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  • Rumours in the Market Regarding Offshore Order From PNE WIND AG in Germany

    28 February 2011

    Today, there are rumours in the market regarding Vestas being selected as supplier for a 252 MW offshore project in Germany.   Vestas can confirm that an agreement has been reached between the German company PNE WIND AG and Vestas regarding supply of turbines for the project Gode Wind II. The agreement is conditioned 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 […]

  • Germany: Blackstone Completes Financing for ‘Meerwind’ Offshore Wind Farm,Obtains Permit for Second Project

    5 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      WindMW GmbH , a company majority owned by funds managed by Blackstone , has completed the financing for “Meerwind,” the largest German offshore wind farm to complete its full financing process. Meerwind is also the first German wind farm to be fully financed by private investors. The 80 turbine wind farm will be situated […]

  • ‘Njord Odin’ Gets Down to Work

    22 May 2015
    Vessels

    Within a few days of Njord Odin arriving in Rotterdam, the BMT-designed vessel was set to work at the Meerwind offshore wind farm in Germany. Njord Odin is the first of up to eight new vessels for Njord Offshore, built by Strategic Marine. The second vessel has completed trials and the next two vessels are nearing completion. […]

  • Exclusive: Muehlhan Wind Service Enters Taiwanese Offshore Wind Market

    19 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Muehlhan Wind Service (MWS) has entered the offshore wind market in Taiwan, the company’s Commercial Director Thomas Andersen revealed to Offshore WIND during an interview.

  • Turbine Supplier Sought for Three Wind Farms Offshore Germany

    17 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall Windkraft GmbH has issued a contract notice for the supply and servicing of wind turbines for three wind farm projects offshore Germany. The three projects, Vattenfall Atlantis 1, Global Tech II, and Vattenfall Sandbank 2, are located in the German North Sea, in the N-7.2, N-6.6, and N-6.7 zones. The contract is expected to […]

  • Seabed Surveys Needed for Two Offshore Wind Farms in Germany

    19 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co. KG has issued a call for tenders under which they will award a framework agreement for seabed surveys for the two offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The agreement includes scheduled and ad-hoc seabed surveys to provide data to assist the safe emplacement of jack-up rigs for maintenance […]

  • Canadians Refinance Stake in Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    13 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has completed a EUR 510.6 million green bond refinancing of its minority interest in the Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms in Germany. In total, over EUR 510 million of senior secured notes were issued on Tuesday, 11 February and placed with eighteen institutional lenders in Europe […]

  • Germany’s BSH Opens Tender for Offshore Wind Geophysical Investigations

    25 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a tender for geophysical site investigation in the N-6 offshore wind area in the North Sea. The geophysical survey is set to be carried out this summer as part of the geological preliminary investigation at the N-6.6 and N-6.7 areas. The work includes the measurement of approximately 1,100km using […]

  • Pontoon Loaded with OW Turbine Parts Sinks Off Germany

    15 August 2014

    A pontoon loaded with parts for offshore wind turbines sank on Wednesday morning (August 13) in the Baltic Sea, German media informs. Divers are currently investigating the underwater area in front of the cape Darß where the large floating pontoon sank. They will examine whether the pontoon lays flat or upright and whether the cargo […]

  • Stars for Global Tech I Come from Wilhelmshaven, Germany

    6 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    BLG and EUROGATE have jointly with AREVA Wind developed a logistics concept for handling, storage and assembly of rotor stars for the Global Tech I offshore wind park approximately 110 km off Germany’s North Sea coast. Overall responsibility for this project lies with BLG, which today signed the contract with AREVA Wind. In the search […]

  • OW Helps Germany Up Renewable Power Consumption Share

    9 November 2018
    R&D

    Renewable energy covered 38% of Germany’s gross electricity consumption in the first three quarters of 2018, an increase of three percentage points over the same period in 2017.

  • NABU: Violations in Offshore Wind Farm Approvals Revealed (Germany)

    24 February 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    According to a legal opinion issued by NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union), there were significant violations in the approval of several offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. Requirements of European environmental laws and critical opinion of the nature conservation authorities were ignored and existing knowledge gaps have been constantly interpreted in favor […]

  • Germany: Former Nordex CEO Manages Vestas Central Europe

    11 January 2013

    Former CEO of Nordex Thomas Richterich has assumed the management role of Vestas Central Europe business unit, replacing Dr. Wolfgang J. Schmitz. “The current situation in the wind industry and in the global marketplace requires that Vestas takes a different strategic approach to the very important Central European market. Therefore, we will focus more on […]

  • EnBW Requires Offshore Wind Farm Monitoring Services (Germany)

    16 November 2012

    As part of the offshore installation phase of the wind farm building, EnBW Systeme Infrastruktur Support GmbH requires services in the field of Health, Safety and Environmental monitoring and control (HSE) and quality assurance (QA) or control (QC). These services are divided into three lots; Lot 1: HSE coordination; Lot 2: QA coordinator; Lot 3: […]

  • Germany: Companies Clear Up Offshore Wind Industry Prejudices

    5 June 2012

    WINDREICH, AREVA, ALSTOM, HOCHTIEF, Nordseewerke and the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation clear up prejudices of an allegedly difficult sector and present their successful model for planning, financing, establishment and start-up of offshore wind farms. Thanks to the effective cooperation of experienced partners the opportunities of the energy transition can be utilised. Logistics and cabling challenges […]

  • SIAG Bags New Orders in Onshore and Offshore Business (Germany)

    22 December 2011

    The SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG, a leading supplier in the onshore and offshore wind energy industry, was able to win significant new orders in both business sectors before the end of 2011. In line with major projects, steel towers were commissioned by renowned customers. Market growth is especially recognizable in the onshore sector, for which […]

  • SCHRAMM, Elbe Holding Cooperate in Offshore Wind Services, Germany

    17 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    SCHRAMM Group GmbH & Co. KG (Brunsbüttel) and Elbe Holding GmbH & Co. KG (Cuxhaven) have joined forces in order to provide services to offshore wind industry stakeholders from the Cuxhaven Port. The convenient access Port of Cuxhaven enables to many offshore wind farms in the North Sea is of great strategic importance for the […]

  • Germany: TÜV NORD to Certify Sinovel’s Offshore Wind Turbine

    11 July 2012

    TÜV NORD has won the contract to perform type certification of an offshore wind turbine from Chinese manufacturer Sinovel. The six-megawatt turbine will be one of the first Chinese-designed offshore wind power systems with internationally recognised type certification.  “With the support of our colleagues at TÜV NORD China, we have identified considerable demand for internationally-recognised […]

  • Germany: EnBW to Create Financial Headroom for Offshore Wind Expansion

    5 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has successfully performed the capital increase adopted by resolution on 14 June 2012. In total, 26,598,504 new no-par value bearer shares were purchased at a subscription price of € 30.90 each in return for cash contributions. Gross issue proceeds thus amounted to € 821,893,773.60. The subscription period for the new […]

  • Germany: Diver Dies at Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm

    8 May 2012

    A British diver died while conducting underwater maintenance work at a German offshore wind farm, Alpha Ventus, writes the Scotsman. According to a report, the 48-year-old diver suffered a heart attack while carrying out repairs at a depth of about 2 metres at a wind turbine’s foundation. This is the third fatal incident at German […]

  • Germany: Bard Holding Expects Takeover Within 12 Weeks

    19 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The German company Bard Holding GmbH hopes the negotiations on its takeover will end within about 12 weeks, Bloomberg reports. Axel Bahr, the company’s spokesman, has stated that Bard expects “indicative offers” at end-March and completion in 6 to 12 weeks, however it remains unknown which companies are involved in the current talks. Cost and […]

  • HOCHTIEF After Year of Transition: Way Clear for Growth (Germany)

    29 February 2012

    HOCHTIEF, one of the leading international providers of construction-related services, releases 2011 Annual Report marked by negative nonrecurring items, but also by operational strength. Inherited issues put pressure on earnings thus a consolidated net loss of EUR 160 million is reported. However, order backlog and work done exceed levels of record year 2010. Estimations for […]

  • REpower introduces new MM-series wind turbine (Germany)

    26 October 2010
    Technology

    * REpower MM100 with 1.8 MW rated power developed especially for the North American market * Turbine to be presented to the public at the CanWEA wind energy trade fair in Canada for the first time REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) will present its new MM100 wind turbine at the CanWEA Canadian wind energy trade […]

  • WeserWind and Alstom Bag Contract for Baltic 2 Substation (Germany)

    23 November 2011
    Grid Connection

    EnBW has commissioned a consortium consisting of the WeserWind and Alstom to build the substation for Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. Wind farm will consist of 80 Seiemens’ 3,6MW wind turbines located 32 km north of the island Rügen. Alstom will be in charge of electrical construction and Weser Wind in charge of steel construction. […]

  • Logistics Will Present Great Hurdle for Offshore Wind Power (Germany)

    26 January 2012

    Offshore wind report shows: infrastructure and logistics know-how need to develop significantly to ensure the turnaround towards renewable energy production. The plan of the German government to increase renewable energy pro-duction includes the goal of a production capacity from offshore wind parks of 10 gigawatts until 2020 to replace the national nuclear power production. Currently […]