29 08, 2024

50Hertz creates around 180 new jobs at “Rostock Offshore Quartier” in Warnemünde

By |August 29th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

The Hanseatic and University City of Rostock and electricity transmission system operator 50Hertz entered a leasehold contract with a term of at least 60 years for a plot in the Warnemünde harbour. On the surface of around 23,000 square metres, 50Hertz will build the Rostock Offshore Quartier (ROQ). The new site will include an administrative building [...]

13 08, 2024

Germany Awards 5,500 MW of Offshore Wind Capacity in Latest Tender, Industry Voices Concerns

By |August 13th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|

The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has announced the results of its latest offshore wind tender for pre-investigated areas, awarding a total of 5,500 MW of capacity across three sites in the North Sea. However, the tender has raised concerns within the industry about investor interest and transparency. Key points of the tender results: Three [...]

12 08, 2024

Deutsche Windtechnik Combats Skills Shortage with Successful Apprenticeship Program

By |August 12th, 2024|GERMANY, ONSHORE|

Deutsche Windtechnik has reported a 100% retention rate for its latest cohort of mechatronics apprentices, signaling a positive trend in addressing the wind energy sector's ongoing skills shortage. All eleven graduates from the company's Viöl training center in Schleswig-Holstein have accepted full-time positions, transitioning to roles as qualified service technicians for both onshore and offshore [...]

6 08, 2024

Rovco completes critical UXO Clearance for Iberdrola’s Windanker offshore wind farm

By |August 6th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Rovco has completed a critical unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance project for Iberdrola’s Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Advanced Technology in Action Situated near Rügen Island within the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the Windanker wind farm required thorough UXO clearance to ensure safe construction. In Q2 2024, Rovco deployed its state-of-the-art 3D [...]

2 08, 2024

EIB activates first tranche of counter-guarantee facility

By |August 2nd, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced it will provide a €500mn counter-guarantee to Deutsche Bank aimed at boosting Europe’s wind turbine manufacturing industry. This announcement marks the first tranche activated under the EIB’s €5bn counter-guarantee scheme which constitutes the EIB’s key contribution under the EU Wind Power Package. The counter-guarantees will improve access to [...]

2 08, 2024

Energy Future “Made in Europe”: Multi-Terminal Hubs as Im-portant Building Block towards Net-Zero Grid

By |August 2nd, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS|

Bayreuth, Berlin, Dortmund, Stuttgart, 15 July 2024. An important joint project for the energy transition is becoming reality. The four German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW are starting an innovation partnership with industrial partners Siemens Energy, GE Vernova and Hitachi Energy. The partnership will develop multi-terminal hubs with DC circuit breakers to interlink [...]

1 08, 2024

German Government adopted import strategy for hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives

By |August 1st, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|

The Federal Cabinet adopted the import strategy for hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives on 24 July 2024. The import strategy sets out a clear and reliable framework for the urgently needed imports of hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives to Germany. It is a key component of Germany’s hydrogen policy and supports the German government’s commitment to developing the domestic [...]

25 07, 2024

Offshore wind auctions in the Baltic Sea region: Insights from the EU RES Auctions Platform

By |July 25th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, POLAND|

The European Union has launched a new platform that consolidates key data on offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea. The RES Auctions Platform is a deliverable of the EC Communication Wind Power Action Plan (COM(2023) 669 final). This platform consolidates the main information from Member States on planned renewable energy auctions in the EU. [...]

23 07, 2024

Qualitas Energy wins tender, orders Nordex turbines for 39.9 MW wind farm in Germany

By |July 23rd, 2024|GERMANY, ONSHORE|

Qualitas Energy, a global investment, management, and project development platform focused on renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure investment, announced  that it has secured the winning tender from Federal Network Agency’s (BNetzA) for a 39.9 MW greenfield project in Dalkendorf, Mecklenburg, located in the Rostock district in northern Germany. Successful completion of the tender [...]

22 07, 2024

Germany’s wind power surge: onshore and offshore growth in 2024

By |July 22nd, 2024|GERMANY, ONSHORE|

The Bundesnetzagentur has released its preliminary figures on growth in renewable capacity in the first half of 2024. From January to June capacity totalling 9.3 GW was put into operation at renewable energy installations. Taking into account the closure of older installations totalling 0.4 GW in the same period, the total capacity increased by 5.3% [...]

22 07, 2024

Navantia Seanergies-Windar Renovables will build 21 monopiles for Windanker offshore wind farm

By |July 22nd, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables will manufacture 21 monopiles for Iberdrola for the Windanker offshore wind farm. This is the second monopiles contract for Iberdrola and the fourth contract of this type of foundations for the Navantia-Windar alliance to date. Production will take place at the monopile factory operated by Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables [...]

16 07, 2024

Joint call of German wind industry to strengthen supply chains and ports

By |July 16th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Six German organizations dealing wind offshore wind energy development – Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V. (BWE), Bundesverband Windenergie Offshore e.V. (BWO), OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE Foundation,VDMA Power Systems, WAB e.V., WindEnergy Network e.V. (WEN) - released joint pressrelease to flag the need to Strengthen supply chains and ports immedietely. - The expansion of offshore wind energy in Germany continues to pick [...]

15 07, 2024

Ørsted successfully pilots new technology that further optimises offshore wind monopile installation

By |July 15th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Building on existing marine life protections, Ørsted has developed a new, lower-noise installation method that could potentially revolutionise the way offshore wind foundations are installed. The groundbreaking new technology has been successfully tested in Germany, proving that this innovative approach can dramatically reduce noise levels during foundation installations, strengthening existing protections to marine life and [...]

12 07, 2024

NeXtWind and VSB Group enters into a cooperation for a 115.2 MW wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt

By |July 12th, 2024|GERMANY, ONSHORE|

NeXtWind hosted a joint owners' event to inform the owners about the cooperation between the two project developers on the Zörbig repowering project. The future pooling of joint resources and the great expertise of both companies - and not least the strong support from local politicians - will ensure efficient project implementation with high quality [...]

11 07, 2024

Grid connection for Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm starts continuous operation ahead of schedule

By |July 11th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

In the Baltic Sea, off the island of Rügen, 50Hertz has completed the last of three cable systems for the Ostwind 2 offshore grid connection project after a four-week trial run, meaning that it will start continuous operation almost three months ahead of schedule. The Arcadis Ost 1 (Parkwind) and Baltic Eagle (Iberdrola) wind farms [...]

9 07, 2024

Ramboll to design foundations for Gennaker Offshore Wind Park

By |July 9th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Ramboll has secured the contract as foundation designer for Gennaker Offshore Wind Park – the most powerful offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. Ramboll's mandate is to develop the basic and detailed design of 63 monopile foundations that will support the 15 MW class turbines of Skyborn Renewables’ offshore wind project. Ramboll’s engineering [...]

8 07, 2024

PNE has been successful in onshore wind energy tenders for 91.5 MW

By |July 8th, 2024|GERMANY, ONSHORE|

PNE Group has once again scored successes in the tender round for onshore wind turbines of the Federal Network Agency. All four wind farms submitted were awarded the contract. The wind energy projects "Lütau”, "Wulfsdorf", "Willerstedt" and "Kuhstedt III" have passed the current tender round. In Schleswig-Holstein, the wind farms "Lütau" with 5 wind turbines [...]

28 06, 2024

Iberdrola reaches FID for Windanker offshore project in Germany

By |June 28th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, TOP NEWS|

Iberdrola has taken the final investment decision (FID) for its Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany, progressing the project into the delivery phase. Windanker is Iberdrola's third offshore wind initiative in the German Baltic Sea, following the operational 350 MW Wikinger and the 467 MW Baltic Eagle project. The company has finalized all supply chain [...]

25 06, 2024

TotalEnergies Secures Offshore Wind Lease for 1.5 GW Development

By |June 25th, 2024|GERMANY, LITHUANIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE|

TotalEnergies, as shareholder of Offshore Wind One GmbH, has been awarded the maritime concession N-11.2 by the German Federal Network Agency, following auctions held in Germany. Located in the North Sea, around 120 kilometers north-west of the German island of Heligoland, concession N-11.2 (1.5 GW) covers an area of around 156 square kilometers. This success [...]

21 06, 2024

First wind turbine installed at Borkum Riffgrund 3, Germany’s largest offshore wind farm

By |June 21st, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The first wind turbine has successfully been installed at the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3. With an installed capacity of 913 MW, it will be the largest offshore wind farm in Germany once in operation. Borkum Riffgrund 3 is also the first offshore wind farm to be awarded without subsidies in the world. This has primarily [...]

21 06, 2024

Significant Cuts in Research Funding Threaten Innovations in Energy Transition Technologies in Germany

By |June 21st, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, ONSHORE, PROJECTS|

In 2024, Germany faces a considerable reduction in federal funding for project research, particularly impacting energy research. The Fraunhofer Group for "Energy Technologies and Climate Protection" warns that a 30% reduction in funding for new projects compared to the previous year could severely hinder the country's ability to innovate in essential energy transition technologies. This [...]

19 06, 2024

Swedish Government Rejects New Power Cable to Germany

By |June 19th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, SWEDEN|

Swedish government announced its decision to reject the proposed 700 megawatts Hansa PowerBridge project, a new subsea power connection between Sweden and Germany. According to Reuters, the rejection was grounded on concerns about the inefficiency of the German electricity market, which could adversely affect Sweden's electricity prices and market stability. As reported by Reuters Sweden's [...]

18 06, 2024

Vestas has signed conditional agreement with Vattenfall and BASF for the Nordlicht projects in the German Northsea

By |June 18th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Vestas has secured a conditional agreement to supply 112 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for Vattenfall’s and BASF’s Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind projects, as already communicated in Vestas’ Company Announcement 10/2024 of 13 June 2024. Within the scope of the contract is furthermore a 5-year service and warranty agreement followed by an operational support [...]

18 06, 2024

Gas transmission system operators around the Baltic Sea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the development of hydrogen infrastructure

By |June 18th, 2024|DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, SWEDEN|

Nine gas transmission system operators (TSOs) in the countries around the Baltic Sea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which aims to coordinate and facilitate hydrogen infrastructure and also to foster hydrogen market development in the Baltic Sea region. The MoU establishes and implements the cooperation between TSOs. The parties of the MoU are [...]

17 06, 2024

UL Solutions Analysis Supports Masdar’s Acquisition and Financing of Stake in Offshore Wind Farm

By |June 17th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

UL Solutions  a global leader in applied safety science, announced that it has completed technical due diligence to support Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar a leading developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, in the successful acquisition and subsequent financing of its 49% interest in the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, [...]

17 06, 2024

Qualitas Energy accelerates the energy transition with the acquisition of a 36 MW wind energy project in Germany

By |June 17th, 2024|GERMANY, ONSHORE|

The wind farm will be repowered to reach a final installed capacity of 36 MW. Partnership-based cooperation with local residents and communities creates a strong foundation for sustainable and long-term successful energy projects. The environmentally friendly wind energy generated at the Brandenburg site will supply approximately 24,000 households in the future Qualitas Energy, a global [...]

12 06, 2024

Vestas secures a 72 MW order in Germany

By |June 12th, 2024|GERMANY, ONSHORE|

Vestas has received a 72 MW order from Denker & Wulf AG for the wind energy project Holtsee in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Vestas will deliver ten V162-7.2 MW wind turbines, and the order includes supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines. "This order from customer Denker & Wulf AG underlines the efficient technology of our EnVentus [...]

7 06, 2024

Optimized Yield in Offshore Wind Farms: Measurement Campaign in C²-Wakes Project Gets Underway

By |June 7th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES, together with its project partners RWE, ForWind (University of Oldenburg – Institute of Physics), and Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, is investigating how to optimize the total energy yield of offshore wind farms in the "C²-Wakes – Controlled Cluster Wakes" research project. The project aims to utilize an extensive offshore [...]

30 05, 2024

BEMIP Offshore Wind priorities for 2024

By |May 30th, 2024|DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, REGULATORY, SWEDEN, TOP NEWS|

The BEMIP Offshore Wind Working Group is implementing strategic priorities for 2024 to further advance offshore renewable energy in the Baltic Sea region. With a substantial potential of over 93 GW for offshore wind energy, the focus is on capitalizing on this resource while enhancing regional cooperation. During the Energy Security Summit held in Marienborg, [...]

27 05, 2024

Van Oord secures Baltic Sea wind farm contract for Iberdrola’s Windanker project

By |May 27th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Van Oord has been contracted by the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the constructionof the German Windanker offshore wind farm. Yet another addition to Van Oord’s portfolio of offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea, highlighting its experience in the area and leading position in the energy transition. Van Oord's scope includes the transport and [...]

20 05, 2024

50Hertz Receives Green Light for Ostwind 3 Grid Connection Project in the Baltic Sea

By |May 20th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

50Hertz can finally begin work on the Ostwind 3 grid connection for the offshore wind farm Windanker in the Baltic Sea. The Ministry for Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has issued the permits for the onshore route of four kilometers as well as a substation with a surface of approx. ten hectares in the municipality of [...]

18 05, 2024

First wooden wind turbine blades installed in Germany

By |May 18th, 2024|GERMANY, ONSHORE|

The world’s first wooden wind turbine blades have been installed in Germany, promising to produce 78% fewer CO2 emissions during construction and reduce production costs by 20% compared to current turbine blades. Designed and manufactured by Voodin Blade Technology, a German pioneer in wind turbine blade manufacturing, these laminated veneer lumber blades represent a more [...]

9 05, 2024

RWE signs Framework Agreements for HVDC systems with Hitachi Energy and Aibel to secure capacity for future offshore wind farms

By |May 9th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

RWE, one of the world’s leading players in offshore wind, signed Framework Agreements with Hitachi Energy and Aibel for the joint supply of three high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems for RWE offshore wind farms. The agreements are long-term in nature as the secured HVDC systems are designated for offshore wind projects from RWE’s global development [...]

30 04, 2024

Allseas wins Contract for Germany Gennaker offshore wind farm

By |April 30th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Allseas has been contracted for the transport and installation (T&I) of two major substations (so called OSS) 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 900 MW, Gennaker will be [...]

24 04, 2024

BWO: The expansion targets for offshore wind energy are a political commitment – and then what?

By |April 24th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

German Offshore Wind Energy Association (Bundesverband Windenergie Offshore e.V, BWO) indicates that the statutory expansion target for 2035 is "at least 40 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035", however, there are delays in grid expansion and challenges along the value chain. What do politicians need to do to achieve the expansion targets for offshore wind [...]

12 04, 2024

BEMIP Offshore Wind priorities for 2024

By |April 12th, 2024|DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, REGULATORY, SWEDEN, TOP NEWS|

The BEMIP Offshore Wind Working Group is implementing strategic priorities for 2024 to further advance offshore renewable energy in the Baltic Sea region. With a substantial potential of over 93 GW for offshore wind energy, the focus is on capitalizing on this resource while enhancing regional cooperation. During the Energy Security Summit held in Marienborg, [...]

12 04, 2024

50Hertz begins work on the Ostwind 3 grid connection for the offshore wind farm Windanker

By |April 12th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

50Hertz can finally begin work on the Ostwind 3 grid connection for the offshore wind farm Windanker in the Baltic Sea. The Ministry for Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has now issued the permits for the onshore route of four kilometers as well as a substation with a surface of approx. ten hectares in the municipality [...]

11 04, 2024

Baltic Sea countries pledge closer collaboration to secure critical offshore energy infrastructure

By |April 11th, 2024|DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, REGULATORY, SWEDEN|

The Energy Ministers of 8 Baltic Sea countries - Lithuania, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland and Sweden - agreed the Vilnius Declaration, pledging closer collaboration to secure critical offshore energy infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region. This comes after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and various acts of sabotage to energy infrastructure in the [...]

8 04, 2024

IWES offshore: Boulder detection for monopile foundations and submarine cables for Baltic Power

By |April 8th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, TOP NEWS|

The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES has conducted a boulder detection campaign in the Baltic Sea on behalf of Baltic Power for the foundations of the planned wind turbines. It also applied the surveying technology along the planned subsea cable routes for the very first time. The innovative Manta Ray G1 measuring system [...]

5 04, 2024

50Hertz Restructures Leadership to Navigate Energy Transition Challenges

By |April 5th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|

The transmission system operator 50Hertz has restructured its organizational setup to effectively tackle the demanding investment and construction program anticipated in the coming years. This restructuring entails expanded and new responsibilities at the management level. Stefan Kapferer, Chairman of the Management Board, stated, "We are now entering a new phase of the company. We are [...]

20 03, 2024

German National Ports Strategy to be underpinned by funding as quickly as possible

By |March 20th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The German government presented its new ports strategy on 20 March. The strategy contains a collection of measures, but no plans for financing. Therefore, the onshore and offshore wind energy associations, the OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE foundation and the Hamburg Renewable Energy Cluster are appealing to the government to take the needs of the energy transition into account [...]

17 03, 2024

Markus Nölke becomes new managing director for WAB in Bremerhaven

By |March 17th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

On March 1, 2024, Markus Nölke (54) took over the management of WAB e.V. in Bremerhaven. Born in Bremerhaven, he originally comes from the transport and logistics sector, where he focused on shipping and port issues. Before joining WAB, Nölke had spent the previous 14 years as Managing Director of the Verein zur Förderung des [...]

15 03, 2024

Ignitis Renewables invites to Save the Baltic Sea together

By |March 15th, 2024|CLIMATE, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, POLAND, SWEDEN|

International green energy company Ignitis Renewables supports the expedition Save the Baltic Sea and invites to pay attention to the ecological state of the sea and work together in preserving the Baltic Sea. During the nine-month walk around the Baltic Sea, the expedition and its partners will invite citizens, governments, organisations and businesses to take [...]

28 02, 2024

WindEurope Report: New offshore installations are accelerating

By |February 28th, 2024|DENMARK, ESTONIA, GERMANY, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, SWEDEN, TOP NEWS|

The latest annual statistics and seven-year outlook published by WindEurope reveal significant advancements in the European wind energy sector, particularly in the offshore market and among countries bordering the Baltic Sea. The report indicates that the European Union is on track to achieve its wind energy targets for 2030, owing to improvements in permitting processes [...]

27 02, 2024

RWE set up new team to deliver Offshore Wind Fleet Servicing

By |February 27th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

RWE, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, is to establish an initial 30 person dedicated Fleet Servicing Team for the UK and Germany to support its growing international offshore wind fleet. Initially focused on five operational projects off the UK and German coasts, the team will secure new, long term jobs, and have [...]

27 02, 2024

RWE announces winner of global Innovation Competition

By |February 27th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, TECHNOLOGY|

Indeximate Ltd., a start-up founded in the UK in 2022, has won RWE’s second global Innovation Competition. The competition was launched with the aim to find innovative solutions in the domains of system integration, circularity and environmental protection in offshore wind that can support RWE´s growth ambitions and sustainability targets. In order to select the [...]

27 02, 2024

Give your views on the Offshore Network Development Plans 2024

By |February 27th, 2024|DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, REGULATORY, SWEDEN|

The Offshore Network Development Plans (ONDP) is a new component of the TYNDP, delivering a high-level outlook of the needs of offshore transmission infrastructure. The first edition of the ONDP has been published on 23 January 2024. The plans translate EU Member States’ non-binding agreements on offshore goals from January 2023 into offshore transmission corridors, [...]

22 02, 2024

50Hertz receives planning approval decisions for the Ostwind 3 offshore route

By |February 22nd, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Authorisations have been granted for the grid connection of the Windanker offshore wind farm in territorial waters and in the EEZ. Transmission system operator 50Hertz has received the planning approval decisions for the offshore route of the Ostwind 3 grid connection. This applies to the section in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the section [...]

20 02, 2024

IPCEI Hy2Infra: Advancing European Hydrogen Infrastructure for Green Transition

By |February 20th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, POLAND, REGULATORY, TECHNOLOGY|

The Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a third Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI') to support hydrogen infrastructure. This IPCEI is expected to boost the supply of renewable hydrogen, thereby reducing dependency on natural gas and helping to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan. The [...]

1 02, 2024

50Hertz holding company Eurogrid successfully places Green Bonds with a volume of 1,5 billion euros

By |February 1st, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Eurogrid, the parent company of transmission system operator 50Hertz, secured funds totaling 1,5 billion euros with its third and fourth Green Bond to continue the necessary grid expansion for the energy transition. It is the highest bond amount in the history of the company. Selected projects on land and at sea that can increase the [...]

31 01, 2024

German offshore wind industry: 2023 expansion overview and policy considerations

By |January 31st, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|

The industry associations of the German offshore wind industry and the non-profit OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE foundation presented yesterday the expansion figures for the full year 2023. The figures prepared by the consulting company Deutsche WindGuard show that a total of 27 turbines with a capacity of 257 megawatts (MW) fed into the electricity grid for the first [...]

23 01, 2024

Network regulation to become faster and less bureaucratic

By |January 23rd, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|

On January 18, The Bundesnetzagentur published a key elements paper on the future of cost and incentive regulation in the electricity and gas network sectors. "Network operators are successfully making considerable efforts to meet the challenges of the energy transition. We want to provide even more support to them in this endeavour. Over the years, [...]

19 01, 2024

“Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2024 Outlook”: Dr. Dennis Kruse, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of WAB

By |January 19th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS|

BalticWind.EU asked industry leaders and key policy-makers for their assessment of what has been achieved in the past year and what the forecasts are for 2024. In today’s interview of the „Baltic Sea Offshore Wind – 2024 Outlook” series, we present the opinion of Dr. Dennis Kruse, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of WAB. [...]

9 01, 2024

Germany Approves 1.2 GW Offshore Grid-Connection Projects

By |January 9th, 2024|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Germany has granted approval for two significant offshore grid connection projects, marking a milestone in the country's renewable energy goals. The approvals, granted by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), pertain to the 300 MW Ostwind 3 project by 50Hertz and the 900 MW DolWin4 project by Amprion. These projects aim to harness power [...]

21 12, 2023

Van Oord starts cable installation at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm

By |December 21st, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

After Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen completed installation of all fifty monopiles for Iberdrola Deutschland’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, Van Oord now continues installing transition pieces and starts cable installation. This week the inter-array cable loading onto Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus has commenced. In total, Van Oord will install approximately 70 [...]

12 12, 2023

Electricity Grid Operators are Strengthening Regional Cooperation in the Baltic Sea

By |December 12th, 2023|DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, PROJECTS, SWEDEN|

The electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) of the nine Baltic Sea Region countries will continue to cooperate actively to ensure the reliability of the region's electricity supply, the implementation of the project to synchronise the Baltic electricity grids with continental Europe and to develop the future energy system for large-scale offshore wind power. This decision [...]

11 12, 2023

Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm has been inaugurated

By |December 11th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm off the coast of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is now supplying its full capacity to the German electricity transmission system, providing consumers with an additional 250 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy. 50Hertz built the submarine and onshore cable connection to the Lubmin substation and worked with wind farm operator [...]

11 12, 2023

BWO on German federal government’s port strategy: A step in the right direction

By |December 11th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|

The recent press release from the Bundesverband Windenergie Offshore e.V. (BWO) regarding the federal port strategy signifies a commendable step in the right direction. The statement acknowledges the pivotal role that ports play in unlocking both economic and energy policy success. By recognizing ports as key elements in the offshore wind industry, the strategy under [...]

21 11, 2023

Smulders and NEPTUN WERFT join forces to build offshore converter platforms in Rostock

By |November 21st, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Smulders is joining forces with the MEYER Group, which includes NEPTUN WERFT in Warnemünde, to build offshore converter platforms at the Warnemünde site. To this end, they have the intention to jointly found the companies NEPTUN SMULDERS Offshore Renewables and NEPTUN SMULDERS Engineering, which will take over the design and manufacture of the platforms. The [...]

20 11, 2023

Parkwind and partners to complete installation of final towers and turbines at Arcadis Ost 1 despite stormy weather

By |November 20th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Parkwind and partners defy autumn storms to complete installation of final towers and turbines at Arcadis Ost 1. The final three turbines of Parkwind’s 27-turbine Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm were installed during the stormy autumn season in less than 8 days to complete construction of the world’s first fully floating installed commercial offshore [...]

17 11, 2023

21st WINDFORCE Conference: Achieving climate targets, creating jobs, strengthening industry

By |November 17th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

The 21st WINDFORCE Baltic Sea Conference will take place from November 20-21 in Warnemünde under the motto "Offshore wind: from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea. Implementing climate protection targets, creating jobs, strengthening industry". This year's conference partner is the WindEnergy Network e.V.. With international guests and national experts, the conference will focus on [...]

14 11, 2023

Hansa PowerBridge between Germany and Sweden: planning approval granted for land and territorial sea sections

By |November 14th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, SWEDEN|

Hansa PowerBridge is a cross-border high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system, intended in future to connect the power grids of Germany and Sweden. This will improve security of electricity supply in both countries and allow closer integration of renewable energies. It will also contribute towards the further development of the European internal energy market. Sweden has [...]

5 11, 2023

Iberdrola and Masdar close their 1.6 billion euros alliance to develop offshore wind in the Baltic Sea

By |November 5th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Iberdrola has signed a strategic agreement with Masdar, a major renewable energy group based in Abu Dhabi, to co-invest in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea. Following confirmation that all the necessary regulatory approvals have been received, Iberdrola will have a majority stake of 51% in the [...]

30 10, 2023

BEMIP Electricity, Offshore and Hydrogen on the draft list of Projects of Common Interest

By |October 30th, 2023|DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, POLAND, REGULATORY, SWEDEN, TOP NEWS|

European Union is working on new list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMI) in the areas of electricity, offshore, hydrogen, smart grids and cross-border carbon dioxide networks. According to draft list –it identifies, among others, Priority Corridor Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in electricity (BEMIP Electricity), Priority Corridor Baltic [...]

6 10, 2023

50Hertz signs contracts with NKT and Prysmian Group for at least 3.500 km of submarine and land cable

By |October 6th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

50Hertz signed project and framework contracts with two leading European manufacturers of high-performance cables for the production and installation of submarine and land cables covering a total length of 3,500 km, with an option for an additional 2,700 km. The contracts awarded to NKT and Prysmian Power Link - part of Prysmian Group - have [...]

6 10, 2023

Greater transparency: transmission system operators relaunch joint information platform ‘netztransparenz.de’

By |October 6th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

The four German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW adapted their joint information platform ‘netztransparenz.de’. From now on, it offers a clear insight into the daily workings of the electricity market, complemented with information about German and European legal situations and future developments. How much electricity is generated from renewable energy sources in [...]

4 10, 2023

Online game brings green hydrogen research to life

By |October 4th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, TECHNOLOGY|

Leuna, September 20, 2023. The production of green hydrogen at sea researched in the H2Mare Flagship Project can now be experienced in the form of a browser game. In »Offshore - the H2Mare Game«, players can build their own offshore wind park, produce green hydrogen and test the future technologies researched in the project on [...]

3 10, 2023

NKT secures framework agreement and record order for five power cable projects supporting the German Energiewende

By |October 3rd, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, TECHNOLOGY|

NKT has been awarded a combination of five on- and offshore power cable projects embedded in a long-term framework agreement by the German TSO 50Hertz. With a combined value of approx. EUR 3.5bn, the order is a new company record for NKT. 50Hertz, a German transmission system operator, has selected NKT to provide several 525 [...]

14 09, 2023

Iberdrola installs all fifty monopiles of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm

By |September 14th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Iberdrola has successfully installed all fifty monopiles for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm together with its partner Van Oord. The next step in the ongoing construction phase now involves the installation of the transition pieces. These were manufactured by the Spanish company Windar Renovables and temporarily stored in the port of Mukran. The transition [...]

8 09, 2023

Denmark and Germany together on wind and hydrogen

By |September 8th, 2023|DENMARK, GERMANY, OFFSHORE, TECHNOLOGY|

The strong Danish-German cooperation within wind and hydrogen was thoroughly discussed at the German Danish Business Forum in Hamburg on 6 September. With the decision to establish the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, a new business forum saw the light of day in 2014 - the Hamburg-Copenhagen Business Forum. Now it has gained national reach and has [...]

1 09, 2023

50Hertz awards contracts for cables to connect the Baltic Sea wind farm Gennaker to the transmission grid

By |September 1st, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Following an international tender, the electricity transmission system operator 50Hertz has awarded two major contracts for submarine and land cables in the Baltic Sea to the suppliers Hellenic Cables and Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTT). The company's supervisory board, which includes representatives of the majority shareholder Elia Group, KfW and representatives of the employee [...]

30 08, 2023

Windader West: Amprion brings 8 GW of offshore wind energy to North Rhine-Westphalia

By |August 30th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

Amprion Offshore GmbH starts planning the Windader West energy corridor. The power connection should bring up to eight gigawatts of power from offshore wind energy directly to North Rhine-Westphalia and thus cover the energy needs of eight million people in total. In order for Germany to achieve its climate goals, offshore wind farms should provide [...]

29 08, 2023

German Naval Yards Kiel and Rheinmetall Project Solutions are jointly developing an offshore platform for ammunition disposal

By |August 29th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE|

The danger posed to the environment and people by ammunition waste in the Baltic Sea has been known for many years. Politicians, associations and environmental organisations have long been engaged in intensive discussions to find suitable solutions. It is estimated that around 1.6 million tonnes of conventional and 220,000 tonnes of chemical warfare agents lie [...]

28 08, 2023

Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTTSC) secures a contract for the grid connection for Gennaker OWF

By |August 28th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTTSC) informed on social media on Friday that it celebrates securing the prestigious EPCI contract for the Gennaker OWF Grid Connection OST-6-1 project (Lot-2) in the Baltic Sea. With well-deserved recognition for high-voltage export cables and an impressive track record in China and the International market, ZTTSC solidifies its expertise in [...]

28 08, 2023

Hellenic Cables S.A. is awarded an EPCI contract for the grid interconnection in Germany

By |August 28th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS, TECHNOLOGY|

Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, was awarded a contract by 50Hertz Offshore GmbH for the turnkey delivery of two export cable systems for the interconnection to the German grid of the Western Offshore Sub Station of Gennaker, an offshore wind farm with capacity of approx. 927MW located in the German Baltic Sea, [...]

24 08, 2023

Construction of offshore wind farms in H1 2023 – how is the Baltic Sea performing?

By |August 24th, 2023|DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, OFFSHORE, POLAND, SWEDEN, TOP NEWS|

WindEurope has summarised the development of offshore wind energy in Europe in the first half of 2023. How does the Baltic Sea look in comparison to Europe? Below we present details of the projects under construction during this period. Europe built 2.1 GW of new offshore wind in the first half of 2023, bringing its [...]

14 08, 2023

Iberdrola awards Windar Renovables the transition pieces for the Windanker offshore wind farm

By |August 14th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Windar Renovables has signed an agreement with Iberdrola to manufacture 21 transition pieces for the Windanker offshore wind farm in German waters. This is the sixth project of this type of foundation to date. The production will be carried out at the Avilés facilities, with the collaboration of a large number of Spanish suppliers in [...]

28 07, 2023

Stefan Thimm, BWO: The production of green hydrogen from offshore wind must begin now

By |July 28th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, TECHNOLOGY|

Green hydrogen from offshore wind: create concrete foundations for investments now! "It is good that the German government has updated ist national hydrogen strategy. This provides more planning security for the offshore wind industry. However, based on the strategy, it is now important to establish concrete measures for the production of green hydrogen from offshore [...]

27 07, 2023

International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts 2050 climate neutrality target

By |July 27th, 2023|CLIMATE, GERMANY, OFFSHORE, REGULATORY|

Dieter Janecek, Federal Government Coordinator for the Maritime Industry and for Tourism, welcomes the agreement which was reached at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the 7th of July 2023. He said: "Today is an important day for the mitigation of climate change: IMO has adopted more stringent climate targets to foster the decarbonisation of [...]

27 07, 2023

Masdar joins Iberdrola to co-invest in the Baltic Eagle wind farm in Germany

By |July 27th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Masdar, the UAE’s flagship renewable energy company, has signed a strategic agreement with Iberdrola, a global clean energy leader, to co-invest in the 476-megawatt (MW) Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. Iberdrola will retain a majority 51% stake in the asset, which will help to accelerate green energy security in Europe. [...]

26 07, 2023

WAB: Industry must be enabled to take its place in the energy transition as an economic driver

By |July 26th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, REGULATORY, TOP NEWS|

The trade associations of the German offshore wind industry and the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation yesterday presented the expansion figures for the first half of 2023. According to the figures prepared by the consulting firm Deutsche WindGuard, 24 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 229 megawatts (MW) were newly connected to the grid [...]

26 07, 2023

Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic is finalizing the construction of two offshore substations for the Ocean Wind wind farm

By |July 26th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic is currently finalizing the construction of two offshore substations for the Ocean Wind wind farm for the American shelf. Both substations, produced by GPBaltic, will have a weight of 2,300 tons and will be delivered by sea to the wind farm off the coast of New Jersey, USA. Each of the substations [...]

14 07, 2023

SeaRenergy joins Iberdrola on Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm

By |July 14th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

SeaRenergy is delighted to announce the award by Iberdrola for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea for two different service scopes. SeaRenergy provides inspection services, maintenance, and repair works on monopiles and transition pieces as well as client representatives for all phases of the installation of Baltic Eagle. The execution [...]

13 07, 2023

TotalEnergies Wins Two Maritime Leases to Develop two Giga Offshore Wind Farms in Germany

By |July 13th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

TotalEnergies has been awarded by the Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency) two marine concessions, N-12.1 and O-2.2, at the end of the auction held in Germany. Located in the Baltic Sea 40 kilometres from the coast, concession O-2.2 has a surface area of around 100 square kilometres. Located in the North Sea, 170 kilometres off [...]

13 07, 2023

German offshore auctions award 7 GW of new wind; future auctions must avoid negative bidding

By |July 13th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, REGULATORY|

Yesterday, Germany announced the results of its biggest offshore wind auction to date. 7 GW of new capacity were awarded. The auction design required project developers to pay for the right to build their wind farms. This uncapped negative bidding means costs will have to be passed on to consumers, and to the wind supply [...]

11 07, 2023

BWO: The Maritime Energy Transition Requires a Strong Maritime Economy, Emphasizes Stefan Thimm

By |July 11th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, OPINIONS, REGULATORY|

In response to the maritime motion put forward by the government factions, Stefan Thimm, the Managing Director of BWO (German Association of Offshore Wind Farm Operators), stresses the significance of a robust maritime economy for the success of the maritime energy transition. Thimm highlights the immense potential for Germany and its European partners in expanding [...]

10 07, 2023

50Hertz DialogMobil Tour: Engaging with Local Communities for Grid Connection Project

By |July 10th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The recent 50Hertz DialogMobil tour, conducted by the project team of the grid connection project OST-6-1, has garnered significant attention and generated immense enthusiasm among the communities of Dierhagen, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Dettmannsdorf, Marlow, and Gnewitz. The tour aimed to provide local citizens with comprehensive information about the project's current status and future plans. Empowering the Communities [...]

5 07, 2023

Dutch-Belgian consortium HSI awarded EPCI platform contract for most powerful offshore wind farm in Baltic Sea

By |July 5th, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, PROJECTS|

The HSI consortium consisting of HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders and Iv-Offshore & Energy is awarded a EPCI platform contract, including jackets, for Gennaker 1 (West) and 2 (East) by 50Hertz for the Gennaker wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. With a total capacity of 927 MW, it will be the largest and most powerful [...]

3 07, 2023

Habeck inaugurates 115m+ Rotor Blade Test Rig

By |July 3rd, 2023|GERMANY, OFFSHORE, TECHNOLOGY|

The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, the President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Andreas Bovenschulte, and the Senator for Science and Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Claudia Schilling, met in Bremerhaven today to inaugurate the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy [...]

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