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  • GeoSea Secures Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Deal

    25 May 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s marine engineering specialist GeoSea has consolidated its position in the renewable energy market by securing geotechnical site investigation works for the Fécamp offshore wind farm site in France, along with G-tec SAS. Works will be executed during summer 2014 for the account of WPD Offshore France SAS. Just a few weeks ago, GeoSea finished […]

  • McDermott, Van Oord Join AquaVentus Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    21 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    The AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen project has informed that another ten members have joined the German initiative since the beginning of May, this time also including companies outside Europe. Japanese utility J-Power (Electric Power Development) and the Japanese-Swiss joint venture Hitachi ABB Power are the new members of the AquaVentus consortium, as is the US offshore […]

  • First German-Flagged Damen FCS 2710 Gets to Work

    28 May 2021
    Vessels

    German vessel operator Opus Marine GmbH has held a naming ceremony in Cuxhaven for Allegro, a new Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710. Allegro is the first vessel of its kind to fly the German flag. Opus Marine will place the vessel within its existing fleet, consisting of six vessels for the offshore wind industry […]

  • 50Hertz Moves Forward with Ostwind 3 Grid Connection

    13 February 2024
    Authorities, Cables, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has received planning approval decisions for the offshore route of the Ostwind 3 grid connection project in the Baltic Sea. The planning approval refers to the section in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the section in the territorial sea, the so-called 12 nautical mile zone. The Ministry of […]

  • Smulders Delivers All Transition Pieces for EnBW’s He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm

    24 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Belgium’s Smulders has completed the load out of the transition pieces (TPs) for EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm at its yard in Newcastle, UK. The company completed the load out of the last TPs two weeks ago. Each unit has nearly a diameter of 9 metres and weighs 660 tonnes. All TPs were transported […]

  • Germany Gives Thumbs Up to 50Hertz 300 MW Offshore Grid Connection Project

    8 January 2024
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Planning & Permitting

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a planning approval decision for 50Hertz’s Ostwind 3 offshore wind grid connection in the Baltic Sea. According to BSH, the new standard for connecting offshore wind farms, the so-called 66 kV direct connection concept, is being implemented, that does not require the construction of additional substation platforms […]

  • Europe Sees 2.6GW Offshore Wind Boost in 2018

    7 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Europe installed 2.6GW of new offshore wind energy capacity in 2018, an 18% increase, according to the latest statistics by WindEurope. Fifteen new offshore wind farms were commissioned last year, with the UK and Germany accounting for 85% of the new capacity by adding 1.3GW and 969MW respectively. The average size of the new turbines […]

  • Munich Airport Looking to Procure Offshore Wind Power

    4 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Flughafen München GmbH, the operator of Munich Airport, has launched a tender for the supply of electricity from an offshore wind farm that will go into operation in 2026 or 2027. The airport operator is looking to award a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 40 GWh of electricity per year, generated by an offshore wind […]

  • 50Hertz Opens Tenders for Jack-Up Barge, Helicopter Emergency Services in German Baltic Sea

    10 January 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Vessels

    German transmission system operator (TSO) has issued a call for tenders for a jack-up barge that would connect to an offshore substation and (separately) for air rescue services, both for offshore wind farm assets in the German Baltic Sea. The jack-up barge will be connected to an offshore substation (OSS) by two independent gangways and […]

  • 300 Exhibitors to Show Up at WINDFORCE 2014 (VIDEO)

    4 March 2014

    WINDFORCE 2014, the key event of the offshore wind industry, is taking place in Bremen from 17 to 19 June. At the same time that national and international experts discuss markets, projects, environmental protection and research at the WINDFORCE conference in the congress area at the Bremen Fair site, exhibitors from Germany and overseas will […]

  • Ørsted Awards Blade Inspection and Repair Contracts for German Offshore Wind Farms

    18 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Ørsted has awarded RTS Wind a multi-million-euro contract for inspection and repair of wind turbine blades on its offshore wind farms in Germany. The developer held the tender last year, looking for a provider of internal and external blade inspection and repair for three of its offshore wind farms: Borkum Riffgrund 1, Borkum Riffgrund 2, […]

  • RWE Greenlights 1.6 GW German Offshore Wind Farms

    27 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has made the investment decision for its Nordseecluster, involving offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1.6 GW to be built in the German North Sea. The Nordseecluster is being implemented in two phases, Nordseecluster A and Nordseecluster B, each comprising two offshore wind farms. Nordseecluster A has a total capacity of 660 […]

  • RWE, GWS Establish Fleet Servicing Team at Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm

    9 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance

    Global Wind Service (GWS), appointed by RWE to establish dedicated teams under the developer’s new Fleet Servicing model, said on 6 August that the first phase was completed at the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm in Germany, where the Fleet Servicing Team now entered the next phase of operations. In February 2024, RWE announced it […]

  • TenneT Starts Tendering Procedure for Offshore Cable Systems

    7 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has opened a qualification period for a tender for the supply and installation of HVAC cable systems in the N-3.7 and N-3.8 wind areas offshore Germany. The scope of the intended contract includes design, engineering, production, delivery, project management, and installation of three ≥155 kV HVAC subsea cable systems in […]

  • SgurrEnergy to Attend WINDFORCE 2014

    5 June 2014

    SgurrEnergy will share its offshore wind expertise at the WINDFORCE 2014 exhibition and conference in Bremen, Germany. Key personnel from the company’s Hamburg office will deliver presentations to the key players and leaders of the offshore wind industry, and will be showcasing SgurrEnergy’s Galion Lidar, from stand B41 on 17-19 June 2014. Raya Peterson, principal […]

  • Norstec Academy Student: WindEnergy Hamburg Rewarding Experience for Young Professionals

    18 November 2014
    Training & Education

    Norstec Academy student Olga Rocío Herrera has written the following article about her experience of a large European wind energy fair.  Thousands of people were moved by the wind in the last week of September. From different continents, after crossing seas and frontiers they gathered in Germany for WindEnergy Hamburg 2014. Engineers, scientists, students, companies and organizations […]

  • RWE’s Safety Manager Appointed as CWind’s Global Head of SHEQ

    3 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    CWind has created a new role in business to ensure that it continues to develop and maintain the highest levels of Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) as it expands its global footprint. Mr Kevin ‘Pat’ Paton has been appointed to the role of Global Head of SHEQ, making him responsible for the SHEQ functions […]

  • USA: Moog’s Software Improves Efficiency, Lowers Wind Turbine Service Costs

    11 September 2012
    Technology

    Moog Inc, a motion control solution provider and leading developer of pitch systems and products for wind turbines, introduced its new Wind Turbine Pitch Remote Terminal Software that allows operators and manufacturers greater control and a more in-depth understanding of the operation of the pitch systems, which are critical to the efficiency and safety of […]

  • AWS Truepower Officially Starts H2OCEAN Project (Spain)

    20 January 2012

    AWS Truepower has announced the official start of the H2OCEAN project at the Barcelona Science Park (PCB). The project, which is funded by the European Commission 7th Framework Programme, aims to develop an innovative design for an economically and environmentally sustainable multi-use open-sea platform to harvest offshore renewable power. The H2OCEAN platform will harvest wind […]

  • Siemens to become equity partner in offshore wind park installation specialist A2SEA (Denmark)

    29 June 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens will become shareholder (49 percent) in A2SEA A/S, a supplier of installation services for the construction of offshore wind farms. The Danish energy company, DONG Energy, will continue to be the main shareholder of the company. A2SEA in Fredericia, Denmark, employs about 200 people. Siemens´ goal of the engagement in A2SEA is to advance […]

  • Germany: ICT Carries Out E&I Engineering for Riffgat Offshore Wind Park

    30 January 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Strukton Hollandia JointVenture is building an offshore transformer platform for its German client, RIFFGAT GmbH offshore wind park 1. Two transformers are installed on the platform which convert the voltage delivered by the thirty 3.6 MW wind turbines from 33 kV to 155kV. Under normal operating conditions, auxiliary voltage for the platform is generated by […]

  • Floating LiDAR Deployed at Stromar Wind Project Site Offshore Scotland

    15 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) buoy has been launched at the Stromar floating wind farm site offshore Scotland. The E38 EOLOS LiDAR was deployed at the Stromar site off the coast of Caithness, approximately 50 kilometres from the Port of Wick on 8 September. Equipped with fully independent and remote sensing devices, the […]

  • Offshore Wind Lifts E.ON’s Renewables

    7 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    E.ON’s Renewables division saw a EUR 39 million increase in adjusted EBIT in the first half of 2019, primarily said to be due to the commissioning of offshore wind farms in the UK and Germany. The renewables adjusted EBIT equals EUR 275 million in the first six months, with the primary reason being the increase […]

  • DOC Wraps Up Trianel Borkum II Work

    23 April 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Tractebel DOC Offshore GmbH (DOC) has completed construction supervision of the inner array cabling at the Trianel Borkum II offshore wind farm (TWB II) in the German North Sea. From mid-August 2018, DOC supported this municipal offshore wind farm project with up to 14 DOC offshore experts, from the loading of the cables, the necessary […]

  • WINDEA one Stays on Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum Duty

    2 February 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) has secured a new charter contract through Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum for the provision of the crew transfer vessel, the WINDEA one. The special ship transports service engineers as well as freight and supply goods into the offshore wind farm, approximately 45 km from the island of Borkum. During the […]

  • Inter Array Cabling Starts at Sandbank OWF

    14 September 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    By laying in the first power cable between the monopiles “SB 28C” and “SB 29C”, Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) have started the inter array cabling of the Sandbank offshore wind farm, 90 km west of the coast of German island Sylt. Approximately 96 km of cables are to be installed within the wind farm. […]