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Vessels, Wind Farm Update
Cadeler has mobilized and handed over its jack-up vessel Wind Osprey for the installation of turbines at the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK. The jack-up is now in Able Seaton Port where load out operations will take place for the duration of the project. According to Cadeler, the vessel was able to […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has opened a tender round to grant two offshore transmission licences to connect the Moray East and the Triton Knoll offshore wind farms to the UK grid. The tender process will consist of two stages for each project, an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage, and an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage, […]
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Vessels, Wind Farm Update
The MV BoldWind heavy load deck carrier has picked up the wind turbine nacelles for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm at the LINDØ site in the Danish port of Odense. The vessel arrived there last week, according to LINDØ, which added that this was the first port call there for MV BoldWind. After loading […]
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Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection
Ofgem will open a tender round for the offshore transmission licences for the Moray East and Triton Knoll offshore wind farms on 30 November. The authority issued a notice on 12 November, informing that the projects fulfilled all necessary conditions in accordance with regulation, including the submitted requests for qualifying projects, received payments and security […]
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Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update
The first turbine blades to be installed on the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm have arrived at Able Seaton Port, the project’s construction port in Teesside. This marks the first time that Able Seaton Port is receiving offshore wind turbine components in its history, after a combined multi-million pound investment has helped transform the port […]
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Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update
The first turbine components for the Triton Knoll wind farm are expected to arrive at MHI Vestas’ logistics and pre-assembly hub in the Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool next month. MHI Vestas has now moved in to Able Seaton Port in preparation to start installing 90 of its V164-9.5 MW turbines at the site 32 […]
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All turbine foundations and export cables have been installed at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK. According to project developer RWE, the installation of the 90 monopile foundations and two lengths of 50km export cable was completed this week. Seaway 7’s Seaway Strashnov and DEME’s Innovation were in charge of installing the […]
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Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update
The construction of the operations and maintenance base for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm has been completed. UK-based contractor Tolent handed over the base at Grimsby’s Royal Dock this week, innogy said. Once fully fitted out, the O&M facility will accommodate a team of technicians and support staff responsible for maintaining the offshore wind farm […]
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Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
The consortium of Boskalis and NKT is set to work through the summer to install the offshore export cables at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK. As reported, an initial 25km stretch of export cable has already been installed from the landfall north of Anderby Creek in Lincolnshire, establishing a connection between […]
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Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
The second offshore substation platform (OSP) has been installed at the 857 MW Triton Knoll wind farm offshore Lincolnshire, the UK. The installation of OSP East, the last of the project’s two OSPs, was carried out by Seaway Strashnov overnight on Monday 15 June. “This is an important step in ensuring we remain on track, […]
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Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
The topside for the Triton Knoll Offshore Substation Platform (OSP) East has left Vlissingen in the Netherlands and is en route to the installation site off Lincolnshire, UK. Once there, the topside will be lowered onto its monopile foundation by Seaway 7’s installation vessel Seaway Strashnov. Seaway Strashnov installed the Triton Knoll OSP West topside […]
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Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
The second Triton Knoll offshore substation platform (OSP) topside has been loaded onto a barge and fastened in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The Triton Knoll OSP East topside was seafastened onto the Greenbarge 3 at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen. The Greenbarge 3 and the topside will be towed offshore the UK to be installed on the accompanying […]
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Pegasus Welfare Solutions Ltd has secured a contract to supply welfare facilities for the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK. The East of England-based company will deploy its Pegasus Multi-units onto both substations, which will allow welfare facilities to be maintained during installation and commissioning. “The award of the contract to Pegasus Welfare […]
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The last of the 90 transition pieces for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm has been transported from Smulders’ Hoboken yard to the collection port. To remind, in September 2017, the Sif-Smulders joint venture secured a contract to manufacture the monopiles and transition pieces, as well as two foundations for offshore substations, for the 857 MW project. […]
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Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
The first Triton Knoll offshore substation platform (OSP) is now standing at its designated location at the project site.
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Seiche Environmental has been appointed to monitor and manage the safety of marine mammals at the Triton Knoll offshore wind project site in the UK. Seiche Environmental stated it is in charge of implementing important mitigation measures at the site offshore Lincolnshire, despite it already being assessed as having low potential for marine mammal presence. […]
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Innogy has chartered the service operations vessel (SOV) Esvagt Froude to provide offshore accommodation to the construction management team working on the Triton Knoll wind farm located off the Lincolnshire coast, UK. This is the first time for innogy to established its team offshore rather than at an onshore location. Esvagt Froude has already made […]
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MHI Vestas has selected ABB’s Power Grids business to deliver its WindSTAR transformers for the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK.
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Works on enabling Able Seaton Port for Triton Knoll wind turbine pre-assembly have begun, including preparing the existing site, establishing new drainage and upgrading the internal electricity supply.
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The Triton Knoll Community Fund has allocated a windfall of GBP 101,670 to thirteen community projects as part of the third funding round.
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The first of the total of 90 wind turbine foundations has been installed at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.
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STS Belgium is carrying out the cabling of the transition pieces for the Triton Knoll offshore wind project. STS is conducting the work at Smulders’ yard in Hoboken and at the Sif Maasvlakte terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. To remind, Seaway 7’s installation vessel Seaway Strashnov arrived at the Triton Knoll offshore wind project site […]
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Seaway 7’s installation vessel Seaway Strashnov has arrived at the Triton Knoll offshore wind project site with the first turbine foundations. According to innogy, the vessel will begin installing the foundations as soon as weather conditions are favorable. Triton Knoll will comprise 90 MHI Vestas 9.5MW turbines mounted on monopile foundations some 32km off the Lincolnshire […]
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Staffing and recruitment specialist Bureau UK has secured a framework agreement to provide resourcing to support the quality assurance, quality control, and surveillance activities across the Triton Knoll offshore wind project. Bureau UK is sourcing engineers to undertake work around Quality and Production Assurance Services for the project. The work carried out will cover the […]
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The Triton Knoll Offshore Construction Services (OCS) team has moved into their new facilities at Grimsby’s Royal Dock, establishing an HQ for offshore construction next year. The OCS base will manage offshore technicians, crews, and specialist vessels, including service operations vessels and crew transfer vessels which are together helping build the 857MW Triton Knoll offshore […]
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Six charities from Lincolnshire, UK, have received a share of a GBP 12,000 charity fund pot from Siemens and the Triton Knoll offshore wind project. The donations are part of an initiative which promotes and rewards excellence in health and safety amongst staff and contractors working at the onshore substation construction site near Bicker, Boston. […]
