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  • Bladt Upends First Veja Mate TP

    23 February 2016

    Bladt Industries upended the first transition piece for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm, weighing 293.5 tonnes. As announced last summer, a joint venture between Bladt industries and EEW SPC won the contract for building foundations for the Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm. Bladt’s scope in the project is to build 67 transition pieces which […]

  • VBMS Repairs Defective Cable at Trianel Windpark Borkum Phase 2

    22 July 2015
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    VBMS has completed the repair of an inter-array cable at Trianel Windpark Borkum phase 2. The scope of work included the removal of the defective cable, and installation, burial, terminations and testing of a replacement cable which was completed in less than 48 hours, from arrival to departure. The works were executed in the German […]

  • The Netherlands: Arabs to Invest Billions in North Sea Wind Farm

    10 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Taqa state of the Abu Dhabi Emirate is about to become a majority shareholder in a massive wind farm in the North Sea. According to De Telegraaf, after a difficult search for money, Arabs are willing to invest billions of dollars in the offshore wind farm, though the move came seven months after the intended […]

  • RWE Seeks German Government’s Compensation for Grid Connection Delays

    27 June 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Incoming Chief Executive of RWE, Peter Terium, said that substantial delays in Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm connection to the grid jeopardize the project’s profitability. Mr. Terium told the weekly magazine Der Spiegel that RWE is inviting the German Government to discuss possible compensation adding that the Government should initiate compensation talks with the project’s […]

  • SMM Direct: SCHOTTEL Strongly Present in Offshore Market

    5 September 2012

    The SCHOTTEL Group is showcasing its undiminished strong standing at this year’s SMM, Hall A4, Booth 306. With its gratifying facts and figures, the renowned German manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships and offshore applications is underscoring its continuing positive development.   Counter to the general trend in the sector, the demand for SCHOTTEL […]

  • Jack-Up Barge Signs Multi-Year Charter Agreement with German BARD Group

    23 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Jack-Up Barge has announced signing a multi-year charter agreement with the German BARD Group for Jack-Up Barge’s Self Elevating Platforms JB-115 and JB-117. The contract is valued at in excess of EUR 100 million. Both platforms will be deployed in the BARD Offshore 1 offshore wind farm – the largest German offshore wind farm to […]

  • Siemens Erects 6MW Offshore Turbine on Land

    3 December 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has installed two of its SWT-6.0-154 offshore wind turbines at an onshore site in Wehlens near Wilhelmshaven. This represents the first onshore installation of 6MW offshore turbines, however it is already being installed at 210MW Westermost Rought offshore wind farm. Project owner Bioenergie Nord GmbH and planning engineering agency Pommer & Schwarz selected the […]

  • Vos Prodect Completes Export Cable Hang-Off Test

    22 January 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Vos Prodect Innovations has announced the completion of a new test on the permanent section of the cable hang-off system. With the latest test, the company’s main aim was to determine the maximum axial cable load that the permanent hang-off part can withstand. Vos Prodect has used a 3x630mm² submarine cable, which was secured at […]

  • UK: Tritech’s Marine Mammal Detection System Shows Good Results

    3 June 2012
    Environment

    Gemini SeaTec provides an early warning of the presence of marine mammals in the vicinity of marine current turbine structures. The Gemini SeaTec system has been successfully field tested on the Marine Current Turbine (MCT) SeaGen installation in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, overseen and tested by the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) Ltd. Launched at […]

  • WindPower Innovations, Inc. Announces Permanent Magnet Generator Wind Turbine Solutions (USA)

    12 August 2010
    R&D, Technology

    WindPower Innovations, Inc. (Pink Sheets: WPNV), today announces Permanent Magnet Direct Drive wind turbine solutions as a key component in its overall mission to provide unique and efficient ways for the wind industry to economically transition into its eminent future. “Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive turbines are the future of wind energy generation,” says Ian Griffiths, Chief […]

  • Offshore WIND Conference 2016 Unveils Speaker Lineup

    17 June 2016

    The two day program for Offshore WIND Conference 2016 is set and a great speaker faculty is already confirmed! Leading experts from the industry like David Molenaar (Siemens), Andreas Wagner (German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation) and Alun Roberts (BVG Associates) will discuss and present global business opportunities. Next to that, building on the experiences of others will play […]

  • MPI Adventure to Support OSS Commissioning at Sandbank OWF

    31 March 2016
    Vessels

    MPI Offshore has won a new contract for the utilisation of MPI Adventure at the Sandbank offshore wind farm. The vessel will provide accommodation services, lifting operations and provision of supplies during the commissioning works on Sandbank’s offshore substation (OSS). Starting this summer, the vessel will also install 72 Siemens 4MW wind turbines at the project site, under a […]

  • VIDEO: SeaZip Offshore Service in Action

    22 March 2013

    Today, SeaZip Offshore Service will officially christen its two newly-constructed ‘Twin Axe’ catamaran ships. German BARD Group will charter these vessels, which will be deployed in the completion stage of its large-scale wind farm in the North Sea. SeaZip Offshore Service provides sophisticated service vessels and excellent ship management for fast and safe access to […]

  • PNE WIND AG is Making Considerable Progress Towards Grid Connection and Financing of Gode Wind II Offshore Wind Farm

    28 February 2011

    The wind farm developer, PNE WIND AG, has made considerable progress on the way to constructing the offshore wind farm “Gode Wind II”: The documentation required for the binding agreement to the grid connection has been submitted to the transmission grid operator TenneT. This means that PNE WIND AG has fulfilled all four criteria in […]

  • Vos Prodect to Supply Its Pro-MES System for Gemini OWF

    9 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has awarded Vos Prodect Innovations with a contract for the design and supply of cable protection systems for the Gemini offshore wind project. This is the first project where Vos Prodect will utilize its recently developed Monopile Entry System (Pro-MES). The Pro-MES system will be installed into the J-tubeless foundations of Gemini offshore […]

  • Gemini Offshore Substations Sail Out

    17 August 2015

    The FICG consortium of Cofely Fabricom, Iemants and CG, which was selected by Van Oord for the Gemini offshore wind project in the Netherlands, has finalized the construction of the two HV offshore substations and has shipped them out to their final destination. Both substations Buitengaats (300MW) and ZeeEnergie (300MW) left the Hoboken dock near […]

  • PKA Pension Fund to Provide EUR 120 Mln for Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

    2 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    PKA will provide EUR 120 million in the form of a subordinated loan to Project Gemini, Typhoon Offshore announced today. It is the first time that a pension fund finances an offshore wind park in The Netherlands ahead of construction. The 600MW offshore wind farm that is currently being brought to  financial close. Michael van […]

  • Dong Energy, Nexans Close Another Offshore Wind Cable Deal

    27 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    On July 1, Dong Energy and the Nexans signed another framework contract, this time for the delivery of up to 1,750 kilometers of submarine cable for wind farms off the UK coast. The cables are used for connecting the wind turbines with each other and for their connection to an offshore transformer platform. The framework […]

  • EnBW Baltic 2 Fully Erected

    12 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm has come to the finish line, as the eightieth and last wind turbine was installed yesterday at the construction site in the German Baltic Sea. On Tuesday, the fortieth turbine was put into operation and has been feeding power into the grid. In the meantime, two more were fully commissioned. The remaining wind turbines will […]

  • ‘Seajacks Zaratan’ to Install Veja Mate TPs

    16 November 2015
    Vessels

    Seajacks Zaratan has been contracted to install 67 transition pieces (TPs) at the Veja Mate offshore wind farm. The 400MW wind farm will be based 95km north-west of Borkum in the German exclusive economic zone. Seajacks Scylla will also be installing Veja Mate’s 67 monopiles, starting Q1 2016 with full commercial operation for the wind […]

  • Connection Work on Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Full Swing

    30 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The work on the cable connection of the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm to the grid is progressing at full speed off the Baltic coast of the German Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. More than half of the project’s cables are now lying on the seabed. A total of sixty kilometers of submarine cables will […]

  • Siemens to Generate More than Half Savings from Energy Division (USA)

    12 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Siemens AG has revealed that its Energy division will generate EUR 3.2 billion in savings in 2013 and 2014, which is more than a half of the company’s overall planned savings of EUR 6 billion. During an analyst event held at its gas turbine factory in Charlotte, North Carolina, Siemens told analysts that it sees […]

  • Prysmian Inks Wikinger Cabling Deal

    12 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Italian cable company, Prysmian Group, has been awarded a EUR 60 million contract by Iberdrola for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Prysmian is responsible for the design, manufacture, installation, burial, termination and testing of total 81 km of 33 kV submarine cables connecting 70 turbines at wind farm located within the West […]

  • TT’s Malltraeth Bay Supports VBMS at Sandbank; Another Vessel Working in Denmark

    25 April 2016
    Vessels

    Turbine Transfers’ 21m offshore support vessel Malltraeth Bay has started working on the Sandbank offshore wind farm, under a contract with VBMS.  VBMS won a EUR 90 million contract for the Sandbank offshore wind farm in 2014. The company is in charge of cable supply, CPS, installation, post-lay burial, and termination and testing of 76 infield cables. The work is due to be completed […]

  • TenneT Shelves Offshore Maintenance Centre Plan

    3 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    TenneT has abandoned its plan for the construction of an Offshore Maintenance Centre (OMC) in the north of the Netherlands for the time being. The company had planned to set up the OMC as a base for maintenance work on the transformer platforms and offshore grid connections for German and future Dutch offshore wind farms north of the Wadden Sea. Since […]

  • Photo of the Day: Nordsee One Foundations Falling into Place

    26 January 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    RWE AG has shared a photo of the world’s biggest jack-up vessel in operation, Innovation, installing one of 54 foundations at the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German waters of the North Sea. The installation work is being carried out by GeoSea, part of DEME Group. The contract includes the installation of all monopile foundations and […]