Danish political parties behind the Energy Agreement, reached in March, have selected six areas for development of offshore wind farms to set 500MW of coastal wind power. This will get the country closer to the target set by the Agreement, which says that 50% of electricity consumption should be sup
The construction and connection to the grid of Windreich’s North Sea projects Global Tech I, Deutsche Bucht and MEG 1 are running right on schedule. This makes Windreich AG the only project planner that hasn’t caused any additional burden for the consumers. “The largest investment is needed for the
Five personnel were safely brought back to Wells on the personnel transfer vessel Island Panther on Wednesday night after the vessel was involved in a collision in the field with a transition piece. Immediately after the incident the Coastguard was alerted and lifeboats from Wells and Cromer were di
In just 16 days, during the second visit to the Global Tech I construction site, three more foundations were installed. The installation vessel INNOVATION proved to be extremely reliable in installation of the tripod foundations in 40 meters water depth. Arjen Schampers, Technical Director of Global
After a one-year detailed consideration, a confirmation has been given for EUR 500 million to serve for financing Windreich AG’s MEG 1 project. The Deutsch Bank will team up with other banks to approve additional investments of over EUR 1 billion, therefore, just EUR 100 million will be needed for p
Forewind has announced the project boundaries of the first four offshore wind farm projects to be developed in the Round 3 Dogger Bank Zone. The identification of the boundaries for these four offshore wind farms, two that will connect into the national grid in Yorkshire and two into Teesside, is a
Windreich AG has announced that TenneT ensured grid connection for Windreich’s offshore wind farm Global Tech I ahead of schedule by connecting to an existing converter station platform (BARD I). The 400 MW offshore wind farm is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013, comprising 80 Areva Multi
International engineering contractor ODE has extended its overseas growth in renewables with a major contract for a new German windfarm. With a 30-year history in the energy sector, the London-based company is determined to use its extensive UK windfarm background to expand into emerging European an
Osiris Marine Services announce successful completion of diving works on the Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. Supporting offshore foundations market leader MT Højgaard with Diving, ROV, Confined space and tower climbing services continuously for 18 months, Osiris Marine Services played a significant role i
A five-year scientific study has revealed the first offshore wind farm near Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands has positively impacted life in and around the sea, and has had hardly any adverse effects. The wind farm was constructed in 2006 by NoordzeeWind – a joint venture between Shell and Nuon – a
The first phase of offshore construction at DONG Energy’s Gunfleet Sands Demonstration Project is now complete following installation of the two monopiles and transition pieces. Work on connecting the offshore and onshore elements of the project has now also reached the halfway point. Marking an imp
DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar today announced that the first power had been produced at the London Array Offshore Wind Farm. The 630MW scheme, located in the Thames Estuary, will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The development has been under construction since March 2011 and 152 of the 175
Windreich’s subsidiary, British Wind Energy GmbH, and TenneT TSO GmbH have reached an agreement for a temporary grid connection of the offshore wind farm Deutsche Bucht. The Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm will be connected to TenneT’s BorWin2 converter station, as a temporary solution, until the
PGE’s planned offshore wind farm on the Baltic Sea will be connected to the national grid by PSE Operator, Poland’s transmission system operator. Namely, the company announced on Friday that it agrees to link the 1045.5MW project, which is one of three PGE’s planned offshore wind farms, Reuters writ
