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  • 6 September 2017
    Vessels

    Bibby Marine Services Limited held a naming ceremony for Bibby WaveMaster 1 in Rotterdam on Wednesday, 6 September.

  • 25 October 2017
    Vessels

    Bibby WaveMaster 1 has completed over 200 personnel walk-to-work (W2W) transfers while serving at the Galloper offshore wind farm.

  • 17 July 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is expected to soon announce its decision on whether to approve the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm as the federal agency has now completed the environmental analysis of the project, which Ørsted and Eversource plan to build offshore Rhode Island. BOEM issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) […]

  • 8 February 2021
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    ABPmer has secured a contract to assess the impact that the O&M facility of the Galloper offshore wind farm might have on birds. Project operator and co-owner RWE Renewables is required to undertake two years of bird displacement and disturbance monitoring of the O&M facility as a requirement of its marine license. Therefore, ABPmer has […]

  • 30 October 2015

    VBMS has been awarded two contracts with a total value of approximately €200 million for the Galloper Offshore Wind Farm. VBMS has signed a contract for the export cabling scope in a consortium with nkt cables, for the supply and installation of two 45km long export cables, including route preparation, landfall operations, burial, termination and testing […]

  • 31 August 2017
    Vessels

    Bibby Marine Services’ service operation vessel (SOV), Bibby WaveMaster 1, has completed her maiden voyage from Damen shipyard in Galati, Romania, to the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

  • 11 January 2017

    Forewind, an offshore wind consortium comprising innogy, SSE, Statoil and Statkraft, has appointed Trevor Baker as its new General Manager. Forewind has development consent orders for 4.8GW of offshore wind at Dogger Bank in the North Sea, comprising four individual 1.2GW projects. The general manager is responsible for the management and administration of activity related […]

  • 4 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Stephen Blaikie has announced that he will retire from his role as CEO at Bibby Marine Services at the end of November.

  • 18 January 2015

    Siemens, Bernhard Schulte Sign Deal for Two New SOVs Siemens has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Bernhard Schulte for two new service operations vessels (SOV) to be purpose-built for the long-term service and maintenance operations of the Gemini and Sandbank/Dan Tysk offshore wind power plants in the North Sea. RWE Cuts Renewables Budget […]

  • 21 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Construction works to enhance port infrastructure at Peel Ports Great Yarmouth for several high profile offshore wind projects have begun, Peel Ports Group reports. A multi-million-pound co-investment has been agreed to support the construction of primary infrastructure and ground works for the Galloper Wind Farm and East Anglia ONE Wind Farm projects. Construction work will […]

  • 16 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved EUR 5.8 billion of new financing for 29 projects across various sectors in the European Union, Africa, and Latin America, including an offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • 30 October 2015
    Authorities

    RenewableUK says today’s announcement by RWE Innogy of new project partners and investors for the Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk demonstrates the robustness of Britain’s world-leading offshore wind market. It follows the announcement on Wednesday that DONG Energy has made a final investment decision to build Walney Extension offshore wind farm […]

  • 25 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore engineering specialist GeoSea has appointed the offshore wind services provider CWind to undertake required secondary works at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm for a period of approximately six months starting in December 2016. This involves a wide range of tasks including, paint repairs, bolting, messenger wire installation, cathodic protection testing and other related […]

  • 26 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    SSE has disclosed its intention to narrow significantly the focus of its near term development plans for its offshore wind projects. Following the conclusion of a strategic review of its offshore wind development portfolio, the company decided to focus its efforts and resources on progressing the Beatrice project. Beatrice In view of the fact it […]

  • 19 October 2014

    Billions Set to Be Invested in German Offshore Wind Projects A downturn in the German offshore wind industry could soon come to an end. RWE Abandons Galloper OWF Project RWE has recently reviewed the development status of the Galloper offshore wind farm as a ROC accredited project. GeoSea Buys HOCHTIEF’s Offshore Assets, Becomes Full Owner […]

  • 1 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea Installs First Foundation at Galloper Offshore marine engineering specialist GeoSea installed the first of fifty-six turbine foundations at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm on Wednesday, 28th December. Block Island Turbine Out of Action Until Second Half of February One of the General Elecetric’s (GE) Haliade turbines installed at America’s first offshore wind farm […]

  • 14 September 2014

    Technip to Close Offshore Wind Business, 190 People to Lose Jobs Technip has decided to shut down its offshore wind division based in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, after all undergoing projects are completed. Safety Alert Issued on Butendiek OWF Accident A serious accident occurred in the night of Sunday 6 July 2014 at the German offshore wind […]

  • 2 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has awarded 3sun Group with a contract for pre-assembly of 56 turbine towers for the Galloper offshore wind farm at Great Yarmouth’s port. The contract means 40 new jobs for 3sun, on top of the 100 new technicians it is currently recruiting.

  • 18 August 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem, which has been evaluating Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) submissions for Burbo Bank Extension, part of Tender Round 4, is scheduled to notify the bidders of the outcomes and publish the Qualifying Bidder shortlist this month. In addition, the UK’s energy market regulator has disclosed a more specified timetable for the Tender Round 5, for which it recently announced […]

  • 11 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Last month, the first shipment of XXL monopiles, manufactured by the Dajin Penglai facility, for the Moray West offshore wind farm arrived in Invergordon, Scotland. In June 2022, Dajin Heavy Industry was contracted by the wind farm’s developer, Ocean Winds, to supply 48 XXL monopiles for the project. The monopiles weigh about 2,000 tonnes and […]

  • 24 November 2015

    French offshore wind projects French transmission system operator RTE France has awarded ABB with a $25m contract to supply nine 400MVA booster transformers and accompanying services, which will help regulate the voltage of power transmitted from four large-scale offshore wind projects. ABB will deliver the transformers in 2017 and 2020. The four French offshore wind […]

  • 28 December 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore marine engineering specialist GeoSea installed the first of fifty-six turbine foundations at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm on Wednesday, 28th December. The components are being loaded-out onto the GeoSea installation vessel, Innovation, in Rotterdam and Vlissingen, with the installation phase planned to be complete by early summer next year. Tideway, part of Deme […]

  • 6 November 2017
    Vessels

    Iceni Marine Services is supporting Manor Renewable Energy’s work at the Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk, where Manor is providing a temporary power solution during the wind turbine installation and commissioning.

  • 11 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    A new initiative is under way to encourage businesses to make even greater use of the OrbisEnergy centre in Lowestoft. After marking the fifth anniversary of the five-storey landmark centre, there is a drive to attract a more diverse range of clients to sample its conference and event facilities. The centre is widely recognised as […]

  • 5 January 2015

    Incidents in Offshore Wind Industry A pontoon loaded with parts for offshore wind turbines sank on Wednesday morning (August 13) in the Baltic Sea… Nordsee Ost Wind Turbines Installed The last of the in total 48 wind turbines was successfully installed over Christmas around 30 kilometers to the north of the island of Heligoland. Lely […]

  • 4 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Two international wind farm developers have committed themselves to massive developments off the Norfolk coast in a major confidence boost to the East of England wind power sector. Delegates at an offshore wind seminar in Lowestoft, held on April 3, were told that both had the potential to offer big opportunities for the energy supply […]