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  • BLG and WeserWind Sign Offshore Logistics Contract (Germany)

    7 February 2012

    On 1 February, WeserWind GmbH Offshore Construction Georgsmarienhütte has signed an offshore logistics contract with BLG in Bremerhaven. WeserWind is engaged internationally in the development and production of foundation structures and substation platforms for offshore wind turbines. BLG offers fully-integrated logistics solutions applied in coordination of wind turbine supply, ranging from procurement through production to […]

  • REpower Acquires PowerBlades from SGL Rotec (Germany)

    10 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Effective from December 31, 2011, REpower Systems SE has acquired by purchase the remaining 49% stake in PowerBlades GmbH from SGL Rotec GmbH & Co. KG, a majority company of SGL Group. PowerBlades, headquartered in Bremerhaven, was founded in 2007 as a joint venture for the production of rotor blades for wind turbines. Since the […]

  • Cash Compensation Set for Transfer of REpower’s Shares (Germany)

    21 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Today (July 21, 2011), the majority shareholder of REpower Systems SE , AE-Rotor Holding B.V., Amsterdam (Netherlands), a subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Ltd., Pune (India), informed the Executive Board of REpower Systems SE that it has set the cash compensation for the transfer of the shares from the minority shareholders of REpower Systems SE to […]

  • PNE WIND Publishes 1H 2011 Results (Germany)

    8 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      The wind farm developer PNE WIND AG has completed the first half year of 2011 successfully. The operating result (EBIT), the fundamental key value for the entrepreneurial success of a wind farm developer, lay at about EUR 0.9 million (previous year: EUR 8.2 million). The positive result is particularly due to the successful further […]

  • E.ON posts significant increases in first-half (Germany)

    11 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Adjusted EBIT up 11 percent year on year. 2,800MW of new, climate-friendly generating capacity enters service. 2010 forecast unchanged – adjusted EBIT expected up 0 to 3 percent and adjusted net income at prior-year level. Following a strong first quarter, Düsseldorf-based energy company, E.ON recorded significant increases in its key financial figures for the first […]

  • E.ON Remains on Course After Nine Months (Germany)

    10 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    * Adjusted EBIT up 9 percent year-on-year * Adjusted net income up slightly * 2010 forecast unchanged with adjusted EBIT expected up 0 to 3 percent and adjusted net income at prior-year level E.ON remains on course after nine months. Its sales were up about 11 percent year on year to roughly €64 billion. Adjusted […]

  • Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms Study (Germany)

    23 February 2011
    R&D

    The offshore wind industry is in transition, and faces faces challenges that are typical of all fast-growing sectors: unforeseen problems… (wind.energy-business-review) [mappress] Source: wind.energy-business-review, February 23, 2011

  • Nordex setting standards in environmental protection and safety (Germany)

    12 October 2010
    R&D

    Nordex has had its health, safety and environment (HSE) management system successfully audited by Bureau Veritas, achieving certification in accordance with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. In this connection, the company is setting standards in environ-mental protection and defining milestones for a continuous im-provement process with the aim of reducing emissions of hazard-ous substances by […]

  • BorWin3 Starts Delivering

    20 August 2019
    Grid Connection

    The BorWin3 offshore wind grid connection in the German North Sea has started transmitting power. According to Petrofac, the 900MW project has begun converting three-phase electric power generated by offshore wind farms into direct current and transmitting it 160km back to shore into the German national grid. “We are delighted to have reached this key milestone with […]

  • Siemens: Germany Can Save More than EUR 150 Billion with Its Energy Transition

    6 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The costs of restructuring Germany’s energy system are too high. With the present energy transition concept, it will not be possible to achieve security of supply while also ensuring sustainability and affordability. The current approach also establishes false incentives for investment and innovation. According to Siemens’ calculations, Germany could save more than €150 billion by […]

  • Germany: Sanmar Delivers The Navtug Flattop ‘TORSTEN’ to Schramm Group

    8 March 2012

    M/T TORSTEN is a powerful handy-sized multipurpose anchor-handling and assistance tug with a large flat deck area. Its main scope of service is providing assistance at any offshore and nearshore construction sites, as well as anchor-handling and aiding cable-laying vessels. Sanmar has been involved in building standard series tugboats for many years, always stating that […]

  • All Foundations Installed at 960 MW He Dreiht Wind Farm Offshore Germany

    28 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel, Thialf, has installed all 64 foundations at EnBW’s 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Heerema Marine Contractors, headquartered in the Netherlands, was contracted by EnBW in April 2022 to install monopiles and transition pieces at the offshore wind farm. According to our previous news, […]

  • RTE and TransGrid to Provide Consultancy Services for Baltic Sea Energy Island

    2 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Energinet has awarded RTE International and TransGrid Solutions with contracts for consultative engineering and construction services for the Baltic Sea Energy Island project in Denmark. The tender was issued for consultancy services regarding technical requirements to improve multi-vendor multi-terminal high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interoperability for the Baltic Sea Energy Island project. The tendered contract was […]

  • Kriegers Flak CGS ‘Black Starts’ Rostock Power Plant

    9 December 2020
    Grid Connection

    50Hertz and Energinet, together with the coal-fired power plant Rostock have performed a live simulation of a restart of the power grid after a power outage in Continental Europe with voltage supplied from Denmark through Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS). According to 50Hertz, a land and sea cable connection between two countries and offshore […]

  • Nordic Yards Commence Production of BorWin Beta Offshore Transformer Platform (Germany)

    3 May 2011

      Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, commences production today on BorWin beta, the first self-righting offshore transformer platform in Germany. In the presence of the Minister President of the federal state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Erwin Sellering, the Minister for Economics, Labour and Tourism of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Jürgen […]

  • Germany: EnBW Announces Annual Results for 2011

    7 March 2012
    Business & Finance

      “2011 was a difficult year, but one that was decisive for EnBW in terms of the new energy concept. With the commissioning of Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm, the official commissioning of the new hydro-electric power station in Rheinfelden, the completion of the highest wind turbine in the northern Black Forest with a […]

  • WIKING Helikopter to Continue Supporting Sandbank and DanTysk OWFs

    1 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    WIKING Helikopter Service and Vattenfal have signed a contract extension for 24/7 Helicopter Emergency Rescue Service for the Sandbank and DanTysk offshore wind farms in Germany. Operating from its Base in Wilhelmshaven, WIKING Helikopter will continue using its high performance (Performance class 1) AW139 LEONARDO helicopter for these operations. The 288 MW DanTysk offshore wind […]

  • DONG Picks Hughes SSE for Subsea Inspections in Denmark and Germany

    13 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has signed a contract with the UK-based Hughes Sub Sea Engineering for the undertaking of a subsea inspection campaign at offshore wind farms located in Denmark and Germany. The offshore wind farms Hughes SSE will be servicing are Gode Wind 1 and 2 and Borkum Riffgrund located off the north west coast of Germany […]

  • Germans Start Investigating North Sea Offshore Wind Zones

    23 September 2019
    Authorities

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is launching the next round of preliminary investigations on two offshore wind farm areas in the North Sea. The two areas, N-6.6 and N-6.7, are located some 100 kilometres northwest of the island Borkum. The N-6.6 area is expected to support wind turbines with a capacity of 630MW, […]

  • Top News of the Week October 7– October 13, 2013

    13 October 2013

    7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Nearing Completion in Fife, UK The operation to install the huge two-piece steel structure has been taking place over recent days 50m offshore from Methil’s Energy Park Fife. Germany: 8,000 MW of Offshore Wind Energy by 2020 Some 1,500 wind turbines in the North and Baltic Seas will be producing electricity […]

  • Lloyd Werft Carries Out Final Work on ‘Aeolus’ Jack-Up Vessel

    20 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, Germany, is working to complete the offshore installation jack-up vessel Aeolus for Van Oord. The shipyard has until July to get the newbuild ready for sea. Since the beginning of January and at the request of Van Oord, Lloyd Werft craftsmen have helped Sietas to complete the building of Aeolus. However, […]

  • Germany to expand offshore wind power, UK might miss their targets

    29 July 2010
    R&D

    Norbert Röttgen, German Federal Environment Minister, has thrown his backing behind developing more offshore wind farms in Germany. Röttgen announced today that offshore companies can rely on debt guarantees from the governemnt to secure the financing of “10 mega projects” in the North and Baltic seas up until the end of 2011. The announcement signals […]

  • Half of Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Turbines Up

    24 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Half of the 50 wind turbines that will make up the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany have been installed, according to information in Iberdrola’s financial report for the first half of 2024. The 476 MW offshore wind farm, currently under construction in the German Baltic Sea, will comprise 50 Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind […]

  • Second Kriegers Flak Substation Foundation Now In Place

    23 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The foundation for the second Kriegers Flak offshore substation was installed on 22 February, a few days after Jan de Nul installed the first one.

  • UXO Consultancy and Desktop Study Needed for Kriegers Flak Interconnector

    23 May 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Energinet.dk and Germany’s 50Hz Transmission have issued a tender for an UXO consultancy and desktop study for the 400 MW Kriegers Flak combined grid solution (CGS). The two transmission system operators are planning a HVAC cable between offshore substations located at the two offshore wind farms, the 600MW Kriegers Flak in Danish waters,  and the 288MW […]

  • First Veja Mate Turbine Feeds Power to German Grid

    18 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens 6MW wind turbine installed at the Veja Mate offshore wind farm has started feeding the German electricity grid with green, renewable energy two months ahead of schedule.