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  • ‘Fascination Offshore’ Exhibition Presented at Emden Offshore Days (Germany)

    5 September 2013

    Together with the city of Emden and the Maritime Competence Centre (MARIKO) in Leer, the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation is presenting their traveling exhibition “Fascination Offshore” at the 3rd Emden Offshore Days taking place from 4th to 5th September 2013. The exhibition was opened at 3:00 p.m. on 4th September by the Mayor of the […]

  • Germany: BARD Repositions in Wind Energy Market, Announces Layoffs

    20 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    BARD Group announced yesterday that it is repositioning itself in the wind energy market. With the offshore wind farm BARD Offshore 1 construction completed, the BARD Group has set a milestone in offshore wind energy. By September, all 80 wind turbines will be connected to the grid. After the completion of the construction phase of […]

  • Germany: Silicon Sheets to Harvest Electricity from Ocean Waves

    5 August 2013

    Eco-friendly electricity from wave energy: in a Bosch laboratory, a first demonstrator model shows how wave energy can be converted into electricity. A research network made up of four companies and two universities aims to establish sustainable power generation along the world’s coastlines. Until January 2015, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is […]

  • Germany: First Wind Turbine Installed at Borkum West 2

    30 July 2013

    “The first wind turbines are standing,” said Klaus Horstick, Managing Director of Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG, thus marking a major milestone in 200MW Borkum West 2 offshore wind farm development. The installation of the first wind turbine, out of a total of 40, was completed over the weekend by the jack-up MPI […]

  • Germany: Seajacks Installs First Turbines at Meerwind Wind Farm

    24 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks installation vessels Leviathan and Zaratan departed from the port of Esbjerg during the 16th and 17th July 2013, to begin installing the first batch of 80 Siemens 3.6MW offshore turbines at Meerwind Offshore Wind Park. The first turbine was successfully erected by the team on-board Leviathan the very next day and all seven turbines […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Recognized as One of Most Innovative Companies

    7 July 2013
    Technology

    On 5th July, Nordic Yards has been awarded one of Germany’s most innovative companies. At a ceremony for the Top 100 companies at the Axel Springer Passage centre in Berlin, journalist and TV host Ranga Yogeshwar presented Nordic Yards’ managing director Vitaly Yusufov with the Top 100 prize for innovation. Nordic Yards is one of […]

  • Germany: Wind Farm and Transmission System Operators Join Forces

    20 June 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Offshore wind farm operators and transmission system operators for the North and Baltic Seas want to work together to pave the way for a steady development of offshore wind energy. On the initiative from TenneT, AG Betrieber, TenneT and 50 Hertz have decided to cooperate closely in order to continue efficiently the development of offshore […]

  • N-Sea to Exhibit at EWEA OFFSHORE 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany

    19 June 2013

    N-Sea will exhibit at EWEA OFFSHORE 2013, which will be held in the “Messe” in Frankfurt, Germany  from 19-21 November 2013. N-Sea Group is an integrated subsea infrastructure services provider, offering a wide range of assurance and maintenance services to the oil and gas, renewable, as well as civil contracting communities. EWEA OFFSHORE, the world’s […]

  • Bladt Sends Off Last Five Arkona TPs to Germany

    26 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Bladt Industries has shipped the remaining five transition pieces (TPs) for the Arkona offshore wind farm from the Port of Aalborg to Sassnitz, Germany.

  • Germany Could Exceed Its 2020 Offshore Wind Target

    24 July 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    German government’s goal of 6.5GW of grid-connected offshore wind power by 2020 could be surpassed as the industry could have 7.7GW connected to the grid by that time, according to a report from national industry organisations. 

  • Germany Sets Offshore Wind Targets, Tweaks Tendering Procedure

    6 November 2020
    Authorities

    German federal parliament (Bundestag) has passed an amendment to the Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG) which sets the country’s operational capacity targets to 20 GW by 2030 and 40 GW by 2040. The amendment was introduced by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). “With the target increase for offshore wind farms, it […]

  • Germany Raises 2030 Offshore Wind Target to 20 GW

    12 May 2020
    Authorities

    German federal government, the coastal states, and the transmission system operators have signed a joint agreement to raise Germany’s offshore wind capacity target from 15 GW to 20 GW by 2030. Following the meeting of the energy ministers last week, the final work on the agreement has now been completed. With the agreement, all parties […]

  • Germany to Kick Off Geotechnical Surveys in North, Baltic Seas

    7 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued early information about tender calls for geotechnical investigations and monitoring services for offshore wind farm areas in the North and Baltic Seas.  According to BSH’s prior notices from the end of December 2018, the tender calls for the provision of the works should be launched this […]

  • Northland Power and RWE Reforge Step-In Pact Offshore Germany

    6 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Northland Power Inc. and RWE Renewables GmbH have agreed to co-develop a cluster of offshore wind projects in the German North Sea with a total gross capacity of 1.3 GW. The partners signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company through which they plan to jointly develop, construct, and operate the cluster of three […]

  • TGS Kicks Off Multi-Client Wind and Metocean Measurement Surveys in German North Sea

    7 May 2024
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Norway-headquartered TGS has started a multi-client wind measurement campaign using two LiDAR buoys offshore Germany in the North Sea. The buoys, supplied by Green Rebel, are equipped with a multitude of sensors, allowing detailed measurement of wind, metocean, and environmental data. The collected data from the 24-month measurement campaign is streamed to shore and used […]

  • Further Delay of Liability Law Jeopardizes German Jobs, Says WAB

    22 August 2012
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    The offshore industry network WAB urges Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner to abandon the resistance to the law on the liability regime for offshore wind farms. The further delay of the law jeopardizes investment and jobs in Germany, said the industry association WAB in Bremerhaven. A study of the MCA along with the consulting firm […]

  • BARD: No co-operation with Spanish Gamesa Now in discussions with other possible partners (Germany)

    2 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Emden. The Bard Group and the Spanish Gamesa have terminated their negotiations over a possible co-operation. This was communicated by both companies in corresponding declarations. “We have learned from the talks, that our positions on the conditions of a co-operation in the offshore area were too far apart”, said Heiko Ross, Managing Director of BARD […]

  • Top News of the Week Jul 1 – 7, 2013

    7 July 2013

    China: Ming Yang Completes 6.5MW Wind Turbine Prototype China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”) , a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced that its first 6.5MW prototype super compact drive (“SCD”) wind turbine generator (“WTG”) has been successfully completed in June 2013, and installation and testing are expected […]

  • PNE: Energetic Start of 2015

    11 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    PNE WIND Group generated sales totaling euro 15.2 million (previous year: euro 32.9 million), an operating result (EBIT) of euro -6.0 million (previous year: euro -0.8 million) in the first three months of 2015. Martin Billhardt CEO of PNE WIND AG, “With our well filled onshore and offshore project pipeline, we have made a good start […]

  • ‘Gentle Giant’ to Work on Sandbank OWF

    22 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Subsea pile driving specialist MENCK, an ACTEON company, is providing its largest and most powerful hydraulic hammer to assist Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems with the installation of subsea foundations for Project Sandbank, a new 72-turbine strong wind farm in the North Sea. Known as the ‘Gentle Giant’, the MENCK MHU 3500S hydraulic hammer exerts a […]

  • Norstec Academy Students Dive Deep into Offshore Wind Industry

    14 July 2014
    Training & Education

    Wind Energy, Northern Germany, and Universität Oldenburg’s Post Graduate Programme Renewable Energy (PPRE) have been on a journey together for the past 30 years. Passionate students are encouraged to realize every opportunity they have to push forward for a sustainable future. Paul Lawson from the USA, a second semester masters student specializing in Wind Energy, […]

  • Blue Water BREB Enters German Offshore Wind Scene

    25 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Denmark’s Blue Water Shipping and Germany’s Bremer Reederei E&B (BREB) have formed a shipping and transport joint venture with the main focus on servicing the wind turbine industry in Germany. The range of services at the newly established Blue Water BREB GmbH will include port agency, stevedoring, loading, discharging, storage and transport. BREB has been active in […]

  • German LiDARs Get a Lift to China

    15 December 2017
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Cargolux, in cooperation with Globaltrans Internationale Logistik, has flown two shipments of measuring buoys from Luxembourg to China for the Zhangpu and Changle offshore wind projects.

  • Arcadis Ost 1 Order Lands on Vestas’s Desk

    24 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Following the financial close on the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, Vestas has secured a firm order for Parkwind’s first project in Germany, which will also be the first to use a new floating installation method to erect the wind turbines. Under the contract with Parkwind, Vestas will deliver 27 of its 9.5 MW […]

  • Albatros Goes Into Operation

    10 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The 112MW EnBW Albatros offshore wind project has commenced operations in the German North Sea. The EnBW Albatros project comprises 16 Siemens Gamesa SWT-7.0-154 turbines, the last of which was installed by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier in September. The 112MW offshore wind farm is located some 104km off the coast of Germany, in the immediate vicinity of […]

  • Acta Marine Finishes Two Cone Penetration Testing Projects

    31 December 2014
    Environment

    Acta Marine’s Coastal Chariot has successfully finished two cone penetration testing (C.P.T.) projects in U.K. and Germany. Coastal Chariot assisted a well-known geophysical services company in Liverpool waters and she has assisted a Swedish survey company in German waters. The projects, even while experiencing heavy weather, are both finalized as scheduled. During the operation in […]