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  • The Netherlands: T.O.S. Inks Deal with Towing Company

    22 February 2012

    T.O.S. (Transport & Offshore Services) and the German towing company Hans Schramm & Sohn Schleppschifffahrt have signed a contract for the ship delivery and total crewing of the NavTug FlatTop “Torsten”. In the beginning of this month Mr Torsten Andritter-Witt (Managing Director) and Mr. Kees Wagenaar (Managing Director T.O.S.) signed the total crewing contract. The […]

  • Vattenfall and Munich utility intend to build joint offshore wind farm in the German North Sea

    20 July 2010
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Vattenfall and the Munich municipal utility Stadtwerke München (SWM) have signed an agreement to form a joint venture for realisation of the offshore wind power project DanTysk. DanTysk offshore wind farm will be constructed 70 kilometres west of the island of Sylt with 80 turbines on 70 square kilometres with water depths up to 30 […]

  • German Parliament Passes Offshore Wind Law, TenneT Applauds

    30 November 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The German Parliament (Bundestag) passed the amended Energy Act. TenneT welcomes new amended Energy Act, which incorporates TenneT’s wishes and recommendations, providing greater legal certainty for investors in offshore wind energy. “TenneT instigated the discussion about the feasibility of the required development of wind energy in Germany well over a year ago. The discussion centred […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Delivers First Power

    29 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The first MHI Vestas 8.4MW wind turbine at the 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm has been commissioned and is delivering power to the German grid, Northland Deutsche Bucht GmbH said. “This is a great achievement for our Deutsche Bucht project,” said Jens Poulsen, Project Director of Northland Deutsche Bucht GmbH. “The rapid progress on installation and commissioning […]

  • Acta Auriga Starts Working at BARD Offshore 1 Site

    14 May 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Acta Marine has informed that its new walk-to-work vessel Acta Auriga commenced work at BARD Offshore 1 wind farm in Germany on 9 May.

  • TenneT Issues Second EUR 1 Billion Green Bond to Fund Offshore Wind Projects

    7 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT Holding B.V. has launched and priced its second EUR 1 billion Green Bond issue to finance the transmission system operator’s offshore wind-related projects.  The EUR 1bn dual tranche (10 and 20 year) bond issue, each sized at EUR 500 million with coupons of 1.000% and 1.875% respectively, has been issued with the support of five banks, Barclays […]

  • German Renewables Surpass 25 Pct Mark

    1 August 2012

    To date, 2012 was a record year for renewable energies in Germany. During the first six months of this year they exceeded for the first time the 25-percent mark. According to first estimations of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft – BDEW) renewable energies amounting to 67.9 billion […]

  • Amprion Breaks Ground on DolWin4 and BorWin4 Offshore Grid Connections

    19 July 2022
    Grid Connection

    German transmission system operator Amprion has started construction work on the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connection systems with a groundbreaking ceremony on Norderney Island’s North Beach. The drilling to cross below the island of Norderney marks the start of construction work for Amprion’s first offshore projects, which are scheduled to go into operation in […]

  • TenneT Seeks Construction Team for 2 GW Offshore Grid Platforms

    7 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has launched a qualification system for construction work on 2 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore platforms. The scope of this qualification system covers the Dutch offshore platforms, topsides and jackets, including auxiliary systems, together with the HVDC converter systems for the platform and the land station, and optional maintenance. […]

  • Schottel Propulsion Kit for Four Chinese Wind Turbine Installation Vessels

    25 November 2022
    Vessels

    Four Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) being built for Ouyang Offshore in Shanghai will be propelled by SCHOTTEL thrusters. Two electrically-driven SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers type 430 azimuth thrusters and two SCHOTTEL TransverseThrusters type STT 4 will be equipped on each of the vessels to ensure DP mode manoeuvrability and precise positioning. SCHOTTEL said the vessels will […]

  • Palfinger Gear for Merkur SOV

    14 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Ulstein Verft has signed a contract with Palfinger Marine for delivery of a complete winch package and a container skidding system onboard the Service Operations Vessel (SOV) currently under construction for the Germany-based Bernhard Schulte. 

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: The Big People Behind Big Projects (Atlas Professionals)

    3 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    With the sector now largely moving into the operations and maintenance phase – in addition to construction – even more space for employment is being created and it is a win-win-win situation, with the skilled workforce, recruiters and the industry players all benefiting from the industry’s progress.

  • Top News of the Week, 1 – 7 May 2017

    7 May 2017

    Offshore Wind Sparks Recruitment Drive at DEME Belgium’s DEME Group is recruiting more than 200 new employees throughout 2017 to meet the demand driven by the growth in offshore wind energy industry. Adwen’s Prototype 8MW Turbine Dwarfs Bremerhaven Skyline Adwen’s prototype 8MW wind turbine generator, currently under construction in Bremerhaven, Germany is now mechanically complete, […]

  • MingYang Launches Business & Engineering Centre in Hamburg

    7 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    MingYang has established a business and engineering centre in Hamburg, Germany, with an aim to introduce its latest offshore wind turbine products into the European market. The Chinese wind turbine manufacturer said that it was motivated by the growth of the offshore wind market in Europe, and that with its new centre it also wants […]

  • Trianel Borkum Seeks Corrective Maintenance Services

    4 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a tender seeking corrective maintenance work for the Trianel Windpark Borkum offshore wind farm in Germany. The contractor will be in charge of the corrective maintenance and optional repair/refurbishment of major components such as gearboxes, generators, blade sets and rotor hubs. The tender also covers work on the MV converters, MV switchboards, main […]

  • HEMS Crew Wanted for German Offshore Wind Farms

    26 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur (DOTI) and RIFFGAT Offshore Wind Farm GmbH have opened a tender seeking helicopter-assisted rescue services (HEMS) for the Riffgat and Alpha Ventus offshore wind projects in Germany. The contractor will be responsible for providing HEMS for rescuing offshore personnel in connection with the operation of the offshore wind farms. The rescue […]

  • JDR, Tekmar Join Forces to Deliver Subsea Cable Solutions

    10 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    JDR and Tekmar Energy have signed an agreement to jointly deliver offshore wind subsea cables and accessories.  The companies said they will work together on technology and value engineering projects to support the industry drive for cost, risk and lead time reduction. JDR and Tekmar’s products have been combined on projects such as Wind MW’s Meerwind in Germany, […]

  • CWind Showcases Offshore Cable Pull-In

    13 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Offshore wind services provider CWind has completed a week of cable team demonstrations at its training facility in Barrow-in-Furness, where wind farm owners, cable-laying companies and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) service providers from the UK, Benelux and Germany, were given the opportunity to observe the company’s pull-in of an offshore wind power cable. The […]

  • DONG Energy to Build Gode Wind 1, 2 Offshore Wind Farms (Germany)

    18 November 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has decided to build the offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2 in the German part of the North Sea. The construction will represent a total investment of approximately EUR 2.2 billion [DKK 16.4 billion]. Gode Wind 1 (330 MW) and 2 (252 MW) will consist of 97 turbines from Siemens Wind […]

  • First Monopile Foundation Stands in US Federal Waters

    28 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first monopile foundation has been installed at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, the first in U.S. federal waters. CVOW will comprise two Siemens Gamesa 6 MW turbines installed some 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. Ørsted’s spokesperson told that the second monopile foundation is also due to be installed in […]

  • Global Renewables Shipbrokers Opens Paris Office

    19 May 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Vessels

    Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) has appointed Francois Richard as head of its new office in Paris, France. “The expansion in France provides us with many new opportunities and is a major step in our growth strategy,” said GRS Managing Partner Matthias Mross. From Paris, Francois Richard is expected to further strengthen the relationships he has developed in his […]

  • NDE Takes VOS Sugar to Bard Offshore 1 OWF

    22 April 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ocean Breeze Energy has hired NDE Offshore to carry out annual inspections and maintenance activities at the Bard Offshore 1 wind farm in Germany, with the works scheduled to begin at the end of this month. NDE Offshore, a Sweden-based provider of subsea services, will conduct a combined topside and subsea campaign for the first time, and will use the […]

  • European Offshore Wind Breaks Generation Record

    23 February 2017

    On 22 February, offshore wind turbines in Europe generated 218GWh and thus broke the offshore wind generation record.

  • Hughes SSE Buys New Vessel, Adds Pre & Post Cable Laying Survey

    17 June 2016

    Hughes Sub Surface Engineering (SSE) has acquired a new survey vessel and added Pre & Post Cable Laying Survey, including depth of burial surveys, Multibeam, Meteorology, and Bathometry Survey to its current services. MV Line will be re-named MV Cerys Line after a refit, with the vessel’s current crew employed by the Hughes Group. Ian Hughes, the company’s managing director and […]

  • Bladt Sends Off First Wikinger Jackets

    14 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The first jacket foundations built by Bladt Industries for the Wikinger offshore wind project have left the company’s facilities at Lindø Industripark on a barge early this morning, with Sassnitz in Germany as the next stop. The jacket foundations weigh approximately 650 tonnes and have a footprint of 23 x 23 metres each. They will be installed […]

  • Marine Coordinators Form International Alliance

    21 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    SeaRoc Group has launched its Strategic Alliance Program where it will be working with a number of industry partners to expand its range of marine coordination services.