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  • Half of Galloper Foundations In Place

    13 February 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of foundations at the Galloper offshore wind farm is halfway to completion with 28 of the total 56 foundations now installed.

  • UK: Royal HaskoningDHV Congratulates SSE and RWE on Galloper OWF Advancement

    27 May 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Royal HaskoningDHV has congratulated SSE and RWE npower renewables  on the announcement that Galloper Wind Farm has received development consent from the Secretary of State, and represents the largest offshore wind farm project to receive consent under the Planning Act 2008. SSE and RWE npower renewables estimate that the 140 turbine development will provide enough […]

  • Irish ESB Buys Into Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    29 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ireland’s state owned electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has acquired a 12.5% stake in the 353MW Galloper offshore wind farm from Macquarie Capital.

  • James Fisher Nets GBP 25 Million Galloper OWF Deal

    25 February 2016

    James Fisher and Sons plc has been awarded a contract by Galloper Wind Farm Limited (GWFL) for the 336MW offshore wind farm, located some 27km off the coast of Suffolk, UK. Under the contract, worth in excess of £25 million, James Fisher will be responsible for marine services and support during the construction phase of the Galloper offshore […]

  • Ofgem Names Galloper OFTO

    22 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem has selected Diamond Transmission Partners as the preferred bidder to own and operate the high voltage transmission link to the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Galloper Makes Offshore Wind Scarecrow Tried-and-True

    3 August 2020
    Environment

    A scarecrow system installed on the substation of the Galloper offshore wind farm has reduced seabird guano on the structure from approximately 50-60% coverage to almost none in the last 12 months. The Scaretech system was installed on the substation located 27km off the Suffolk coast in the UK in July last year to address […]

  • VBMS Completes Cable Laying Works on Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    23 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has installed the final inter-array cable and the second and final export cable on the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm off Suffolk, UK.

  • Three UK Companies Bag Galloper O&M Base Deal

    28 July 2017

    Three companies have been chosen as the preferred bidders for the Galloper Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base in deals totalling over GBP 7 million, innogy announced today (28 July).

  • RWE Starts Power Performance Testing on Galloper OWF Turbines

    12 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE has started Power Performance Testing of the wind turbines at the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK, using the nacelle based LiDAR ZX TM from ZX Lidars. Galloper, which was officially inaugurated in September 2018, comprises 56 Siemens Gamesa 6.3 MW turbines, installed at the wind farm site located some 30 kilometres off the coast of […]

  • James Fisher’s Galloper Gig Brings Jobs in Lowestoft

    21 March 2016
    Jobs & Recruitment

    James Fisher and Sons’ £25m contract for Galloper offshore wind farm will create about 110 new jobs, mostly in the Lowestoft area, at a construction support base for the £1.5bn project, and everyone recruited so far lives within 20 miles of Lowestoft, James Fisher and Sons’ business development director, Martin Dronfield, said. Supply chain companies in Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 02 – 08, 2015

    8 November 2015

    Fire Breaks Out on WFSV at Borkum Riffgrund 1 One of the engine rooms of the Beaumaris Bay wind farm service vessel, deployed at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, caught fire on Saturday, 31 October. Scotland Greenlights World’s Largest Floating Wind Project The Scottish Government has granted a marine licence to Statoil for […]

  • Photo of the Day: Stemat Spirit and Ndurance in Action at Galloper OWF

    28 June 2017

    VBMS has published a photo of its cable laying vessels Stemat Spirit and Ndurance working at the Galloper offshore wind farm, while Seajacks Hydra is accommodating the personnel at the wind farm site.

  • Rovco Finishes Galloper Inspections

    20 November 2019
    R&D

    Rovco has completed an ROV inspection and 3D modeling campaign at the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the circa GBP 1 million contract, Rovco completed the baseline asset integrity survey at the project located some 30km off the coast of Suffolk. The project began in September and was performed from the DP2 […]

  • Aggreko to Light Up Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    21 April 2016

    James Fisher has awarded a contract to Aggreko for the provision of power generation during the construction phase of the Galloper offshore wind farm, which will start in July and last for more than 40 weeks. Aggreko will supply 56 new lightweight 20kVA wind-charged generators and a standby machine. With outlets at 110V, 240V and 415V, the generators will be […]

  • Granada Material Handling Nets New Galloper Contract

    29 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Galloper Wind Farm Limited Ltd has awarded a contract to Granada Material Handling Ltd for service and maintenance of all 58 davit crane units installed on the 353MW project, 56 on wind turbine foundations and two on the offshore substation. 

  • Local Firms Look Forward to Galloper OWF, while Developers Consider Cutting Stakes

    3 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    After developers of Galloper Offshore Wind Farm confirmed that they would place the project’s O&M base at the Port of Lowestoft, local businesses welcomed this move, highlighting the importance of the project for the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft companies. Andy Wood, Chairman of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, said that companies in the Great Yarmouth […]

  • Photo: VBMS Cable-Laying Fleet at Galloper

    19 May 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    VBMS today shared photos of its three cable-laying vessels: Stemat Spirit, Ndurance and Ndeavor, currently carrying out the inter-array and export cable installation project at the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • RWE to Apply for Galloper CfD

    14 January 2015

    German utility RWE Innogy is considering options to revive its Galloper offshore wind farm project that was scrapped in October after its project partner SSE decided to pull out. RWE is aiming to bid for the government subsidy contract for difference (CfD) scheme after qualifying in December. “We are eligible to bid and it is our […]

  • Granada to Supply Python Cranes for Galloper OWF

    2 March 2016

    GeoSea has awarded a contract to Granada Material Handling Ltd for the design, manufacturing, delivery and commissioning of 56 davit crane units for the Galloper offshore wind farm. Each of Granada’s Python crane units has been specifically designed for the Galloper offshore wind farm and the challenging marine environment in which it will operate, GMH said. One Python […]

  • Project Status: Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    5 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy UK continues to lead the development and construction of Galloper Offshore Wind Farm after agreeing exit arrangements with SSE. Along with this announcement, the company has provided a short update on the project’s status. The project is progressing along the existing timeline, with new strategic equity partners being sought. Good progress is being […]

  • Top News of the Week, 25 Sep – 1 Oct 2017

    1 October 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    DEME Tries to Take Possession of Unfinished Living Stone from LaNaval Shipyard Belgium’s DEME Group has attempted to take possession of the advanced cable lay vessel Living Stone, currently under construction at the financially troubled LaNaval shipyard in Bilbao, Spain, and tow the vessel to another location where the delayed construction could be completed. Wiking […]

  • Galloper OSS Jacket Leaves HFG Fabrication Hall

    15 February 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation for the Galloper offshore substation has been loaded out from Heerema Fabrication Group’s (HFG) hall in Hartlepool, according to innogy’s social media pages.

  • Ofgem Opens Tenders for Galloper and Walney Extension Links

    13 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    UK’s energy market regulator Ofgem has invited companies to submit bids to own and run links to the 336MW Galloper and the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm.

  • Galloper Leads Innogy Renewables Earnings

    9 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Innogy has reported a 29% increase in adjusted EBITDA, to EUR 415 million, in its Renewables division in the first half of 2019, partly due to the Galloper offshore wind farm. According to innogy, the positive contribution to earnings was in part due to a bonus for timely, on-budget completion of the Galloper offshore wind farm. […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Charters Seacat Catamarans for Galloper O&M Work

    31 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seacat Services and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy have signed a 2-year charter deal to support early Operations & Maintenance (O&M) activity at the 336MW Galloper wind farm off Suffolk.

  • GeoSea Uses Alewijnse Kit on Galloper

    7 April 2017
    Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Alewijnse Marine provided GeoSea with two QA Bolt Tension Logging systems during the recently completed installation of 56 foundations on the 336MW Galloper wind farm off Suffolk, UK.