Tender Rules
The German government has approved a draft amendment to the Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG).
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Transition Piece
The first transition piece has now been installed offshore, marking another major construction milestone for Nordlicht I – which will become Germany’s largest offshore wind farm.
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Interconnector
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Elia Group, through its international development platform WindGrid, today announce the acquisition of Tarchon.
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Electricity
Late July, RWE fed electricity into the German grid for the first time from Nordseecluster A in the North Sea.
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General – Termination
TenneT has partially terminated its contract with the Hitachi Energy/Petrofac consortium for several 2 GW offshore grid connection projects.
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Dredging – Germany
Together with consortium partners Depenbrock Bau, TAGU Tiefbau Unterweser and Boskalis, DEME is working on the expansion of the offshore wind terminal at the Port of Cuxhaven.
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General – TenneT
TenneT Holding has reached an agreement with Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), acting on behalf of the German government, on the sale of a 25.1% stake in TenneT Germany for approx. EUR 3.3 billion.
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Wind Energy – Postponement
The German Federal Cabinet has decided to postpone offshore wind seabed auctions scheduled for 2026.
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General – Politics
Germany and Denmark are pushing ahead with a plan to turn Bornholm in the Baltic Sea into an energy island that will bolster ‘common security’ at times of increasing geopolitical tension.
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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.
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