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  • ABB Wins Order Worth USD 1 Billion for Offshore Wind Power Connection (Germany)

    2 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

        ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $1 billion from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to supply a power link connecting offshore North Sea wind farms to the German mainland grid. This is the largest power transmission order in ABB’s history. It will deploy the […]

  • Research and Markets Releases Report on German Grid Connectivity Issues

    13 August 2012
    Grid Connection

    Research and Markets has announced “Grid Connectivity Issues Faced by the German Offshore Wind Industry” report by GlobalData. Offshore wind is one of the most important technologies to the current German energy strategy. The country plans to have ceased all nuclear energy generation by 2022, and focus is increasing on renewable energy technologies. The country […]

  • Monopile Installation About to Start at Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 

    23 June 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Jan De Nul’s heavy lift vessel Les Alizés has arrived at the Port of Eemshaven in the Netherlands to kick off and load the first monopiles to be installed at Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in Germany. Jan De Nul’s newbuild vessel will soon arrive on the offshore construction site located off the northern coast of Germany […]

  • EnBW Hohe See and Albatros in Offshore Construction Mode

    11 April 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW has started the offshore construction on two wind farms in the German North Sea – the 497MW Hohe See and the 112MW Albatros. 

  • Senvion Reaps Offshore Gains

    11 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    German wind turbine maker Senvion recorded EUR 184 million in offshore wind-related revenues in the first half of 2017, a 145% increase compared to the first half of 2016.

  • Germany: Former Nordex CEO Manages Vestas Central Europe

    11 January 2013

    Former CEO of Nordex Thomas Richterich has assumed the management role of Vestas Central Europe business unit, replacing Dr. Wolfgang J. Schmitz. “The current situation in the wind industry and in the global marketplace requires that Vestas takes a different strategic approach to the very important Central European market. Therefore, we will focus more on […]

  • Elia, 50Hertz Seek Geotechnical Survey Services

    20 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Belgian and German transmission system operators, Elia and 50Hertz, have launched a pre-qualification procedure for a tender seeking geotechnical seabed survey services. The surveys will be done in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the German sector of the Baltic Sea. The tender is divided into three lots that cover geotechnical surveys and […]

  • Borkum Riffgrund II at Full Power

    15 November 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    First power on all 56 turbines at Borkum Riffgrund II offshore wind farm has now been achieved and the German project will soon enter commercial operation. 

  • TKF Building Offshore Wind Cable Factory in Eemshaven

    22 December 2022
    Business & Finance

    Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) has started the construction of a new cable factory at the Beatrixhaven site in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. According to Groningen Seaports, TKF will use the new factory to produce subsea cables to connect wind turbines from offshore wind farms to power stations. The new facility will be complementing TKF’s existing production in […]

  • EIB Nods to Arcadis Ost 1 Loan

    7 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer Parkwind has secured a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the construction of the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm. The amount approved is EUR 450 million. Located some 19 kilometres off the island of Rugen in the German Baltic Sea, Arcadis Ost 1 will comprise 27 MHI Vestas […]

  • CTV Wanted for Alpha Ventus

    2 December 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    EWE Erneuerbare Energien has invited tenders for the provision of a crew transfer vessel (CTV) that will operate at the alpha ventus offshore wind farm. The vessel will transport people and equipment between the base port in Norddeich and the offshore wind farm alpha ventus, located in the German exclusive economic zone, and possibly other […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Nets Borkum Riffgrund 2 Turbine Installation Deal

    10 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has won a contract to supply an installation vessel for loading, carriage and installation of wind turbines at the 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea. The scope of the contract includes project management, engineering, provision of sea fastening, vessel mobilisation and de-mobilisation. Borkum Riffgrund 2, […]

  • Vattenfall Rethinks Swedish Kriegers Flak

    26 October 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall is reconsidering building a 420MW offshore wind farm in the Swedish part of Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea as a result of recent cost reductions in offshore wind, the company told Offshore WIND.

  • Siemens Gamesa Extends Charter for Acergy Viking

    25 October 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has extended the charter agreement for Eidesvik Offshore’s vessel Acergy Viking for a period of two years.

  • Winds Lift RWE Innogy’s Q1 Figures

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    RWE Innogy released figures for the first quarter of 2014 where it reported a 9% year-on-year increase as its operating result amounted to €97 million. The higher production of wind energy generation had a big effect on these figures. According to the company, German biomass activities only made a small contribution to RWE Innogy’s earnings, […]

  • Senvion Halts Wind Blade Production

    5 February 2014

    German manufacturer Senvion, formerly known as REpower, has decided to halt production at its fully-owned subsidiary PowerBlades, which will affect 246 workers. The production of offshore wind blades will be suspended until the end of this year “as a result of uncertainty regarding investment”, meaning that “the expansion of offshore wind power in Germany has […]

  • Omexom Hires HeliService for Air Transport on 5 Offshore Wind Farms

    5 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Omexom Renewable Energies Offshore, former EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (EWE OSS), has awarded a contract to HeliService, booking the German helicopter transport provider’s services on five offshore wind farms for at least two years. HeliService will be responsible for offshore air transport and hoisting work on the Alpha Ventus, Riffgat, Trianel Windpark Borkum, and Merkur […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Wins Long-Term Contract on Ten-Year-Old German Offshore Wind Farm

    5 June 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has awarded a ten-year contract to Deutsche Windtechnik for maintenance and service of the Trianel Windpark Borkum I offshore wind farm that has been in operation since 2015. Deutsche Windtechnik says it secured the contract, signed on 19 May, through a tender in which the company participated with a plan for optimised maintenance […]

  • Germany: Registration for WINDFORCE 2013 Is Open until End of May

    4 April 2013

    Those who wish to attend the WINDFORCE 2013 offshore conference in Bremerhaven should register soon. The online registration form is posted until 31 May 2013. Participant capacity in Bremerhaven is limited and some programme highlights may soon be fully booked. The deadline for listing businesses on the official List of Participants and for name placement […]

  • WIKING Continues Working at Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farms

    3 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    WIKING Helikopter Service has signed a contract extension with Ørsted to continue providing HEMS services for offshore wind projects in Germany. WIKING will provide HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) for the Borkum Riffgrund 1 and 2 and Gode Wind 1 and 2 wind farms, as well as for the planned Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode […]

  • Top News of the Week Jul 8 – 14, 2013

    14 July 2013

    Germany: AMBAU to Construct Largest Offshore Wind Tower July will see construction begin at the AMBAU site in Cuxhaven, Germany of the largest offshore tower ever built for a wind turbine, measuring 7.33 metres at the base flange. USA: Statoil Freezes Hywind Maine Project Statoil has decided to suspend the Hywind Maine project, which includes […]

  • Voith Propellers for New Østensjø Offshore Wind Vessels

    30 June 2020
    Vessels

    Voith has received an order to deliver eight electric Voith Schneider Propellers (eVSP) to Østensjø for four new offshore wind supply vessels. According to Voith, with this new type of gearless propeller, the permanent-magnet synchronous motor is directly integrated into the VSP. The drive system combines the technology of the VSP with the Voith Inline […]

  • Germany: Federal Minister for Environment Visits AREVA Wind

    22 August 2012

    During a visit to the wind turbine manufacturer AREVA Wind, the Federal Environment Minister, Peter Altmaier, was given a demonstration of the proven offshore technology. Yesterday the Federal Environment Minister, Peter Altmaier, paid a visit to the AREVA Wind production site in Bremerhaven. Accompanied by the General Manager of AREVA Wind, Jean Huby, the minister […]

  • Planning permission granted for Riffgat offshore wind farm (Germany)

    1 October 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    EWE Board of Management member Dr. Neuber: “An important milestone for a cutting-edge project” The plans for the Riffgat offshore wind farm have taken a further significant step forwards. The trade supervisory authority in Oldenburg granted planning permission today for this major project to be realised by the Oldenburg-based energy service provider EWE and its […]

  • GL Group: New Additions to Offshore Wind Leadership Team (Germany)

    23 July 2013

    The GL Group has recently strengthened its offshore team with two appointments: David Robertson who takes on the role of Head of Practice for the UK Marine and Offshore Project Management Services and Elaine Greig who is the new UK Head of Offshore at GL Garrad Hassan. David Robertson’s career in renewables began after 13 […]

  • Vattenfall’s New Offshore Wind Farm to Power LyondellBasell’s Plastic Recycling Plant in Germany

    29 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with LyondellBasell (LYB), one of the world’s largest plastic producers, for its Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. Under the PPA, LyondellBasell will buy 450 GWh of electricity generated by Nordlicht 1 each year for 15 years, starting in 2028. In a press release on 29 […]