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  • Germany Greenlights Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farm

    29 April 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has granted a planning approval to Ørsted for the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm. The project has now secured necessary approvals from all the responsible authorities. Gode ​​Wind 3 will have a total of 242 MW of export capacity. Ther wind farm will feature 23 Siemens Gamesa […]

  • IBERDROLA Begins Process to Install Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

    26 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

      IBERDROLA has begun the process to install its first offshore wind farm in Germany, the Wikinger, which will be located off the German coast of the Baltic Sea. It will have 400 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity and wind turbines of around 5 MW. The company has begun applying for the permits from Bundesamt […]

  • TenneT, Energinet.dk to Reinforce Danish-German Link

    9 April 2015
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    German TenneT TSO GmbH and Danish Energinet.dk are working to reinforce the interconnection across the Danish-German border. TenneT has previously approved an upgrade of the existing 220 kV connection between Dollern in Germany and the Danish border to 400kV-level, and Energinet.dk’s Supervisory Board has also granted its consent to the Danish side of the 400 […]

  • Germany: New Renewable Energy Law

    26 July 2011
    Authorities, Technology

    Germany’s new version of its landmark feed-in law ups the country’s Renewable Energy Target to 35-40% by 2020, and raises payments for Biomass, Geothermal, & Offshore Wind. Despite widespread rumors in North America that Germany was abandoning its system of Advanced Renewable Tariffs, the country’s upper chamber of parliament, the Bundesrat, approved the latest revision […]

  • Hamburg to Host Wind Energy O&M Forum (Germany)

    8 November 2013

    Over the past five years, the Wind O&M sector has evolved in sync with the change in business demands of the wind owner and operator. Operational performance and efficiency of wind assets has increased in importance for owners and investors, and now they want to take a further step in the path towards cost reduction […]

  • German Offshore Conference with High-Ranking Danish Participants

    17 September 2013

    For hardly any other branch of industry is international cooperation as important as for the offshore industry. Frequently, companies from all over the world cooperate in the construction and operation of offshore wind farms. Denmark is an important partner for Germany’s offshore industry. A major part of the offshore wind turbines is already produced in […]

  • WAB Changes Its Name (Germany)

    21 February 2012
    Authorities

    On Tuesday, the Wind Energy Agency WAB announced that it has changed its name. The network has changed the name from Wind Energy Agency Bremerhaven/ Bremen e.V. to WAB e.V. In addition, the ten-member board was elected. Members of the Executive Board of the Industry Association are as follows: Gerhard Gerdes (German Wind Guard Ltd.), […]

  • Germany Launches 1 GW Offshore Wind Tender for North Sea Site

    5 February 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has launched a tender for the N-9.4 offshore wind site in the North Sea which can accommodate 1 GW of installed offshore wind capacity. The tender is open for bids until 1 June with the maximum bidding value set at 6.2 eurocents/kWh as per Section 19 of the Offshore Wind Energy […]

  • The Netherlands: HFG to Construct HelWin2 Offshore HVDC Platform

    13 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    On 4 June 2012 Heerema Fabrication Group in the Netherlands secured a contract for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of an HVDC offshore platform for Siemens in Germany on behalf of grid operator TenneT. The contract consists of an offshore platform which will be equipped with Siemens’ High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology […]

  • New EU Rules Governing State Subsidies for Energy

    28 August 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission is preparing to review the guidelines for state aid in the energy sector. Even though the Commission’s proposals will probably only be unveiled after the German Bundestag election on 22 September, the Greens have already obtained a draft version of the new rules. This draft text has been pre-decided by the EU […]

  • EWE to Take Care of Gode Wind 1 & 2 Substations

    24 June 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    EWE has won a contract by Ørsted for maintenance work on the two substations of the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind project in Germany. The company’s offshore subsidiary EWE OSS will take care of the low-voltage areas and the sub-systems of the substations over the next twelve months. “By working with EWE Offshore […]

  • Germany’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Celebrates 9th Birthday

    6 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    On Friday, 3 April, EnBW marked the ninth year of operation of its Baltic 1 offshore wind farm.

  • Germany Ups 2017 Offshore Wind Tender Volume

    18 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has proposed an amendment to the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) which would enable two offshore wind tenders with a total capacity of 2.92GW to be held in 2017. The two tenders with 1.46GW capacity each are part of the new draft bill for the development and promotion of offshore wind energy […]

  • Dragados Grows Capacity in Spain for TenneT’s German Offshore Converter Stations

    14 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Offshore Platforms

    Dragados Offshore is planning to add a new production site with 400,000 square metres of space in Spain for the manufacturing of TenneT’s 2 GW offshore converter stations. The production site is currently being built in the southern Spanish coastal town of Algeciras (Campo de Gibraltar region). From 2026, two platform topsides will be built […]

  • Germany’s First Offshore Wind Energy Trade Fair Generates Great Interest

    3 February 2012

    At the end of June 2012, WAB is going to host the WIND FORCE in Bremen, Germany’s first exhibition for the offshore wind industry. WIND FORCE is the eighth annual conference of the offshore wind energy agency WAB. Even five months before the start of the event the industry is showing great interest for it. […]

  • Energinet.dk Awaiting Ministerial Approval to Invest EUR 13M in Interconnectors

    16 March 2016
    Grid Connection

    Subject to approval by Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, Energinet.dk’s will invest DKK 100 million (approx. EUR 13.4 million) in two interconnection projects. The two projects include electricity interconnector between the UK and Denmark and new interconnection with Germany. Working together with the UK’s National Grid, Energinet.dk will connect the two countries’ electricity grid by […]

  • EU OKs German Support for 20 Offshore Wind Farms

    16 April 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has found that German plans to support the building of 20 offshore wind farms are in line with EU state aid rules. Seventeen wind farms will be located in the North Sea and three in the Baltic Sea. The Commission concluded that the project would further EU energy and environmental objectives without […]

  • Ørsted Issues Recruitment Call

    18 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted is seeking recruitment services for temporary staff at its offshore wind farms in Germany. The primary purpose of the framework consultancy agreements is to meet the demands for temporary staff at Ørsted’s current and future offshore wind farm projects located in Germany. The temporary staff will be employed by the […]

  • Helicopters Wanted for Offshore Wind Maintenance

    11 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (OSS) has opened a tender for helicopter services from Emden, Germany, to offshore wind farms. The contractor will be responsible for transporting personnel and material from Emden to the Riffgat, Alpha Ventus, Merkur, Trianel Windpark Borkum and Gemini offshore wind farms. According to EWE, the helicopter would be used for […]

  • Vattenfall to Take Care of Power Offtake for Parkwind’s First Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

    29 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall and Parkwind have entered into a cooperation agreement under which Vattenfall will be a ‘direct marketer’ of the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, meaning the company will take on selling the electricity generated by the wind farm through Power Purchase Agreement(s) (PPAs). According to Vattenfall, direct marketing is the PPA variant specific for […]

  • Germany May Not Reach 2020 Offshore Wind Target

    1 August 2012

    After the first six months of this year resulted in increase of installed wind turbines in Germany, it is predicted that 2,400 MW of wind turbines will be added by the end of this year, instead of the previously estimated 2,200 MW. The country installed only 45 MW of offshore wind turbines in the first half, due […]

  • NjordIC to Provide UXO Services for He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm

    3 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch UXO consultancy NjordIC has been contracted by EnBW to provide UXO services for the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. Under the contract, which will start in the first quarter of 2022 and run until the third quarter of the year, NjordIC will provide a UXO desk study consisting of historical research […]

  • innogy Prepping Kaskasi and Triton Knoll OW Projects for April Auctions

    14 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company innogy SE is preparing to participate in two offshore wind auctions, in Germany and in the UK, in 2017 with two projects which have a combined capacity of nearly 1.2GW.

  • TenneT Issues EUR 1.25 Billion Green Bond

    21 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    TenneT Holding B.V. has launched and priced another Green Bond issue of EUR 1.25 billion, with proceeds set to be used for investing in offshore wind. The green bond is split into a tranche of EUR 500 million, under an 11-year term and a coupon of 0.875%, and EUR 750 million, under a 20-year term and a […]

  • Offshore wind farm create artificial reef (Germany)

    22 September 2010
    Environment, R&D

    A slew of non-native marine species have made their home on the Alpha Ventus wind turbines off the German coast in the North Sea. Scientists say the oysters and crabs, among others, have not affected the structures.

  • ABB Hands Over DolWin2 Offshore Wind Transmission Link to TenneT

    15 June 2017
    Grid Connection, Technology

    ABB has commissioned and delivered the DolWin2 offshore wind transmission link to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT.