GERMANY
GERMANY
EDITOR’S CHOICE
LATEST ARTICLES
Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic is finalizing the construction of two offshore substations for the Ocean Wind wind farm
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 [...]
SeaRenergy joins Iberdrola on Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
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 [...]
TotalEnergies Wins Two Maritime Leases to Develop two Giga Offshore Wind Farms in Germany
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 [...]
German offshore auctions award 7 GW of new wind; future auctions must avoid negative bidding
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 [...]
BWO: The Maritime Energy Transition Requires a Strong Maritime Economy, Emphasizes Stefan Thimm
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 [...]
50Hertz DialogMobil Tour: Engaging with Local Communities for Grid Connection Project
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 [...]
Dutch-Belgian consortium HSI awarded EPCI platform contract for most powerful offshore wind farm in Baltic Sea
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 [...]
Habeck inaugurates 115m+ Rotor Blade Test Rig
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, [...]
Offshore wind energy to be supplied to SHS in Germany
Iberdrola Deutschland and SHS -Stahl Holding Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA have concluded a long-term power supply agreement (PPA). The cooperation between the two companies is set for 15 years and covers an annual consumption of 200 GWh. The deal’s green [...]
Public participation started for Ostwind 3 for the coastal sea section (12 nautical mile zone)
The Ministry of Economic Affairs of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is accepting comments up to and including 28.7.2023. The Coastal Sea section comprises the cable route starting from the connecting element of the land cable to the submarine cable section [...]
Basis laid for further international cooperation in the North and Baltic Seas
Transmission System Operators Energinet and 50Hertz welcomed on Tuesday 20th June 2023 public marking of the signing of an intergovernmental agreement relating to the German-Danish Bornholm Energy Island project. The German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, and [...]
Deutsche Windtechnik’s inspection body to use drone technology at the Butendiek offshore wind farm
At the beginning of June, the experts from Deutsche Windtechnik were among the first to carry out a large-scale offshore inspection campaign using automated drone technology. The deployment included the periodic inspection of the rotor blades at the Butendiek offshore wind [...]
RED II: Breakthrough for an ambitious expansion of renewable energies in the EU
On June 16, the member states of the European Union approved a comprehensive redesign of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) in the Committee of Permanent Representatives. The European target for renewable energies will thus be significantly increased from 32% to [...]
20th WINDFORCE Conference: Climate protection and value creation belong together
Reducing CO2 emissions and shaping tomorrow's industry with offshore wind energy and green hydrogen Bremerhaven/Germany, 13 June 2023 - Well over 300 national and international offshore wind and hydrogen experts from over 250 companies have gathered for the three-day 20th annual "international class reunion" [...]
Fugro and Fraunhofer IWES secure survey for BSH’s German EEZ wind farm sites
Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, the Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), has awarded Fugro a geophysical survey contract for two offshore wind farm sites in the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea. Working in collaboration with [...]
Strategic Partners
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
