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  • Royal Haskoning Surveying Habitat along Triton Knoll Onshore Cable Route

    23 March 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ecology specialists from Royal Haskoning DHV will for the next two weeks survey vegetation and wildlife habitats at parts of the onshore export cable corridor for the 900MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.

  • DEME, Fugro Starting Surveys at Two Irish Offshore Wind Farms

    20 May 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    At the end of this month, offshore surveys will start at two wind farm sites off Ireland: Arklow Bank and North Irish Sea Array. For the Arklow Bank project, DEME’s Neptune will be deployed off the Wicklow coast for a geotechnical survey that will be taking place until the end of August, subject to weather […]

  • A2Sea Selects Great Yarmouth as Reloading Base for Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    1 March 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

    EastPort UK today announced the outer harbour had been selected by A2Sea as the reloading base for the installation of wind turbines on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Danish headquartered A2Sea A/S, whose main shareholders are DONG Energy and Siemens, is the most experienced installation contractor in the offshore wind market. Since installing turbines […]

  • Forewind appoints new GM (UK)

    27 August 2010
    Training & Education

    Lee Clarke, former Senior Corporate Development and Strategy Manager with RWE npower, has been appointed as General Manager of the Forewind consortium, development partner for Dogger Bank. With more than 20 years in the electricity industry, Dr Clarke (46) has a broad range of general management, commercial, operational, and strategy experience, which will be invaluable […]

  • Statoil: Dudgeon Comes In On Time and Under Budget, All Turbines Now Producing

    7 September 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    All 67 Siemens 6MW turbines on the 402MW Dudgeon wind farm off Norfolk are now producing electricity, according to Statoil, the operator and part owner of the offshore wind farm.

  • A2SEA Orders Made-in-UK Sea Fastenings

    9 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Denmark’s A2SEA has contracted two UK shipyards to fabricate and install sea fastenings on two of the company’s turbine installation vessels which are set to start working offshore UK.  A&P Tyne will fabricate and install the sea fastening on Sea Challenger, which was contracted to work on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm, with Cammel […]

  • WSP to Develop Guiding Principles for Offshore Wind Farms in UK

    30 May 2012

    WSP has been appointed by RenewableUK to develop a set of guiding principles for undertaking Cumulative Impact Assessments for offshore wind farms in the UK. We tendered for this study as part of a consortium including: ABPmer, Oxford Brookes Impact Assessment Group, ERI and Levett Therivel. The consortium offers extensive experience in offshore wind farm […]

  • COWI Awarded Another Offshore Wind Contract in Ireland

    18 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Corio Generation has appointed COWI as the Pre-FEED Designer for the Sceirde Rocks offshore wind project in Ireland, shortly after the Danish engineering company secured a contract for another Irish offshore wind farm, the North Irish Sea Array (NISA), developed by Statkraft. The 450 MW Sceirde Rocks is planned to be built in the North […]

  • Statoil Sells Onshore Wind Power Projects (Norway)

    27 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Statoil signed on Friday 24th June two agreements for the sale of the major part of Statoils onshore wind power activities in Norway. Statoil, through its subsidiary, signed an agreement for the sale of all of Statoil 50% of Sarepta Energi as to Trønder Energi Kraft AS. Another agreement was signed for the sale of […]

  • Innogy to Refinance Four OWFs with Its First Green Bond

    13 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    On 12 October, innogy issued its first Green Bond worth EUR 850 million and will use the proceeds to refinance four offshore wind farms in the UK and Germany and one onshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

  • MPI Offshore to Install Triton Knoll Foundations and Substations

    3 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    UK-based MPI Offshore has won the contract for the transportation and installation of 92 monopile foundations and transition pieces and two offshore substations at 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.

  • Irish Shipping Company Ventures Into Offshore Wind

    29 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The Cork-based shipping company, Irish Mainport Holdings, has entered into the offshore wind sector by buying a share in the compatriot offshore services company, Alpha Marine. Irish Mainport Holdings has also bought a 50-metre survey and research ship, the Mainport Geo, to service the offshore wind industry. The 2015-built DP2 Mainport Geo is powered by […]

  • Umoe Firmus Hits the Water

    20 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal placed the new WaveCraft Surface Effect Ship Umoe Firmus into the water for the first time on 16 November 2015, keeping the vessel on schedule to arrive in the UK in mid-January 2016. Umoe Firmus is to be operated by Tidal Transit Limited, which has an initial charter contract in place, with a […]

  • RenewableUK Higlights Growth in Renewable Energy Supply Chain

    16 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind, wave & tidal industry, is today highlighting the string of recent announcements of growth in the renewable energy supply chain in the run-up to the world’s first global offshore wind conference. These announcements include: The granting of planning permission for Green Port Hull, an enormous development […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    13 July 2015

    Race Bank DONG Energy signed a contract with Belgian contractor Jan de Nul during the EWA OFFSHORE event in March for the installation of the export cables for the 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm. The full scope includes around 148km of cables to interconnect the 2 offshore substations and to connect each of them […]

  • Vysiion Adds to Dudgeon To Do List

    18 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Vysiion has been awarded further contracts to support the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm development located some 35 kilometres off the coast of Cromer in North Norfolk. The company has been working to support the Dudgeon development since its inception and its most recent contract award, through Siemens Transmission & Distribution, is to support the communication infrastructure. The scope […]

  • Gallery: SLP Upends, Jacks Up Dudgeon Substation Platform Jacket

    14 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Lowestoft-based Sembmarine SLP Ltd (SLP) upended and jacked up the jacket structure for the offshore substation platform to be installed at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm at its Hamilton Road site this month. The platform comprises of a topside and jacket structure, the latter of which uses suction bucket technology, a first for a substation in UK waters, with […]

  • Forewind Deploys Wind Resource Assessment Lidar ZephIR 300 at Dogger Bank Wind Farm (UK)

    18 July 2011
    Technology

    Leading wind resource assessment lidar ZephIR 300, a Natural Power product, has been deployed offshore by Forewind to provide wind measurement data for the Dogger Bank wind farm. The system has been installed successfully on RWE Dea UK’s gas platform 125km from shore and will provide wind speeds at heights from just 10m to 200m […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Wind Policy Debate

    30 August 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, today welcomed a well-judged call for the debate on wind policy to be based on evidence. In a new report – “Beyond The Bluster – Why Wind Power Is An Effective Technology”, the Institute for Public Policy Research demonstrates that wind is […]

  • SMart Wind Installs First Met Mast at 4GW Hornsea Zone this Summer (UK)

    20 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    The SMart Wind consortium, led by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, today announced the signing of contracts to install the first met mast at its 4,000MW Hornsea zone. The mast, which is due to be installed in August, will use the new “twisted jacket” foundation, designed by Keystone Engineering. This novel foundation design, […]

  • UK: Smit Constructor Completes Undersea Works at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm

    13 March 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    A stalwart vessel of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm fleet has left the Greater Wash after reaching another project milestone, the completion of the undersea works to prepare the site for the installation of the cables that transport the power generated by the wind turbines. The 77m vessel Smit Constructor has been home and […]

  • Dakar Rally Cars to Help Deliver USD 4.7bln to UK’s Offshore Wind Industry

    19 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      A boat with suspension, a giant robotic arm and a vessel resembling a seahorse are just three of the innovative concepts shortlisted by the Carbon Trust as part of a competition to solve the problem of transferring engineers and equipment safely on to wind turbines as far as 300km offshore in wave heights up […]

  • UK: ‘Oleg Strashnov’ Completes Foundation Installation at Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm Site

    24 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      All 90 foundations for the 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, located off the UK’s Norfolk coast, are now in position and awaiting the arrival of the remainder of the wind farm’s 88 turbines. The 183m crane vessel ‘Oleg Strashnov’ completed the installation of the final foundation on Sunday (August 21) three weeks ahead […]

  • Carbon Trust Launches Competition for Next Generation of Offshore Wind Cables (UK)

    23 May 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D

    The Carbon Trust, as part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), has launched a new competition to fast track the development of new 66kV cables to be used by the offshore wind industry. The goal is to ensure that new 66kV cables are developed in time to be used on Round 3 projects in the […]

  • RCG Strengthens Its Executive Team

    9 June 2015

    Two high-profile executives from the renewables industry have been appointed by The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) to oversee the firm’s day-to-day business, develop its global growth strategy, and direct short- and long-term planning for the company. Sebastian Chivers has taken up the role of Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Lee Clarke as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to RCG, […]

  • Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm to Reach Financial Close by End of May

    18 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish energy company SSE plc expects to reach the financial close for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm by the end of May. Beatrice, planned for the outer Moray Firth, will be project financed with non-recourse debt, SSE said. Subject to financial close, onshore construction activities will begin in 2016 with offshore construction planned for 2017. The […]