2317 results found for 'baltic power'

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  • 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. […]

  • Baltic Eagle Cleared for Takeoff

    25 April 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola has completed the planning approval process for the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm and received a positive decision from Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). Following the approval from BSH, Iberdrola is now moving forward with the construction phase of the company’s second wind farm project in the […]

  • Windar to Produce Windanker Transition Pieces

    10 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has chosen the Spanish company Windar Renovables for the manufacture of transition pieces for the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the German sector of the Baltic Sea. Starting at the end of 2024, Windar will produce 21 transition pieces (TPs) for Windanker at the Avilés facilities and will collaborate with Spanish suppliers […]

  • German TSO Ups Offshore Wind Grid Connection Investments

    3 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    German electricity transmission system operator (TSO), 50Hertz, will increase investments in the infrastructure required for the transport of renewable energies, with one of the focus areas being grid connections for large offshore wind farms in the Baltic and the North Seas. 50Hertz said it wanted to boost the connection capacity for offshore wind farms from […]

  • 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 […]

  • Wpd Secures Funding for Nordergrunde

    3 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    wpd AG and its financing banks yesterday signed financing contracts in Frankfurt for the Nordergründe offshore project. According to these contracts, the loans will be provided by KfW IPEX-Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) while 100% of the equity will come from wpd offshore GmbH. This means that the finance for the entire investment […]

  • Bladt Loads Out Last Baltic 2 Jacket Foundation

    21 January 2015

    Bladt Industries loaded out the last of 41 jacket foundations for EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm yesterday. After receiving the order, Bladt established a production site at Lindø Industrial Park where they created dedicated production line for serial production of jacket foundations. The first jacket was manufactured in May last year, after which it […]

  • PGE, Ørsted Granted Offshore Building Permits for 1.5 GW Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm

    16 February 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    PGE and Ørsted have received permits from the Pomeranian Voivodeship for the construction of the offshore part of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland. The permits concern the construction of wind turbines and four offshore substations. According to PGE, these are the last permits necessary to start construction. The first permit […]

  • Germany Confirms Offshore Grid Development Plan by 2025

    28 November 2016
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has confirmed a plan for the offshore grid development by 2025 (Offshore-Netzentwicklungsplan 2025), which regulates the connections of wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas to the German transmission network. “Electricity generation from wind farms in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is a central component of the energy […]

  • Nexans Provides Specialized Trenching Service for Baltic 1 Offshore Wind Farm Subsea Power Export Cables (Germany)

    26 January 2011
    Grid Connection

    Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been called in by EnBW (Energie Baden-Wurttemberg) to use its specialized Capjet trenching system to protect the HV (high voltage) subsea power export cables for Baltic 1, Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm. Nexans provides specialized trenching service for Baltic 1 offshore wind farm subsea power […]

  • Germany Sets Out Offshore Wind Tender Rules

    30 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has announced the terms of the second competitive tender for grid connection and offshore wind farm compensation.

  • Ostwind 2 Onshore Cable Activities Kick Off

    19 November 2020
    Grid Connection

    50Hertz has begun onshore cable activities near the Lubmin substation of the Ostwind 2 grid connection project in Germany. According to 50Hertz, specialized companies started using the so-called cable train for the 3km long onshore connection between the landing site at Greifswalder Bodden and the Lubmin substation. The transmission system operator added that works on […]

  • Wales’ First Floating Offshore Wind Farm Gets Marine License

    23 February 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, has secured a marine license for the 100 MW Erebus floating offshore wind project in Wales. Working with OWC, MarineSpace, ITPEnergised, and Burges Salmon, and following a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, Blue Gem Wind was granted a marine license for the […]

  • Danes to Start Offshore Surveys at Baltic Sea Energy Island’s OWF Areas

    30 June 2021
    Authorities

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has given the green light to Energinet to start preliminary offshore investigations at the areas in the Baltic Sea where the country could build two offshore wind farms that would be connected to the planned energy island on Bornholm. Based on the permit from the DEA, Energinet will deploy survey […]

  • First Esvagt SOV Goes to Work

    24 February 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Esvagt’s first offshore wind Service Operation Vessel (SOV), “ESVAGT FROUDE”, went on contract on Wednesday February 18th, while her sister ship, “ESVAGT FARADAY” is contracted  to start at the beginning of April – in both cases to work for Siemens Wind Power. The German energy company has provisionally chartered “ESVAGT FROUDE” for a five year contract  to […]

  • Elia Forms Offshore Wind Subsidiary Targeting International Market

    1 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Belgian electricity transmission operator Elia Group has approved the establishment of a new subsidiary, WindGrid, which will focus on the international market for offshore grid infrastructure. According to Elia Group, WindGrid is a logical step in its expansion since Europe and other markets are expected to make substantial investments in the offshore grid and renewable […]

  • DEME Places Order for Arcadis Ost 1 Hardware in Poland

    2 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has signed a contract with Poland’s Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG) for the fabrication and delivery of equipped secondary steel structures for the Arcadis ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. EPG will deliver 27 sets of equipped secondary steel structures for turbine foundations, and for one offshore substation transition piece. The […]

  • Germany: GL Garrard Hasan Presents Great Potential of Baltic Sea Region

    18 September 2012

    The Baltic Sea has great offshore wind potential. The development of offshore wind resources will be vital for many of the Baltic nations, as they look to meet their commitments to boost renewable energy generation. GL Garrad Hassan, part of the GL Group’s renewables business segment, has presented a new report outlining the potential for […]

  • German Offshore Wind Production Increases by 26.5% in 2019

    13 January 2020
    Grid Connection

    Wind farms operating offshore Germany generated 24.16 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2019, an increase of 26.5% compared to 19.1TWh of electricity generated offshore in 2018. Wind farms in the North Sea generated 20.21TWh of electricity in 2019, a 20.7% increase compared to 2018 when 16.75TWh of power was generated by North Sea wind farms, […]

  • Top News of the Week Jan 12 -18, 2015

    18 January 2015

    Siemens, Bernhard Schulte Sign Deal for Two New SOVs Siemens has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Bernhard Schulte for two new service operations vessels (SOV) to be purpose-built for the long-term service and maintenance operations of the Gemini and Sandbank/Dan Tysk offshore wind power plants in the North Sea. RWE Cuts Renewables Budget […]

  • Ørsted Reveals German Offshore Wind Play

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has submitted bids in the second competitive offshore wind tender in Germany opened earlier this month, with the results expected within weeks, the company revealed in its financial report for the first quarter of 2018.

  • World’s Second-Largest SSCV Enters Baltic Sea as Offshore Wind Duty Calls

    3 October 2022
    Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel Thialf has crossed the Storebaelt Bridge and entered the Baltic Sea as the vessel is being deployed to install the offshore substation at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm and wind turbines at at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, both in Germany. Thialf‘s passage under the Storebaelt Bridge, […]

  • Poland Sets 8GW by 2035 Offshore Wind Goal

    8 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Poland plans to develop 8GW of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea by 2035 and will soon pass a law to this effect, Polish State Secretary for Energy, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, said.

  • Aquamarine Power’s Founder Wins Saltire Prize Medal

    19 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Aquamarine Power founder Allan Thomson has been awarded the Saltire Prize Medal for his outstanding contribution to the ocean energy industry at a ceremony in Edinburgh. Mr. Thomson founded Aquamarine Power in 2005 with the goal of commercialising Oyster wave energy technology. The company has now successfully installed and operated two full-scale Oyster machines at […]

  • Power Interconnectors to Help Balance UK’s Electricity System

    14 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Construction of electricity links between Britain and its surrounding markets could be perceived as a solution for exporting excess electricity that is hard to predict and cannot be stored, a manager at National Grid stated according to Reuters. In cases when renewable energy production, such as wind or solar power, exceeds demand levels, interconnectors to […]

  • EnBW Baltic 2 Starts Paying Dividends

    13 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Since its official commissioning on September 21, the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2 in Stralsund has helped the Karlsruhe-headquartered electric utilities company EnBW improve EBITDA in its renewable energies segment for the first nine months of 2015, and partly offset a 5.3% fall in revenue in the division. EBITDA rose to EUR 156.3 million in the first nine […]