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  • Tractebel Develops New Floating Wind, Large-Scale Hydrogen Production Platforms

    2 December 2020
    Technology

    Tractebel Overdick has developed a new floating wind foundation concept for 15+ MW wind turbines with a “hydrogen ready” option, and an offshore hydrogen production platform which can utilise the potential of large-scale offshore wind farms at an industrial scale of up to 800 MW. The new floater design is said to have been optimised […]

  • Merkur Amends Financing

    12 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Merkur Offshore GmbH has completed a EUR 1.5 billion senior debt restructuring for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm project.

  • 8.2 Consulting Backs Swiss TWB II Investment

    2 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    8.2 Consulting has carried out the technical due diligence on the transaction of Swiss utility Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich (ewz) together with the country’s asset manager Fontavis for Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II).

  • 8.2 Performs Collision Analysis for Iemants’ German Projects

    2 December 2016

    8.2 Consulting has carried out BSH collision friendliness analyses of the support structures at three Iemants projects, including the offshore wind farms Veja Mate and EnBW Hohe See. 8.2AG outlined the necessary verifications and performed a hull-retaining verification assessment. This includes the preparation of a numerical crash-worthiness analysis to evaluate the consequences of vessel collision […]

  • Stanislav Yudin In Charge of Beatrice Jacket Installation

    3 April 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Stanislav Yudin has been deployed on the jacket installation at the Beatrice offshore wind farm as the heavy lift vessel Oleg Strashnov left the site to handle the substation installation at the Arkona offshore wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea.

  • Bilfinger to Test Wikinger Steel Foundations

    16 June 2014

    The engineering and services group Bilfinger will test steel foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea on behalf of Spanish energy supplier Iberdrola. Beginning in 2016, a total of 70 wind turbines are planned to be installed in water depths of up to 42 meters North East of the German […]

  • Vos Prodect Guides Gemini Cables in Place

    26 August 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first two Vos Prodect’s monopile entry systems (Pro-MES) have been installed by Van Oord, at Gemini offshore wind farm project by the end of week 32. Pull-in of both first end and second end of the cable were completed on schedule and without any problems. Pro-MES systems have been tailored to the specific requirements […]

  • Photo of the Day: Sif Group and Smulders’ 1000th Transition Piece

    16 October 2014

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: The 1000th transition piece manufactured by Sif Group and Smulders. It is also the first transition piece for Gemini wind farm located 60 kilometres north of the West Frisian Island of Schiermonnikoog, the Netherlands. The transition piece was produced in Smulders’s facility in Hoboken, Belgium, and will be installed by Van […]

  • DELTA to Buy Electricity from Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Gemini announced today that it has signed an off-take balance and services agreement with DELTA, an energy company based in the province of Zeeland, which as a result, will soon be the biggest supplier of Dutch wind energy. DELTA will purchase green electricity from Gemini, the biggest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. This agreement […]

  • VIDEO: Verbrugge and Sarens Load Out Tripods

    6 November 2013

     Last month, five tripods were loaded out in the Port of Vlissingen by Verbrugge Terminals and its partner Sarens. The tripods are intended for German Global Tech I offshore wind farm. The wind farm will consist of 80 wind turbines amounting to a total capacity of 400MW. Full operation of the wind farm is expected […]

  • Port of Esbjerg Handles 1.3GW of Offshore Wind in 2017

    21 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    A capacity of 1,300MW of offshore wind in wind turbine components was shipped via Port of Esbjerg in 2017 – 200MW more than in the previous year – according to the port’s annual results, which show a 2.2% increase in turnover at EUR 31.61 million and a net profit of EUR 10.83 million.

  • Highlights of the Month – February 2019

    4 March 2019

    We are bringing you a list of ten of our most read articles for the month of February. 15 Injured After CTV Collides with Cargo Ship Off Rügen All 15 people aboard the crew transfer vessel (CTV) World Bora were injured after the CTV collided with a cargo ship several nautical miles northeast of the […]

  • VIDEO: DolWin Beta Installation

    11 August 2015

    ABB has installed the world’s most powerful offshore converter station in the North Sea, which has a 916 MW power transmission capacity,enough to power more than 1,000,000 households. The offshore converter station is part of the DolWin2 project, which will be operated by transmission system operator TenneT and will connect offshore wind farms in the North […]

  • Bachmann Monitoring 22% of German Turbines Installed in 2015

    30 March 2016
    Technology

    Bachmann Monitoring’s condition monitoring system (CMS) is covering 22 percent of German offshore wind turbines installed in 2015. The company is planning to equip further projects in 2016, said Ulrich Oertel, head of the Monitoring Technologies Development department at Bachmann. “This includes, for example, the extension of the conventional power train CMS and structure monitoring.” All 80 turbines at the Global Tech I […]

  • Gargantuan Beauty Arrives on Her Mighty Servant (VIDEO)

    22 August 2014
    Grid Connection

    DolWin beta, the offshore HVDC platform that will connect three offshore wind farms in the German part of the North Sea, arrived in Haugesund last night, carried by Dockwise’s heavy-lift ship Mighty Servant 1. DolWin beta was built by Dubai Drydocks World, which was subcontracted by Aibel AS. Aibel developed the platform jointly with ABB, main contractor for TenneT’s Dolwin2 project. […]

  • VIDEO: Wind Turbine Installation at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    5 October 2015

    The last turbine at DONG Energy ‘s Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm was installed in May. Of the total of 78 turbines, 77 are sitting on monopile foundations while one serves for testing of the Suction Bucket Jacket foundation. The offshore wind farm has a 312MW capacity and can meet the annual electricity demands of 320,000 […]

  • Poland, Lithuania & Estonia: Potentials of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea

    20 February 2013

    Poland The first efforts aiming at the development of the offshore wind farms in Poland took place in the last decade but were unsuccessful due to controversial location (within Natura2000), unfavourable legislation and the lack of relevant knowledge of public administration. Development of the technology and successful implementation of investment projects in other EU countries […]

  • WaveWalker 1 Drills for Gemini Cables

    12 May 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The jack-up barge WaveWalker 1 has been deployed to work on Gemini wind energy project offshore Eemshaven. To be able to run the Gemini offshore wind farm two export cables have to be run under two existing submarine cables. Due to strong currents and very shallow water depths at the location WaveWalker 1 was selected […]

  • RepaKorr Project to Keep Offshore Wind Turbines Rust-Proof for Longer

    2 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    German researchers gathered around the RepaKorr collaborative project are developing an all-round inspection and repair solution to increase the corrosion resistance of offshore wind farms, according to Fraunhofer, one of the participants in the project. The new solution, which includes the development of a special anti-corrosive film, is expected to be ready for implementation by March 2016. It places […]

  • Kaskasi OWF Site to Host Research on Global Blockage Effect

    4 February 2021
    R&D

    A new joint industry project has been launched under the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator to improve understanding of the true impact of the Global Blockage Effect (GBE) in offshore wind by undertaking a first of a kind measurement campaign in real offshore conditions. The campaign will be conducted in the second half of this […]

  • Ballast Nedam Inks Butendiek Contract

    16 October 2014

    Ballast Nedam was awarded the contract for the subsea inspection and maintenance of Offshore Wind Farm Butendiek by OWP Butendiek GmbH & Co KG, a company managed by German developer and wind farm operator wpd AG. The contract commences on 1 January 2015 and has an initial duration of 5 years. The contract comprises the subsea […]

  • Exclusive: Siemens Gamesa Extends Service Contract for Major Offshore Wind Farm

    18 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Gemini Consortium have reached an agreement for the extension of the operations and maintenance service agreement for the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea until 2036. The original 15-year long-term service program (LTP) to service wind turbines at the Gemini offshore wind farm has now […]

  • Three New Permanent Representatives Join IRENA

    26 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has recently welcomed three additional Permanent Representatives, bringing the number of Permanent Representatives accredited to the Agency to 18. “More and more countries recognize the growing importance of renewable energy and IRENA welcomes the new Permanent Representatives to the Agency,” said Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of IRENA. “As an […]

  • Gemany: HUSUM WindEnergy Carries WindMade Label

    19 July 2012

    Being awarded the WindMade label emphasises HUSUM WindEnergy 2012’s commitment to the use of renewable energy. The WindMade label is granted by a non-profit organisation solely to enterprises that draw a share of their power from renewable energy sources – and in the case of exhibitions and events this share must be 100% in order […]

  • Gemini Activities in Rearview Mirror (VIDEO)

    18 December 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    After the Gemini foundations, substations, and cables were installed this year, the work on the Dutch offshore wind project will continue early next year. The last of 150 foundations at the Gemini offshore wind farm was installed on 17 October. In February 2016, Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus and Swire Blue Ocean’s Pacific Osprey, which worked on the […]

  • Vattenfall Seeking Supervisor for Sandbank Substation Work

    30 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall is inviting tenders for work on the Sandbank offshore wind farm substation construction. The contractor will be in charge of supervising the steelwork fabrication and corrosion protection of an offshore wind farm substation. The 288MW project is located in the German Bight area, around 90 kilometers west of the Island of Sylt. The wind […]