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  • Top News of the Week June 23 – 29, 2014

    29 June 2014

    Bard Offshore 1 Wind Farm Remains Out of Operation  Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice. VIDEO: Aeolus at Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm (Animation)  German-built vessel, Aeolus will be christened tomorrow in Rotterdam. Samsung Keeps Offshore Wind Activities  South Korean company Samsung Heavy Industries has […]

  • Global Tech I Extends Contract for Brave Tern

    28 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier International Ltd. has been awarded an extended contract with the German company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH for the work that will be performed using the jack-up vessel Brave Tern. The contract is a direct continuation of the current work on the German North Sea project, under which Brave Tern will […]

  • German Banks Have Limited Ability to Fund Offshore Wind Power

    25 June 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    German plans for shifting to renewables can be funded only to 50%, with banks having a limited ability to finance the rest when it comes to resources like offshore wind power. According to Bloomberg’s information based on the report of the HVB Group, UniCreditSpA (UCG)’s German banking unit, referred to by Die Welt news site, […]

  • HelWin Beta Jacket Fills Its Spot

    21 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    The jacket of the HelWin beta HVDC platform has been successfully placed at its position in the German part of the North Sea, Heerema Fabrication Group informed via social media. After Heerema Fabrication Group had finished building the HelWin beta jacket at its yard in Vlissingen, the structure sailed away to its location on April […]

  • ZITON Wins Meerwind OWF Work with Siemens Gamesa

    2 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Siemens Gamesa has contracted ZITON to overhaul and upgrade the wind turbine blades at the German Meerwind offshore wind farm, for which the wind turbine supplier signed a contract with the wind farm owner WindMW. The engaged vessel spread will include the service jack-up Wind Server and a Service Operation Vessel (SOV), with all technicians both offshore […]

  • Government Could Push TenneT to Withdraw from German Market, Handelsblatt Says

    13 August 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT, a transmission system operator, could be pushed into a withdrawal from the German market by the Government, the Handelsblatt news site learned from unrevealed Government sources. The Government could achieve this by using the certification process, which the Federal Network Agency is currently carrying out. The Federal Ministry of Economics and the EU Commission […]

  • German TSOs Table Network Expansion Plans

    3 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW have submitted the first drafts of the onshore and offshore network expansion plans (NEP and O-NEP) covering the period up to 2035 to the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA).

  • Wikinger Gets First Half of Turbines

    7 July 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has shared a photo of the jack-up Brave Tern installing the 35th Adwen 5MW wind turbine on Iberdrola’s Wikinger offshore wind farm to mark a halfway milestone on the project in the German part of the Baltic Sea.

  • EMO Hired for Marine Coordination at EnBW’s German OWF Duo

    21 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Emden-based EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) will provide maritime coordination during construction of EnBW’s Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms in the German North Sea.

  • Photo of the Day: Bladt Erects First Baltic 2 Jacket

    23 May 2014

    Bladt Industries, an international steel contractor, has erected the first out of 41 Baltic 2 offshore wind farm jackets at its Lindoe construction site. Last year, the company received an order from ARGE Baltic 2 Foundations, a joint venture between HOCHTIEF Offshore Crewing, HOCHTIEF Solutions AG and GeoSea NV, who are responsible for the design, […]

  • Neptune Energy Clarifies AquaVentus Involvement

    17 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    Following news on 16 November that Neptune Energy Saipem, Ramboll, and Heerema Marine Contractors had joined the AquaVentus project, reported by OffshoreWIND.biz, Neptune Energy clarified that the new members are joining the membership network of the AquaVentus initiative and not the project itself. Namely, the membership network, has been set up to facilitate knowledge sharing, while the […]

  • Kaskasi Topside Basks in Danish Sun

    15 June 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A 1,400-ton Kaskasi offshore substation topside has arrived from Poland to Bladt Industry’s site in Aalborg, Denmark for further outfitting with the electrical equipment. Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG) shipped out the topside from the Port of Gdynia on 1 June. The unit arrived in Aalborg last week, Bladt Industries said. RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm, also […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier to Install Global Tech I Wind Turbines

    20 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    German company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH has awarded a contract to Fred. Olsen Windcarrier International Ltd. for the transport and installation work of Areva 5MW wind turbines and associated equipment at the Global Tech I wind farm. The contract commences in December 2013 and is anticipated to take 110 days with options for extensions. […]

  • Top Five Offshore Wind Premium Articles on Offshore Energy in 2021

    3 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Throughout the last year, some of our Premium articles published on Offshore Energy sparked significant interest. Here, we are bringing the top five offshore wind Premium articles on Offshore Energy in 2021: A new method to install offshore wind turbines is said to cut installation time by 89 per cent, minimise noise pollution and vibrations, […]

  • Baker Consultants Welcome Borkum Riffgrund 1 Opening

    12 October 2015

    Last week saw the inaugural opening ceremony of Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, for which Baker Consultants provided noise and marine mammal monitoring services. “This is a fantastic achievement for all involved and we are proud of Baker Consultants’ role in this,” Baker Consultants said. In August 2013, the construction of the wind farm started with the […]

  • German Merkur OWF to Bring Jobs to Dutch Companies

    16 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Northern Netherlands Offshore Wind (NNOW) will hold a Supply Chain Meeting at Groningen Airport Eelde on 23 May, when Dutch local businesses will be able to check out the opportunities German Merkur offshore wind farm is set to create in the Netherlands.

  • Siemens Expected to Submit Alstom Offer This Week

    19 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    German energy giant, Siemens, could submit an official bid for Alstom by the end of this week. Siemens is working on an offer that could take the form of an asset swap. As a result, Siemens could offer its rail unit with a certain amount of cash for Alstom’s power business, according to Reuters. Last […]

  • New Polish-German Partnership to Support Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Projects with Steel Quality Inspection

    9 November 2022
    Business & Finance

    Poland-based J.S. Hamilton Quality Services (JSHQS) and German company Steel Inspect have entered into an agreement to cooperate in inspection and expediting services in offshore wind, with a focus on the upcoming offshore wind farm projects in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea. Under the agreement, the two partners plan to combine Steel Inspect’s […]

  • Heerema Shows XXL Offshore Wind Turbine Floating Installation Method – Video

    4 February 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Vessels

    Following the recent completion of the first offshore test, Heerema Marine Contractors has issued a video showing a novel method of assembling and installing XXL wind turbines onboard a floating, dynamically positioned (DP) vessel. The method was tested in the Dutch North Sea onboard the largest semi-submersible crane vessel in the world, Sleipnir. Heerema performed […]

  • SeaBird Exploration Eyes More Offshore Wind Work for Its Seismic Research Vessel

    19 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, which recently won its first contract in offshore wind, will be looking to deploy its seismic research vessel Petrel Explorer on further projects within the sector after the vessel’s contract for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea was extended for another month. SeaBird’s parent company, Norwegian Green Energy Group, reported […]

  • DEME Places Order for Arcadis Ost 1 Hardware in Poland

    2 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has signed a contract with Poland’s Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG) for the fabrication and delivery of equipped secondary steel structures for the Arcadis ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. EPG will deliver 27 sets of equipped secondary steel structures for turbine foundations, and for one offshore substation transition piece. The […]

  • EnBW Bolsters Hohe See and Albatros Installation Fleet

    18 February 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the EnBW Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms is continuing with the help of two new installation vessels – GeoSea’s Innovation and A2SEA’s Sea Installer, EnBW said. The Innovation sailed from Eemshaven in the Netherlands on Sunday, 17 February, carrying three 72-metre monopiles. Following a ten-hour journey to the site, the Innovation […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Substation Topside On the Move

    25 March 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The topside for the Deutsche Bucht substation was shipped out from the Damen Shiprepair yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, to the installation site in the German North Sea on 19 March. The 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm will comprise of 33 MHI Vestas 8.4MW wind turbines installed on 31 monopile foundations and two mono […]

  • EMO Hits Nordsee 1 Trifecta

    24 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Hamburg-based Nordsee One GmbH has chosen compatriot EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) to provide one crew transfer vessel for the Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The vessel will be used for daily transfers of staff and equipment from Norddeich or alternative harbours to the Nordsee 1 site and in between individual locations. The value and duration of […]

  • Siemens acquires 49% stake in A2SEA (Denmark)

    16 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    German industrial concern Siemens has acquired a 49% stake in A2SEA, a supplier of installation services for offshore wind farms.   [mappress] Source: denmark, July 16, 2010;

  • Kværner Orders Slipform Systems for Hywind Tampen

    16 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Kværner has selected German engineering company Dominion for the design, supply, and supervision services for the slipform systems that will erect the concrete wind towers for the Hywind Tampen floating wind project. Dominion said its cylindrical and conical sets of slipform systems can be used multiple times and include hydraulic jacking system, formwork material, yokes […]