncertainty

    26 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    German wind industry network (WAB) criticized the proposal presented by German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Sigmar Gabriel to reform the Renewable Energy Act (EEG). The reaction was triggered by the recent decision of Siemens to build a blade factory and offshore services facilities in Hull, the United Kingdom, which will create some […]

  • Prysmian Scores North Sea Offshore Wind Brace

    10 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Italy-based cable manufacturer to deliver inter-array cable systems for the 400MW Merkur and the 407MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm

  • Trianel Windpark Borkum II All Set for Commissioning

    19 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has completed the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) project in the German North Sea, with all of the wind farm’s turbines now installed and mechanically completed. Jan De Nul’s jack-up Taillevent started the turbine installation works in the summer of 2019 but had to leave mid-February 2020 to undertake commitments in Taiwan. […]

  • New Offshore Wind Investments Drop 60% in 2017

    6 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Six projects worth EUR 7.5 billion reached Final Investment Decision (FID) last year – a 60% decrease from 2016 and the first decrease in investments since 2012 – according to WindEurope, which states that the transition to auctions has resulted in a lull in FIDs and that the auctions of the last two years are expected to lead to new project FIDs in 2018.

  • Board of Public Utilities Uses Feedback to Prepare Guidelines for Offshore Wind Projects (USA)

    27 October 2010
    Authorities

    Offshore-wind energy stakeholders met Tuesday to discuss how to subsidize the development of turbines and other infrastructure that would… By Emily previti (pressofatlanticcity) [mappress] Source: pressofatlanticcity, October 27, 2010;

  • JBO Secures Work on Luxcara’s German Offshore Wind Farms

    28 April 2025
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Luxcara has awarded foundation design contracts to German engineering company Jörss-Blunck-Ordemann (JBO) for its Waterkant and Waterekke offshore wind farms in the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ). For Waterkant, JBO will be the foundation designer for Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and detailed design. As for the Waterekke project, JBO has been selected by Luxcara to […]

  • UK: Njord Offshore Confirms Option for Two Crew Transfer Vessels

    1 August 2013

    Strategic Marine, a leading specialist shipbuilder in Asia, announced that Njord Offshore, UK fleet operator of Crew Transfer Vessels for the growing European offshore windfarm sector, has officially confirmed the option for two more high performance crew transfer and service vessels, taking the total order to eight vessels. Tom Mehew of Njord Offshore said: “The […]

  • DONG Energy Acquires German Gode Wind 1, 2, and 3

    14 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has acquired 100% ownership interest in three offshore wind development projects in Germany, Gode Wind 1, 2, and 3, from PNE Wind AG. The three projects have a total capacity of up to 900 megawatt and are located in the German North Sea approx. 30 km northwest of the island of Norderney. The […]

  • EWEA: Is German Offshore Wind Under Threat?

    12 April 2013

    European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) spoke to Andreas Wagner, CEO of the Offshore Wind Foundation (Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie) and part of the team negotiating with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, trying to find out what is the future of German offshore wind power, as the country is said to be facing support cuts, besides the already known […]

  • Siemens: Germany Can Save More than EUR 150 Billion with Its Energy Transition

    6 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The costs of restructuring Germany’s energy system are too high. With the present energy transition concept, it will not be possible to achieve security of supply while also ensuring sustainability and affordability. The current approach also establishes false incentives for investment and innovation. According to Siemens’ calculations, Germany could save more than €150 billion by […]

  • Innovative Vessel to Spring Into Action on EnBW Offshore Wind Farm

    22 April 2024
    Business development, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    EnBW and Wallaby Boats have christened the offshore transfer vessel Impulse in the port of Kappeln, Germany, as the vessel gets ready to service the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm starting in May. The two companies have jointly launched the ship which is equipped with a new type of suspension system said to enable technicians […]

  • Netherlands Selects Offshore Hydrogen Network Developer

    5 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Industry, Technology

    Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten intends to appoint the energy infrastructure firm, Gasunie, to develop an offshore hydrogen network in the North Sea. According to Gasunie, the Minister announced its intention to the House of Representatives on 2 December 2022. Hydrogen produced using offshore wind energy from the North Sea is […]

  • BP to Open Offshore Wind Office in Germany, Starts Recruitment Drive

    31 October 2022
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Global energy major bp plans to open an office in Hamburg, Germany dedicated to the development of offshore wind projects and is in the process of seeking employees for the new office. Offshore wind turbines are essential for a successful energy transition, and in Germany, the topic of wind power is being promoted particularly in […]

  • North Sea Wind Power Hub Proves Feasible

    9 July 2019
    R&D

    The North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) is technically and economically feasible, according to the consortium proposing to develop the project. The announcement comes as the consortium gathered the results of the project assessment phase which included analyzing the possibility and conditions required to build one or several wind power hubs in the North Sea. […]

  • Offshore Wind Crucial for EU 2020 Energy-Generation Targets

    4 June 2012

    Offshore wind power rapidly hits the global energy scene and as a rising sector indicates growth similar to that onshore wind has over the past twenty years, says the Windpower Monthly Magazine. First of all, Northern Europe is likely to hold its position as the cradle of offshore wind power, mostly because Denmark, Germany and […]