EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG operates several offshore wind farms in the German North Sea, including the projects Hohe See, Albatros, He Dreiht, and the developing wind farm Dreekant.
For the operation of the existing and future wind farms, EnBW maintains a service station in close proximity to Emden Airport. This includes office and social rooms as well as a storage hall for spare parts and tools. The service concept is based on a sea-based approach using one or more Service Operation Vessels (SOV) as a central platform for maintenance and logistics. The SOV has hotel capacities for up to 40 service technicians, a spare parts store, and a Walk-to-Work system for access to offshore structures. It generally remains in the wind farms for several weeks and calls at Emden port on a four-week cycle. In addition, helicopters are used for crew changes and rapid deployments, and if necessary, Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) are used for personnel transportation from Emden. A supply ship is typically deployed monthly to supply the transformer platforms with fresh water, fuel, oil, spare parts, and for waste disposal.
The maintenance of the substations, foundations, and internal park cabling is primarily carried out by the client.
EnBW Erneuerbare Energien Operation & Service GmbH (EOS) was founded in 2010 as a 100% subsidiary of EnBW AG. It provides operational management, maintenance, and servicing of both onshore and offshore wind farms and PV systems, supported by a team of technical and commercial experts. The main locations of the EOS are in Emden (Lower Saxony, DE) and Klausdorf/Barhöft (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, DE).
The services being tendered encompass the entire management of the necessary port logistics, specifically the services and provisions for port logistics listed in the tender documents. This includes all services, including the procurement and deployment of the necessary equipment required for a comprehensive handling of the tasks. The scope particularly includes the following services and provisions, which are detailed in the tender documents: