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  • Sea Challenger Mobilising for Merkur in Eemshaven

    1 November 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Challenger arrived at the Orange Blue Terminal in the Eemshaven port last night, 31 October, and will soon start installing transition pieces (TPs) at the Merkur offshore wind farm, Eemshavenonline.nl reports. 

  • LM Readies First Merkur 73.5m Blade for Load-Out in Spain (VIDEO)

    2 November 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    On October 20, LM Wind Power transported the first 73.5m blade for German Merkur project from its factory at Les Coves in Castellón to the Port of Castellón, from where it will be shipped to Eemshaven. The blade, belonging to a GE 6MW Haliade offshore wind turbine, is the first one of the total of 198 largest blades ever to be produced in and transported through Spain. 

  • RollDock Wrapping Up Merkur Gig

    29 March 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The last eight transition pieces (TPs) for the Merkur offshore wind farm have been loaded onto the RollDock Sea vessel and are now ready to sail out to Eemshaven, according to Roll Group’s social media pages. 

  • Issue with Helihoist Support Structure Halts Merkur OWF Generation

    21 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Power generation at the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany was recently brought to a halt after signs of stress fatigue were discovered on certain areas of the Helihoist support structures on some of the wind turbines. Indications of fatigue on some of the Helihoist support structures were identified during a routine inspection operation. As […]

  • Acta Centaurus Finishes Deutsche Bucht Work

    28 October 2019
    Vessels

    Acta Marine’s offshore wind service vessel Acta Centaurus has finished its work at the Deutsche Bucht wind farm in Germany, according to DHSS. The walk-to-work vessel, christened in Den Helder in the Netherlands on 22 May, debuted on the Deutsche Bucht wind farm under a contract with MHI Vestas. According to DHSS, whose support base in Eemshaven […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 15-21, 2015

    21 June 2015

    BSH Reduces Cable Depth Requirements The Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has released an update of the Federal Trade plan for offshore power grid planning in the EEZ of the North Sea (BFO-N). DEME, Windreich Join Forces for Merkur Offshore DEME and Windreich have formed a new joint venture for the development of […]

  • Ulstein Starts Working on Merkur SOV

    25 September 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein has started construction work on Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s third Ulstein-designed offshore wind vessel at Ulstein Verft. As reported earlier, the partially built service operations vessel (SOV) left the Crist shipyard in Poland en route to Norway earlier this month. Following the SOV’s arrival in Ulsteinvik, Ulstein commenced work tasks such as steel […]

  • Eidesvik Returns to Ampelmann

    11 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch offshore access solutions provider Ampelmann has secured a contract with the Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik for supporting works at the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • SgurrEnergy to Stay at Merkur Offshore Wind Farm Until 2028

    23 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    SgurrEnergy has secured a 12-year construction and operational monitoring contract for 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, for which the new financing structure was put in place this month. The scope of the contract includes monitoring of construction works and the financial and operational performance of the project to provide regular reporting […]

  • Top News of the Week, 06 – 12 November 2017

    12 November 2017

    Four Scottish Offshore Wind Projects Cleared for Takeoff The Supreme Court in London has rejected RSPB Scotland’s application for leave to appeal the decision by the Inner House of the Court of Session on its Firths of Forth and Tay offshore wind farm judicial review. Adwen Employees Hit as Siemens Gamesa Plans Up to 6000 […]

  • Stanislav Yudin In Charge of Beatrice Jacket Installation

    3 April 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Stanislav Yudin has been deployed on the jacket installation at the Beatrice offshore wind farm as the heavy lift vessel Oleg Strashnov left the site to handle the substation installation at the Arkona offshore wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea.

  • Highlights of the Month: July 2015

    4 August 2015

    Eneco Says It Will no Longer Invest in Renewables Dutch energy company, Eneco, said it will no longer invest in renewable energy projects since that is not possible without losing money and jobs, the Dutch media reported. France Ready to Issue Floating Wind Call for Tenders French wind industry group (FEE) announced Tuesday that the […]

  • CWind Lands Merkur Cable Pull-In Contract

    8 August 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Chelmsford-based CWind has won a contract to deliver all cable pull-in services for 66 offshore wind turbines and one offshore substation at the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm.

  • Seafox 5 Ready For Merkur

    13 February 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The 151-metre, self-propelled, DP2, jack-up rig Seafox 5 has left the Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) shipyard following a four-month refit.

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    24 August 2015

     North Irish Sea Array Sustainable energy company Oriel Windfarm Ltd. and renewable energy group Gaelectric Holdings plc have signed a MoU for the joint development of the North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind project in the north Irish Sea. NISA is located on the east coast of the Republic of Irelnad in relatively shallow waters with favourable sea bed conditions. […]

  • Total Wind’s Merkur Contract Changes Hands

    2 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Dutch Gould Services has reached an agreement to take over all activities of compatriot Total Wind Benelux, including a contract for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm.

  • Top News of the Week, 30 October – 5 November 2017

    5 November 2017

    Most read news published by Offshore WIND in the past week.

  • Top News of the Week, 15 – 21 May 2017

    21 May 2017

    Four Scottish Offshore Wind Projects Back in Business The Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court, has overturned the ruling which halted further development of four wind projects with a total capacity of 2,284MW in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay. France Pre-Selects 10 Dunkerque Offshore Wind Bidders France’s […]

  • HMB Lintec Secures Crane Contracts for German Offshore Substations

    15 September 2017
    Grid Connection

    HMB Lintec marine GmbH has signed contracts for the supply of pedestal offshore cranes for three offshore substations located in German waters.

  • First Batch of Baltica 2 Monopile Foundations Rolls Off Production Line

    29 September 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of monopile foundations for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind project in Poland has rolled off the factory floor. A total of 111 monopiles are planned to be installed at the Baltica 2 site, 107 for wind turbines and four for the offshore substation. The units are up to 100 metres […]

  • EUR 1.6Bn Merkur OWF Project Moves Towards Construction

    12 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The 396MW Merkur offshore wind project has reached financial close and is now moving into the construction phase. Merkur is a construction-ready wind farm located approximately 45km north of the islands of Borkum, Germany, in the North Sea. It will consist of 66 turbines and will generate approximately 1,750 GWh annually, once complete. The construction will start […]

  • Photos of the Year: 2017 in Pictures

    1 January 2018

    GE’s Haliade Nacelles Waiting for Merkur GE Renewable Energy has published a photo showing its Haliade 150-6MW nacelles for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm being assembled at the company’s Saint-Nazaire site in France. Galloper Nacelles Start Clicking in Esbjerg The first complete nacelle built by Siemens for the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm underwent its […]

  • Top News of the Week, 29 January – 04 February 2018

    4 February 2018

    Taiwan to Sign 5.5GW of Contracts with Offshore Wind Developers by July Nine developers looking to build offshore wind farms in Taiwan have qualified for offshore environmental permits. These developers, offering 10.5GW of offshore wind capacity in total, will now compete for 5.5GW of offshore wind contracts, 3.5GW to be selected for the feed-in-tariff (FIT) […]

  • Palfinger Gear for Merkur SOV

    14 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Ulstein Verft has signed a contract with Palfinger Marine for delivery of a complete winch package and a container skidding system onboard the Service Operations Vessel (SOV) currently under construction for the Germany-based Bernhard Schulte. 

  • Helicopters Wanted for Offshore Wind Maintenance

    11 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (OSS) has opened a tender for helicopter services from Emden, Germany, to offshore wind farms. The contractor will be responsible for transporting personnel and material from Emden to the Riffgat, Alpha Ventus, Merkur, Trianel Windpark Borkum and Gemini offshore wind farms. According to EWE, the helicopter would be used for […]

  • Highlights of the Month – December 2019

    2 January 2020

    We bring you the ten most-read articles on OffshoreWIND.biz for the month of December 2019. Turbines Wanted for 900MW German Offshore Wind Farm EnBW He Dreiht GmbH is seeking a turbine supplier for the 900MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Ming Yang Rolls Out First 10MW Turbine Nacelle China’s Ming […]