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  • Geowynd Nets Contract for Borkum Riffgrund 3 OWF

    1 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    The UK-based company Geowynd has signed a contract with Ørsted for the provision of consulting and engineering services for the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. Geowynd will provide numerical analysis and advanced soil parameterisation for monopile foundation design at the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm, located in the German sector of […]

  • Ørsted Reaches 7 GW Offshore Wind Capacity with Turbine No. 1500

    11 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has installed its 1,500th offshore wind turbine with which the world’s leading offshore wind developer reached 7 GW of capacity installed. Ørsted achieved this milestone recently after installing the 25th Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbine on the 752 MW Borssele 1 & 2 wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Before construction start […]

  • Jack Up Barge Completes Kriegers Flak Mission

    2 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Vessels

    Jack Up Barge (JUB) has completed a support and supply contract for the hook-up and commissioning of two offshore platforms at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish Baltic Sea.

  • All Borkum Riffgrund 2 Turbines Up

    3 September 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel Bold Tern installed the final MHI Vestas 8MW turbine on Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm on Friday, 31 August, completing the project ahead of schedule.

  • Top News of the Week, 31 July – 6 August

    6 August 2017

    E.ON Wins Robin Rigg Dispute Against MT Højgaard The UK Supreme Court has ruled against MT Højgaard (MTH) in the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm dispute and in favour of E.ON Climate and Renewables. Deepwater Wind Teams Up with Tesla for 144MW OWF in Massachusetts Deepwater Wind unveiled plans for its newest project off the […]

  • Ørsted and Vattenfall to Keep KEM Offshore CTVs Busy

    17 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Denmark-based vessel owner KEM Offshore has won two contracts to provide its crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for Ørsted’s and Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms.

  • John Laing Makes First Offshore Wind Investment by Buying into Nordergründe OWF

    19 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    John Laing Group, a London-based international originator, investor and manager of infrastructure projects, has acquired a 30% stake in the 110.7MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm, which saw its first turbine going up on Tuesday. The Nordergründe project is John Laing’s second German wind investment and its first investment in offshore wind. Ross McArthur, Managing Director […]

  • Germany Kicks Off 5.5 GW Offshore Wind Tender

    28 February 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has launched a tender for three centrally pre-investigated areas in the North Sea with a combined offshore wind capacity of 5.5 GW. The three sites, with a combined 5,500 MW of projected generating capacity, are situated about 110 kilometres northwest of Borkum Island, bordering the Netherlands’ exclusive economic zone. Bids must […]

  • Germany: Foundation Pouring for M5000-135 Offshore Wind Turbine

    16 April 2013

    With guests from politics and industry, AREVA Wind celebrated the pouring of concrete for the foundation intended for the wind turbine prototype M5000-135. The event took place close to the motorway A27 in Bremerhaven. M5000-135 is the new version of the M5000, which has already proven itself at German first offshore wind farm Alpha Ventus. […]

  • Germany: EnBW Q1 EBITDA Reaches EUR 874.5 Million

    7 May 2013

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG generated € 5.75 billion of revenue in the first three months of its current 2013 fiscal year (+12.8 percent), and adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation adjusted for non-operating effects) of € 874.5 million (+1.8 percent). At 33.5 billion kWh, EnBW’s electricity sales were down by 3.5 percent […]

  • Euskalforging to Supply 41 Flanges for Baltic 2 OWF in Germany

    29 April 2013

    Since the completion of Amrumbank and Humber Gate order for flange foundations (80 + 73 sets), Euskalforging was awarded with 41 flanges for Baltic II last week, and foundations will be supplied by Ambau.  Last year, the company secured a contract to supply 3 connecting flanges for the prototype of NENUPHAR floating foundation, an innovative […]

  • Germany: First Submarine Cable Section Laid for Baltic 2

    23 April 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The work for the network connection of the second German offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, the EnBW Baltic 2, is in progress. The vessel Aura rinsed the first submarine cable section into the Baltic ground, on Saturday, 20 April 2013, for the connection of Baltic 2. A total of sixty kilometers of submarine […]

  • AllCon Provides Qualified Service Technicians for Wind Industry (Germany)

    26 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    It is no wonder that some wind energy companies are reluctant to hire new employees on a long-term base. Not only is the policy always sending mixed signals on the future of the wind energy, but the network operators are also facing difficulties to connect the wind turbines on time. This means that the high […]

  • Germany: Windreich Opts for High Quality Technologies in Offshore Wind

    29 July 2013

    There have been a lot of negative messages lately about quality problems related to various foreign wind turbine manufacturers. This mostly comes as a result of constructing cheap parts and applying onshore technology to offshore wind turbines by majority of large energy companies. In addition, the topics of performance, reliability, durability, safety and accessibility by […]

  • Germany: 40th Tripod Foundation Installed at Global Tech I

    18 June 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The 40th tripod foundation was installed at the Global Tech I wind farm in the North Sea yesterday, thus marking the completion of the first installation stage, achieved after 14 trips to the construction site. Arjen Schampers, Technical Director of Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH said: “We are very proud of the INNOVATION offshore […]

  • Berlin to Host Conference of Wind Power Engineering Community (Germany)

    12 June 2013

    The Conference of the Wind Power Engineering Community (COWEC), which is taking place June 18 and 19, 2013, at the Estrel Berlin in Berlin, Germany, will focus on the key challenges facing the wind power industry. More than 80 speakers from 20 countries will provide expert insights into all aspects of the industry, from the […]

  • Three Global Tech I Foundations on Their Way to Bremerhaven, Germany

    30 May 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    On May 29, three foundations of the Global Tech I offshore wind farm were picked up by the pontoon “Louis” at the Nordseewerke facilities in Emden and are currently being towed to Bremerhaven. They belong to the first manufacturing lot of 40 foundations for which the ARGE Tripod Global Tech 1 (consortium of WeserWind WeserWind […]

  • Germany: Ingeteam to Showcase Its Expertise at EWEA Offshore 2013

    11 November 2013

    Ingeteam will exhibit at EWEA Offshore 2013, the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition that will take place in Frankfurt, Germany from 19-21 November. At the event, Ingeteam will be showcasing its electrical equipment for wind turbines up to 10 MW. The display at Stand 31D70 in Hall 3.1 will include a power […]

  • EMS Opens Offshore Service Station in Port of Borkum, Germany

    12 September 2013
    Ports & Logistics

    The EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH newly opened up an offshore service station (OSS) in the port of Borkum. From the 1st of October 2013 the EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH is able to offer different services for shipping companies, offshore wind farm operators and / or wind turbine manufactures on the north sea island Borkum. In […]

  • Bank Group Prematurely Extends WKN Loan Contract (Germany)

    11 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Recently the existing syndicated working capital credit line for the project developer WKN AG has been prematurely extended for about another two years. The credit line of 29 million Euros secures the firm financial base for the operative business of the next coming years. The bank consortium led by Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and the Deutsche Bank […]

  • Offshore Wind Growing Despite Unclear Pathway Forward (Germany)

    10 September 2013

    The buzzword of the Offshore Wind industry today is the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) – the lifetime cost of the project, per unit of energy generated – which needs to be lowered in order to maximise the size of the industry. Many have worked to achieve this and now the results are to be […]

  • Germany: Energiekontor Sells Nordergründe Offshore Wind Farm to wpd

    6 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Energiekontor AG, based in Bremen, has agreed today with the Bremen project developer wpd on the sale of an offshore wind farm, the Nordergründe. The buyer is a subsidiary of wpd Offshore GmbH. The Nordergründe offshore wind farm will comprise 18 wind turbines of the REpower 6M type, and will be built at a […]

  • First Cable Laid at DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    18 July 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The next major step has been taken at the DanTysk offshore wind farm – a first cable has been laid between foundations 39 and 40. The sea conditions were perfect for executing this operation for the first time on DanTysk. It did not go smoothly the entire time. Some wires broke and had to be […]

  • Germany: Last TP on Its Way to Meerwind Süd/Ost

    1 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The work is finally done after eighteen months; all 80 monopiles for the Meerwind Süd/Ost project were delivered back in April this year, and the last TP or transition piece has now left the AMBAU Cuxhaven production hall. More than 85,000 tonnes metres in surface area coated in a specialised offshore coating system. “We are […]

  • Areva, Energiekontor Plan to Test 8MW Turbine at Drochtersen, Germany

    19 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Areva Wind, the wind turbine manufacturer from Bremerhaven, has teamed up with a development company Energiekontor from Bremen to test Areva’s 8MW wind turbine in Asselermoor, Drochtersen, in Lower Saxony, according to German media. The aim of the tests is to obtain a type certification, which is a prerequisite for serial production. The turbine is […]

  • Winergy Presents HybridDrive at Hannover Messe Trade Show (Germany)

    7 April 2011
    Technology

    Winergy, the global leader for drive train technology in the wind industry, will showcase the newest member of its product range, the “HybridDrive”, at the Hannover Messe trade show (April 4-8, 2011) in hall 27, booth H23 . The very compact drive train concept combines the gearbox and generator in a single product. 30 years […]