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Germany to Build More Offshore Wind than Originally Planned

Jun 07, 2024

Germany plans to build more wind turbines in the North and Baltic seas than originally planned, a draft plan by the maritime authority showed on Friday, as Berlin aims to have 70 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2045.Germany's Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) on Friday published a draft containing specifications for offshore wind energy expansion to up to 60 GW by 2037, up from 40 GW originally planned for 2035…

Energy Trader MET Group Signs 10-year US LNG supply Deal with Shell

Jul 09, 2024

Switzerland-based energy trader MET Group has struck a 10-year deal for Shell to supply it with liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. on a free-on-board (FOB) basis, it said on Tuesday.MET Group said the agreement will enable it to further diversify its LNG supply portfolio…

Germany to Examine Security Impact of Chinese Wind Turbine Deal

Jul 03, 2024

Germany's economy ministry will look 'very closely' into a deal to supply Chinese-made wind turbines for an offshore project in Germany's North Sea, saying on Wednesday questions of critical infrastructure and competition must be addressed.Under…

Ørsted Installs First Turbine at Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 20, 2024

Ørsted has installed the first 11 MW offshore wind turbine at Borkum Riffgrund 3 project, set to be the largest offshore wind farm in Germany upon completion.Borkum Riffgrund 3’s first wind turbine was installed by the installation vessel Seaway Ventus from Seaway7…

ABL Wraps Up German Subsea Pipeline Survey Job

Feb 13, 2024

Global energy and marine consultancy ABL has finalized the marine warranty survey scope in connection with the successful installation of Germany’s Ostsee Anbindungsleitung (OAL) subsea pipeline, with the first gas feed-in expected imminently…

German Offshore Wind Power Share Dropping

Jan 29, 2024

Years of network expansion on land in Germany has led to a drop in the proportion of offshore wind power contributed from the North Sea to the country's total wind energy output, Dutch grid operator TenneT said on Monday.In 2023, the share of…

Britain's Octopus Makes First Investment in German Offshore Wind

Nov 13, 2023

Britain's Octopus Energy said it has made its first investment in German offshore wind under plans to scale up its renewables activity in the world's third-largest market.Octopus Energy Generation has taken a 5% stake in Butendiek, an 80-turbine offshore wind…

Energy-hungry Germany's Scholz Courts Africa as Crises Elsewhere Bite

Oct 27, 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz this weekend makes his third visit to sub-Saharan Africa in two years, as conflicts elsewhere highlight the growing importance of an energy-rich region in which Berlin has traditionally had little involvement.He will visit major energy producer Nigeria…

Q+A-What is Known about the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Explosions?

Sep 27, 2023

One year on from explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic sea between Russia and Germany, the question of who was behind them is unresolved.On Sept. 26, 2022, Swedish seismologists registered several blasts, some…

Germany's AQUOS and Scotland's Swift Anchors Unite as SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies

Sep 05, 2023

SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies said Tuesday it was integrating its operations to exploit the growing business opportunities in offshore renewables, and in particular within the floating offshore wind sector. The floating offshore wind sector is…

Construction Starts on First UK-German Power Link Project

Jul 19, 2023

Work has begun on a 2.4 billion pound (2.8 billion euro) project to build the first power cable linking Britain and Germany, said NeuConnect Interconnector, which is leading the move to connect two of Europe’s largest energy markets for the first time…

Germany Tells UN: Nord Stream Inquiry Found Subsea Explosive Traces on Yacht

Jul 12, 2023

Germany found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a yacht that it suspects 'may have been used to transport the explosives' to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, it told the U.N. Security Council in a letter with Sweden and Denmark…

Germany, Denmark Sign Offshore Wind Cooperation Deal - Handelsblatt

Jun 01, 2023

Germany and Denmark have signed an agreement to connect at least 3 gigawatts of wind energy generation capacity on the Danish island of Bornholm to the mainland by the beginning of the 2030s, the German economy ministry said on Thursday. 'The…

TenneT Sale Talks Slow as Germany, Netherlands Differ on Price, Offshore

May 04, 2023

Talks on a planned sale of Dutch state-owned electricity grid operator TenneT's German unit to Berlin have hit a hitch over price, the company's outstanding bonds, and offshore infrastructure, people familiar with the matter said.The sale would…

Denmark, Germany to Study Hybrid Power Interconnector

Apr 27, 2023

Danish transmission system operator Energinet and German counterpart Amprion said on Thursday they will study the development of a hybrid electricity interconnector between Denmark and Germany, tying in offshore wind power.'An interconnector…

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