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EIB supports technologically advanced offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea
The European Investment Bank and nine other institutions are providing a total of €570 million to build the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm — one of the most innovative wind farm projects in Europe — with EIB funding amounting to €150 million. [...]
Newsroom: Vestas wins offshore order for Arcadis Ost 1, which will utilise industry-first floating installation method
Vestas has secured a firm order for the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind project from Parkwind, to deliver 27 V174-9.5 MW turbines 19 km north east off the coast of the Island of Rugen, in the German Baltic [...]
German BSH has selected geotechnical research companies for the offshore wind sector
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH – Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie) has selected two companies, Fugro and Ramboll, to carry out geotechnical investigations of the undersea areas in terms of the development of future offshore wind farm [...]
Newsroom: Arcadis Ost 1 Reaches Financial Close on Global Wind Day
Parkwind, a company that develops, finances and operates offshore wind farms, announced that the 257MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm reached financial close. The project raised about EUR 570m of debt from a group of nine lenders: KBC Bank, [...]
Newsroom: JDR to supply cables for offshore wind farm
JDR, the global subsea umbilical supplier and servicer, owned by the TFKable Group, has been awarded a contract by Parkwind to supply, test and terminate 33kV subsea cables for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The company [...]
NABU: Germany crossing a red line with the construction of windfarms in protected marine areas
Germany’s Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) has blasted German government plans to expand areas of the Baltic and North Seas for offshore wind power development. The new draft plan, presented by the interior ministry, identifies parts of the Dogger Bank, a transnational sandbank in the middle of [...]
The offshore Baltic Eagle farm will be equipped with Vestas turbines
In the German waters of the Baltic Sea, the Spanish developer Iberdrola will build the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. The developer has signed a contract with the manufacturer Vestas for the supply of turbines and their service. Their installation is [...]
Modified German support scheme for offshore wind energy published in the OJEU
The biggest wind power seminar in Finland gathers over 200 people from more than 10 countries to network and learn from the latest winds in the industry. As we are moving closer to the era of new normal, event organizers work hard to make safe events happen – and so are we.
A decade ago Germany launched the first commercial wind farm in the Baltic Sea
Ten years ago a breakthrough was made in the offshore wind energy sector in Germany - the energy group EnBW commissioned the first commercial offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Baltic 1 is a 48.3 MW wind power plant [...]
Each job in the German offshore wind sector generates 2.5 new jobs in the supply chain
One job in the offshore wind energy sector can generate nearly 2.5 new jobs in the supply chain, according to a report prepared by the German Ministry of Economy. The offshore wind sector is the driving force of the labor [...]
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