All entries located in Lower Saxony (Germany), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/lower-saxony 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:315cdae1:en 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z

The Groningen–Leer (East Frisia) rail link, a stepping stone towards the fast international Wunderline to Bremen, is expected to carry passengers again in early October 2026 after more than ten years; Arriva began training runs for train drivers in August 2026, so trains are running over the Friesenbrücke again for the first time in ten years. On the Dutch side ProRail has renewed track, signalling and cabling, made level crossings safer, redesigned platforms and strengthened the embankment in places so that trains can run faster; the province of Groningen, Lower Saxony and Bremen are pushing the link forward with DB and ProRail, and the report gives no costs. Announced on 19 August 2026; the date is a placeholder: only early October 2026 is given, with no exact day, and the end of the month is used. (LOK Report, 19 Aug 2026) Update (7 Oct 2026): The line was officially opened with a special run in Weener on 1 Oct 2026; Arriva has been running passenger trains again since Monday 5 Oct 2026, cutting journey times by about 15 minutes. Costs rose from about EUR 180 million to about EUR 250 million because of higher construction prices, supply bottlenecks and a larger scope of works (Deutsche Bahn, 1 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/niederlande/niederlande-die-wunderlinie-zwischen-groningen-und-norddeutschland-nimmt-im-oktober-den-betrieb-auf.html · https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/presse-regional/pr-hamburg-de/aktuell/presseinformationen-regional/Wunderline-geht-in-Betrieb-In-Kuerze-wieder-Zugverkehr-zwischen-Groningen-und-Leer--14050128

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:dd888ed0:en 2026-09-30T06:00:00Z

The management of Volkswagen's software subsidiary Cariad announced further job cuts at a staff meeting on 30 September 2026; according to dpa, citing company sources, around 1,000 of the roughly 4,300 remaining positions are affected, while IG Metall puts the total at about 1,600 of 4,200 jobs. Cariad also terminated key collective agreements with IG Metall; timing and implementation are still open, and the works council points to the job-security agreement that runs until 2029. The job figure is left blank here because the cuts form part of VW's Future Plan 2030, whose number is carried by entry 744abc2a (dpa/RNZ, 01.10.2026; second source: Reuters, 01.10.2026). — Sources: https://www.rnz.de/politik/wirtschaft-regional_artikel,-1000-Jobs-betroffen-Kreise-VW-Softwaretochter-steht-vor-weiterem-Stellenabbau-_arid,2444447.html · https://www.onvista.de/news/2026/10-01-ig-metall-kritisiert-stellenabbau-bei-vw-softwaretochter-cariad-0-20-26559652

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:98341d65:en 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z

The insolvent St Elisabeth Hospital in Salzgitter-Bad (108 beds, part of the Elisabeth Vinzenz Verbund) will cease operations on 30 September 2026; about 250 employees were told at an extraordinary staff meeting on 28 September. After the insolvency filing on 26 February 2026 and the opening of self-administered proceedings on 1 May 2026, there were interested parties but no binding takeover offer; the hospital cites uncertainty from the hospital reform, rising costs with inadequate reimbursement and heavy investment needs. Remaining patients were transferred, and a citizens' alliance and the mayor are protesting (kma Online, 28.09.2026; t-online, 29.09.2026). Update (7 Oct 2026): According to Ärzteblatt, all patients were to be transferred by the evening of 28 Sep 2026, the hospital had withdrawn from emergency care and ceased operations at the end of the month; the closure is thus complete (Ärzteblatt, 28 Sep 2026). — Sources: https://www.kma-online.de/aktuelles/klinik-news/detail/st-elisabeth-krankenhaus-salzgitter-stellt-den-betrieb-ein-56266 · https://www.aerzteblatt.de/news/krankenhaus-in-salzgitter-schliesst-457df582-069b-420a-91e1-8f23897b0c60

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6e493636:en 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z

Braunschweig brewery Wolters, founded in 1627 and in self-administered insolvency proceedings since 01.09.2026 (filed on 19.06.2026), will give up its production site on 31.12.2026; its roughly 90 employees were told on the afternoon of 28.09.2026. According to a statement from the advisers handling the proceedings, the search for an investor for the site failed, with a shrinking beer market and higher production and energy costs cited as causes; talks on keeping the Wolters brand alive are continuing. (regionalHeute.de, 29.09.2026; second source: finanzen.net/dpa-AFX, 29.09.2026) — Sources: https://regionalheute.de/braunschweig/brauerei-wolters-stellt-betrieb-ein-das-sagt-der-insolvenzverwalter-braunschweig-1790676098/ · https://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/1627-gegruendet-brauerei-wolters-wird-geschlossen-15958063

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:deab7a22:en 2026-09-21T06:00:00Z

On 21 September 2026 Blitz 26-877 GmbH (to become Sazerac Germany Holding GmbH), a wholly owned holding company of US spirits group Sazerac, published its decision to make a voluntary public takeover offer for all shares in Berentzen-Gruppe AG (Haselünne): €5.55 per share in cash, with a minimum acceptance threshold of 50% plus one share. The bidder, the target and Sazerac signed a business combination agreement the same day; according to the bidder no regulatory clearances are required, and completion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. No overall transaction value was disclosed (EQS/WpÜG announcement via onvista and finanzen.at, 21 Sept 2026). Update (23 October 2026): following BaFin approval, the acceptance period for Sazerac's offer at €5.55 per share runs from 23 October to 20 November 2026; the minimum acceptance threshold is 50% plus one share, and the management and supervisory boards intend to recommend acceptance subject to their review. Completion is expected by the end of 2026, followed by a planned delisting (goldesel.de, 23 October 2026). — Sources: https://www.onvista.de/news/2026/09-21-eqs-wpueg-uebernahmeangebot-zielgesellschaft-berentzen-gruppe-aktiengesellschaft-bieter-blitz-26-877-gmbh-zukuenftig-sazerac-germany-holding-gmbh-0-37-26555525 · https://goldesel.de/aktien/news/berentzen-gruppe-aktie-sazerac-startet-ubernahmeangebot-zu-555-euro-je-aktie

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:11d87293:en 2026-09-20T06:00:00Z

Press reports: on 20 Sept 2026 Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Swiss shipping group MSC is in talks with the German federal government and the state of Lower Saxony over acquiring their combined stake of around 80 % in cruise-ship builder Meyer Werft; the Meyer family holds the remaining roughly 20 %. The two governments invested some EUR 400 million in total when the yard was rescued. Handelsblatt picked up the talks on 21 Sept 2026 and describes them as at a very early stage, with other bidders still possible and failure not ruled out. Neither MSC nor Meyer Werft has commented officially (Bloomberg, 20 Sept 2026; Handelsblatt, 21 Sept 2026). — Source: https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/schiffbauer-kreuzfahrt-reederei-soll-vor-einstieg-bei-meyer-werft-stehen/100256255.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:744abc2a:en 2026-09-03T06:00:00Z

On the evening of Thursday 3 September 2026 VW's supervisory board unanimously approved management's 'Zukunftsplan 2030': on top of the 50,000 job cuts already agreed in 2024, around 50,000 further positions are to go worldwide — roughly half of them in Germany — bringing total cuts by 2030 to about 100,000; compulsory redundancies are ruled out. The four sites Emden, Zwickau, Hanover and Neckarsulm have no competitive follow-on product allocation from 2031–2034; according to the works council no plant closure has been sealed, and management is to work out concrete solutions by mid-2027. Investments of EUR 135 billion in fixed assets and R&D (2027–2031) are also planned; target margin 9% by 2030 (AFP, 4 September 2026; Personalwirtschaft, 10 September 2026). Definitive decision following the reported stage since June 2026 (entry 04211820, recorded there without a figure). Update (26 Oct 2026): According to media reports, the board wants to cut a further 12,000 jobs at the Volkswagen brand by 2030 and offer staff a voluntary move into a state-subsidised transfer company; the works council and IG Metall reject this, and industrial action is possible from the turn of the year. Whether the 12,000 are part of the 50,000 is open, so the figure is not counted separately (Personalwirtschaft, 26 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://de.finance.yahoo.com/nachrichten/aufsichtsrat-volkswagen-stimmt-sanierungsplan-massiver-192009815.html · https://www.personalwirtschaft.de/news/hr-organisation/vw-zukunftsplan-2030-abbau-von-weiteren-50000-stellen-201637/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8c436823:en 2026-08-31T06:00:00Z

Borkum Riffgrund 3 sits in the German North Sea about 53 km off Borkum and has an installed capacity of 913 MW from 83 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 turbines (11 MW each). It is owned 50/50 by Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure; the farm delivered first power in December 2025, with full commercial operation expected in Q1 2026 (target year 2026). It is the world's first subsidy-free offshore wind farm, backed by long-term corporate PPAs with Amazon, BASF, Google and Covestro, among others; the operators have not published a specific investment figure. Update (31 August 2026): The 913 MW wind farm of Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure, some 72 km off the North Sea coast, entered commercial operation on 31 August 2026; first power had been exported on 3 December 2025 (offshoreWIND.biz, 31 August 2026). — Source: https://offshorewind.biz/2026/08/31/913-mw-german-offshore-wind-farm-commissioned

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6424c934:en 2026-08-10T06:00:00Z

The Oldenburg district court placed German upholstered-furniture maker Domo Collection of Hude under preliminary insolvency administration on 3 August 2026, with separate proceedings for its Polish subsidiary Oflor Sp. z o.o. following on 6 August 2026. Christian Kaufmann of Pluta Rechtsanwalts GmbH is preliminary administrator in both cases. 24 employees in Germany and around 245 at the Polish subsidiary are affected; the sources give no combined figure, so the number field is left empty. The case only became public on 10 August 2026 (NWZ) and 11 August 2026 (t-online) — the date field carries first public disclosure, not the date of the court order. — Source: https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/aktuelles/wirtschaft/id_101382734/insolvenz-deutscher-moebelhersteller-ist-insolvent.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:36c234d4:en 2026-07-30T06:00:00Z

Danish wind turbine component maker Jupiter Bach is building a 1,000 sqm assembly hall on roughly one hectare in Cuxhaven for nacelle bases — core structural components of wind turbines — with a further 1,000 sqm extension planned. The state of Lower Saxony is supporting the facility, costing up to €4.5m, with a €650,000 grant; completion and start of operations are scheduled for early 2027. Until then an interim production line runs at Cuxport, right next to the Siemens Gamesa plant, currently turning out about four nacelle bases per week. The announcement gives no figure for jobs created. — Source: https://www.stadt-und-werk.de/k21-meldungen/land-foerdert-produktionsstaette-fuer-windenergieanlagen/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:141e5f3b:en 2026-07-14T06:00:00Z

US software provider VisualLogix (New York) acquires refyne Group, a DACH provider of integrated CAD, CAM, thermal analysis and ERP solutions for wood, metal and facade fabricators (products incl. Athena, TrunCAD, flixo, Triviso). Price undisclosed; completion status not specified in the release. Further consolidation of the European fabrication-software market. — Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/visuallogix-strengthens-european-presence-and-engineering-software-portfolio-through-acquisition-of-refyne-group-302825392.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:17f48c2d:en 2026-07-10T06:00:00Z

VW's supervisory board stopped CEO Blume's restructuring plan ('Group Target Picture') including the proposed closure of four German plants (Hanover, Zwickau, Emden, Neckarsulm) at its 9 July meeting: 12 of the 20 board members voted against, with employee representatives and the state of Lower Saxony using their veto rights. The closures are averted for now; talks on alternative savings measures continue after the summer break. Multiply confirmed reporting (Correctiv, wallstreetONLINE and others). UPDATE (24 July 2026): At the half-year results — his first public appearance since the supervisory board meeting — CEO Blume called the circulating figure of around 50,000 jobs affected worldwide a 'theoretical derivation' and reaffirmed that he is seeking 'intelligent solutions' rather than plant closures; the four sites remain affected. No new decisions were taken; according to Manager Magazin the plans are to be resubmitted in September, with works meetings planned for late August beforehand. UPDATE (4 September 2026): The supervisory board unanimously approved the 'Zukunftsplan 2030' with around 50,000 additional job cuts worldwide (see layoffs entry dated 4 September 2026). Emden, Zwickau, Hanover and Neckarsulm have no competitive follow-on product allocation from 2031–2034; according to the works council no plant closure has been sealed — management is to work out concrete solutions for the four sites by mid-2027 (AFP). — Source: https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/wirtschaft/2026/07/10/blumes-umbauplaene-scheitern-im-vw-aufsichtsrat/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:02417cc1:en 2026-07-09T06:00:00Z

Alstom has leased in full, and already moved into, a new 31,200 m² logistics property built by developer Garbe Industrial in Salzgitter, where the rolling-stock maker stores and distributes spare parts and new parts for locomotives and trains. Garbe invested about EUR 40 million; the building was completed in the first quarter of 2026 on a 51,000 m² brownfield site of a former munitions factory that Garbe took over from Alstom four years earlier and cleared of ordnance and contamination. Nine doors at the rear allow side unloading of bulky rail components; the hall is heated by district heating, the roof is prepared for photovoltaics and Garbe is aiming for DGNB Gold certification. The report names no new jobs, and the date is the day of the report. (LOK Report, 9 Jul 2026) Update (9 July 2026): Alstom has leased Garbe's new logistics hall in Salzgitter in full and already moved in. (LOK Report, 9 July 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/garbe-industrial-31-000-quadratmeter-logistikimmobilie-an-alstom-vermietet.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3d6e2f5a:en 2026-07-04T06:00:00Z

Continental sells its ContiTech industrial business to Lone Star funds for about EUR 4bn, plus performance-based components of up to EUR 250m in later years. Continental becomes a pure-play tyre maker; completion is expected by end-2026, subject to regulatory approvals (Financier Worldwide, 7 Jul 2026; S&P Global, 14 Jul 2026). — Sources: https://www.financierworldwide.com/fw-news/2026/7/7/continental-sells-contitech-unit-to-lone-star-in-4bn-deal · https://autotechinsight.spglobal.com/news/5289472/continental-agrees-to-sell-contitech-industrial-business-to-lone-star-funds-for-4-billion

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:04211820:en 2026-06-26T06:00:00Z

According to media reports, VW's management board is considering cutting up to 100,000 jobs (around 15 percent of the group's workforce) as well as closing four plants. The background is weak demand and intensified competition from Chinese manufacturers. Update 10 July 2026: The supervisory board rejected the savings package by 12 votes to 7 (the employee side plus Lower Saxony) and postponed the decision on plant closures; group CEO Blume nonetheless wants to push ahead with the realignment, and IG Metall mobilised with a nationwide day of protest. Update 13 July 2026: Group CEO Blume quantified the restructuring himself for the first time — without changes to labour costs, around 50,000 additional jobs worldwide would be at risk according to an intranet interview, on top of the 50,000 already agreed in Germany (reportedly, including Reuters/Tagesspiegel). Update 13 Jul 2026: In an internal memo, CEO Blume for the first time himself put the possible additional cuts at around 50,000 jobs worldwide (on top of the 50,000 already agreed through 2030) unless labor costs come down. Update 24 July 2026: Presenting the half-year results, CFO Arno Antlitz for the first time publicly put the possible additional cuts at around 50,000 jobs (previously communicated only internally by Blume) — together with the 50,000 already agreed through 2030 this gives the order of magnitude of up to 100,000. First-half operating profit fell 12% to €5.9bn and profit after tax 31% to €3.1bn; the 2026 revenue guidance was cut from up to +3% to as much as −3%. Antlitz called the margin of roughly 4% a 'wake-up call' requiring a second restructuring step, and did not commit on plant closures (sources: CNBC, CNN, AFP/France24, 24 July 2026). Update 4 September 2026: The supervisory board unanimously approved the 'Zukunftsplan 2030' — around 50,000 additional jobs worldwide by 2030 (separate follow-up entry dated 4 September 2026, which carries the figure). — Source: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/100000-jobs-and-four-plants-volkswagen-reportedly-plans-radical-overhaul

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:fbe5ff0f:en 2026-06-26T06:00:00Z

According to media reports, the VW management board plans to close four German plants as part of the radical group restructuring; Zwickau, Emden, Hannover and Audi Neckarsulm are named. At the Zwickau site alone, around 8,500 direct jobs are at stake. Update 9 July 2026: The supervisory board approved the management board's savings and returns plan but deferred the decision on the four plant closures; neither confirming nor denying the closure plans. Update 10 July 2026: the supervisory board stopped the closure plans (see follow-up entry of 10 July). — Source: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/26/100000-jobs-and-four-plants-volkswagen-reportedly-plans-radical-overhaul

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7413a89a:en 2026-05-18T06:00:00Z

From 18 May 2026 trains call at Adendorf for the first time since 1979, initially RE 83 services of erixx Holstein between Lübeck and Adendorf. The cost of about EUR 3.5 million is shared by the state of Lower Saxony, the LNVG and DB. The platform is 145 m long and 76 cm high with step-free access and a digital departure display. Because of bridge renewal under the Qualitätsoffensive, no trains run on to Lüneburg until 10 July, with through service planned from 11 July. (LOK Report, 15 May 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/niedersachsen-neue-verkehrsstation-adendorf-geht-in-betrieb.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:36954ead:en 2026-05-01T06:00:00Z

Since 1 May 2026 trains on WestfalenBahn's RE 15 line (Emden–Lingen–Rheine–Münster) call hourly in both directions at the new station north of Leer. It has two platforms, each 225 m long and 76 cm high, with ramps, weather shelters and tactile guidance. Opening had originally been planned for the 2025/2026 timetable change but DB InfraGO postponed it. (LOK Report, 28 Apr 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/niedersachsen-westfalenbahn-haelt-ab-1-mai-auch-in-neermoor.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/niedersachsen-neuer-bahnhof-neermoor-geht-in-betrieb.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:01abd53b:en 2026-04-21T06:00:00Z

Schmitz Cargobull is buying the remaining shares in lightweight trailer maker Berger Fahrzeugtechnik, in which it has held 49% since 2024; the shareholders around Gerhard Berger are selling their remaining stakes. Products, contacts and service are to stay unchanged, and closing is subject to antitrust approval (Verkehrsrundschau, 21 Apr 2026). Update (22.10.2026): The European Commission cleared the acquisition of sole control under the simplified procedure without competition concerns (case M.12490); completion is not confirmed. Late addition: not previously recorded. — Sources: https://www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/nfz-fuhrpark/schmitz-cargobull-uebernimmt-berger-komplett-3793713 · https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_26_2236

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7f8bdb89:en 2026-02-19T06:00:00Z

Planned or announced energy project to strengthen electricity exchange and security of supply between Germany, Latvia and Lithuania. In the context of the completed synchronisation of the Baltic power grids with the Continental European ENTSO-E network (completed February 2025, decoupling from the Russian-Belarusian BRELL grid), new investments in transmission and interconnector lines are now under debate. Details on scope, investment volume and timeline according to the Golem article. — Source: https://www.golem.de/news/energie-stromprojekt-zwischen-deutschland-lettland-und-litauen-2602-205625.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:45b712ac:en 2026-01-21T06:00:00Z

Chinese automotive supplier Yanfeng is closing its Lüneburg site by the end of 2027. Production and development of vehicle interior parts. 230 employees are affected. Relocation to an existing site in the Czech Republic is planned. Reason: to secure competitiveness on the global market. The union IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IGBCE) is puzzled by the shutdown, as there is said to be sufficient work for the remaining 230 employees. — Source: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/lueneburg_heide_unterelbe/autozulieferer-yanfeng-schliesst-lueneburger-standort-bis-2027,aktuelllueneburg-1052.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:083b9849:en 2025-11-19T06:00:00Z

The Federal Cartel Office has approved the acquisition of the hearing aid chain Kind by the Danish Demant Group. The combination creates Germany's largest hearing care chain with around 1,000 branches. Update (01.12.2025): Demant completed the acquisition of the Kind group after all conditions were met; the purchase price is €700m, and Kind, with around 650 clinics, is consolidated from 01.12.2025 (Demant stock exchange release, 01.12.2025). — Source: https://www.welt.de/regionales/niedersachsen/article691db5a276d3bd8e531d0009/hoergeraete-markt-kartellamt-erlaubt-neuen-branchen-riesen.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2a086f47:en 2025-06-11T06:00:00Z

The Danish hearing aid manufacturer Demant is acquiring Germany's hearing care chain Kind, thereby becoming market leader in the German hearing aid market. Update (01.12.2025): Demant closed the Kind acquisition on 01.12.2025; with Kind's roughly 650 clinics and about 3,000 staff the group now runs more than 900 locations in Germany (Demant stock exchange announcement, 01.12.2025: https://view.news.eu.nasdaq.com/view?id=b901706e96839dcc83ef05fda16dd51d0&lang=en). — Source: https://www.reuters.com/en/demant-expands-german-through-700-million-euro-kind-deal-2025-06-11/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:75c1de38:en 2025-03-06T06:00:00Z

Gode Wind 3 is located in the North Sea about 32 km north of the island of Norderney (German Bight) and comprises 23 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD turbines rated at 11 MW each, giving an installed (grid) capacity of 242 MW. Operator Ørsted sold a 50% stake to Nuveen Infrastructure (Glennmont Partners) in 2023; after first power delivery in May 2024, full commercial operation was reached in March 2025. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore-Windpark_Gode_Wind_III

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:bc90825e:en 2024-03-21T06:00:00Z

The Weddeler Schleife between Weddel and Fallersleben (on the Braunschweig–Wolfsburg line) was converted from single to double track between 2021 and 2024, having originally been built single-track only in 1996–1998. Main construction started on 25 October 2021; on the evening of 21 March 2024 Deutsche Bahn put the double-track line into service, enabling an all-day half-hourly service between Braunschweig and Wolfsburg. Per Wikipedia the double-tracking cost around EUR 190 million; the official DB BauInfoPortal page does not state an investment figure. — Source: https://bauprojekte.deutschebahn.com/p/weddeler-schleife

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:fcddf92d:en 2023-03-23T06:00:00Z

The Kaskasi offshore wind farm is located in the German North Sea, about 35 km north of the island of Heligoland. It comprises 38 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD turbines rated at 9 MW each (342 MW total) and is operated by RWE. Construction was completed at the end of 2022, with the official opening held on 23 March 2023. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaskasi_Offshore_Wind_Farm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f0eaabd5:en 2022-12-11T06:00:00Z

Deutsche Bahn expanded the 52.4 km line between Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven to continuous double track, renewed it, and electrified it over roughly eleven years to give the JadeWeserPort a high-capacity rail connection. Double-tracking was completed by the end of 2012 and electrification followed in October 2022; with the timetable change on 11 December 2022, the new Regio-S-Bahn line RS3 began electric passenger service between Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven, replacing the former RE19. Total project costs were put at approximately EUR 1.1 billion as of early 2020. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnstrecke_Oldenburg%E2%80%93Wilhelmshaven

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ffd44a73:en 2021-06-15T06:00:00Z

MegaHub Lehrte is a rapid transshipment terminal for combined rail freight on the site of the former Lehrte marshalling yard near Hanover. Following groundbreaking in May 2018, the roughly 120,000 m² facility with six tracks (for trains up to 740 m long) and three 82-meter gantry cranes went into operation on 15 June 2021. The federal government and Deutsche Bahn invested a total of about EUR 170 million; direct train-to-train transshipment cuts handling time from about twelve hours to under three. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megahub_Lehrte

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:94dbb9b3:en 2019-12-31T06:00:00Z

The Hohe See offshore wind farm is located in the German North Sea (exclusive economic zone), about 90 km north of Borkum. It comprises 71 Siemens SWT-7.0-154 turbines (7 MW each) with a total installed capacity of 497 MW. It is operated by EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (50.1%) and Canada's Enbridge (49.9%); construction was completed in 2019, with full grid connection finished in January 2020. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore-Windpark_Hohe_See

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2402dcd9:en 2019-12-31T06:00:00Z

The Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm is located in the North Sea about 40 km northwest of the island of Borkum, roughly 57 km from the Lower Saxony coast. It comprises 56 MHI Vestas V164 turbines (8 MW each), totaling 448 MW of installed capacity, and began commercial operation in June 2019. It is operated by Borkum Riffgrund 2 Offshore Wind Farm GmbH & Co. OHG, with ownership shared among Ørsted, Gulf Energy, and Keppel. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borkum_Riffgrund_2

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:44272fd6:en 2019-12-31T06:00:00Z

The Albatros offshore wind farm is located about 100 km north of the East Frisian coast in the German North Sea, extending the neighboring Hohe See wind farm. It comprises 16 Siemens SWT-7.0-154 turbines (7 MW each) with a total installed capacity of 112 MW. It is operated/owned by EnBW (50.1%) and Enbridge (49.9%) and has been operational since January 2020. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore-Windpark_Albatros

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:51d98a3c:en 2019-12-31T06:00:00Z

The Merkur offshore wind farm is located in the German North Sea about 45 km north of Borkum and has an installed capacity of 396 MW from 66 GE Haliade 150-6MW turbines. The investment volume was around EUR 1.7 billion (including EUR 500 million in equity); the farm became operational in 2018, built by Geosea (Deme Group), with O&M provided by GE Renewable Energy. Current owners include APG Groep (64%) and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (36%). — Source: https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/power-plant-profile-merkur-offshore-germany/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:93169474:en 2017-12-31T06:00:00Z

The Gode Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind farm is located in the North Sea about 40 km northwest of Norderney and was commissioned in June 2017. It comprises 97 Siemens turbines (55 at Gode Wind 1, 42 at Gode Wind 2) with a total installed capacity of 582 MW. The operator is Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy), which acquired the projects in 2012; a EUR 2.2 billion investment decision was announced in November 2013. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gode_Wind_Farm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8254c29e:en 2017-12-31T06:00:00Z

The Nordsee One offshore wind farm is located in the German North Sea north of the East Frisian Islands and became operational in 2017. It comprises 54 Senvion 6.2M126 turbines with a total installed capacity of 332 MW, operated by Northland Power (85%) and Innogy (15%). Annual generation of roughly 1,200 GWh supplies around 400,000 German households. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordsee_One_offshore_wind_farm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2a666463:en 2017-05-31T06:00:00Z

Veja Mate is located in the German Bight of the North Sea, about 95 km northwest of Borkum, and comprises 67 Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 turbines with a total installed capacity of 402 MW. It is operated by a consortium of Siemens Financial Services, Commerz Real, KGAL, INGKA Holding and Skyborn Renewables; commissioning was completed on 31 May 2017 after the first turbines began delivering power in January 2017. The investment volume was approximately EUR 1.9 billion, the farm generates roughly 1,600 GWh annually, and it feeds into the German onshore grid near Weener via the BorWin2 HVDC converter station. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veja_Mate_Offshore_Wind_Farm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1831a576:en 2015-12-31T06:00:00Z

The Global Tech I offshore wind farm is located in the North Sea about 93 km northwest of the island of Juist and comprises 80 Areva Multibrid M5000 turbines (5 MW each), totaling 400 MW of installed capacity. It is operated by Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH, based in Hamburg; the investment volume for the first construction phase is cited at approximately EUR 1.8 billion. The farm was officially commissioned on 2 September 2015 and supplies electricity equivalent to roughly 450,000 households. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore-Windpark_Global_Tech_I

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6187dcb2:en 2015-12-31T06:00:00Z

The Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is located in the North Sea about 35 km northwest of Heligoland, within Germany's Exclusive Economic Zone. It comprises 80 Siemens (Gamesa) SWT-3.6-120 turbines with a total installed capacity of 302 MW and is operated by RWE. The wind farm was commissioned in October 2015 at an investment cost of around EUR 1 billion. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrumbank_West

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b40b6816:en 2015-12-31T06:00:00Z

The DanTysk offshore wind farm is located in the German North Sea about 70 km west of the island of Sylt, near the Danish border, in water depths of 21 to 31 metres. It comprises 80 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 turbines of 3.6 MW each, for a total installed capacity of 288 MW; it is operated by Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (49% stake since 2010). The first turbines began feeding power to the grid in December 2014, with total investment estimated at around EUR 1 billion; the farm is now fully operational. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DanTysk

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b0f200bf:en 2015-12-31T06:00:00Z

Phase 1 of the Trianel Windpark Borkum is located about 45 km north of the island of Borkum in the North Sea and was connected to the grid in August 2015 with 200 MW of installed capacity. The array comprises 40 Areva M5000-116 turbines (5 MW each) and is operated by Trianel together with 33 municipal utilities. The investment volume for Phase 1 was approximately EUR 900 million. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trianel_Windpark_Borkum

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a9bea73a:en 2015-10-09T06:00:00Z

The Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm is located about 38 km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea and comprises 78 Siemens SWT-4.0-120 turbines (4 MW each) with a total installed capacity of 312 MW. It is operated by Ørsted (Orsted Borkum Riffgrund I GmbH), began commercial operation in October 2015, and cost approximately EUR 1.25 billion. It supplies power equivalent to around 320,000 German households and was the first German offshore wind farm able to provide grid-stabilising feed-in. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore-Windpark_Borkum_Riffgrund

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:5fc6886b:en 2015-05-11T06:00:00Z

The Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm lies about 57 km north of Heligoland in the German sector of the North Sea (water depth up to 25 m, site area 36 km²). It comprises 48 Senvion 6.2M126 turbines (6.15 MW each) with a total installed capacity of 295.2 MW. It is operated by Innogy (majority-owned by RWE) and was developed by RWE Innogy; the farm was commissioned on 11 May 2015, following delays in TenneT's grid connection. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordsee-Ost_offshore_wind_farm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7d4922e2:en 2014-11-10T06:00:00Z

The Meerwind Süd/Ost offshore wind farm is located in the North Sea about 23 km north of Helgoland and comprises 80 Siemens Gamesa SWT-3.6-120 turbines rated at 3.6 MW each, for a total capacity of 288 MW. It is operated by WindMW GmbH, a joint venture between Blackstone and Berlin-based Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, with an investment volume of around EUR 1.3 billion. As Germany's first privately financed offshore wind farm, it was inaugurated on 10 November 2014. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerwind_Offshore_Wind_Farm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:9564e814:en 2014-02-12T06:00:00Z

The Riffgat offshore wind farm is located in the North Sea about 15 km northwest of the island of Borkum and comprises 30 Siemens Gamesa SWT-3.6-120 turbines (3.78 MW each) with a total installed capacity of 113 MW. It is operated by EWE and Enova Energiesysteme and was commissioned on 12 February 2014. Between November 2015 and April 2016 grid-connection problems temporarily halted power export; the farm has been operational since. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riffgat

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b82eb24f:en 2013-12-31T06:00:00Z

BARD Offshore 1 is located about 100 km northwest of Borkum in the North Sea and has an installed capacity of 400 MW from 80 BARD 5.0 turbines (5 MW each, 90 m hub height, 122 m rotor diameter). Construction was completed in July 2013 (official inauguration in August 2013); technical problems drove investment costs up to roughly EUR 3 billion, contributing to the project company's 2013 bankruptcy. It is operated by Ocean Breeze Energy GmbH & Co. KG, owned since 2019 by funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BARD_Offshore_1

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:dbea1095:en 2010-04-27T06:00:00Z

Alpha Ventus was Germany's first offshore wind farm, entering commercial operation on 27 April 2010 in the North Sea, 45 km north of Borkum. It comprises 12 turbines (5 MW each, 6× Adwen/AREVA AD 5-116 and 6× Senvion REpower 5M) totaling 60 MW installed capacity, operated by a joint venture of EWE AG (47.5%), E.ON (26.25%) and Vattenfall (26.25%). Decommissioning is planned for around 2028. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Ventus_Offshore_Wind_Farm