2317 results found for 'baltic power'

2317 results found for 'baltic power'
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  • Germany Greenlights Iberdrola’s 315 MW Offshore Wind Farm

    3 February 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie; BSH) has issued the planning approval decision for the construction and operation of Iberdrola’s Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. On 31 January, the BSH handed over the planning approval decision for the Windanker offshore wind farm to the future operator Iberdrola at […]

  • Lithuania Clearing Path for Offshore Wind Projects

    26 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Lithuanian Cabinet has approved amendments to the country’s renewable energy law aimed at kick-starting development of offshore wind power generation in the Baltic Sea.  Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičiaus said that this is a long-term project and that the construction of the first wind farms off the country’s Baltic coast is expected to start after 2020. […]

  • Allseas to Deploy Pioneering Spirit on Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm

    29 April 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Allseas has been contracted for the transport and installation (T&I) of two substations for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, developed by transmission operator 50Hertz. Located 15 kilometres off the German coast near the Darß peninsula, and with a production capacity of 927 MW, Gennaker will be the largest and most […]

  • Van Oord to Install Foundations, Inter-Array Cables on Iberdrola’s German OWF

    23 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has signed a contract with Iberdrola for the installation of monopile foundations and the supply, transportation and installation of inter-array cables for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The offshore construction specialist will deploy its heavy lift installation vessel Svanen to install the project’s the 50 foundations, starting in 2023. Van […]

  • Germany: EEW Manufactures Their Largest Monopile

    27 September 2013

    In September EEW SPC has produced the heaviest monopile to date in Rostock. This monopile for the wind farm Baltic II has a length of 73.5 meters, a diameter of 6.5 meters and unit weight of 930 tons. An SPMT-Vehicle was used to transport this colossus. That is the first step toward XL-monopiles. In future, […]

  • Lithuania Gauges Offshore Wind Potential

    23 July 2019
    R&D

    Approximately 3.35GW of wind power capacity can be installed in Lithuania’s Baltic Sea territory, according to a study carried out by Klaipėda University on behalf of Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy. These are the maximum possible capacities, but the concrete scenarios will depend on infrastructure and financial development conditions, the ministry said. The study by Klaipėda University’s […]

  • German Company Proposes 865.2MW OWF Featuring Siemens 8MW Turbines

    16 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    A Bremen-based company, OWP Gennaker GmbH, proposes to set up a new offshore wind farm in Germany, which would be located in the Baltic Sea and would comprise 103 Siemens SWT-8.0-154 turbines with Power Boost that will increase the maximum rated output of the turbines to 8.4MW.  The 865.2MW Gennaker offshore wind farm (Offshore-Windpark Gennaker) would be installed within a […]

  • Reuters: Poland’s PGE Ditches Nuclear Power Plans for Offshore Wind

    11 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Polish state-owned power producer Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) has withdrawn from bringing the country’s first nuclear power plant to realisation and decided to focus on building offshore wind farms instead, according to Reuters, which cites two sources confirming this. 

  • Kriegers Flak Export Cable Makes Landfall in Denmark

    23 August 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    An export cable for the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm made a successful landfall at Rødvig, Denmark, Energinet reports.

  • Geoquip Marine on Geotechnical Survey Duty at Third Bałtyk Offshore Wind Site

    2 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Following similar work at the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind sites, Geoquip Marine will perform a geotechnical survey for the third MFW Bałtyk project that Equinor and Polenergia are developing in Poland. The company will conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance at the MFW Bałtyk I offshore wind farm site using the Dina […]

  • Germany: Buss Port Logistics, AREVA Wind Cooperate on North Sea Offshore Project

    24 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Renewable energy has to be affordable, predictable, and available. What has to date been considered a vision is now being implemented by offshore wind parks. The Eemshaven offshore base port in the Netherlands is proving to be the ideal location for German wind park projects in the North Sea. Buss, the port services provider, with […]

  • PM Backs European Supergrid Plan

    21 January 2011

    Plans to explore linking up green energy projects in the North, Baltic and Irish Seas were backed by Prime Minister David Cameron today as part of the UK-Baltic-Nordic Summit held in London. The Prime Minister announced that Energy Ministers will work together through the North Seas Offshore Grid Initiative and share experience with Ministers in […]

  • German Offshore Wind to Reach 1.5GW This Year

    13 February 2014

    German wind energy group, Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie, commissioned by the Environment Ministry, has released a report on offshore wind in Germany, said Bloomberg. According to the report, Germany is planning to reach the figure of 1.5GW of installed offshore wind power capacity this year. This will be achieved by new ventures such as Global Tech I […]

  • Heerema Seals Transportation and Installation Deal for Polish Offshore Wind Farms

    3 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded contracts for the transportation and installation of monopiles and transition pieces, as well as offshore substation jackets and topsides for Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind projects in Poland. The contracts were signed with MFW Baltyk II Sp. z.o.o. and MFW Baltyk III Sp. z.o.o., each a joint venture project […]

  • Kriegers Flak CGS Exempt From 70 Per Cent Rule

    17 November 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The EU Commission has exempted the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution project from the current regulation which stipulates that at least 70 per cent of the interconnector capacity between European countries must be made available for cross-border electricity trading. The exemption is initially limited to ten years and includes an extension option that limits the […]

  • Windfarm Update: Race Bank, Rampion, Walney Extension, EnBW Baltic 2, Gode Wind 1 & 2, Sandbank

    13 November 2015

    Race Bank In July, A2SEA won a contract to provide the SEA CHALLENGER offshore installation vessel for the installation of wind turbines at DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm from early 2017. Also, MMT has been contracted to carry out unexploded ordnance (UXO) inspections and removal MMT along the export cable routes and within […]

  • Boskalis Lays Second Ostwind 2 Cable System

    10 December 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The second of the three 220 kV export cable systems for the Ostwind 2 project in the German Baltic Sea has been laid, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH said. This brings the connection of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm another step closer, the German transmission system operator said. The third and final cable is to be […]

  • Polish Industry Launches 2025 Offshore Wind Programme

    12 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Poland’s Foundation for Sustainable Energy (FNEZ) has, in cooperation with entities from the maritime industry, offshore energy, wind energy, steel industry and manufacturers of offshore constructions, ships, and cables, established a Memorandum of the Polish Offshore Energy Sector (PPPEM).

  • Germany: Nordex Assigns TÜV Nord to Certify New Offshore Turbine

    23 August 2011
    R&D, Technology

      Development of the new Nordex N150/6000 offshore turbine is progressing according to plan. Nordex has now assigned technology service provider TÜV Nord to certify the turbine type. This certification is required before the wind power system can be operated on the high seas. In addition, it serves as proof of the quality of the […]

  • Dutch Company to Design Jackets for BalWin3 and LanWin2 Offshore Grid Connections

    18 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    KCI the engineers, a subsidiary of Sif Group, has been awarded a contract for the design of the substructures for LanWin2 and BalWin3 HVDC platforms, part of TenneT’s 2 GW offshore grid connection programme. KCI will deliver jacket structural analysis for LanWin2 and BalWin3, covering the full engineering scope, including concept, basic, and detailed design. […]

  • Germany: 8,000 MW of Offshore Wind Energy by 2020

    7 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Some 1,500 wind turbines in the North and Baltic Seas will be producing electricity for consumers on the mainland by 2020. Nico Nolte from the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) calculated that the installed capacity at the end of the decade will amount to 7000-8000 megawatts – a figure that is lower than […]

  • JDR Extends EnBW Baltic 2 Contract

    2 February 2015
    Grid Connection

    JDR has extended its service support operations for the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH. Under a contract, JDR is providing pre-commissioning, test and termination services for the 80 turbine project in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Rostock (Germany). JDR’s offshore wind test and termination team was commissioned to […]

  • Satellite Telemetry Proves Its Advantages at Baltic 2

    12 March 2015
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW and CWind announced today at EWEA 2015 in Copenhagen that their joint implementation of the first satellite communication system in remote management of temporary power supply in the offshore wind industry is successfully passing its test. The system is proving a resilient and effective means of supporting offshore construction during this winter period in […]

  • Helsinki to Host Third WINDFORCE Baltic Sea Conference

    27 November 2014

    In two days, more than 100 conference participants will get a comprehensive view of issues related to renewable energy production in the Baltic Sea at WINDFORCE Baltic Sea. Eight theme sessions and 30 international speakers will deal with nearly everything in the value-adding chain, from research, installation and logistics to financing, grid connection and political […]

  • First Wind Turbine Up at EnBW Baltic 2

    27 August 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    In the development of its second offshore wind farm, Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has reached a milestone with the installation of the first wind turbine at its EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. In Sassnitz harbor, the installation vessel Vidar had taken on board components for a total of six wind turbines. Yesterday afternoon, the […]

  • Northland Power Steps In Offshore Germany, Matches Zero-Subsidy Bid

    11 November 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Canada’s Northland Power and its German partner RWE have exercised their step-in right to match the winning bid in Germany’s latest offshore wind auction for the N-3.8 zone in the North Sea and secure the lease for the 433 MW German Nordsee Two offshore wind project. Back in September, Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) selected […]