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  • Germans Cut Wind Power Costs through Weather Forecast

    6 February 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    German Federal Government has entrusted Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and EWC Weather Consult GmbH with a research project that will develop more accurate wind power forecasts to reduce costs of the country’s energy transition.  It sometimes happens that, due to weather conditions, less wind or solar electricity is produced. In order […]

  • North Sea Wind Feeds German Grid with 5.18TWh in H1

    30 September 2016

    In the first half of 2016, German wind power generation amounted to 41.1TWh with a significantly increased share of offshore wind, according to TenneT. TenneT transmitted 5.18TWh of wind power from the North Sea in the first six months, which is 2.3 times as much as in the same period of 2015 when 2.26TWh of offshore wind […]

  • Two Accommodation Vessels on Route to German Offshore Wind Projects

    16 August 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Comfort-at-Sea – the joint venture between Blue Water Shipping and International Shipping Partners has made an agreement with Areva to deliver two accommodation vessels for wind-projects in the German part of the North Sea. The vessels ‘Ocean Atlantic’ and ‘Sea Discoverer’ will operate on the offshore wind projects Global Tech 1 and Trianel wind farm […]

  • German Project of the Year: Optimizing Wind Turbines after Installation

    29 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    BayWa r.e. Rotor Service GmbH and their joint-venture partners SPITZNER ENGINEERS GmbH and fk-wind, the Institute for Wind Energy at Bremerhaven University, have earned the German Renewables Award 2013 in the “Project of the Year” category. BayWa r.e. Rotor Service GmbH is a subsidiary of BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH (BayWa r.e.). With many years […]

  • Successful German Wind Study Programs to Be Presented at WINDFORCE 2013

    3 June 2013
    Training & Education

    Nearly 200 professionals and managers from the wind energy industry and career changers took advantage of the occupational study programs at the University of Oldenburg for their career advancement. The University offers two programs: Continuing Studies Program in Wind Energy Technology and Management (Wind Study) or the new Continuing Studies Programme Offshore Wind Energy (Offshore […]

  • Seazip Launches First Tender Service for German Bight Area

    9 April 2013
    Contracts & Tenders

    Seazip Offshore Service recently launched the first ad hoc tender service for the German Bight area. Only after a few hours’ notice the fast crew boat Seazip Hurricane carried out a successful crew change 90 miles offshore at the North sea for a major cable laying company with crew, equipment and provisions. This call was […]

  • Dena Calls on German Government to Allow Power Tariffs Increase

    12 December 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    German Energy Agency (Deutsche Energie Agentur; Dena) released a study on Tuesday, which shows that up to EUR 42.5 billion of investment is needed in distribution infrastructure until 2030, in order to shift to renewables. Based on that fact, Dena has urged the Government to allow grid operators to increase the tariffs. Existing profit margins […]

  • Smulders to Produce Its 1000th Transition Piece

    2 September 2014

    In August 2013 Smulders Projects, subsidiary of Smulders Group, secured together with Sif Group an order from Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects b.v. for the delivery of 150 Transition Pieces for the Gemini Windfarm. Sif Group will supply the primary steel tubulars, Smulders Projects will supply and install all secondary steel and will perform surface […]

  • ACE Winches Back DolWin Gamma Installation

    23 May 2017

    ACE Winches has mobilised and installed a winch package for use on the jacket installation and float-over of the topside of the DolWin gamma platform, the centrepiece of the 900MW DolWin3 grid connection.

  • Japanese Investors to Acquire Stake in Yunlin Offshore Wind Project

    5 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    German offshore wind developer wpd has signed a share purchase agreement with Starwind Offshore GmbH to sell a 27% stake in the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. Starwind Offshore GmbH is a German holding company established jointly between the Japanese companies Sojitz; JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation; The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. and Chudenko […]

  • Senvion TWB II Turbine Contract Now Effective

    8 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Senvion informed on 8 May that its contract for the 203MW Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) is now effective, following the confirmation of the notice to proceed with Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co KG at the end of April.

  • EMO Sends Newbuild CTV to Nordsee One

    22 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has signed a contract with Senvion to provide a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the operational phase of the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Senvion Picks Eurogate Bremerhaven as Nordergründe OWF Base Port

    10 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    German wind turbine maker Senvion GmbH has selected Eurogate Container Terminal Bremerhaven as base port for the transportation and installation of wind turbines for the 110MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm. wpd AG, the developer and the future operator of the wind farm, commissioned Senvion to supply 18 type 6.2M126 wind turbines to be installed close to the shore in the […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES LiDARs to Gauge Chinese Offshore Winds

    11 July 2017
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Vietnam-headquartered Titan Technologies Corporation has ordered two Fraunhofer IWES LiDAR measuring buoys for the surveying of the Zhangpu and Changle offshore wind farms in China.

  • Suzlon Shareholders OK Senvion Sale

    24 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Suzlon shareholders have approved the sale of its German subsidiary, Senvion, to Centrebridge Partners. Tulsi R. Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Group said: “We thank our shareholders and lenders for their confidence, trust and faith in the strategic vision of Suzlon. I am confident the bold decisions taken in the recent past by the company will pave the way for […]

  • Dutch Gemini Becomes Largest-Ever Project Financed OWF (VIDEO)

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    More than 22 parties, including 12 commercial creditors, 4 public financial institutions, 1 pension fund together with Northland Power Inc. as subordinated debt lenders and the 4 members of the equity consortium were involved in the signing of the financing contracts for the Gemini offshore wind farm. Some 70 percent of this budget will be […]

  • Butendiek OWF Stands Tall

    12 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    After one of our readers reported that the final turbine at the Butendiek offshore wind farm was installed last night, wpd confirmed the information to Offshore WIND this morning. The Butendiek offshore wind farm features 80 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines, which will generate a total capacity of 288 MW. Each blade of the turbines is 58.5m long with its own pitching […]

  • Van Oord Hired for Arkona’s Foundation Installation

    25 April 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has awarded the contract for the transport and installation of foundations at the Arkona offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea to Van Oord. Van Oord intends to deploy its heavy lift installation vessel Svanen to install the project’s 60 monopiles and transition pieces. Arnoud Kuis, Managing Director of Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects: […]

  • Two Substation Jackets Traveling to Gemini OWF Site

    16 July 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Two jacket foundations for the offshore substations to be installed at the Gemini wind farm site are on their way, the developer reported via social media.  A joint venture between Cofely Fabricom, CG and Iemants, is in charge of the two offshore substations and one onshore station for the project. Each offshore station will be linked to the onshore one by a […]

  • Gemini Officially Open (Photos + Video)

    8 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The Gemini offshore wind farm, a 600MW facility situated 85 kilometres north of the Groningen coast and one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, is now officially open.

  • Swire Blue Ocean to Work Alongside Van Oord on Gemini OWF

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Swire Blue Ocean A/S has signed a key contract with an EPCI contractor, Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects bv and will provide a wind farm installation vessel to work together with Van Oord’s own wind farm transport and installation vessel Aeolus on the installation of the 150 foundations and wind turbine generators on the Gemini […]

  • Two Graduate Engineers Get Full-Time Jobs at OSBIT Power

    30 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    OSBIT Power this week welcomed two new graduates to its team. Both employees have been awarded permanent contracts after completing placements with the company as part of their degrees. Callum Noble and Sasha Aichroth completed their studies at University of Edinburgh. As part of their course, both undertook a seven-month placement with the Northumberland-based offshore […]

  • MPI Enterprise Installs All Turbines at Nordergründe

    21 December 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) MPI Enterprise has completed the installation of 18 6.2M126 Senvion turbines at the Nordergründe offshore wind farm in the North Sea. After installing all of the 18 foundations at the site, the MPI Enterprise erected the first wind turbine at the 110.7MW Nordergründe in August. Nordergründe is situated in water up to ten metres in […]

  • Polar Queen to Help Out at Nordsee One

    12 July 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Senvion will use GC Rieber Shipping’s construction support vessel (CSV) Polar Queen to support turbine commissioning at the Nordsee One wind farm in the German North Sea.  The vessel will provide transfer of personnel and cargoes, and will be fitted with a motion compensated gangway and boat landings to serve crew transfer vessels. The two companies have signed a time charter […]

  • Video: 50Hertz on Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Connection

    9 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    50Hertz is in charge of connecting EnBW Baltic 2 to the grid.  The German offshore wind farm, being constructed 32 kilometers north of the Baltic island of Rügen, is four times as large as EnBW Baltic 1. With 80 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 turbines, it can produce six times as much power. The construction of EnBW Baltic 2 began in […]

  • Nordergründe to Come Online Soon, Offshore Substation In Place

    22 September 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm has been installed and the project can now move to final commissioning, after being delayed due to the insolvency proceedings of the transformer platform manufacturer, BVT Bremen.