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  • Parkwind Orders Arcadis Ost 1 Monopile Foundations at Steelwind

    3 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer Parkwind has signed a contract with Steelwind for the fabrication of the monopile foundations for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm. The contract was signed at Steelwind’s headquarters in Nordenham, Germany. This signature follows Parkwind’s recent order of the wind farm’s offshore substation at Bladt Industries. Under the contract, Steelwind will […]

  • Lithuania’s First Offshore Wind Farm Moves Forward

    9 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development

    The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has signed a contract with UAB Ardynas and the Coastal Research and Planning Institute to prepare the engineering infrastructure development plan and carry out the strategic environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the country’s first offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Under the contract worth EUR 1 million, the companies […]

  • Danish Port Starting New Upgrade to Meet Increased Offshore Wind Demand in Baltic Sea

    30 June 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Roenne, located on the Danish island of Bornholm, has started working on an upgrade to meet the upcoming increased demand from the offshore wind sector in the Baltic Sea. On 29 June, the port said it was advancing its planned future security from the Master Plan 2050 which will begin in 2023, at the […]

  • Sweden Rejects 13 Offshore Wind Farms, Greenlights Vattenfall’s Poseidon Project

    4 November 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Swedish government has rejected 13 applications to build offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea due to defense concerns while approving one project on the west coast, being developed by a joint venture between Vattenfall and Zephyr. On 4 November, the Swedish government announced that 13 submitted applications to build offshore wind farms in […]

  • Iberdrola Greenlights Its Third Offshore Wind Project in German Baltic Sea

    27 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has taken the final investment decision (FID) for its Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany, which has now advanced to the delivery phase. Windanker is the third offshore wind project for Iberdrola in the German Baltic Sea. The company already operates the 350 MW Wikinger and is developing the 467 MW Baltic Eagle project. […]

  • Lithuanian Government Plans to Have Second, Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Farm Up by 2028

    4 November 2022
    Authorities, R&D

    The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has submitted for public consultation an amendment package to the Laws on Renewable Energy and Electricity, which aims to create a regulatory environment for faster offshore wind deployment in the Baltic Sea. The new regulation proposes to speed up the organisation of the tender which will consist of a registration […]

  • Windreich Welcomes TenneT’s Initiative to Speed Up Connection to German Electricity Grid

    24 February 2012
    Grid Connection, R&D

    The CEO and the sole shareholder of Windreich AG, Willi Balz, welcomed the TenneT’s initiative to accelerate the connection of the offshore wind farms to the German electricity grid. The proposal presented by TenneT demands that the offshore connecting cables – like the onshore transmission grid – are constructed on the basis of a 10-year […]

  • Germany Ports Awaiting Offshore Wind Boom

    29 November 2011

    As Germany prepares for a major expansion of offshore wind to replace nuclear power, companies like French giant Areva and US-based General Electric (GE) have flocked to the German coastlines. With wind parks planned for both the North Sea and Baltic Sea, the buildup can be felt in the country’s seaports and hinterlands. Germany Trade […]

  • EC Okays Danish Support for Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    28 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has found support to be granted to the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Danish territorial waters to be in line with EU state aid rules.

  • Pronomar Receives Third Order for Drying Equipment from EnBW

    15 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    EnBW has ordered another set of Pronomar’s suit dryers, after a successful cooperation with Pronomar in 2010 and 2013, when EnBW ordered drying systems for the Baltic 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. The wind energy developer has decided to order more drying equipment, this time for their service centre in Rostock. EnBW has ordered a […]

  • 50Hertz Pushes Ahead with Ostwind 3 Project

    29 June 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has submitted application documents to construct and operate a submarine cable that will connect 50Hertz’s own transformer platform at the Windanker wind farm in the Baltic Sea to the national grid as part of the Ostwind 3 grid connection system. The application documents for the approximately 24-kilometre submarine […]

  • South Koreans Aim for Global Supply with Opening of New Offshore Wind Cable Plant

    5 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy

    South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution has opened the first phase of its submarine cable plant that will supply the offshore wind industry. The submarine cable plant, covering around 44,800 square metres behind Godae Pier at Pyeongtaek’s Dangjin Port, is being constructed in two phases. The first phase, which focuses on producing inter-array cables, was […]

  • Sumitomo Entering Estonian Offshore Wind Market with Liivi Bay Project Buy-In

    19 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Enefit Green has signed an agreement with Sumitomo Corporation to sell a 50 per cent stake in Liivi Offshore OÜ, the project company behind the Liivi Bay offshore wind farm, planned to be built in Estonia. Under the agreement, obtaining approval from the Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) is a precondition for […]

  • VIDEO: Tank Test of GICON’s Floating Offshore Foundation

    24 December 2013
    R&D, Technology

    GICON is currently developing a load-bearing floating structure for offshore wind turbines, the GICON® SOF (Schwimmendes Offshore Fundament = German for ‘Floating Offshore Foundation’). A key development milestone was passed in February 2012 when wave and tow tests of a 1:25 scale model were conducted at the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA), confirming functionality, usability […]

  • Vattenfall and German Steel Manufacturer Sign PPA for Nordlicht 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    29 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Vattenfall has signed a long-term electricity supply contract with the steel producer Salzgitter for 75 MW of electricity to come from the Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. With this power purchase agreement (PPA), Salzgitter secures the supply of green electricity for 15 years from the 980 MW offshore wind farm […]

  • Cable Works at Arcadis Ost 1 in Full Swing

    17 March 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    JDR Cable Systems has begun the subsea cable termination and testing works on behalf of its client Parkwind for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. In 2021, JDR won a contract to supply, test, and terminate 45 kilometres of 33 kV array cable that will connect the wind farm’s 27 MHI Vestas […]

  • Ostwind 1 Export Cable Installation Reaching Halfway Mark

    18 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the Ostwind 1 offshore cable system that will link the 385MW Arkona and the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farms in the German part of the Baltic Sea to an onshore substation in Lubmin is progressing as planned, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH reports. The UK-flagged cable lay vessel Cable Enterprise laid a 27-kilometre segment of […]

  • Friede & Goldman, OIM Wind Unveil New WTIV Design for 20 MW Wind Turbines

    31 October 2023
    Vessels

    US-based Friede & Goldman and Norway’s OIM Wind have unveiled a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), called FO-146. The vessel is based on Friede & Goldman’s WindSetter Class WTIVs and is the result of a collaboration between the two firms. The FO-146’s hull can accommodate up to five 18 MW or four 20 MW […]

  • Fugro Expands Executive Team

    8 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Fugro’s Board of Management has appointed Erik-Jan Bijvank as Group Director for Europe and Africa. With this latest appointment, Fugro said it completes its new executive leadership team, which was established as of 1 May, consisting of the Board of Management, four regional Group Directors and several functional Group Directors. Bijvank, who previously worked at […]

  • All Construction Permits Granted for Bałtyk 2 & Bałtyk 3 Offshore Wind Farms in Poland

    22 August 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Polenergia and Equinor have received offshore and onshore construction permits for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms the two companies will build together in Poland. The two projects, set to be built in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea, approximately 37 and 22 kilometres from the coastline near Ustka and Łeba, […]

  • Estonia and Latvia Ramping Up Work on Joint 1 GW Offshore Wind Project

    9 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    A decision on selecting specific areas for further development within the Elwind offshore project could be adopted in early 2022, according to the Ministry of Economic of Latvia, which announced on 8 September that Hendrikson & KO and Pondera Consult were awarded a contract for a pre-feasibility study. The pre-feasibility study will assess the pre-selected […]

  • NKT’s New Cable Barge Ready for German Offshore Wind Grid Project

    21 April 2021
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    NKT’s new cable barge NKT Agrippina has been loaded with a cable section for the offshore wind connection project Ostwind 2 in the German part of the Baltic Sea and will soon set out on its maiden trip after being christened on 20 April. The vessel has been specially designed to transport offshore power cables […]

  • Bird Density at BARD Offshore 1 Site Mapped

    20 November 2014
    Environment

    Maps showing the density of bird populations in and around a major wind farm in the German North Sea have been released following aerial surveys by APEM. The maps illustrate the number of guillemots and razor-bills recorded during flights in February and March 2014 over an area of about 2,500km2 in the region of the BARD […]

  • Arkona Offshore Substation On the Move

    22 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation topside built for the Arkona offshore wind farm has left STX France’s yard in Saint Nazaire and is now en route to the German Baltic Sea.

  • C.S. Sovereign Ready for Wikinger Job

    6 July 2016
    Vessels

    Global Marine Systems’ cable installation vessel, C.S. Sovereign, is currently dry docked in Bremerhaven port, in readiness for her forthcoming work at the the Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany. Last year, Prysmian signed a charter contract with Global Marine Systems to use the cable-laying vessel for the installation of inter array cables at the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm […]

  • Ambau Files For Bankruptcy

    18 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    German manufacturer of wind turbine towers and foundations Ambau has filed for bankruptcy at the Cuxhaven district court. The main reason for the bankruptcy filing is reportedly insolvency due to the lack of orders. Ambau currently employs around 350 people at two locations in Cuxhaven and Gräfenhainichen. The Cuxhaven district court has appointed provisional bankruptcy […]