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  • 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 […]

  • DNV GL to Operate German FINO2 Offshore Wind Research Platform

    3 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    DNV GL has won a contract for the operation of the FINO2 research platform in the German sector of the Baltic Sea, which will acquire data for the development of offshore wind energy projects. The contract award comes after Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) re-issued the call for tenders in July 2020 […]

  • Northern HeliCopter on Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Rescue Duty

    14 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Operations & Maintenance

    Northern HeliCopter (NHC) has won a contract by 50Hertz Transmission (50HzT) to provide a rescue helicopter with pilots and medical crew for emergencies on offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.

  • 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 […]

  • BSH Lists Offshore Wind Projects Proposed for Germany

    9 November 2016

    German Maritime and Hydrography Agency (BSH) has published a list of proposed offshore wind projects in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, excluding projects which are in operation, in trial operation or under construction.  The basis for the publication of the list is the national offshore wind energy act (WindSeeG), which combines a new tendering system with the […]

  • TÜV Rheinland to Check Lifting Gear on Siemens Gamesa’s Offshore Wind Turbines

    1 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    TÜV Rheinland has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa for inspections of service lifts and cranes on the manufacturer’s offshore wind turbines in the North and Baltic Seas. The company will inspect the service lifts and cranes of the wind turbines that are maintained by Siemens Gamesa on behalf of the operators, including Siemens […]

  • Danes Exploring Power-to-X Production on Bornholm Energy Island

    24 June 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Denmark-based Port of Roenne has announced a new study that will investigate the possibility of using renewable energy from the upcoming Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea, to produce green fuels on Bornholm. The study will be led by Port of Roenne and will include a number of local and national partners such as […]

  • OPUS MARINE Orders PIRIOU’s WFSV

    16 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    PIRIOU has secured an order for the 26m LARGO wind farm support vessel (WFSV). Built by PIRIOU in Vietnam, the LARGO is financed by SEALEASE and will be delivered at the beginning of 2015 to OPUS MARINE to be operated in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Pascal Piriou states: “We are very proud to gain the trust […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ireland and France Seek EU Financing for Celtic Interconnector

    29 May 2019
    Grid Connection

    Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar and President of France Emmanuel Macron have submitted a joint request to the European Commission seeking financial support for the Celtic Interconnector electricity link between Ireland and France. The Taoiseach and President Macron have co-signed a letter before the European Council meeting in Brussels, requesting Jean-Claude Juncker’s support for […]

  • 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Projects Seek Engineering Design Services

    27 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Polish energy company, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, is seeking engineering design services related to the two offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 2.5 GW – Baltica 2 and Baltica 3. The subject of the order includes, amongst others, preparation of the Building Permit Designs in accordance with Construction Law, consisting of Land Development […]

  • Asso.subsea to Install Export Cable for Ostwind 3

    9 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Hellenic Cables has signed a contract with Asso.subsea for the transportation, installation, and protection of the 220 kV submarine export 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 overall system will consist […]

  • 50Hertz’s Baltic Sea Offshore Link Approved

    13 July 2015
    Grid Connection

    Minister of Energy of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Christian Pegel, has given 50Hertz a planning approval for a major part of its Ostwind 1 offshore cable project in German part of the Baltic Sea. The approval covers the construction and operation of approximately seventy kilometers long cable route section. Lorenz Müller, Head of Offshore Projects at 50Hertz, said that […]

  • Latvia, Estonia Exploring Grid Connection Options for Joint 1 GW OWF Project

    29 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The transmission system operators (TSOs) in Latvia and Estonia, AS Augstsprieguma tikls (AST) and Elering AS, have signed a cooperation agreement to study possible solutions for connecting the two countries’ joint 1 GW offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea to their mainland grids. Latvia and Estonia started discussions for a joint offshore wind project […]

  • Ramboll, COWI to Deliver Integrated Geological Models for Danish Energy Island Offshore Wind Farms

    2 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ramboll and COWI have won the tender to deliver integrated geological models for offshore wind farms related to Denmark’s energy islands. The tender was launched by Danish transmission system operator Energinet in April and divided into two lots. One lot was dedicated for the 3 GW offshore wind farm in the North Sea and one for […]

  • EIB Nods to Arcadis Ost 1 Loan

    7 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer Parkwind has secured a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the construction of the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm. The amount approved is EUR 450 million. Located some 19 kilometres off the island of Rugen in the German Baltic Sea, Arcadis Ost 1 will comprise 27 MHI Vestas […]

  • Two-Turbine Floater Starts Sea Trials

    18 September 2020
    R&D, Technology

    EnBW and aerodyn engineering have started testing the scaled-down version of the Nezzy² floating wind turbine in Greifswald Bay in the German Baltic Sea. The 18 metre tall, 1:10-scale prototype consists of two wind turbines on a floating platform made of precast concrete elements. The prototype was recently lowered into the water at the quay […]

  • Germany Launches First Competitive Offshore Wind Tender, 1.55GW Up for Grabs

    30 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) today issued an invitation to tender as part of the first competitive bidding process for offshore wind under which the bidders with the lowest offered prices will be awarded contracts.

  • Germany: TÜV NORD Wins Order from Siemens Wind Power

    1 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Wind Power has commissioned TÜV NORD with inspection of a series of offshore wind turbines over the coming years. TÜV NORD will inspect the lifts, cranes, hydraulic tanks and storage vessels of the wind turbines before they enter into operation. The inspections will be conducted onshore as well as offshore, starting 2013. Siemens Wind […]

  • Arcadis Ost 1 Readies for Wind Turbine Installation

    3 November 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME has completed the installation of the secondary steel on all the XXL monopiles at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea, with the project now ready to enter the next stage of construction. The offshore construction specialist installed the final XXL monopile, manufactured by Steelwind, at […]

  • Lithuania Opens with 700 MW Offshore Wind Pitch

    14 May 2020
    Authorities

    Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has submitted a draft Government Resolution to stakeholders for coordination on locations in the Baltic Sea suitable for offshore wind farms. Proposals were also submitted regarding the capacities of the wind farms which could potentially meet a quarter of Lithuania’s electricity demand. The draft Government Resolution proposes the construction of a […]

  • 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 […]

  • Marienborg Declarations: Independence from Russian Fossil Fuels Drives New Offshore Wind, LNG Plans in the Baltics

    31 August 2022
    Authorities

    Eight Baltic Sea countries that yesterday agreed to build sevenfold the offshore wind capacity currently installed in the Baltic Sea by 2030 have outlined their joint path to minimising the reliance on Russian fossil fuels. Along with the offshore wind buildout, the leaders of the eight countries will also cooperate on grid interconnections and LNG […]

  • Cable Enterprise Starts Linking Arkona and Wikinger to the Grid

    3 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    UK-flagged cable laying vessel, Cable Enterprise, has today started installing a section of the 90-kilometre Ostwind 1 offshore cable system which will connect the 385MW Arkona and the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farms in the German part of the Baltic Sea to an onshore substation in Lubmin, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH reports. The Cable Enetrprise is expected to lay a 27-kilometre section between the 39th and […]

  • Vattenfall Opens Tender for Foundation Installation on Three Locations

    25 September 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has invited tenders for the installation of foundations for three projects in Denmark: Danish Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea, and Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd in the North Sea.

  • 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 […]