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  • Heerema’s Thialf Lowers Baltic Eagle Topside Into Place

    23 February 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the offshore substation topside for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The substation topside, which was completed last month, was installed by Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf. The jacket foundation had been placed on the construction site in October 2022. The installation involved the heaviest lifting […]

  • Energinet.dk Seeks Cable Route Survey Services

    22 May 2015
    Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk has issued an invitation to tender for survey of Kriegers Flak’s cable route. The work is expected to be carried out in 2015. As part of the Kriegers Flak (KF) Combined Grid Solution (CGS), the Danish TSO Energinet.dk and the German TSO 50Hertz Transmission GmbH are preparing the installation of two parallel HVDC cables from the KFBE substation at […]

  • Baltic Eagle Swoops on MHI Vestas Giants

    11 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as the preferred wind turbine supplier for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. According to MHI Vestas, the contract includes the supply of up to 52 V174-9.5 MW turbines for the 476MW project, which will be the first offshore wind farm to feature this model. […]

  • 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 […]

  • NKT Puts Kriegers Flak CGS Cable Into Operation

    5 June 2019
    Grid Connection

    NKT has commissioned the 170kV high-voltage cable system at the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) connecting Denmark and Germany. According to NKT, the work on the CGS cable connecting the Kriegers Flak and Baltic 2 offshore wind farms was completed on schedule and on budget. The high-voltage cable system connects the Danish region of […]

  • Svanen to Install Baltic Power Foundations

    13 September 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord will deploy its heavy lift installation vessel Svanen for the installation of foundations at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm site in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea. The Dutch offshore construction company has been selected as the preferred contractor by Baltic Power, a joint venture between Polish Orlen Group and Canadian Northland […]

  • Germany’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Celebrates 9th Birthday

    6 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    On Friday, 3 April, EnBW marked the ninth year of operation of its Baltic 1 offshore wind farm.

  • Germany: SOC to Lay Inner Array Grid Cables for Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm

    12 February 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (“SOC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., announced that SOC has been awarded the contract for the installation of the inner array grid cables for the Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm (“OWF”) project by EnBW Baltic 2 GmbH (“EnBW”), a subsidiary of EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH (“EEE”). The contract […]

  • Onshore Work Progresses on Ostwind 2 Offshore Wind Grid Connection

    21 July 2021
    Grid Connection

    50Hertz has reported that new transformers for the onshore substation for the Ostwind 2 offshore grid connection project have been delivered. The substation in Lubmin was first expanded in size and, with the new transformers, its transmission capacity is now being expanded. Preparatory work for connecting the transformers is currently taking place, including the installation […]

  • Almost Half of EnBW Baltic 2 OWF Sold for EUR 720 Mln

    7 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has sold 49.89 percent of its shares in the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2 to Macquarie Capital, the principal investment, advisory and capital markets arm of Macquarie Group. A corresponding purchase agreement has now been signed. “This means that we have now successfully implemented our second participation model in the […]

  • EnBW Officially Opens Baltic 1 Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    2 May 2011

      EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has officially taken the first commercial windfarm in Germany into operation today. In the presence of the Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel, Minister President, Erwin Sellering, and numerous representatives from business and politics, the start signal was given on the Baltic Sea coast for the commercial use of offshore wind power […]

  • 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 […]

  • Germany: Salzgitter Group to Provide Steel for Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm

    8 October 2013

    Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (ILG) and Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech GmbH (MGB), both member companies of the Salzgitter Group, will be delivering a total of 44,150 tons of plate, which is the major share of the material required for the steel tube constructions of the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. Siemens and EEW Special Pipe Constructions are […]

  • Germany: ESS Signs Baltic Wind Farm Contract

    13 March 2013

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been awarded its largest boulder clearing and multi-pass trenching contract to date by Siem Offshore Contractors. ESS will deploy its SCAR plough system for clearing and pre-lay trenching operations on a 90km route on the EnBW owned Baltic 2 offshore wind farm project. Baltic 2 is an 80 turbine development […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farm Operators Retrofitting Turbines Ahead of New Law on Aviation Obstruction Lighting

    9 September 2022
    Industry

    Wind farm owners/operators in Germany are retrofitting wind turbines to equip them with a lighting system that will switch on only after an aircraft is detected in a wind farm’s proximity, as new law on light pollution and aeronautical obstruction lighting systems will go into effect next year. As reported in August, Nordergründe is the […]

  • Ampelmann Trials Electrical Trolley on Esvagt Froude SOV

    5 May 2017
    Vessels

    Ampelmann has completed offshore trials of the first electrical trolley, named CargoLight, on the Esvagt Froude Service Operation Vessel (SOV), which is working for Siemens Wind Power at the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in Germany.

  • Medevac Chopper and Crew Wanted for Baltic Wind Farms

    14 April 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    German transmission system operator 50Hertz Transmission GmbH and three offshore wind operators are seeking a helicopter to rescue injured persons working on offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, including aeronautical and medical crew.

  • Baltic 1 Wind Farm Opening Presents Milestone for Germany

    28 April 2011

    The opening of the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm on represents a milestone, according to the CEO of the energy utility Baden-Wuerttemberg (EnBW), Hans-Peter Villis. “As the first commercial wind farm in Germany, this project has a special meaning for the offshore wind sector, “ said Villis. Baltic 1 will produce power for about 50 […]

  • EMO Nets Wikinger Maritime Coordination Gig

    11 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW has once again chosen EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) to provide a Maritime Coordination team for the construction phase of the 350 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Last week, EnBW and Iberdrola, the developer of the Wikinger OWF, signed a contract under which EnBW will handle the coordination of shipping traffic, health and […]

  • 50Hertz Stays On Track with Ostwind 2 Grid Connection

    9 November 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The final section of the second of the three 220 kV export cable systems for the Ostwind 2 project is being laid in the German Baltic Sea, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH said. Around 170 kilometres of export cables have been laid at sea and on land over the past months to connect two offshore wind farms […]

  • Kriegers Flak CGS Cables Now In Place, Linking Denmark and Germany

    6 July 2018
    Grid Connection

    Both offshore cables of the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) are now in place, connecting the Danish and German transmission grids in combination with the infrastructure of offshore wind farm grid connection in the Baltic Sea.

  • Energinet.dk Seeks Cable Burial & Protection Contractor for Kriegers Flak CGS

    19 December 2016
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk has invited tenders for burial and protection of 150kV subsea cables at Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS). The works include burial and protection of approximately 2 x 24km of submarine cable route, which is to be divided into trenching and jetting work for the Krieger’s Flak CGS connection. The contract will also cover, inter alia, boulder […]

  • 50Hertz Connects Arcadis Ost Offshore Substation to German Grid

    20 July 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Transmission system operator 50Hertz has announced that the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore substation has been connected to the German extra-high voltage grid after the 220 kV submarine cable required for this was pulled into place on the platform over the past few days. Final assembly and commissioning works will now follow. “We are very proud […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Up Production in 2018

    3 January 2019
    Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms generated over 18.8 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2018, an over 8% increase compared to 17.4TWh generated in the German North Sea and the Baltic Sea in 2017, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. 

  • Orlen Group to Compete in Lithuanian Offshore Wind Auction

    27 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Poland’s Orlen Group plans to compete in an upcoming auction for the development of an offshore wind farm with a capacity of 700 MW in the Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea. The auction for the developer of Lithuania’s first offshore wind farm is planned to be launched in the second half of 2023, with […]

  • ESVAGT FARADAY Goes to Work (Gallery)

    8 April 2015
    Vessels

    Esvagt’s latest service operation vessel (SOV), ESVAGT FARADAY, goes to work for Siemens Wind Power Service today. The first SOV, ESVAGT FROUDE, left on contract on February 18th, also to work for Siemens Wind Power. Siemens has chartered ESVAGT FROUDE for a five year contract to service the field and transport personnel during the constructing and operation of the […]