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  • AGOW: Continuous OW Expansion Basis for Cost Reduction

    8 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    With offshore wind farms DanTysk, Nordsee Ost, Borkum and Global Tech I alone, more than 2,000 MW of German offshore wind energy has been installed in the North and Baltic Seas. End of this year will see the installed capacity rise to more than 3,000 MW. This corresponds to the capacity of more than two large nuclear power […]

  • Dutch-Danish 700MW HVDC Link Greenlighted

    9 May 2016
    Grid Connection

    Dutch offshore grid operator TenneT and its Danish counterpart Energinet.dk can now start with the construction of the COBRA cable, a submarine connection between the Dutch and Danish power grids, after clearing all permits necessary in the Netherlands.  The COBRA cable will allow for exchange of renewable energy between the two countries, and it has been designed to enable a […]

  • Germany: Renewables Industry to Create 600,000 Jobs by 2030

    7 June 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The GWS presented a study which shows that German renewable energy industry’s expansion will increase employment from current 382,000 to 600,000 jobs by 2030, the Reuters writes. A variety of working positions has been taken into account in the study, from constructors and maintainers of renewable energy equipment to those who are indirectly involved in […]

  • WindEurope Warns Against Negative Bidding (Again) as Germany, Netherlands Bag EUR 4 Billion Through Offshore Wind Tenders

    27 June 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    European wind energy industry organisation, WindEurope, has warned that the negative bidding approach will lead to the bid costs falling onto the supply chain and/or electricity consumers after Germany and the Netherlands closed their latest offshore wind tenders, securing nearly EUR 4 billion in total through winning bids. “The negative bidding amounts are a straight […]

  • German Cabinet Approves 40 GW by 2040 Offshore Wind Target

    3 June 2020
    Authorities

    Germany’s Federal Cabinet has approved the amendment to the Offshore Wind Act (WindSeeG) which establishes a goal of 40 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040. The core of the bill is an increase in the 2030 offshore wind expansion target from 15 GW to 20 GW. In addition, the new amendment for the first […]

  • December Winds Bring Down Power Prices Across Europe

    19 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Continental European power prices tumbled again in December as exceptional wind power output combined with mild temperatures and falling demand, according to data released by Platts. European power prices, according to the Platts Continental Power Index (CONTI), fell 13.29% to EUR 33.08 per megawatt hour (MWh) in December compared to November, itself down 9.4% on […]

  • EWEA: Is German Offshore Wind Under Threat?

    12 April 2013

    European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) spoke to Andreas Wagner, CEO of the Offshore Wind Foundation (Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie) and part of the team negotiating with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, trying to find out what is the future of German offshore wind power, as the country is said to be facing support cuts, besides the already known […]

  • 39 Wind Turbines Up at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    17 March 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm has reached halfway with the installation of 39 wind turbines. Due to good weather conditions during the last weeks the team was able to make good progress in installing the turbines about 54 kilometres off the German North Sea coast. At the same time, the cabling work for […]

  • TenneT Awards EUR 23 Billion in Contracts for 22 GW of Offshore Wind Grid Connections in North Sea

    30 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, has signed multiyear agreements with three consortia for the delivery of eleven 2 GW grid connections in the North Sea that will connect German and Dutch offshore wind farms to their respective grids on land. Under the eleven contracts – worth EUR 23 billion in total – Hitachi […]

  • Semco Maritime Lands Offshore Wind Service Deal in Germany

    16 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Semco Maritime has been awarded a 10-year service contract from Siemens Gamesa for the 288 MW Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany. The balance-of-plant contract covers operations and maintenance on the wind farm located 32 kilometres west of Sylt Island in the North Sea. Semco Maritime has entered the 10-year agreement from 1 January 2024 […]

  • Germany Invites Geotechnical Inspectors

    20 February 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)) has issued a call for the provision of geotechnical investigations in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The tender is divided into two lots, the North Sea lot and the Baltic Sea lot. The geotechnical exploration works include drilling, core sampling and […]

  • Germany Reserves USD 130 Billion for Renewable Energy

    19 October 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    TGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on 30 May that Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and Europe’s biggest, would shutter… by John Daly (oilprice) [mappress] Source: oilprice, October 19, 2011

  • Windar to Produce Windanker Transition Pieces

    10 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has chosen the Spanish company Windar Renovables for the manufacture of transition pieces for the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the German sector of the Baltic Sea. Starting at the end of 2024, Windar will produce 21 transition pieces (TPs) for Windanker at the Avilés facilities and will collaborate with Spanish suppliers […]

  • Photo of the Day: Borkum Riffgrund II, Horns Rev 3 Towers at Port of Esbjerg

    2 July 2018

    The Port of Esbjerg posted a photo on its social media pages on 2 July, showing 20 wind turbine towers for Borkum Riffgrund II and 14 towers for Horns Rev 3 waiting at the port to be loaded onto vessels and then installed at their respective sites in Germany and Denmark.

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier to Install Baltic Eagle Wind Turbines

    5 July 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vestas has contracted Fred. Olsen Windcarrier for the transportation and installation of 50 of its 9.5 MW wind turbines at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. This is one of the three new transport and installation contracts announced on 28 May 2021, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier said. The installation works, to be performed by […]

  • DNV GL to Certify Elia-50Hertz Offshore Platform Works

    2 October 2020
    Grid Connection

    Elia and 50Hertz have awarded DNV GL with a contract for certification and monitoring services for the offshore platforms that will be part of offshore grid connection projects in Belgium and Germany. Under the contract, the company will provide the services for offshore grid connections in the Belgian part of the North Sea (Elia) and […]

  • Baltic Eagle Takes Off

    14 September 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola has initiated a geotechnical campaign on the 476MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.

  • Bard Offshore 1 Claims Top Producer Accolade in Germany

    14 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 400MW BARD Offshore 1, Germany’s largest operating offshore wind farm, generated 1.488 TWh of electricity in 2017, a 13% increase year-on-year.

  • TenneT Floats EUR 22 Billion Budget for Future Projects

    8 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    TenneT, an electricity transmission system operator with activities in the Netherlands and Germany, invested EUR 1,46 billion in grid connections for offshore wind farms in 2015, and announced further EUR 22 billion of investments in onshore and offshore electricity infrastructure in the next ten years. A part of the investment budget will go towards the realization of an offshore AC […]

  • Energinet.dk Seeks Subsea Cable Consultant for Germany

    6 January 2014
    Grid Connection

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk and its Dutch partner Tennet are looking for consultancy providers that will assist in obtaining the permits to install and operate the COBRAcable in Germany. The consultant will help the project team in the dialogue with key German authorities and in preparing the applications to German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic […]

  • Atlas Professionals Working with Ørsted in Germany

    10 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Atlas Professionals has secured a frame agreement with Ørsted to provide temporary personnel services for the offshore wind developer in Germany. The agreement commenced on 1 March and will cover the provision of qualified personnel during the full life cycle of Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in Germany until the end of 2025. The roles Atlas will provide will range […]

  • DEME Scores Record Turnover in 2013

    3 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    DEME Group released its 2013 results on February 28, highlighting that the company reached a record turnover of EUR 2.53 billion, an increase of 32% compared to the previous year. EBITDA increased by 25% to EUR 437.8 million, and net profit amounted to EUR 109.1 million, an increase of 22% compared to 2012. The order […]

  • DEME Picks Bremen as German HQ

    12 May 2015

    The DEME group has decided to concentrate all its German activities at the Bremen headquarters. This operation has already started with the move of the Baltic 2 Project Team from Rostock to Bremen. DEME will have up to 100 people in the Bremen offices as from the next months. For almost 50 years, different companies […]

  • Vattenfall Opens EUR 30 Million Helicopter Transport Tender for Danish, German Offshore Wind Farms

    20 August 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Vattenfall has launched a tender for helicopter transport services for its offshore wind farms in Denmark and Germany. The offshore wind owner/developer is looking for a helicopter service for the transport of personnel and equipment for troubleshooting offshore wind turbines at its Horns Rev 1 and Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farms in Denmark. The […]

  • WAB: Offshore Wind Slowdown in Germany Existential Threat to SMEs

    16 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    The slowdown in the German offshore wind market is increasingly becoming an existential threat to Germany’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active within the industry, according to the wind energy agency WAB e. V. According to WAB, Germany’s Federal Government has failed to meet its own goals formulated just before the last major amendment of […]

  • Fugro Wins Big Offshore Germany

    17 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Fugro has been awarded a multi-year site investigation contract covering offshore wind zones in the North Sea by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The programme will be completed in three parts divided over the coming three years and comprises geotechnical investigations for offshore wind farm development areas in the German sector of the […]