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  • Germany Invites Comments on 2016 Renewable Energy Sources Act

    22 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has invited the federal states and associations to provide comments on the 2016 Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2016) which includes a draft bill for the development and promotion of offshore wind energy – WindSeeG. The EEG 2016 proposes that the level of funding would no longer be fixed by […]

  • Merkur Offshore Signs Alstom and DEME

    3 July 2015

    Merkur Offshore has signed with respectively Alstom and DEME a binding turbine supply agreement and balance of plant contract for the construction of the Merkur Offshore wind farm, including supply and installation of 66 Alstom Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbines. Additionally, Alstom has signed a long term service and maintenance contract. The turbines will be […]

  • Tentec Appoints New Business Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland

    24 September 2012

    Bolt tightening specialist, Tentec Ltd, announces the appointment of a new dedicated Business Development Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Recognizing the growth of energy markets within these countries, Tentec has appointed Hannelore Khwaja in this important role. Hannelore, who is based in Germany, will be responsible for the further development of sales of Tentec’s […]

  • Denmark and Germany to Build Bornholm Energy Island Together

    29 August 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark will increase the planned offshore wind capacity at the Bornholm Energy Island from 2 GW to 3 GW and enable the transfer of electricity to the German grid, with two political agreements now in place to make that happen. The Danish government started exploring the possibility to raise the offshore wind capacity at its […]

  • GE Sees DolWin3 as Reference for Future OW Projects in Germany

    14 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Technology

    Multinational energy conglomerate General Electric (GE) is hoping the successful completion of the 900MW DolWin 3 offshore grid connection project will prove a good reference in the company’s future bids for German offshore wind projects, Reuters reports. Germany’s offshore wind sector ”has become very important” to GE, Carlos Haertel, CEO at GE Germany & Austria, was quoted by Reuters […]

  • Germany: A2SEA to Install 97 Turbines on Gode Wind

    9 January 2014

    A2SEA has signed a contract with DONG Energy to install 97 turbines on Gode Wind 1 + 2 in the German part of the North Sea. In the first half of 2015, A2SEA will start installation of a total of 97 turbines from Siemens, each of 6MW/154m rotor, with a total capacity of 582 MW. […]

  • Germany’s First Offshore Trade Fair and Conference: WINDFORCE 2012

    6 December 2011

    The German WINDFORCE 2012 – Offshore Conference & International Trade Fair will take place for the first time in Bremen in coming June. Messe Bremen will be the focus of the offshore sector from June 26 – 29, 2012. Bremen, Bremerhaven and the Northwest Region together form the competence center as far as offshore wind […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES: Global Offshore Wind Installed Capacity Nearing 7GW

    28 April 2014
    R&D

    In the new “Wind Energy Report Germany 2013” Fraunhofer IWES researchers confirm that offshore wind energy is increasing worldwide. While the UK is leading with 50% offshore market share, more than 2 GW are under construction in Germany. Japan enters the offshore market with prototypes of floating turbines. The offshore wind energy sector has been […]

  • Germany Boosts Offshore Wind Development

    24 August 2011
    R&D

    Earlier this month, Blackstone, leading investment and advisory firm, announced the financial closing for “Meerwind,” the largest German offshore wind farm to complete its full financing process. The Meerwind project was made possible by the German regulatory framework for offshore wind, which is one of the best designed and practical renewable programs in the world. […]

  • Germany’s ‘Traffic Light’ Coalition Raises Offshore Wind Targets, Looks Beyond 2040

    24 November 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s ‘traffic light’ coalition of political parties looking to form the country’s new government has agreed to increase offshore wind capacity targets for 2030, and introduce new targets for 2035 and 2045. As part of the recently agreed coalition agreement, the political parties SPD, BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN, and FREIE DEMOKRATEN (FDP) have increased Germany’s offshore […]

  • NHC Welcomes New Helicopter to Its Fleet

    28 May 2018

    The Germany-based helicopter operator Northern HeliCopter GmbH (NHC) has expanded its fleet with another Airbus H155 B1 helicopter, which will be used for transport to offshore installations, including wind farms.

  • Maritime Organisations Launch Strategic Cooperation in Offshore Wind

    16 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN), the Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO), Innovation Norway, the Dutch development agency NOM, the Province of Groningen, and Danish Maritime have launched a strategic cooperation with a goal of strengthening the cross-border maritime economy in the context of offshore wind expansion. Germany, Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands are pursuing […]

  • Equinor, RWE Unveil Joint Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Plan for Norway and Germany

    5 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Equinor and RWE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on developing large scale projects that will contribute to the European energy supply and to the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy in Germany, Norway and the EU. Among the key areas the two partners agreed upon is also joint development of offshore wind farms for […]

  • HUSUM Wind Kicks Off Today

    15 September 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    HUSUM Wind trade fair, where industry businesses and representatives have came together to showcase their innovations and services – onshore and offshore – along the whole supply chain, has officially opened. During the opening ceremony representatives of government, industry and associations emphasised the importance of wind power for the success of the transition to renewable energy […]

  • Vattenfall Steps In Offshore Germany, Matches Zero-Subsidy Bid

    29 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has exercised its step-in-rights to develop a 980 MW offshore wind farm in the N-7.2 zone in the German North Sea after RWE won the tender with a zero-subsidy bid. As part of the tender process for the N-7.2 project, Vattenfall has informed German authorities that it is exercising its right of entry to […]

  • High Winds Boost Germany’s Offshore Wind Production

    26 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind in Germany produced 12 billion kWh in the first half of 2019, which is a 30% increase compared to 9.2 billion kWh in the first half of 2018, according to preliminary calculations. The research is being conducted by the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Association of Energy and Water […]

  • North German Workers, Businesses to Protest against Government’s Plans for Wind Energy

    18 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Industrial Union of Metalworkers from Küste district, IG Metall Küste, and regional organizations of the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) in northern Germany will jointly organize a “warning minute for wind power in Northern Germany”. Workers and management teams of numerous companies will stage a protest walk on Wednesday, 19 March in Berlin, symbolically at […]

  • All Turbines Installed at Gode Wind

    19 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s Sea Challenger has completed the installation of 97 Siemens 6MW turbines at DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind project.  Trine Borum Bojsen, CEO of DONG Energy in Germany, said: “Gode Wind 1 and Gode Wind 2 are our second and third projects in Germany. We inaugurated Borkum Riffgrund 1, our first […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Up Production in 2018

    3 January 2019
    Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms generated over 18.8 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2018, an over 8% increase compared to 17.4TWh generated in the German North Sea and the Baltic Sea in 2017, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. 

  • Top News of the Week Nov 11 – 17, 2013

    17 November 2013

    Germany: Hochtief Plans to Sell Offshore Division German construction group Hochtief is very likely to sell its offshore division, according to German newspaper Wirtschaftswoche and the Handelsblatt. VIDEO: Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Power Project Japan is speeding up with the development of its floating offshore wind projects, in an aim to move away from nuclear […]

  • German and Dutch North Sea Yields 30 TWh of Offshore Wind Energy

    29 January 2024
    Business development, Grid Connection, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Offshore wind farms in the German and Dutch North Sea generated over 30 TWh of renewable power, according to the German-Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT. The TSO transmitted around 19.24 TWh of wind energy from the German North Sea to land in 2023 and another 11.54 TWh entered the Netherlands, which is an increase […]

  • HBC Wraps Up Ørsted Subsea Inspection Campaign

    10 August 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    HBC Group has completed the Ørsted Subsea Inspection Campaign on four offshore wind farms in the UK and the German North Sea.

  • NKT Puts Kriegers Flak CGS Cable Into Operation

    5 June 2019
    Grid Connection

    NKT has commissioned the 170kV high-voltage cable system at the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) connecting Denmark and Germany. According to NKT, the work on the CGS cable connecting the Kriegers Flak and Baltic 2 offshore wind farms was completed on schedule and on budget. The high-voltage cable system connects the Danish region of […]

  • German Government Urged to Increase Offshore Power Expansion

    17 November 2010

    The operators of Germany’s first offshore wind farm on Tuesday urged the German government to increase incentives to expand the generation…   (upi) [mappress] Source: upi, November 17, 2010;

  • Infographic: Rise of Wind Energy in Germany in 2015

    4 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The German electricity system has reached a new milestone, generating 85.4 billion kWh of wind power in 2015, which is the highest amount ever recorded and 66% more than in 2014, according to Strom-Report. Nationwide, wind energy accounted for 13.3% of German electricity generation during the last year. According to grid operators, storm ”Bjarni” set […]

  • Ørsted Yet to Decide on Bidding for Hollandse Kust I & II. Highlights Different Conditions in Germany and the Netherlands

    22 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Following the article about Ørsted’s participation in the upcoming Hollandse Kust I & II tender, Offshore WIND spoke with Jasper Vis, the company’s country manager for the Netherlands who said that the final decision on whether to bid at the tender has not yet been made.