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  • The Netherlands: Parts for DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm Shipped from Vlissingen

    23 January 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The first four of eight piles for offshore wind turbines were loaded on January 20 in Vlissingen for shipment to offshore wind farm DanTysk located in the North Sea, 70 kilometers west of the island of Sylt on the border between the Germany and Denmark. The 65 meter long piles will be carried with 151 meter long offshore […]

  • Salt, ZPMC to Design and Build New SOVs Chartered by Vattenfall

    19 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has selected Salt Ship Design (SALT) as the naval architect and ZPMC as the shipbuilder for the three new service operation vessels (SOVs) for which LDA recently signed contracts with Vattenfall. As reported in January, Vattenfall awarded long-term contracts to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs under which the vessel operator will build, own […]

  • HUSUM Wind Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

    14 October 2014

    The 25th anniversary of the successful wind fair is being celebrated in Husum today with high-calibre guests from the fields of politics and business. Guests will include Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister-President Torsten Albig and minister for economic affairs Reinhard Meyer. A limited edition wind chronicle is also being launched during the celebrations, charting a quarter of a […]

  • Amprion Picks Steel Contractor for Offshore Converter Platforms

    22 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    German shipbuilding company, Meyer Werft, has been awarded its first contract for steel construction work for four Amprion offshore converter platforms. Amprion Offshore has commissioned Dragados Offshore and Siemens Energy to build the offshore converter platforms. The consortium has now awarded parts of the production to Meyer Werft. Amprion said that the shipyard is to […]

  • Siemens, Netze BW to Equip Distribution Grid with Intelligence System

    14 May 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Siemens Smart Grid and distribution network operator Netze BW have started a joint project entitled “Distributed Grid Intelligence”. The project’s goal is to equip the power distribution grid in the Niederstetten region of Baden-Württemberg for the challenges of Germany’s transition to a new energy mix by implementing a distributed intelligence system. At the same time, […]

  • Germany: KfW IPEX-Bank Finances Construction of Two Innovative High-Tech Vessels

    20 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    With a loan of EUR 74 million a consortium of banks led by KfW IPEX-Bank is supporting the construction of two ultra-modern special transporters to be built at the Flensburg-based FSG shipyard for the Dutch heavy lift shipping company RollDock. KfW IPEX-Bank contributes EUR 37 million to the financing. The Dutch banks ABN AMRO and […]

  • Germany: Power Transmission Issues with North Sea Wind Farms Burden Siemens

    8 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In fiscal 2012, Siemens achieved a seven percent gain in revenue and a strong profit. Income from continuing operations was €5.2 billion and thus in line with expectations. New orders declined ten percent year-over-year. “A strong fourth quarter enabled us to fulfill our expectations for fiscal 2012 and achieve one of our best years ever,” […]

  • Blast Protection against Catastrophic Transformer Failure on Offshore Wind Turbines (Germany)

    7 December 2012
    Technology

    Scottish Southern Energy (SSE), the U.K.’s second largest energy company are very stringent in ensuring all potential risks are identified and conduct detailed HAZOP studies ahead of making Health and Safety decisions. One such study in this application identified a potential risk of catastrophic transformer failure. The transformer room is located at the base of […]

  • Germany: Nordex’s Order Backlog Up 50 Pct to EUR 873 Million

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Nordex Group posted a 4.4 percent increase in sales to EUR 421.1 million in the first half of 2012 (2011: EUR 403.3 million). This growth was driven by the Company’s core European market, where sales grew by 17.2 percent to EUR 338.2 million. At EUR 522 million, new orders remained steady at the previous […]

  • Germany: BBB Contracted to Perform High Level Training Courses on Wind Projects

    24 January 2013
    Training & Education

    Joachim Binotsch, general manager of BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH (BBB), and Sylvia Schubert, head of BBB’s wind assessment department, are contracted by the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) to perform high level training courses in a three-day-seminar with the title “Wind Measurements, Wind Yield and Due Diligence”. The seminar takes place in Berlin from 29 to […]

  • Germany: Construction of Trianel’s Borkum Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Next Stage

    16 April 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The installation work for the internal transformer platform for Trianel’s Borkum wind farm was successfully completed yesterday. During a two-day mission at the construction site, 45 kilometers off the Borkum’s coast, the heavy lift vessel Oleg Strashnov lifted the 2,400-ton deck onto the substructure (jacket).  Then the transformer platform and jacket were welded together. “With […]

  • Suzlon to Expose Its New 6.15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine in Germany

    18 November 2013
    Technology

    At the EWEA OFFSHORE 2013, the Suzlon Group – the world’s fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer – will unveil its new offshore turbine, the REpower 6.2M152. The new turbine features a rotor diameter of 152 metres, with the rotors sweeping an area larger than three football pitches. The nacelle alone is as big as two […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan to Validate Tidal Bladed Software with New Data (Germany)

    4 November 2013
    Technology

    After a successful initial study to validate their tidal turbine design software Tidal Bladed, GL Garrad Hassan are preparing for the next phase of full scale validation, under the Reliable Data Acquisition Project for Tidal (ReDAPT) project. Tidal Bladed is a commercial software package which can be used to calculate the performance of, and loading […]

  • Naming Ceremony Held for Fugro’s New Offshore Survey Coastal Vessel (Germany)

    9 July 2013

    The new Fugro Survey Vessel was christened on 8th of July 2013 by godmother Mrs. Irmgard Jeuken, in the presence of more than 140 guests, at the Fassmer Shipyard Berne. Directly after the naming ceremony the vessel was launched. During the following weeks all remaining works will be finished. On 8th of August 2013, after […]

  • Germany: Fraunhofer IWES Scientists to Develop New Method to Set Operating Reserve

    24 June 2013
    R&D

      In cooperation with the transmission system operator TenneT TSO GmbH, scientists from the Fraunhofer IWES intend to develop a new method to set the operating reserve on a daily basis. The advantage of this new method is the possibility to include forecasts, e.g. for the power input for wind energy and photovoltaics. With this, […]

  • First AREVA Wind Turbines on Their Way to Global Tech I Site (Germany)

    4 September 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The jack-up platform Thor, owned by HOCHTIEF Solutions, is heading to the Global Tech I construction area, carrying three wind turbine towers and gondolas. The vessel will reach the North Sea wind farm in about one day and then start the installation. The towers come in three sections and are transported in an upright position. […]

  • Germany: WINDEA to Expand Its Offshore Wind Services with Damen FCS 2610

    13 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG has signed a Letter of Intent together with DAMEN Shipyards regarding the sale of one  CTV new building in order to expand its all in all service portfolio for offshore wind farms. The vessel captivates through very good sea characteristics and high flexibility during operations. The WINDEA Offshore […]

  • Germany: Prime Capital to Raise USD 750 Million for Renewable Energy Investment

    11 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Prime Capital AG plans to raise EUR 600 million (USD 750 million)to invest in European renewable energy projects, the Bloomberg informs. It will raise the capital from pension funds and insurance companies and use it to finance 400MW of plants which are already operational or on their way to grid connection. The investment will go […]

  • Germany: Parker Launches New Cooling Unit at HUSUM Wind Energy 2012

    26 June 2012
    Technology

    Parker Hannifin Corporation, the leader in motion and control technologies, announced it will be launching its line of precision cooling units for wind turbines for the European wind market, utilizing the company’s two-phase evaporative cooling technology for large and offshore wind turbines, at the upcoming HUSUM Wind Energy 2012 exposition in Germany, September 18-22. The […]

  • GL Presents New Bladed Link to Offshore Code Checking Tools (Germany)

    30 November 2011

    In the years to come an increasing number of offshore wind turbine (OWT) installations are expected in deeper waters. This will require the use of more complex braced support structures such as jackets instead of the more widely used monopole foundations. For modelling OWT-specific aspects such as rotor aerodynamics and control system actions, designers are […]

  • EnBW Closes Third Quarter with Revenue up to EUR 13,76 Million (Germany)

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG closed its third quarter of the current fiscal year 2011 with 6.4% and 13.5% higher unit sales of electricity and gas, respectively. Compared to the prior year, electricity sales thus increased to 116.9 billion kilowatt-hours and gas sales to 42.8 billion kilowatt-hours. EnBW’s revenue rose by 6.3% to € 13,761 million. […]

  • EnBW Reports EUR 588 Million Net Loss in 1H 2011 (Germany)

    29 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Karlsruhe. In the first six months of 2011 EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG increased its revenue by 5.1% to a total of € 9,409.8 million. In contrast, there was a decline in earnings as expected. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (adjusted EBIT) fell by 24.2% in comparison to the corresponding prior-year period to € 878.1 […]

  • Windreich Awards MEG 1 Offshore Wind Farm Substation Contract (Germany)

    18 January 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Windreich AG has reached a new milestone for the construction of the ‘MEG 1’ offshore wind farm substation. The order for the 400 MW substation is worth tens of millions of euros. Consortium made up of Alstom Grid GmbH and SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG was commissioned for this job. The contract includes the manufacturing and […]

  • IHC to Deliver Noise Mitigation System for Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    18 January 2012

    IHC Offshore Systems, part of IHC Merwede, announces it has been awarded a rental contract for the Noise Mitigation System NMS-6900. Dutch offshore contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting will operate the NMS-6900 during the installation of 30 monopile foundations for the Riffgat offshore wind farm off the north-west coast of Germany. The contract has been signed […]

  • Wind Blade Composites Market Grows as Offshore Wind Energy Advances (Germany)

    16 January 2012

      Many nations have set challenging targets for renewable energy production and it was in this setting that AMI held the latest global conference on Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture in December 2011 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The UK Minister for the Environment had announced potential plans for another 29,000 wind turbines mainly offshore, and Siemens Energy […]

  • Germany: BARD Offshore Wind Farm Awards CTC Marine Projects with contract

    20 April 2010
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    CTC Marine Projects (a Member of Trico Marine Group) is awarded a significant contract for the installation and trenching of 80 infield…   [mappress] Source: rovworld, April 20, 2010;