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  • EEW SPC Rolls Out World’s Heaviest Monopile

    3 March 2016
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The heaviest monopile ever produced for an offshore wind project left the production site of EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH in Rostock on 2 March, and will be ready to be installed at the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm within the next few months. This monopile weighs a total of 1,302.5 tons, its diameter is 7.8 […]

  • Offshore Wind Five for Ampelmann

    24 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Dutch offshore access solutions specialist Ampelmann has won five new offshore wind contracts over the course of September.

  • DeepOcean to Link Merkur Offshore Wind Farm to DolWin Gamma

    29 June 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DeepOcean has been awarded a contract by Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) for export cable transportation, installation and trenching services on the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German Bight.

  • Siemens’ Energy Division Profit Down 54 Pct

    7 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    German conglomerate Siemens reported the second-quarter profit of €255 million for its energy business, which is 54% lower than in the same period last year. Some of the factors that contributed to this are charges of €48 million, caused by a malfunction of bearings in some onshore wind turbines, and €287 million charges for two […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 23– 28, 2013

    29 September 2013

    Belgium: Alstom Hires Bold Tern Alstom has hired “Bold Tern” jack-up installation vessel, owned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, to complete the offshore operations at the Belwind offshore wind farm. Japanese Offshore Wind Taking Pace A lot is happening on the offshore wind power front in Japan. In June Japan unveiled its first commercial floating turbine […]

  • Gdansk Shipyard to Lead Offshore Wind Revolution (Poland)

    25 July 2011

    The Gdansk Shipyard, where the Solidarity movement that ended the communist era in Poland was born, is now trying to lead another Polish revolution … in offshore wind power. The European Union has laid out clean energy targets to be reached by its 27-members by 2020. To hit those marks Poland must break its coal […]

  • Floating LiDARs Wanted for Three New Offshore Wind Sites in German North Sea

    27 October 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a call to tender for wind measurement campaign in the N-13 wind energy area in the North Sea, which encompasses three sites for offshore wind development. BSH plans to carry out three one-year in-situ measurements with three independent measuring devices, which will enable assessment of the […]

  • World’s First Wind Turbine with Recyclable Blades Starts Spinning Offshore Germany

    1 August 2022
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa wind turbine equipped with the company’s RecyclableBlades has generated first power at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany. This marks the first commercial installation of Siemens Gamesa’s recyclable wind turbine technology and the first time a wind turbine with recyclable blades is installed worldwide, according to the wind turbine manufacturer […]

  • North Sea Union Potential for Offshore Wind Cost-Reduction

    31 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    First calculations show that cost-reduction of up to 30% could be achieved by the North Sea countries cooperating on offshore wind roll-out in comparison to each country connecting its own wind farms, according to Lars Barfoed, Board Chairman at Energinet.

  • DCN Goes Creative with Gode Wind Work

    14 September 2016

    Dutch company DCN Diving came up with a low cost solution for removing the grouting hoses following installation of transition pieces on top of the monopiles at the Gode Wind 1 & 2 wind farms in Germany. DCN, which was in charge of cutting off 194 grouting hoses from 97 structures and offloading 58 tons of the grouting hose […]

  • Europe Powered by Wind; 2015 Strong Year for Offshore

    9 February 2016

    Wind energy added more new capacity than any other form of power in Europe in 2015, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) said. Across the 28 EU member states, wind accounted for 44% of all new power installations, connecting a total of 12.8GW to the grid – 9,766MW in onshore and 3,034MW offshore. The volume of […]

  • Worldwide Wind Capacity Hits 392GW

    10 September 2015

    The worldwide wind capacity reached 392’927 MW by the end of June 2015, out of which 21’678 MW were added in the first six months of 2015. This increase is substantially higher than in the first half of 2014 and 2013, when 17,6 GW respectively 13,9 GW were added. All wind turbines installed worldwide by […]

  • Renewable Energy Deployment Possible Even with Delays in Transmission Grid Expansion (UK)

    28 August 2013

    A timely transmission grid expansion is important for the future electricity supply based on renewable energies. A recent study by Ecofys energy consultants shows that even if this expansion is delayed, the planned deployment of renewables can still take place within the next 15 years. In this case, renewable energy installations would have to be […]

  • Ørsted Selects CRP Subsea’s Cable Protection System for Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3

    18 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has awarded two cable protection system (CPS) contracts to CRP Subsea for the Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farms in Germany. CRP Subsea, formerly known as Trelleborg Offshore UK, will supply 223 of its NjordGuard monopile entry cable protection systems for the inter-array cables on both projects. The CPS will […]

  • KfW Presents ‘KfW Energy Turnaround Action Plan’ (Germany)

    30 December 2011

    KfW provides sustained support to the German Federal Government in the framework of the “KfW Energy Turnaround Action Plan”… (finchannel) [mappress] Source: finchannel, December 30, 2011

  • GL Group Announces 11th Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference (Germany)

    30 January 2013

    German offshore wind projects – the current accomplishments, technical challenges and future opportunities, these topics and many others surrounding them will be discussed at GL Garrad Hassan’s 11th Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference (HOW) on 20-21 February 2013. The conference invites developers, manufacturers, and operators of wind turbines, engineering consultants, investors, energy companies, as well as […]

  • Svanen Ready for Kriegers Flak Foundation Installation

    11 May 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen has arrived at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in Denmark to begin the installation of monopile foundations. The monopiles, manufactured by EEW Special Pipe Constructions, will be transported floating from Rostock, Germany, to the project site. The transition pieces are produced by Bladt Industries in Aalborg, Denmark. Van […]

  • Foundation Installation Completed at Kriegers Flak

    1 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    On 28 August, the 72nd and final foundation including a monopile and a transition piece was installed at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind site in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea. The monopile foundations, installed by Van Oord’s havy lift vessel Svanen, were manufactured by EEW SPC in Germany, while Bladt Industries delivered the transition […]

  • Jiangsu Hantong Lays Keel for Nantong WFIV

    19 April 2017
    Vessels

    Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry has held a keel laying ceremony for a jack-up wind farm installation vessel (WFIV) being built for Nantong Ocean Water Construction.

  • EIB Mulls Over Kriegers Flak

    26 September 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is reviewing a request to provide financing for the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is seeking an undisclosed amount from EIB for the wind farm which is expected to be commissioned in 2022. EIB says that the project will further […]

  • Jan De Nul to Install Borkum Riffgrund 2 Monopiles & TPs

    13 July 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has awarded Jan De Nul with a contract for the transport and installation of 36 monopiles and transition pieces for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in Germany, Jan De Nul reported today. Jan De Nul will also be in charge of the supply, transport and installation of scour protection for all foundations. The works […]

  • Japanese Insurance Company to Invest EUR 30 Million in German OWF

    5 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Japanese insurance company Dai-ichi Life informed this morning that it will participate in an offshore wind project financing in Germany with EUR 30 million (approx. JPY 3.5 billion).  The company said the wind farm is expected to be built and operational “in the years ahead” and did not disclose the project’s name or any further details. Dai-ichi […]

  • AREVA’s Installed Offshore Wind Capacity Reaches 630MW

    1 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The erection of 80 AREVA wind turbines was successfully completed at the Global Tech I wind farm with the last rotor star installation finalized on Friday.  The commissioning of turbines can begin when the grid connection is available. AREVA’s 5 Megawatt M5000-116 turbines were manufactured at the Group’s Bremerhaven and Stade sites, in northern Germany. […]

  • Photo of the Day: Viking Neptun Gazing at Wikinger Turbines

    13 February 2018
    Vessels

    Offshore WIND has chosen a photograph of Eidesvik’s vessel Viking Neptune working at the Wikinger site on 21 January as our latest photo of the day. 

  • Cable Connection of Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF Underway

    23 May 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The construction work at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 is progressing rapidly. On 21st April 2014, the first cable was connected between the offshore substation and the first foundation. By the end of 2014, approximately 80 kilometers of cables will be installed connecting the foundations to the substation, the heart of the offshore wind […]

  • Germany, Denmark Probe Market for Bornholm Energy Island Cable Connection(s)

    5 May 2023
    Grid Connection

    Energinet and 50Hertz have issued a periodic indicative notice to carry out a market investigation on the planned procurement of cable systems regarding the Bornholm Energy Island (BEI) project for establishing the required cable connections from/to Bornholm. This market investigation is a process that aims at the interaction between employers and potential suppliers prior to […]