Wind Energy – Borkum Riffgrund
Yesterday marked the first time that Ørsted’s offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3 fed power into the grid.
[Read more…] about Milestone in Germany: first power from Borkum Riffgrund 3Germany’s largest offshore wind farm
Wind Energy – First Electricity
Yesterday evening, the first wind turbine of the EnBW He Dreiht offshore wind farm generated its first kilowatt-hour of electricity and fed it into the grid.
[Read more…] about Germany’s largest offshore wind farmTenneT completes 700 MW offshore wind program
General – Grid Connection
Grid operator TenneT has completed seven standardized 700-megawatt (MW) grid connections for offshore wind farms in recent years.
[Read more…] about TenneT completes 700 MW offshore wind programFugro completes site investigations for TenneT
General – Site Investigations
Fugro has completed comprehensive land and marine site investigations for TenneT Germany to support the development of the LanWin1 and LanWin2 offshore grid connection projects.
[Read more…] about Fugro completes site investigations for TenneTStudy on possible grid connection points Estonian-Latvian OWP
Wind Energy – Estonian-Latvian project
ELWIND has signed a contract with Haskoning Nederland B.V. to conduct a study on determining and assessing possible grid connection points, cable routes, and network configurations for the Estonian-Latvian offshore wind park project.
[Read more…] about Study on possible grid connection points Estonian-Latvian OWPRWE, Apollo forming JV to invest in German Grid
General – New JV
Apollo yesterday announced that Apollo-managed funds and affiliates have agreed to commit €3.2 billion of equity to a newly established joint venture with RWE, Germany’s largest power producer and a global leader in renewable power generation.
[Read more…] about RWE, Apollo forming JV to invest in German GridNKT finalizes cable installation BorWin5 grid connection
General – Cable Installation
NKT has completed the installation of a 320 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable system for the BorWin5 offshore grid connection in Germany.
[Read more…] about NKT finalizes cable installation BorWin5 grid connectionTransGrid Solutions joins Ramboll
General – Acquisition
Ramboll has acquired TransGrid Solutions, a leading Canadian consultancy specialising in power transmission and distribution.
[Read more…] about TransGrid Solutions joins RambollChristening of first CSOV for Bernhard Schulte Offshore
General – Newbuilding
Bernhard Schulte Offshore announces the delivery of its latest Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) from Ulstein Verft in Norway.
[Read more…] about Christening of first CSOV for Bernhard Schulte OffshoreFramework agreement for Dutch Akira Energy
General – Offshore Grid
TenneT TSO has officially awarded Akira Energy the framework agreement for ‘Offshore Grid NL – Client Representative Services at Sea’.
[Read more…] about Framework agreement for Dutch Akira Energy