a producer of lead and zinc located in northwestern Germany is to receive nearly €360 million in funding from the German government over the next 15 years It was awarded one of the first 15 climate protection contracts issued by Germany’s Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (Bundesmininsterium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz The grant will be used by Nordenham to support projects that are aimed at reducing the site’s carbon emissions helping it to continue on its path of making the operation increasingly sustainable  Each tranche will be paid out in arrears once Nordenham has achieved specific emissions reduction targets agreed with the government handed over a symbolic cheque to Nordenham General Manager Thomas Hüser on behalf of the BMWK in Berlin.  “Nordenham is one of the oldest industrial companies in the region and has been producing lead and zinc for over 100 years Nordenham has strived to continue to move with the times and adjust its processes to make them more efficient,” said Thomas Hüser “We’re grateful for the grant awarded to us by Minister Habeck and the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection to support us in our next step on this journey and are proud to have received one of the first climate protection contracts.”.  a new public funding vehicle created to support companies in investing in modern climate-friendly production processes in energy-intensive industrial sectors The German government will be providing up to €2.8 billion to Nordenham and 14 other successful companies.  The first set of monopiles for Poland’s 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project has been shipped from Steelwind Nordenham’s manufacturing plant in Germany The first monopiles have been shipped from Steelwind’s facility in Nordenham and are on their way to the installation terminal The Baltic Power offshore wind farm will consist of 78 monopiles in total – 76 for wind turbines and two for offshore substations Baltic Power, a joint venture between Polish Orlen Group and Canadian Northland Power, will be one of the first European offshore wind projects to use Vestas’ new 15 MW wind turbine model The manufacturing of monopiles started in 2024 while offshore installation is expected to commence in early 2025 Steelwind Nordenham is responsible for the delivery of monopiles, while Belgium-based Smulders will supply the transition pieces The transport and installation of foundations at the project site, located approximately 23 kilometres north of the Polish Baltic Sea coastline, will be carried out by the Dutch offshore construction company Van Oord Scheduled to commence operations in late 2026 Baltic Power is expected to deliver renewable energy to over 1.5 million Polish households Get in front of your target audience in one move OffshoreWIND.biz is read by thousands of offshore wind professionals daily Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox Leveraging 20 years of experience with offshore windDecember 2023 will forever mark a milestone in our company history as we became part of the world-wide CS WIND group The acquisition goes beyond a mere change in ownership; it marks a leap into a future where our combined strengths will pave the way for optimized production […] Sven’s family have a long history at Glencore’s Nordenham Smelter The site is one of the oldest industrial companies in the region and has been producing lead and zinc for over 100 years.  grandfather and great-grandfather worked at Nordenham and his daughter has just started her career there too the togetherness and everything we have here,” Sven explains to work in Nordenham and that I’m following in my family’s footsteps.” Sven’s time at Nordenham began as an industrial fitter just after he graduated from school Today he is the operations manager for Nordenham’s zinc smelter overseeing the plant’s day to day operations analysing production figures and working with the team to try to solve any problems that may arise.  The site can produce over 170,000 tons of zinc each year Zinc is often used to produce stainless steel due to its anticorrosive properties and can be used widely in the automotive industry cosmetics and energy storage systems.  “It is an important element that many people use daily in many variations but don’t ever think about,” Sven reflects “Zinc is also a valuable metal for the energy transition.” Sven takes pride in supporting his colleagues He thinks carefully about how to integrate new team members and welcome them to Nordenham.  regardless of whether they are a frontline worker or a head of department It’s these differences that encourage us to inspire and support one another,” he says.  Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Precious MetalsAll Metal Quotes Nordenham in Germany halted production in 2022 along with some other smelters in Europe producing energy-intensive zinc and aluminum because of surging power prices after Russia invaded Ukraine. The source did not say how much was currently being produced or when the smelter would be at full capacity. The smelter produces about 165,000 tonnes of zinc and zinc alloys per year, its website says. Glencore bought the Nordenham smelter after it filed for insolvency in May 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit demand for the metal used to galvanize steel. Prices of zinc on the London Metal Exchange (LME) at around $2,570 a metric ton are up more than 10% since hitting a seven-month low at $2,278 on February 12. (By Pratima Desai; Editing by Jane Merriman) All that is missing now is the A350 freighter itself The aircraft has taken a decisive step forward in recent weeks with the arrival of first components from the plants in Stade Airbus Aerostructures and Premium Aerotec (PAI) teams met for the so-called ‘first metal cuts’ although metal was not actually involved every time.  witnessed the production starts at Varel and Bremen live She considers them a special moment on the path to  A350F industrialisation I was lucky enough to celebrate the first flight of the A350 together with many other colleagues” Melanie says it is vital to make one of the biggest evolutions of this fantastic aircraft a reality a lot of our colleagues work on exciting and challenging tasks to achieve this goal we have taken a major step forward together.”  June 2023: kick-off with the lower shell in Stade  introducing the A350F will have a big impact on existing fuselage shell production Additional CFRP (carbon fibre reinforced plastic) bonding jigs will be procured in particular for the upper shell which will contain a large part of the future cargo door cut-out similar to  the A350 passenger version For its first flight and steep take-off tests the first A350F will be equipped with flight test instrumentation (FTI) requiring substantial reinforcement of the lower shell’s skin laminate.  The three large CFRP doublers required for this purpose were manufactured by the Stade fuselage shell production organisation using a special process the doublers will be mounted to the normal outer skin using more than 4,000 additional rivets.  “Since this process would occupy our automated riveting system for a full week and in order to minimise the impact on the series production process activities we carried out this assembly work with a small team during the summer break” explains Thomas Meyn industrial project manager at the Stade site“ The employees on the shopfloor and in the support functions were willing to work during the summer break to ensure the start of assembly” July 2023: first thermoplastic cut for intercostal component in Bremen  The first component referred to as the freighter intercostal has been industrialised and is ready for delivery This component is essential for the frame structure of the forward cargo door It is only one of roughly 1,400 components that are industrialised at the Bremen plant and will later be installed in all ASA workshares.  These components are the joining elements between the frames Production of the thermoplastic components is one of the crucial factors for the assembly of the freighter The Centre of Competence for technological development and industrialisation of complex thermoplastic CFRP components has yet again demonstrated its expertise for the freighter project This is largely thanks to a high degree of employee engagement at the Bremen site and successful implementation of automated and digitised systems “The A350F is a great challenge for all those involved First metal cut at Premium Aerotec in Varel  Premium Aerotec is responsible for some of the A350F’s major components and is an important supplier to the programme With the ‘first metal cut’ at the Varel site the manufacture of the first machined part Premium Aerotec has now launched  production of this new aircraft type The detailed parts and subassemblies for section (S) 13/14 will be delivered to the Nordenham plant where they will be assembled to form a complete section the individual shells originate from Augsburg and Stade and the floor structure is produced in Nordenham After the components have been joined in Hamburg to form the complete sections both will be transferred to the system installation stage.  The first steps of the A350F industrialisation have been taken and the process continues “Let’s take advantage of this energy boost to master the upcoming tasks and make freighter history!” The A350F is based on the world-class A350-1000 The freighter features a fuselage length optimised for cargo operations and an extra large cargo door on the main deck Over 70% of the airframe is made from advanced materials enabling Airbus to reduce the take-off weight by over 30 tonnes for the same mission The aircraft thus provides an advantage of at least 20% lower fuel burn and CO2 emissions over its competitor product With a payload capability of up to 111 tonnes (five tonnes more payload and 11% more volume than its competitor) it will be the first to fulfil the ICAO CO2 emissions standards for 2028.  Coordinated organisation for developing and producing the sections  Aerostructures develops the forward section whereas the engineering responsibility for the aft section lies with Airbus Operations Both sections are manufactured in close collaboration between Premium Aerotec and Aerostructures The forward shells and the main deck cargo floor for both sections come from the Nordenham shop floor the rear upper and lower shells from Stade with Varel supplying the surrounding area of the door for both the smaller forward doors and the large main deck cargo door Section assembly for S16/18 as well as the general system installation for both sections take place at the Hamburg site.  This work, 21st TSC, partners transport largest European ammo shipment in 10 years, by Gregory Jones, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright The PGE and Ørsted joint venture has signed an agreement with German-based Steelwind Nordenham for the supply of foundations for Baltica 2 which is the first stage of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm in the Polish Baltic Sea Steelwind Nordenham will deliver 34 monopile foundations with the production expected to start in the second half of 2025 Baltica 2 will consist of 107 wind turbines and four offshore substations PGE and Ørsted had signed a contract for 77 monopiles for turbines and offshore substations with Navantia and Windar consortium The production of monopiles for the project, by Navantia and Windar, is expected to begin next year. Independently of the supply contract for Baltica 2, Windar plans to build a facility that will be manufacturing towers in Szczecin which is expected to be ready in 2026.  The contract with Steelwind Nordenham is the last contract relating to key components for the offshore part of Baltica 2 closing the so-called Tier 1 level of the investment “The bidding process for all key components for Baltica 2 took place in 2022 and early 2023 a time of unprecedented macroeconomic challenges due to the war in Ukraine we were able to finalize all Tier 1 contracts in the offshore scope,” said Agata Staniewska Managing Director of Ørsted Offshore Poland “We are also very pleased that already contracted suppliers are declaring their willingness to cooperate with Polish sub-suppliers which clearly resonated during the Suppliers’ Day organized jointly with PGE in early October This is an important impulse to create new industries in our country.” In April, the developers signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the supply of 107 14 MW wind turbines for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm A service and warranty agreement was also signed which concerns the provision of maintenance services for the offshore wind turbines for a period of five years from commissioning Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) will be responsible for the design and commissioning of the offshore substations while Orient Cable (NBO) will be delivering 170 kilometres of 66 kV subsea array cables that will be connecting the wind turbines to the offshore substations Four 375 MW substations – each equipped with two transformers – will collect power generated by wind turbines The marine export cables will be delivered by ZTT Submarine Cable & System and Hellenic Cables Boskalis was awarded a contract for the transportation and installation of export and array cables for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm In addition to the laying of the export and array cables Boskalis will carry out seabed preparation activities including the levelling of the seabed “This investment of 1.5 GW capacity is the biggest energy project to date based on renewables and we are talking about the first stage only The entire Baltica Offshore Wind Farm of 2.5 GW capacity will be ready by the end of this decade,” said  Wojciech Dąbrowski President of the Management Board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna.  “We are also witnessing the rising interest of Polish companies that want to contribute to this project which was also proven by high turnout at the Suppliers Day organized in October by PGE and Ørsted.” renewable energy is key to the future of our planet we have over 60 years’ experience and an in-depth understanding of the power and temperature control needs of wind farms We have a dedicated Wind Energy Team whose innovative strategies […] This work, MSCEURAF MTS TEAM DOUBLES EFFORTS IN 2023, by Christina Johnson, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright German offshore foundations manufacturer Steelwind Nordenham has started manufacturing monopiles and monopile sections for the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan Steelwind rolled the first can at its facility in Nordenham on 11 July High strength steel plate material is supplied by Steelwind’s parent company Dillinger Hütte In total, Steelwind will manufacture and deliver 40 complete monopiles from Nordenham as well as manufacture and supply 120 monopile segments to Formosa Heavy Industries (FHI) Corporation which will fabricate additional 40 monopiles from those sections in Mailao Production for Yunlin is scheduled to continue until mid-2020, Steelwind said. The monopiles and the monopile sections will be transported from Germany to Taiwan by Jumbo Maritime The Yunlin offshore wind farm will feature 80 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines of the 8MW class installed some eight kilometres offshore and scheduled to come online in 2021 The project is 73% owned by wpd and 27% owned by a Sojitz Corp-led consortium which alsoincludes Chugoku Electric Power and JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation This work, EPU 104 NAVY RESERVISTS ASSIST MSC IN GERMANY, by Christina Johnson, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright Konraad “Koen” Demesmaeker is the new Managing Director of Weser-Metall in Nordenham Matthias Compes completed on schedule his term as interim manager of WMG Recylex’s subsidiary that operates the Group’s lead smelter in northern Germany.Sebastian Rudow Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Recylex SA since autumn 2017 highlighted the merits of this 54-year-old manager: “He has done an excellent job of reorganizing the company and ensured the success of the last major investment Koen Demesmaeker recently worked very actively as a consultant on the improvement of industrial processes at the new reduction furnace Koen Demesmaeker has international experience in the recycling and raw materials industry Before joining Weser-Metall as Managing Director China and the United States (notably at Métallurgie Hoboken His main mission will be to continue to ensure that production at the Nordenham site meets the highest standards of quality and efficiency His professional expertise and commitment to process improvement at the reduction furnace level have demonstrated that he is the right man for the job RWE has signed a capacity reservation agreement with the German company Steelwind Nordenham for the production of up to 300 monopile foundations for its future offshore wind projects in Europe Steelwind will reserve capacity at its German monopile production facility in Nordenham for 320,000 tonnes of steel The contract includes an option for a twelve-month extension and offers an additional capacity of 160,000 tonnes of steel enough to produce approximately 100 monopiles The monopiles are said to be used at offshore wind farms which RWE plans to commission in Europe from the end of 2029 onwards the agreement gives RWE the option to take up additional services from Steelwind such as secondary steel structure delivery and the provision of storage and marshalling support RWE has taken a big step towards securing the necessary production capacity for monopile foundations and delivering our European offshore wind development projects This type of framework agreement is exactly what we need given the challenging market conditions” Steelwind has been manufacturing monopiles and single-piece foundations with unit weights of u to 2,400 tonnes for offshore wind farms since 2014 The steel for the monopile foundations comes from Dillinger the company has put 19 offshore wind farms into operation in the past 20 years RWE has set itself a goal of tripling its global offshore wind capacity from 3.3 GW to 10 GW in 2030 the company recently signed a Letter of Support with the Port Authority of Setúbal the two companies will explore the potential of the port to become an important industrial hub for the marshalling and deployment of key components for large-scale floating offshore wind projects Steelwind Nordenham has dispatched the last batch of monopiles for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan The last four monopiles were loaded onto the Zhi Xian Zhi Xing vessel on 8 July and sent off from the foundation manufacturer’s site in Nordenham Steelwind Nordenham has been selected as the preferred supplier for the Yunlin project in December 2018 In June 2019, the company received a firm order to deliver 40 complete monopiles from Nordenham and to manufacture and supply 120 monopile segments to Formosa Heavy Industries (FHI) Corporation which will fabricate additional 40 monopiles from those sections in Mailao Jumbo Maritime has been contracted to transport the monopiles and monopile sections from Germany to Taiwan The first batch was picked up in Nordenham in October 2019 The 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm will feature 80 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines installed some eight kilometres off the coast of Taiwan scheduled to come online by the end of 2021 is owned by wpd (73%) and by a Sojitz Corp-led consortium (27%) which also includes Chugoku Electric Power The future of the financially strapped Franco-German metal group Recylex is tightly linked to the fate of the German subsidiary Weser-Metall GmbH and its lead smelter in Nordenham "Recylex S.A.'s capacity to sustainably pursue its activities is dependent upon Weser-Metall GmbH’s capacity to continue its own activity as well as to continue sourcing secondary materials from Recylex S.A.," said the parent company on Wednesday evening Weser-Metall GmbH is Recylex SA's largest customer.  there is now no longer anything Recylex can do to influence Weser-Metall With the insolvency of the German sub-group the parent company has lost all control over its German subsidiaries Recylex SA report that the insolvency court in Göttingen has confirmed the 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You can find more information on the individual external services in our privacy policy German energy company EnBW has selected the compatriot offshore foundations manufacturer to fabricate and deliver the monopiles for the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm He Dreiht is located within the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea about 85 kilometres north of the Borkum Island and 95 kilometres west of the Helgoland Island The wind farm will comprise Vestas V236-15.0 MW wind turbines installed on monopile foundations The turbine installation is scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2025 and the full commissioning of the wind farm is anticipated in the fourth quarter of the same year Heerema Marine Contractors is in charge of transporting and installing the 64 monopile foundations at He Dreiht German engineering company Jörss — Blunck — Ordemann GmbH was selected to provide a detailed design of the monopile foundations German offshore foundations manufacturer Steelwind Nordenham has received an order to provide monopiles and monopile sections for the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan Following its selection as the preferred supplier in December 2018 Steelwind Nordenham received the firm order from YunNeng/wpd-Taiwan at the end of May 2019 The order includes the supply of 40 monopiles from Nordenham and the supply of 120 segments for Formosa Heavy Industries (FHI) Corporation which will fabricate additional 40 monopiles from those sections in Mailao Localization requirements in Taiwan will be satisfied by this ”We are extremely satisfied that we have got this order It is very encouraging that we are now able to supply monopiles „beyond XXL“ with diameter up to 10 m and unit weight up to nearly 2.000 t,“ said Dr.Ralf Hubo The fabrication will start in July 2019 and will continue until June 2020. The monopiles and the monopile sections will be transported from Germany to Taiwan by Jumbo Maritime The Yunlin offshore wind farm will feature 80 Siemens Gamesa installed on monopile foundations some eight kilometres offshore The project achieved financial close at the end of May Project completion is scheduled in December 2021 By Steelwind Nordenham XXL-Monopiles have been successfully used for water depths of up to 40 metres Now wind farm developers need monopiles “beyond XXL” “At the beginning of this decade nobody could image that 10 MW turbines and XXL-monopiles will be state of the art in offshore wind foundations and now we are even ahead of this” mainly to enable the use of larger turbines Design studies have been done with different water depth soil conditions and turbines up to 15 MW with their individual stiffness requirements Conventional pile designs usually adopt limited slenderness ratios of Ø/t = 100 to 120 due to reasons of pile driving This would lead to pile masses far beyond 2.400 tonnes while the utilization ratios in the operating state are below 65 per cent In the studies the slenderness ratio Ø/t was varied from 100 up to 190 The results are that monopiles with slenderness ratios up to 160 are realistically feasible and applicable for deep waters and large turbines The diameter can reach up to 11 metres and the pile weight can reach up to 2,000 tonnes under given conditions After the extensive design feasibility studies Fabrication of monopiles starts from flat steel plates being cold formed to cans The can has to be supported by suitable support points without being damaged Left picture in Figure 1 shows a typical stress distribution due to dead weight (can with slenderness of 160 Local bending and hoop stresses increase with slenderness if the slenderness exceeds Ø/t = 100 The distance of the roller supports from the edge of the can or section and the width of the roller supports plays a significant role to avoid plastic deformation Hertzian stresses in the contact area of can and roller support have to be considered when using steel support rolls Deformations can occur due to dead weight as well as on roller supports only Figure 2 shows the maximum deflections of cans or sections on the roller supports depending on their diameter and slenderness ratio the more this effect causes problems during later assembly of the pile Additional support structures are necessary to keep the round shape of the cans Figure 3 shows the results of the assessment for this load case carried out for cans with diameters between 10 and 12 metres The risk of plastic deformations exists already for mild-slenderness ratios The lifting device have to be adapted in an appropriate way Support structure during further fabrication steps have been analysed as well Intermediate sections and monopiles beyond 600 to 1200 tonnes usually have to be supported at two or more points The optimum position of the supports for heavy monopiles resulting in uniform support forces would be as shown in Figure 4 Especially for support points near conical transitions with a stiffening effect of the cone leads to higher stresses at such support points Design of slender and large monopiles “beyond XXL” is possible New “random conditions” for fabrication resulting from this have to be respected: the new random conditions for fabrication may lead to severe damage Heavy investments is often necessary for adaptation of fabrication processes up to the installation process Investments and additional fabrication hours both can cause significant cost increases A balance can only be found if the fabrication process is integrated part of the design phase as early as possible the design and fabrication of monopiles “beyond XXL” are a further part of the monopile success story NOTE: This article has been produced by Steelwind Nordenham and it originally appeared in the Offshore WIND Magazine 4/2019.  Glencore has reportedly agreed to acquire insolvent Germany-based lead producer Weser-Metall for an undisclosed sum The Lower Saxony Environment Ministry in Germany and Glencore were cited by Reuters as saying that the deal will be carried out via a new company which will also absorb Weser-Metall’s employees Weser-Metall is claimed to be one of Europe’s main lead producers it has a lead production capacity of 105,000tpa Glencore plans to invest $30m into the lead facility to enhance its commercial and environmental protection performance Weser-Metall filed for insolvency in May 2020 amid weak metal demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Citing the Lower Saxony Environment Ministry Reuters reported that an agreement has been signed pertaining to the liabilities for the plant’s landfills comprising past waste deposits the deal is expected to ensure that the deposits’ maintenance cost ‘will not fall on the public purse’ Earlier this year, Glencore subsidiary Carlisla Investments signed a $1.5bn deal with Zambian’s mining investment unit ZCCM to transfer its 90% interest in Mopani Copper Mines Already holding the remaining 10% stake in Mopani ZCCM is acquiring the outstanding interest from Carlisla for $1 plus the transaction debt of $1.5bn Earlier this week, Glencore Coal’s subsidiary Mangoola Coal secured conditional approval from the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission for the Mangoola Coal Operations The approval allows the firm to establish a new open-cut mining area to the north of existing operations at the Mangoola Mine which is located 20km west of Muswellbrook Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Italy — 50Hertz has awarded Prysmian PowerLink contracts totaling about €1.1 billion ($1.16 billion) for the NOR-11-1 submarine and DC31 land projects in Germany The developments will help the country reach its targeted installed capacity of 70 GW by 2045 for offshore wind with the power energy generated in the North Sea sent to consumers in eastern and southern Germany testing and commissioning of the NOR-11-1 and DC31 projects with an overall cable length of around 1,000 km with a power transmission capacity of 2 GW is a 525-kV HVDC submarine project that will employ subsea and underground cables along a route connecting the offshore windfarm area N-11-1 to the German grid in the Heide/West region DC31 is a 525 kV HVDC underground cable project taking power from the Heide/West area to Klein Rogahn Both sest of HVDC ±525 kV cable systems will comprise two single-core copper cables with XLPE insulation an XLPE metallic return (DMR) cable and a fiber optic cable The company will fabricate the subsea power cables at its plants in Pikkala and the submarine fiber cables in Nordenham the company has been named primary supplier for Lot7 with a provision allowing 50Hertz to contract future 525 kV offshore and/or onshore projects with a cable core length volume of up to 2,700 km within an agreed period Prysmian will deploy its cable-lay vessels to install and bury the offshore cables 10.02.2023 Bladt Industries and Steelwind Nordenham have signed monopile foundation supply contracts with Ørsted for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany In addition to the contracts for the two projects Ørsted has also secured call-off rights with the two manufacturers for further volume for other projects we can give suppliers the visibility they need to invest in their manufacturing facilities and build long-term capacity which will benefit the whole industry and thereby benefit the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy” For the 242 MW Gode Wind 3 and the 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 the companies will deliver a total of 107 XXL monopiles 66 of which will be supplied by Steelwind Nordenham and 41 by Bladt Industries This includes 106 wind turbine foundations and one foundation for the offshore substation for Gode Wind 3, with the topside to be built by Atlantique Offshore Energy in Saint Nazaire The monopiles for future offshore wind farms including Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 The developer is yet to reach final investment decisions for the two projects both of which will comprise Siemens Gamesa wind turbines Ørsted expects the installation of the 242 MW Gode Wind 3 to begin in 2023 with commissioning being completed in 2024 whose construction will be carried out in parallel with that of Gode Wind 3 By 2023-05-25T07:53:00+01:00 Equipment from Cometto is being deployed across Europe to support the construction of Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms the 242 MW Gode Wind and 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund wind farms are expected to go online in spring 2025 Danish renewable energy company Ørsted has tasked various manufacturers with the construction of the wind farm components for the projects Getting these cargoes to the project sites requires the use of Cometto SPMTs.   from Steelwind of Nordenham in North Germany where the load-out takes place with the aid of 72 Cometto SPMT axle lines and three power pack units (PPU) each with an output of 368 KW.”  Monopiles are also produced by Bladt Industries in Munkebo Denmark. “A gigantic fleet of self-propelled Cometto transport vehicles is in operation there so that the entire production process is secured,” Kolb continued.   there are two compact two-axle Eco1000s with PPUs underneath the loading platform for the transport of the circumferential weld millers as well as two 10-axle ETL industrial transporters with driver’s cab underneath the loading platform for the transport of the sheet metal plates.”  At both locations the monopiles are loaded onto barges These are then towed to Eemshaven in the Netherlands where Cometto equipment is once again on the scene. “At the offshore base terminal of BOW Terminal the steel giants weighing up to 2,100 tonnes are received by 76 Cometto SPMT axle lines for unloading These are used and operated by Q3 Heavy Lifting,” Kolb explained.  said: “With our hydraulically adjustable load securing system for the monopiles we are able to drive under such an element on the barge all within an hour. 60 minutes is the natural timeframe that the North Sea allows us with a tide of 2.8 m in Eemshaven.”  Q3 Heavy Lifting is also responsible for transporting the monopiles from the storage area to the quay ahead of installation For these the SPMTs move the components next to the offshore installation vessel which uses its onboard cranes to lift and the steel structures.  Buss Terminal Eemshaven (BTE) has received EU funding to increase heavy-duty quay capacity to cater to the growing demands of the offshore wind energy industry Trailer manufacturer Cometto said that it will supply a batch of new MSPE 48T axle lines to heavy transport specialist Mammoet India’s Express Global Logistics (EXG) has handled the transport of 31 pieces of heavy equipment for the Mega PX-PTA project at the Paradip refinery Italian lifting and transport company Autotrasporti Porro has added two all-terrain cranes to its fleet by purchasing an AC 7.450-1 and AC 4.080-1 from Tadano Italian heavy lift specialist Marraffa has invested in an Enerpac JS-250 jack-up system for future bridge launching projects in what is the company’s first Enerpac heavy lift system USA-based heavy lifting firm Engineered Rigging will host its annual heavy lifting equipment showcase on June 10-12 at its equipment depot and service centre in Russellville Site powered by Webvision Cloud and Steelwind Nordenham have formed an Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance (OWFA) The Alliance is already active in Brussels and has started to share its expertise with EU policymakers as part of the European strategy for offshore renewable energy and other related policy areas OWFA said it wanted to raise awareness about the key role offshore wind foundations play in the sustainable development of offshore wind farms in Europe and the value in investing in getting the foundations done right from the beginning “While offshore wind already contributes to the EU’s carbon neutrality objectives and is an obvious front-runner to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 the sustainability and competitiveness of a crucial construction element – the foundations on which the offshore wind turbines are placed – have so far not been highlighted in the public discourse” five European companies with first-class engineering expertise producing offshore wind foundations have decided to join forces and create the Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance (OWFA)” The Alliance said it advocated for a level playing field in the offshore wind foundations market with first-class industry-led EU quality and environmental standards OWFA said foundations should be supplied from the shortest possible distance to limit the transport-related carbon footprint Rhenus operates the largest publically accessible private port in Germany at Nordenham: the Rhenus Midgard terminal has developed into an important partner for power generation companies and their suppliers as a result of its transhipment and warehousing facilities This applies to both conventional and renewable energy sources will start using the facilities for its offshore power supply business from this autumn onwards “We offer our customers a broad spectrum of different port facilities through our dense network of business centres on the North Sea coast Energy suppliers are some of our most important customers in this respect The seaports with their infrastructure and superstructure are ideally suited to transhipping storing and providing onward transportation for bulk commodities and break bulk cargo or project loads,” says Michael Appelhans “Nordenham plays its part in ensuring that there are no interruptions to power and heat supplies which rely on a wide variety of energy sources at the moment.” Transhipping coal has been the dominant feature at the well-established urban port on the west bank of the river Weser for a long time This fossil fuel still plays a vital role in power generation is also transhipped and stored for individual customers Rhenus Midgard blends the heavy oils to match the customer’s quality specifications “We redesigned and equipped a pier geared towards transhipping subsea cables with our neighbour when offshore wind power was not yet a major topic of discussion The experience that we’ve gained in operating the unit has created a huge demand for our services as a logistics partner for the wind energy industry on the German North Sea coast,” says Uwe Oppitz Branch Manager at Rhenus Midgard in Nordenham The latest evidence of this is the warehouse logistics agreement signed with the power supply operator this year; Rhenus Midgard in Nordenham has taken over the management of spare parts The port logistics company will store items like cable drums control valves and insulators at an area measuring 10,000 square metres and will supply them to TenneT as replacement materials for any components damaged out at sea when needed “Handling subsea cables requires particular care not least when transhipping them between different modes of transport as the cables can easily be damaged if they are not moved properly,” Uwe Oppitz explains The cable manufacturer Nexans also uses the expertise that Rhenus Midgard provides The West of Duddon Sands offshore wind park is not the first of its kind to benefit from the storage capacity available in Nordenham and the transhipment services offered there 37.6 kilometres of high voltage cable were transhipped directly from rail wagons and an intermediate storage area on board a freighter in 2013 for the park that is located in the Irish Sea – without any damage occurring “The mix of conventional and renewable resources will dominate power generation processes in future too We’re a reliable and innovative partner for power supply companies with our logistics solutions at Nordenham and other Rhenus business centres,” says Michael Appelhans Jumbo’s heavy-lift carrier has arrived at Steelwind Nordenham’s quayside to pick up the first four monopiles destined for the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan the Jumbo Jubilee arrived at the heavy-lift terminal Blexen on 19 October and the loadout operations started immediately In total, Steelwind will manufacture and deliver 40 complete monopiles from Nordenham Jumbo Maritime will transport the monopiles and monopile sections from Germany to Taiwan under a contract secured in June The Yunlin offshore wind farm will feature 80 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines installed some 8km offshore and scheduled to come online in 2021 The project is 73% owned by wpd and 27% owned by a Sojitz Corp-led consortium which also includes Chugoku Electric Power More about this company Browse all Business Guide companies A peaceful vacation in beautiful Cefalù turned tragic for a German family echoing a previous incident from August 2016 in Trapani where a Tuscan tourist met a similar fate These events underscore the critical importance of safety standards in accommodation facilities A Tragic New Year The tragedy unfolded on the night between Sunday and Monday when 36-year-old Jonathan Feierabend a 63-year-old retiree; and his 34-year-old sister Katharina had chosen to spend the end of the year in the renowned Sicilian town has been extubated and is responding well to treatment offering a glimmer of hope after the dramatic incident Ongoing Investigations Led by Francesco Virga of the Cefalù police station and coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Termini Imerese under Ambrogio Cartosio the investigation is focused on determining responsibilities and reconstructing the accident's dynamics appears to have leaked from a chimney defect in the villa Authorities are also investigating whether the villa had the required safety measures mandated for all hospitality structures from November 2024 Although the property’s AirBnB listing mentioned a detector it remains unclear whether it was operational or malfunctioned Owner's Devastation Carmelina Ricciardello she expressed shock and disbelief about the event "The property has always complied with all necessary certifications," she emphasized noting that the villa had consistently received positive reviews from guests Ricciardello has pledged full cooperation with authorities to clarify the circumstances Previous Incident in Trapani Unfortunately this is not the first time a tourist has died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Sicily a young man died in Trapani while staying at the Orchidea Bed and Breakfast The carbon monoxide emissions from a bakery's flue on the building's ground floor were to blame it was Maccheroni who succumbed to the gas and the bakery owner were found liable for the tourist's death the Trapani court sentenced Benedetta Serafico The Cefalù incident has reignited the discussion on the necessity of carbon monoxide detectors a simple device that can indeed be life-saving i paramenti sacri rivestono un ruolo di primaria importanza Mancano pochi giorni all'inizio del 72° Raduno Nazionale dei Bersaglieri che dall'8 all'11 maggio 2025 trasformerà Marsala in un palcoscenico di storia dedicato a uno dei corpi militari più rappresentativi.. Offshore wind developer Parkwind has signed a contract with Steelwind for the fabrication of the monopile foundations for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm The contract was signed at Steelwind’s headquarters in Nordenham This signature follows Parkwind’s recent order of the wind farm’s offshore substation at Bladt Industries Steelwind will deliver a total of 28 next-generation One of the foundations will support the wind farm’s offshore substation the remaining 27 will be wind turbine foundations “We believe the signature of this agreement sends a strong positive message during a difficult COVID-19 context,” Arcadis Ost 1 Project Manager ”The impact generated by this contract fits into EU’s Green Deal initiative and demonstrates the offshore industry’s role in helping Germany reach its ambitious CO2 reduction targets as well as in stimulating the economy and local employment during a particularly difficult COVID-19 context.” Steelwind will start producing the monopile foundations in 2021 Dillinger will supply the heavy steel plates for the units said: “These single-piece monopile foundations beyond XXL will be the biggest monopiles so far for German windfarms The integration of some parts of the transition piece into the monopiles offers a new chance to reduce costs although the dimensions are really large.” Arcadis Ost 1 is located in the German Baltic Sea and will comprise 27 MHI Vestas V174-9.5MW turbines installed approximately 19 kilometres northeast of the island Rügen in Germany The turbines will be installed using the floating turbine installation method The wind farm will have a capacity of about 247 MW and is scheduled to be commissioned in 2023 German offshore wind foundation manufacturer Steelwind has shipped off the first three monopile foundations for Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 project in Germany The offshore wind farm will comprise 23 XXL monopiles which will be connected to the wind turbines without transition pieces (TPs).  The first batch of the TP-less foundations was shipped from Steelwind’s manufacturing site in Nordenham to the Port of Eemshaven in the Netherlands this week ahead of the installation work that is scheduled to start this summer “With the completion and successful shipping of the first three foundations we are rapidly approaching the start of construction of our projects in the summer. This logistically expensive and complex process got off to a very good start thanks to the great cooperation and we are fully focused on continuing this just as safely and smoothly together with Steelwind in the coming weeks” Senior Project Manager at Ørsted in Germany Steelwind is producing 66 of the total 107 XXL monopiles Ørsted ordered for its 242 MW Gode Wind 3 and the 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms that the company is building simultaneously in the German sector of the North Sea The remaining 41 are being manufactured by Bladt Industries in Denmark The steel for the foundations being delivered by Steelwind is provided by Dillinger less material is required in steel production as well as less maintenance during the operation of the wind farms.  Jan De Nul is in charge of the transport and installation of the 107 monopile foundations and the secondary steel which will be delivered by Smulders The offshore construction company recently announced that it had selected BOW Terminal’s marshalling yard in Eemshaven for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind projects Following the installation of the monopiles at the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 sites wind turbine installation is expected to start in the summer of next year The wind farms will feature Siemens Gamesa’s 11 MW turbines which will be the first time they are installed in Germany a joint venture between Polish Orlen Group and Canadian Northland Power has signed reservation agreements for the manufacture and installation of foundations and offshore substations (OSS) for their 1.2 GW offshore wind farm Monopile foundations will be manufactured and delivered by German Steelwind Nordenham while Belgium-based Smulders will be responsible for delivering transition pieces Some of the structures will be manufactured in Poland according to a press release from the Orlen Group The transport and installation of foundations at the project site located approximately 23 kilometres north of the Polish Baltic Sea coastline will be carried out by the Dutch offshore construction company Van Oord A consortium of Danish companies Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime will be responsible for the engineering fabrication and installation of the wind farm’s two offshore substations The contracts follow the recently signed vessel reservation agreement for wind turbine installation for which Baltic Power selected Cadeler who will utilise one of its two O-class installation vessels The Baltic Power offshore wind farm, to be built in waters in the vicinity of Choczewo and Łeba is expected to enter construction in 2024 and to be completed in 2026 The 1.2 GW wind farm will comprise around 70 wind turbines of a 14 MW capacity and could generate electricity for 1.5 million Polish households