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  • Bluefort Drops Anchor at Wikinger

    4 June 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The M/V Bluefort floatel has arrived at the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea to provide a home for up to 200 workers as they commission the project’s 70 Adwen 5MW turbines.

  • German Consortium Wins Contract to Build Berth 4 at Europakai Cuxhaven

    1 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    German public seaports operator Niedersachsen Ports has awarded a contract for the reconstruction of a harbour area in Cuxhaven to a German consortium which includes Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems GmbH, Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser, Nordsee Nassbagger, and Tiefbau GmbH. The Erweiterung Europakai Cuxhaven LP 4 consortium will carry out construction works to expand the port’s Europakai (Europe Quay) with the addition of […]

  • Fire Breaks Out on CTV at Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm

    16 November 2017
    Vessels

    On the morning of 15 November, a fire broke out in the engine room of the crew transfer vessel (CTV) World Calima that was operating at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. Eight wind farm technicians and five crew members were aboard the CTV at the time and nobody was hurt during the incident.

  • Esvagt Takes Delivery of Second Windfarm Service Vessel

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Esvagt has taken delivery of the second of three Havyard 832 SOV windfarm service vessels from Havyard Ship Technology AS. The first, newbuild 118 ‘Esvagt Froude’ was delivered in the middle of February. The German company Siemens Wind Power has hired both vessels on long-term contracts to service their offshore windfarms. ‘Esvagt Froude’ is on […]

  • German Offshore Wind Sector Gets Telemedical Help

    9 December 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Modern telemedicine technology will facilitate medical emergencies at sea and on offshore wind turbines in future emergency care for patients in the North and Baltic Seas. The German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger; DGzRS; Die Seenotretter), the Berlin Charité University Hospital and Trauma Hospital Berlin (ukb) have established a close collaboration to carry […]

  • German State Charts Out Offshore Wind Territory

    27 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has adopted a new spatial development programme (LEP) which identifies 185 square kilometres suitable for development of offshore wind farms off the German northern state’s Baltic coast. 13 square kilometres out of the total area identified as suitable for offshore wind projects is reserved for demonstration and test sites only. The demonstration sites are expected to […]

  • Dutch, German Wind Minds Team Up for Offshore

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Four Dutch and German consultancies in the field of offshore renewable energy have teamed up and established a new international consultancy company Wind Minds with the objective to combine all their expertise and experience in developing and building new offshore wind farms in North West Europe, America and Asia. One of their first targets are […]

  • German-Japanese Duo Ups Its Alstom Bid

    20 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Siemens today submitted an offer letter specifying further the proposed transaction to Alstom. With the specified offer MHI and Siemens reaffirm their commitment to strengthen Alstom as an independent Global Player in Energy and Transport. After extensive discussions with all stakeholders over the past days MHI and Siemens reviewed their […]

  • Stormy Weather Boosts German Wind Power Generation

    6 January 2015

    Stormy and unpredictable weather in the past few weeks has brought German wind energy to a new record. With a total of 8.9 billion kWh of wind power, the record from 2011 (8.4 billion kWh) was exceeded in December 2014, the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR) has announced. The values are based on an analysis of preliminary data on the […]

  • ABB: German OW Delays Amount to $260 Million

    23 January 2014
    Grid Connection

    ABB said its fourth-quarter 2013 results were adversely impacted mainly by charges for storm-related project delays and some operational issues in the Power Systems (PS) division. Additional restructuring-related charges were taken in response to the division’s soft order intake in 2013. The company also booked non-operational charges related to certain Group legacy issues. “While the […]

  • DTU, BAM Launch Danish-German Research Cooperation

    24 November 2011

    Technical University of Denmark (DTU) wants to take the lead on development of offshore wind turbines and has launched Danish-German research cooperation. Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has launched an international research cooperation on offshore wind turbines together with its German sister organization BAM. The new partnership is to strengthen know-how on construction and safety […]

  • Gwynt y Môr OWF Adjusts Its Aids to Navigation

    27 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Cardinal marker buoys around the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm were removed by the THV Galatea.  The THV Galatea has removed eight Gwynt y Môr field cardinal perimeter buoys. At the same time, the Gwynt y Môr South buoy was moved to a new permanent position. After recovery of these buoys, the wind farm exhibits permanent aids to navigation. Also, […]

  • Photo of the Day: Work Underway on DolWin Beta

    17 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Aibel employees doing their job on the DolWin beta converter station.  “Small people, great effort,” says Aibel AS in a description of the photo that shows work on the DolWin beta offshore converter station outside the company’s yard in Haugesund, Norway. With a capacity of more than 900 MW, the converter station will host […]

  • RWE Inaugurates Nordsee Ost, Gwynt y Môr Next

    11 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The Nordsee Ost wind farm was officially inaugurated on the occasion of the meeting of the G7 Energy Ministers in Hamburg, on May 8. The inauguration was attended by the German Minister of Economics, Sigmar Gabriel, and his fellow ministers from the G7 states, as well as Peter Terium, CEO of RWE AG, Hans Bünting, CEO of […]

  • Deep Scores Gemini Gig

    18 June 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Deep BV has secured an operations and maintenance contract for subsea surveys at the Gemini offshore wind farm. Deep will carry out the O&M service agreement for a period of three years at the 600MW offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Located 85km north of the Groningen coast, Gemini comprises 150 Siemens 4MW turbines and two offshore […]

  • Nexus Loads Gemini Cable

    8 July 2015
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    Van Oord’s cable laying vessel, Nexus, arrived to Velsen-Noord to load export cables for Gemini offshore wind farm. The loading operation was conducted by the Dutch company WIND AG at MEO terminal. Delivered by Damen in December last year, the 126-metre vessel is the youngest in service. The export cable, which will transfer the electricity […]

  • Last Gemini Turbine Up

    24 August 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus installed the last of the 150 4MW Siemens wind turbines at the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands, Tuesday evening, August 23. “The installation of the 150th and last turbine in the wind park is a magnificent achievement,” Matthias Haag, CEO of Gemini Windpark, said. “After […]

  • Highlights of the Month: August 2015

    3 September 2015

    First Gemini Offshore Substation in Place (11 Photos) The first offshore transformer station at the Gemini offshore wind farm was placed on top of the jacket foundation yesterday. ABB Installs World’s Most Powerful Substation ABB has installed DolWin beta, the world’s most powerful offshore converter station in the North Sea. Barge Accident Scars Foundation Off […]

  • Vattenfall Recruiting for Sandbank Project

    30 October 2015

    Vattenfall is seeking specialists for quality control and site representation for the Sandbank offshore wind farm construction. According to the developer, the contract shall comprise pre-assembly, installation and commissioning phase. The Port of Esbjerg will serve as the pre-assembly site while the wind turbines will be installed 90 kilometres off the coast of Sylt in […]

  • Photo of the Day: Seajacks Scylla Preparing for Take-Off

    28 September 2015
    Vessels

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Seajacks Scylla readying for delivery.  Seajacks Scylla, which is scheduled to be delivered by the end of the year, is nearing its trip to Europe from Samsung Heavy Industries’ (SHI) Geoje Yard in South Korea. The Scylla, deemed the largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel, has already been hired for […]

  • Windfarm Update: Veja Mate

    8 December 2014

    The 400MW wind farm Veja Mate has recently been bought by Laidlaw Capital Group from previous owners BARD Group. Veja Mate is located 129 km off the German North Coast. It received planning approval from the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) in August 2009 and has also secured grid connection. Financial close is expected […]

  • ESVAGT FARADAY Goes to Work (Gallery)

    8 April 2015
    Vessels

    Esvagt’s latest service operation vessel (SOV), ESVAGT FARADAY, goes to work for Siemens Wind Power Service today. The first SOV, ESVAGT FROUDE, left on contract on February 18th, also to work for Siemens Wind Power. Siemens has chartered ESVAGT FROUDE for a five year contract to service the field and transport personnel during the constructing and operation of the […]

  • NSW Orders Cable Hang-Off Systems for German Job

    15 September 2015
    Grid Connection

    Vos Prodect Innovations has been awarded a contract by Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW), regarding the design and supply of sealed cable hang-off systems for an offshore wind farm project, located in the German North Sea. For this project, Vos Prodect will supply the next generation of the cable hang-off system which is fully comply with the […]

  • BSH: Legal Approval of Offshore Wind Farms

    4 February 2014
    Authorities

    German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) rejected the objections against the approval of offshore wind farms. Monika Breuch –Moritz, president of BSH said that the approvals were given under the current legislative framework, and that there were no reasons to deny them. “A permit for a wind farm will only be granted if the […]

  • VIDEO: Van Oord, ABN AMRO Talk about Gemini OWF

    29 October 2014

    The short video below reveals how the Gemini offshore wind farm contributes to the Dutch sustainability targets.  Van Oord, Dutch-based contractor operating around the world in dredging, marine engineering and offshore energy projects (oil, gas and wind), is working on Gemini, one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. In the video, Van Oord’s CEO Arjan van […]

  • Siemens Signs Its First Deal for Dutch Offshore Wind Project

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Gemini consortium signed all construction, operations and financing contracts yesterday with a total construction budget of nearly EUR 3 billion. For Siemens this is the first order for an offshore wind power plant in Dutch waters. For the Gemini project, Siemens will deliver 150 wind turbines with a capacity of 4 megawatts (MW) and […]