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  • Germany Could Lower Limit on Damages Caused by Grid Connection Delays

    28 November 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Parties of the German ruling coalition agreed yesterday to lower the limit on damages that grid operators must pay for delays when connecting offshore wind farms to the grid, Joachim Pfeiffer from the Christian Democratic Union told Bloomberg. The limit on damages when grid companies are found negligent was reduced to EUR 17.5 million from […]

  • Germany: Cuxport Handles 22 Tower Sections for Offshore Wind Park

    14 May 2013

    The terminal operator, Cuxport, handled a major order for the wind turbine manufacturer REpower Systems SE between the end of February and the middle of May – and completed it without making any errors at all. Cuxport transhipped 22 tower segments, which were manufactured at AMBAU in Cuxhaven. The components are earmarked for 11 offshore […]

  • Germany: Norton Rose Advises Consortium of Banks on Investment in Butendiek OWF

    10 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    International legal practice Norton Rose has advised a consortium of banks led by KfW IPEX-Bank, UniCredit and Bremer Landesbank on the financing of the offshore wind farm Butendiek in the North Sea. The consortium finances this large-scale project with loans in the total amount of approximately €855m; the overall investment volume is about €1.3bn. The […]

  • Germany: Overdick Delivers Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel “Innovation”

    14 August 2012

    Overdick has announced that the Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel “Innovation” has successful completed sea and jacking trials and has been delivered to their clients of HGO Infra Sea Solutions (HOCHTIEF Solutions and GeoSea) by the shipyard Crist in Gdynia. The HLJV “Innovation” is the most capable Jack-Up Crane unit in the world and it has […]

  • Germany: Sietas Undocks Jack-Up Vessel for Offshore Wind Farms

    2 April 2013

    The hull is complete, the steelwork concluded, the building of the deckhouse has begun – in the dock of Sietas shipyard the first jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms developed and constructed in Germany is currently taking shape. Construction started in April 2012; the handover of the ship to the client, the renowned Dutch marine […]

  • Germany: DOTI Invites Tenders for Vessel Chartering Services for OW Projects

    6 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld- und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG (DOTI) is inviting tenders for vessel chartering services relating to offshore wind projects in the German North Sea. The subject of the contract to be awarded is the charter of maximum two suitable passenger vessels, capable of carrying at least 24 people, including a team for the […]

  • Germany: Rescue Helicopter Commissioned for Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Project

    8 October 2013

    A new rescue helicopter was commissioned into service for the Baltic 2 offshore wind project yesterday (October 7) at the airport in Güttin (Vorpommern-Rügen district). The Eurocopter BK 117 helicopter is specially equipped for rescue operations at sea. The network operator 50 Hertz and the wind turbine manufacturer EnBW are covering the hiring costs for […]

  • REpower Develops System to Harmonise Wind Farm Management Systems (Germany)

    20 September 2011
    Technology

      REpower Systems SE (WKN 617703) is launching a system to harmonise wind farm management systems in September. The new REguard Interface B IEC 61400-25 is available now for all wind farms around the world in which REpower turbines are used. The system means that the various interfaces in a wind farm can be replaced […]

  • Germany: Floating LiDAR System Starts North Sea Measuring Operations

    14 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Within the framework of the project “Offshore Measuring Buoy” – funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Envi­ronment – Fraunhofer scientists carried out the first North Sea deployment of the floating LiDAR system. A Windcube LiDAR device made by the company Leosphere has been integrated into the buoy. LiDAR wind measuring buoy for measur­ing […]

  • Germany: MMT Conducting Survey for Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Park

    26 March 2013
    Environment

    MMT (Sweden) has been appointed by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH to conduct a pre lay survey and ROV inspection of the IAG at the Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Park. This project is now ongoing and MMT uses the survey & ROV vessel IceBeam, equipped with a Kongsberg EM2040 Dual Head Multibeam and a Sub-Atlantic Mohican […]

  • Germany: Siemens’ Wind Division Generates EUR 178 Million in Profit

    7 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Siemens’ wind power business has generated €179 million in profit, show the company’s fiscal 2013 results for the fourth quarter. Comparing to the same period last year profit rose 34%, mostly by increased installation of offshore wind farms in Europe, while the revenue rose 10% year-over-year due primarily to the growth in Europe. Revenue in […]

  • Germany: Prince Joachim of Denmark and Minister Altmaier to Visit HUSUM WindEnergy

    10 September 2012

    This year HUSUM WindEnergy is expecting high-ranking visitors: Germany’s environment minister Peter Altmaier and H.R.H. Prince Joachim of Denmark will be visiting the world’s biggest wind trade fair. His Royal Highness Prince Joachim’s attendance on 19 September 2012 emphasises Husum’s long association with neighbouring Denmark, which from the very first has been a partner of […]

  • tkb Inks Contract for Offshore Windfarm Innogy Nordsee 1 (Germany)

    16 December 2011

    RWE Innogy Nordsee 1 GmbH has awarded a contract to tkb Technologiekontor Bremerhaven for Offshore Windfarm Innogy Nordsee 1. The project includes the preparation of the basic design for 54 jackets, standard braced frame steelwork sub-structure and the associated 4 steelwork pile foundations per jacket. About Innogy Nordsee 1: Innogy Nordsee 1 is situated approximately 32 […]

  • Gardline Completes Marine Soil Investigation for Innogy Nordsee 1 (Germany)

    23 December 2011

    At the request of Innogy Nordsee 1 GmbH, Gardline Geosciences Limited performed a marine soil investigation for the proposed offshore wind farm Innogy Nordsee 1 which is located off the German coastline and 40 km to the north of the island of Juist. The projected area of the proposed site was 145.6km². The objective of […]

  • Germany: Dong, Siemens Enter into Agreement for 6 MW Wind Turbines

    11 April 2013

    DONG Energy and Siemens AG have entered into agreements securing potential supplies and servicing of a total of 154 offshore wind turbines of 6 megawatt each, giving a total capacity of 924 megawatt. The agreements give DONG Energy the option to install the turbines on its Gode Wind projects in Germany from 2015. Utilisation of […]

  • Germany: Topping-Out Ceremony for Heligoland’s Offshore Wind Service Stations

    8 October 2013

    The topping-out ceremony will be celebrated for two new buildings on Heligoland today. The offshore wind farms Nordsee Ost (295 MW) of RWE Innogy and Meerwind Süd | Ost (288 MW) of WindMW GmbH, which are currently being built about 30 km north of the island, are to be operated and maintained over a period […]

  • Germany: Order for Second Jack-Up Vessel Cannot Currently Be Filled

    12 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    In June 2012 the creditors’ committee voted in favour of an offer by the VeKa Group of the Netherlands to take over the Sietas shipyard. Despite six months of intensive negotiations, it was not possible to complete the deal. The reason is that the Sietas shipyard currently has only one order for a new construction, […]

  • Germany: Second Phase of Global Tech I Internal Cabling Starts

    19 July 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The second cable installation phase at the Global Tech I offshore wind farm has started. The first cables have already been laid between the foundations and pulled into them, and now it is time for them to be flushed into the ocean floor by the installation vessel Cable Innovator and its Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) […]

  • Germany: Preparation Begins for Offshore Wind Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference

    9 October 2012

    In little over a month, the first-ever Offshore Wind Energy Summit with an exclusive focus on grids, foundations and installation technology will take place in Hamburg, the principal location for offshore wind in Europe. More than 150 senior level wind industry executives – already comprised of 25 Utilities and 80 installation specialists – have begun […]

  • Palfinger supplies cranes for alpha ventus offshore wind farm (Germany)

    15 August 2010
    Technology

    Palfinger has supplied 24 cranes for alpha ventus, Germany’s first offshore wind farm. A platform and nacelle crane on each wind turbine… (cranestodaymagazine) [mappress] Source: cranestodaymagazine, August 15, 2010;

  • Bladt, Steelwind to Deliver Hardware for Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farms in Germany

    6 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Bladt Industries and Steelwind Nordenham have signed monopile foundation supply contracts with Ørsted for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany. In addition to the contracts for the two projects, Ørsted has also secured call-off rights with the two manufacturers for further volume for other projects, if needed. “[By] […]

  • First Part of Cable Laying Done at Nordsee Ost OWF, Germany

    11 September 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Last week, VSMC completed the first part of laying 52 infield cables for the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. VSMC started their work on 3 August and completed the installation of the 25 cables within a month and ahead of schedule. VSMC was able to bring the start of the project forward by temporarily using […]

  • ‘Oleg Strashnov’ Prepares for TP Installation at Meerwind Süd/Ost, Germany

    15 March 2013

    One of the world’s largest installation vessels, Oleg Strashnov, is in Cuxhaven since Tuesday, waiting to load components for a wind farm northwest of Helgoland. A total of six transition pieces (TPs) will be loaded onto the vessel, after which they will be installed at the Meerwind Süd/Ost offshore wind farm. The HWG members, Ambau […]

  • Over 200 Offshore Wind Industry Executives to Meet in Hamburg, Germany

    30 August 2012

    More than 200 senior level offshore wind industry executives – already comprised of 14 offshore developers and over 50 installation specialists – have begun to engage with one another in preparation for their arrival at Hamburg’s Intercontinental Hotel for the 4th Annual Offshore Wind Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference (November 20-22, 2012). Delegates are geared […]

  • Global Wind Energy Industry to Meet at HANNOVER MESSE 2013 (Germany)

    27 February 2013

    The global wind energy industry will meet once again at the Wind Trade Fair the HANNOVER MESSE 2013 (from April 8 to April 12). All major manufacturers, suppliers, logistics providers, operators, service providers and measurement services, energy businesses, research institutions and developers from the wind industry will be present. They will show the latest concepts […]

  • Germany: Schaeffler Introduces High-Performance Bearing Concepts for Rotor Shafts

    21 September 2012
    Technology

    The rolling bearings for rotor shaft bearing arrangements are subjected to highly dynamic loads and operating conditions. Schaeffler develops solutions for rotor bearing arrangements for all modern wind turbine variants from 220 kW up to the current multi-megawatt class. The different concepts range from the classic 3-point shaft bearing arrangement and hub bearing arrangement up […]