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  • Germany Accepts First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Auction Bid

    13 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur has selected three offshore wind projects by DONG Energy and one project by EnBW in the first auction for grid connections and funding for existing offshore wind farm projects, with one of the operators offering the lowest price bid of 0.00 Euro cents per kilowatt-hour.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • ArcelorMittal to Showcase Its Wind Energy Credentials at HUSUM WindEnergy, Germany

    11 September 2012

    ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel and mining company, will present its wind turbine expertise at the industry’s biggest event, HUSUM WindEnergy 2012. Taking place every two years in Husum, Germany, the fair has been gathering the industry’s movers and shakers for 25 years and is a key showcasing event for research and products. ArcelorMittal will […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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: BLG to Present Its Services at Husum Wind Energy 2012

    3 August 2012

    BLG WindEnergy Logistics will present its logistics services to the offshore industry at the Husum Wind Energy 2012. The spectrum of BLG’s services includes organizing and managing the logistics chain from procurement and production, storage and transportation to installation at sea. In Bremerhaven, BLG has set up an offshore terminal, on which up to 900 […]

  • Germany: Brancor, HYSSING Postpone First Payment for Gode Wind II

    1 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, has not received the first payment from the sale of the “Gode Wind II” offshore wind farm project which was originally scheduled for the 29th February 2012. PNE WIND AG now expects this payment on 23rd March 2012 together with the second installment from the buyer, HYSSING […]

  • France, Germany Join Forces to Push Offshore Wind Energy Forward

    20 February 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided yesterday in Paris to strengthen the German-French cooperation in the field of energy policy. “As the German-French exchange platform for the offshore industry, we support this decision,” said Mélanie Persem, Managing Director of the German-French renewables office (DFBEE). On the occasion of the second Franco-German […]

  • 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: 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: 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: 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 […]

  • Germany: Windreich Drives MEG I Development Regardless of Insolvency Proceedings

    20 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Windreich GmbH continues driving the development of the offshore wind farm MEG I and targets the financial close within this year. Negotiations on the new management with suppliers, potential investors and the advisory banks were positive. “We are pleased by the constructive feed-back which we got from our most important partners in developing our second […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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: 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: 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) […]

  • 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] […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]