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  • 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 […]

  • EnBW and Siemens sign contract for the supply of 80 wind turbines (Germany)

    10 June 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH and Siemens Energy have today signed a contract for the supply of 80 wind turbines each with a capacity of 3.6 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 120 meters for the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2. The order, which represents an investment volume in the triple-digit million range, marks […]

  • PNE Sells Gode Wind II to Brancor Capital Partners (Germany)

    29 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG is selling its shares in PNE Gode Wind II GmbH, in which the offshore wind farm project “Gode Wind II” is being developed, to HYSSING Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, which is held by the Danish Brancor Capital Partners APS. The agreed purchase price for all shares of PNE Gode […]

  • Germany: First Tripod Foundations Head to Global Tech I Site

    17 September 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    The first three tripod foundations for the offshore wind farm Global Tech I have been shipped with the INNOVATION heavy-lift jack-up vessel from Bremerhaven to the construction area. This will start the construction of the wind farm, which is located 180 kilometers north-west off Bremerhaven in the North Sea. The wind farm will contain 80 […]

  • Wind Industry Urges Ministers to Set a Binding 2030 Target (Germany)

    20 November 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Offshore wind energy is a “no-regrets” option for green growth, job creation and decarbonisation, ministers and delegates heard yesterday at the opening session of EWEA OFFSHORE 2013 in Frankfurt. But the energy projects coming online today will run for 30 years, so to ensure the right choices are made, a binding renewables target for 2030 […]

  • Germany to expand offshore wind power, UK might miss their targets

    29 July 2010
    R&D

    Norbert Röttgen, German Federal Environment Minister, has thrown his backing behind developing more offshore wind farms in Germany. Röttgen announced today that offshore companies can rely on debt guarantees from the governemnt to secure the financing of “10 mega projects” in the North and Baltic seas up until the end of 2011. The announcement signals […]

  • Dock Laying Ceremony for SylWin Alpha Held at Nordic Yards (Germany)

    3 September 2012

    With the dock laying of SylWin alpha, Nordic Yards has reached another milestone in the production of the offshore converter platform. In Warnemünde, the traditional ceremony – which is known as “keel laying” in the case of ships – was held in the presence of representatives of the client Siemens Energy and the end customer, […]

  • HiPRWind Aims for 10MW and 20MW Offshore Floating Wind Turbines (Germany)

    28 March 2011

    The European Union’s HiPRWind project hopes to produce floating offshore wind-turbines with more than double the production capacity of … (publicservice) [mappress] Source: publicservice, March 28, 2011

  • HiPRWind Aims to Develop 20 MW Offshore Wind Turbine (Germany)

    4 April 2011
    R&D

    The European Union’s High Power, High Reliability Offshore Wind Technology (HiPRWind) project is looking into the development of up to 20 MW…   (reinforcedplastics) [mappress] Source: reinforcedplastics, April 04, 2011

  • Heli Service to Back Isolation Procedures at EWE’s Offshore Wind Farms

    21 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Heli Service International will provide a 12-passenger helicopter for isolation procedures at EWE’s offshore wind farms is Germany. EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (OSS) selected Heli Service on 16 April. The negotiations were held under an emergency procurement process and in addition to the tender closed in March. Last month, the helicopter service provider won […]

  • BSH OKs Ostwind 1 Offshore Cable Project

    17 August 2015
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    50Hertz has received an approval for its Ostwind 1 offshore cable project within the EEZ from Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH). “We are greatly pleased with the permit for this last 20 kilometre section in the EEZ. This means that the entire cable route is now approved,” said Uwe Gyßer, Ostwind 1 project leader […]

  • Prontport Secure AUG Licence

    27 July 2015

    Prontoport’s increasing presence in Europe has been marked by the successful application of its AUG ‘labour leasing’ license. The Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AUG) is the law which regulates the business of one company transferring its employees to work temporarily with another company within Germany. Obtaining the license involves rigorous due diligence and it’s a further endorsement that Prontoport’s financial management […]

  • Offshore Wind Expects Record Year

    5 May 2015
    Grid Connection

    Offshore wind industry can expect to install a record capacity of 4.2 GW in 2015, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance report. These predictions follow last year’s delays which prolonged some project completions for this year. Last year saw just 868MW constructed, 1GW less than expected. Germany is expected to install more than 2.3 GW […]

  • IX Wind Opens Tokyo Office

    20 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based consultancy and engineering company IX Wind has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan, with an aim to service the APAC renewables market. Earlier this year, IX Wind signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TÜV SÜD for collaboration in the Japanese wind energy market. The deal focuses on the performance improvement and inspections […]

  • All Foundations Up at Zhuhai Jinwan Offshore Wind Farm

    26 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    All turbine foundations have been installed at the Zhuhai Jinwan offshore wind project in China. To remind, the first of the project’s 55 MySE5.5MW turbines was installed on 6 May at the site located in the southern part of Sanzao Island, Zhuhai City. The 300 MW offshore wind farm is being developed by Guangdong Yudean […]

  • Photo of the Day: ‘Seacat Intrepid’ Departs for Helgoland

    29 October 2014
    Vessels

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: ‘Seacat Intrepid’ left Isle of Wight this morning and it is now heading to Germany to work with WindMW, the developer of the Meerwind offshore wind farm. South Boats IOW, which built this 26m DNV class wind farm support/crew transfer vessel for Seacat Services, published the photo on its social media pages. ‘Seacat Intrepid’ […]

  • Sif Receives Foundation Order from Japan

    27 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Sif Holding has entered into exclusive negotiations for the delivery of 33 monopiles and transition pieces for an offshore wind project in Japan. The current state of negotiations has led to a pre-order of the 25KTon of steel for the undisclosed project. According to Sif, the manufacture of the monopiles and transition pieces and the […]

  • TenneT to Finalize Sale of Two German Grid Connection Projects This Year

    31 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT’s CEO Mel Kroon told Reuters that the company will finalize the sale of minority stakes in the SylWyn1 and DolWyn1 cables by the end of this year as it needs to raise funds to build new power links in Germany. This sale will total in 6 out of 10 TenneT’s German offshore projects valued […]

  • Vos Prodect to Showcase Their Expertise in Frankfurt

    21 October 2013

    Vos Prodect Innovations will be exhibiting at the world’s largest offshore wind energy event “EWEA OFFSHORE 2013”, which will be held between 19-21 November 2013, in Frankfurt – Germany. Messe Frankfurt will be hosting the event, which successfully gathers exhibitors and participants from the entire offshore wind energy supply chain. Vos Prodect Innovations will be […]

  • BREAKING: Germany Rakes In EUR 12.6 Billion Through ‘Dynamic Bidding’ Offshore Wind Auction

    12 July 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Industry

    Germany’s first dynamic bidding process, covering four offshore wind zones with a combined capacity of 7 GW, has generated EUR 12.6 billion in proceeds, according to the Federal Network Agency. The bidding period for the participation in the tenders for the four areas that were not centrally pre-examined ended on 1 June. The auction entered […]

  • Ørsted Picks Prysmian Inter-Array Cables for Its New OWFs in Germany

    28 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded Prysmian with a contract worth more than EUR 60 million for the design, supply, termination and testing of inter-array submarine cable systems for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany. Prysmian will supply more than 150 kilometres of 66 kV XLPE–insulated cables that will connect the […]

  • EU Nods to German Offshore Surcharge Reductions

    28 March 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has found Germany’s plans to grant reductions on an offshore surcharge to electro-intensive users and railways to be in line with EU State aid rules.

  • Met Office to Monitor Weather over Veja Mate and Nordsee One

    19 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, has signed new contracts to provide forecast services during the construction of the 322MW Nordsee One and the 402MW Veja Mate, the two offshore wind farms to be built in the south west of the German Bight area of the North Sea. The Nordsee One OWF will […]

  • Iberdrola’s EUR 2 Billion Green Bond to Fund Saint Brieuc, Baltic Eagle OWFs

    8 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has launched a green hybrid bond amounting to EUR 2 billion and will use the raised funds to finance and refinance the Saint-Brieuc and Baltic Eagle offshore wind farms in France and Germany, respectively. The company said that this was the largest green hybrid bond issue in its history and that, in just one month, […]

  • DNV GL to Hold Offshore Wind Courses in Germany and Poland

    13 October 2014
    Training & Education

    DNV GL will soon hold one-day courses in Germany and Poland for offshore wind industry professionals who wish to acquire a comprehensive overview of the subject and to have the latest technology and issues clearly explained. Offshore wind resource and energy yield, wind turbine and support structure technology, installation logistics and operational activities will be covered, […]

  • Areva’s 5MW Turbines to Spin at Wikinger OWF

    22 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    IBERDROLA and Areva have signed a contract for the supply of wind turbines to the Wikinger offshore project. The contract has been valued at approximately €620 million.   The French company will supply 70 M5000-135 5MW wind turbines, worth €550 million. For the first time, IBERDROLA will be installing 5-MW turbines in a wind facility. Under the terms […]