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Hamburg, 30 June 2017. In February this year the Nordex Group installed a 3 MW turbine on a 134 metre tubular steel tower in a test field operated by windtest grevenbroich gmbh for GP Joule, a project developer. Prior to this the manufacturer had always installed its turbines with hub heights in excess of 120 metres in continental Europe on hybrid towers - a combination of concrete and tubular steel towers. The reason for this is that for very high hub heights the diameter of a conventional lower tubular steel segment would be more than 4.30 metres, which would make it impossible to transport them under bridges. The diameter of the lower segment of the new tower is exactly 4.30 metres, which solved the bottleneck problem. The aim of the new tower concept is to extend the know-how and experience with respect to high towers as an alternative to the use of hybrid towers. The results of the latest tests conducted already confirm that the tubular steel tower is perfectly suitable, also given the 20-year service life of the turbine. From the middle of next year this tower technology will initially be available for international markets for the recently launched

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The tender for Sites I and II of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) wind farm is scheduled to open this autumn, initially with a procedure without subsidies. Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp has announced this in a letter to the House of Representatives, yesterday on 28 June 2017. In this tender, market parties may submit a bid for the realisation of the wind farm without subsidies. In the event this tender procedure fails to yield an acceptable bid, a tender procedure that includes subsidies will be started. Ranking In the tender without subsidies, bids will be evaluated based on the criteria established in the Offshore Wind Energy Act. This refers to the following criteria: a. The knowledge and experience of the parties involved; b. The quality of the design for the wind farm; c. The capacity of the wind farm; d. The social costs; e. The quality of the identification and analysis of the risks; f. The quality of the measures to safeguard cost-effectiveness. In the coming period, these six criteria will be elaborated on in a new Ministerial Order for Offshore Wind Energy. For this tender, the deciding factor will no longer be the lowest price, but rather the quality of the bidding party, the quality of the design and

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Mainprize Offshore Ltd has achieved 1000 vessel days free of LTI (lost time incident) while providing services for end client Dong Energy. Mainprize Offshore Ltd are providing guard vessels direct to Dong Energy and indirect through their sub-contractors. LTI is one of many key point indicators that companies use to determine and analyze a company’s performance. “The 1000 vessel day milestone also equates to over 60,000 person hours and is testament to the management and crews of the vessels and the support given by the Dong Energy teams and I would like to thank everyone involved in Mainprize offshore success in achieving this milestone.” Bob Mainprize The purpose of the guard vessel is to ensure the safety of all persons in and around the site and to protect the assets of Dong Energy, this involves notifying vessels of the safety zone and any updates on vessel movements, restrictions etc. This is usually undertaken by the guard vessel transmitting security messages on marine radio channels at intervals determined by the level of vessel traffic, it is also to contact vessels and advise of the safety zones and updates.

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Merkur is already the fourth joint offshore project for Buss and GeoSea / Buss Offshore Solutions will assume the planning, handling and storage of around 270 tonnes of heavy transition pieces, while GeoSea will handle the component outfitting works / The mobilisation of the Orange Blue Terminal is almost complete / The first transition pieces are expected in Eemshaven at the end of July / The construction of the Merkur wind park should be completed by the end of 2018. Hamburg, 29 June 2017. The Buss Orange Blue Terminal signed a contract with offshore wind farm constructor GeoSea N.V. for the handling and storage of the transition pieces for the fundamental structures of the Merkur wind farm. Harbour project logistics manager and consultant Buss Offshore Solutions, based in Hamburg, will assume the project planning and project management. Buss Offshore Solutions and Buss Orange Blue Terminal will roll out the project from July 2017 to the estimated date of end of October 2017 at its North Sea terminal in the Dutch seaport of Eemshaven. Located at the mouth of the Ems and south of the island of Borkum, this site offers quick access to the open sea and to the approved and

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ALMERE, THE NETHERLANDS – Unfortunately, sometimes wind turbines cannot be used even though it is a windy day. The energy that is generated is more than the power grid can absorb and gets lost. This problem is now being solved at Nuon’s Prinses Alexia Windpark in Zeewolde, the Netherlands. Dutch company Alfen developed a mega energy storage system by connecting a large number of BMW car batteries. The system stores the surplus of energy so that it can be used when the grid requires the power at a later moment in time. Solution for unused wind energy Nuon invests in the generation of renewable energy from wind and sun. It is of course a pity if this renewable energy cannot be used. 'Use it or lose it'; has always been the dilemma for renewable energy from the sun and wind. The Alfen mega energy storage system helps to smooth peaks and troughs in power supply and better match the demand for energy. In this way we are creating more flexibility and stability in the system to facilitate renewable energy. 3 megawatt energy storage system at Prinses Alexia Windpark Together with BMW and Nuon, Alfen launched its 3 megawatt storage system at the Prinses Alexia

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With the development of Galloper Offshore Wind Farm underway, an extension of the fully operational Greater Gabbard Wind Farm off the coast of Suffolk, Collett were tasked with providing transport logistics for a 180Tonne Transformer destined for the onshore substation. Originating in South Korea the Super Grid Transformer, which measures an impressive 8.7m (L) x 4.9m (W) x 4.7m (H) was scheduled to arrive at the Port of Lowestoft via Rotterdam in late September. With the instruction of the project, on behalf of Hemisphere Freight Services, beginning in June this provided a tight four month timescale in which to plan, execute and complete the delivery. Working closely with Hemisphere Freight Services Ltd and Robert Wynn & Sons, a solution for transferring the transformer from the originating vessel at Rotterdam to the specialist RoRo barge, the Terra Marique was devised. In collaboration Collett, Hemisphere and Wynns engineered specialist calculations and technical drawings of the loaded cargo to confirm the transformer’s stability and safety whilst on board the vessel. On arrival in Lowestoft the vessel’s hydraulic roadway would provide the option of delivering onto varying quay heights enabling the approach during high tide.

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DONG Energy has signed a new contract with SeaRoc Group for the deployment of two communication containers - SeaHub™ - for its Hornsea Project One Offshore Wind Farm construction phase. SeaRoc Group has already provided a total of four SeaHub units to DONG Energy for the Race Bank and Walney Extension sites. SeaHub is an unmanned containerised communications solution enabling voice and data communications and tracking of personnel, vessels, helicopters and equipment for offshore projects. The solution is particularly beneficial for far offshore projects such a Hornsea Project One which will be located 120 kilometers off the Yorkshire coast. Housing all required equipment, including satellite, microwave or fibre backhaul capability, SeaHub facilitates all communications for offshore wind farms. Voice communications includes VHF marine and airband, TETRA and other communication technologies as may be required. Personnel tracking also includes man-overboard alerting. The container also contains several autonomous safety systems including fire suppression and temperature control, all of which are monitored using SeaRoc Group’s marine management software system, SeaPlanner.

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New figures show that onshore wind is powering ahead in Northern Ireland, generating nearly a quarter of its electricity needs. The latest generation figures released by NI Electricity Networks, show that onshore wind has now passed the 1GW milestone, with 1,029MW of onshore wind connected in Northern Ireland. This year has seen significant delivery of large onshore wind projects, representing £127.4million of local investment since the beginning of 2017. The growth has contributed to official figures published this month showing that in the 12-month period from April 2016 to March 2017, onshore wind generated 22.4% of Northern Ireland’s electricity. All renewable sources contributed 27.1%. In the UK as a whole, onshore wind currently provides 6% of electricity, so proportionately Northern Ireland is way ahead in terms of generation from this power source. Onshore wind is now by far the leading source of clean electricity in Northern Ireland, representing 78% of installed renewable capacity. With world-leading grid management systems, the network is dealing with increasingly high levels of renewables, maximising the growth potential of these technologies. The Chair of NIRIG (Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group) Rachel Anderson said: “Crossing this 1GW threshold shows just how much of a success story onshore wind is in Northern Ireland.

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Hamburg, 26 June 2017. Erdem Holding A.S. has placed another order with Nordex to deliver and install a wind farm. The manufacturer is to supply ten N131/3900 turbines for the "Eber" wind farm. A Premium Service covering at least 15 years also forms part of the deal. The "Eber" site is located 250 kilometres to the south-west of Ankara, near to the city of Afyonkarahisar in western Anatolia. At this altitude the average annual wind speed is 7.8 m/s. The N131/3900 is especially designed for sites with medium to low average wind speeds. Nordex will be supplying the turbines on 84 metre tubular steel towers. Installation is scheduled for spring 2018. Then from the end of 2018 the 39 MW wind farm is to produce 136,000 MWh of clean electricity. "Eber“ is now the fourth wind farm to be ordered from Nordex by Erdem Holding A.S.. Erdem Group operates in the area of telecommunications, energy, construction, construction and building materials, real estate, recycling and waste management sectors and now has been diversifying into the field of renewables. The "Eber" project is the first one for which Nordex will be producing and supplying its N131/3900 turbines.

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Monday, June 26, 2017 — DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering subsidiary GeoSea announces today that, following successful completion of the design, it also received the Notice to Proceed for fabrication and offshore installation of 16 wind turbine foundations and 1 Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) for the EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm, for which GeoSea is Siemens’ EPCI partner. This partnership enables Siemens to provide a full-scope project (offshore wind turbines and OTM, incl.  foundations) to EnBW.  The Albatros offshore wind farm is located in the so-called “exclusive economic zone” of the North Sea, in the  immediate vicinity of the EnBW windfarms Hohe See and He Dreiht, approximately 90 km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. The project will cover an area of around 11 square kilometers with water depths of up to 40 meters and will feature 16 turbines of type Siemens SWT-7.0-154 with a total installed capacity of 112 megawatts. The design of the offshore foundations for the Albatros wind farm is based on monopole and transition piece foundations. Fabrication of the foundations is foreseen in 2017/2018 whilst offshore installation will take place in 2018 together with the offshore installation of the EnBW Hohe See offshore

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