Top News of the Week, 27 March – 2 April 2017

Photo of the Day: Galloper Nacelles Start Clicking in Esbjerg

The first complete nacelle built by Siemens for the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm underwent its ‘first-click’ test in Esbjerg on Tuesday, 28 March.

Beatrice Offshore Construction Kicks Off

Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) will begin installing piles for jacket foundations at the Beatrice offshore wind farm on 27 March.

Dutch Explore Use of Gravity-Based Structures on Future Offshore Wind Farms

A consortium of MARIN, Deltares, Witteveen + Bos, Vuyk Engineering and ECN has set up a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to investigate the critical aspects in the transportation, installation and project logistics of gravity-based support structures for offshore wind turbines.

GeoSea Installs All Galloper Foundations Two Months Early

GeoSea’s jack-up vessel Innovation has installed all 56 turbine foundations at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm two months ahead of schedule, Galloper Wind Farm Limited reports.

Tempest Hits Underwater Object at Kentish Flats

RNLI crews from Whitstable and Sheerness were called around 9.50am on 30 March to assist the Tempest crew transfer vessel (CTV), which had struck an unknown underwater object and was taking in water at the Kentish Flats offshore wind farm area.