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  • Equinor Teams Up with UK Integrated Smart Energy Lab to Bolster Offshore Wind Industry

    11 July 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Equinor has partnered with Integrated Smart Energy Laboratory (ISEL), a sub-group of the North East Energy Catalyst, through which the developer will work with the UK research institutions to support research and development activities targeted at key offshore wind industry challenges. ISEL combines existing smart grid capabilities at Durham University, Newcastle University, and the Offshore […]

  • North East England Organizes Offshore Wind Meetup

    3 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    North East England’s offshore wind industry and the opportunities open to UK companies from significant upcoming wind farm developments will be the focus of an event taking place in the region in November. Offshore Wind North East, which is being held on 7 November, follows the government’s recent Contracts for Difference announcement, which gave the […]

  • UK: Forewind Appoints Atkins to Design Met Masts for Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    23 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      Forewind has appointed Atkins to design the Meteorological (Met) masts for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm which is located off the east coast of Yorkshire and is potentially the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The masts will gather important meteorological data to help ensure that the wind turbines are designed and […]

  • Equinor CEO: Last Few Months a Game-Changer for Our Offshore Wind Business

    24 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    The last few months have been a game-changer for Equinor’s offshore wind business, the Norwegian energy company’s President and CEO Eldar Sætre said while commenting on the company’s results for the third quarter of 2019. ”Together with SSE, we were the winning bidder with three projects at Dogger Bank in the UK, making it the largest […]

  • Eden Rose Wraps Up Dogger Bank and Hornsea Gigs

    15 November 2016
    Vessels

    Tidal Transit’s crew transfer vessel (CTV), Eden Rose, has completed its latest charter contracts for Dogger Bank and Hornsea offshore wind farm sites, where it supported upgrade works on met mast monitoring equipment. According to Tidal Transit, Eden Rose’s deployment on the two projects, which included five visits to the sites, has given the company a chance to prove […]

  • UK: East Riding of Yorkshire Council OK’s Dogger Bank

    3 December 2013
    Grid Connection

    Dogger Bank Creyke Beck offshore wind energy development proposals have received the green light from East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The Council voted unanimously, after the recommendation from the Director of Planning and Economic Regeneration’s report, for the proposal to connect the potential 2.4 GW offshore wind development to the grid at an existing substation […]

  • Dogger Bank Creyke Beck’s Examination Period Coming to an End

    9 July 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate now has just over a month left of its examination of the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application with one final set of hearings remaining. This final set of hearings will be held at the KC Stadium in Hull, on July 16 and 17. Should all matters be dealt with on day one, […]

  • Pre-Examination Phase of Dogger Bank Teesside A&B Starts

    12 May 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Anyone wishing to register a relevant representation for Dogger Bank Teesside A&B now has one month to go until the registration is due.   Having accepted Forewind’s development consent application for the 1.2GW offshore wind proposal, the Planning Inspectorate has started its pre-examination phase in advance of the formal examination process. Organisations and individuals wishing […]

  • UK: Landfall Location for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Finalised

    2 April 2012
    Grid Connection

    The landfall location for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck – the site where electricity cable from the wind farm comes to shore – has been finalised following surveys, research and feedback from stakeholders. The location – between Barmston and Ulrome – was selected because of the low lying cliffs, relatively low levels of fishing activity, available […]

  • UK: Redcar MP Discusses Dogger Bank Project with Forewind

    21 May 2012
    Authorities

    Ian Swales MP met with Forewind, the company behind the Dogger Bank wind farm, to discuss how the project will affect the local area. The wind farm will be over 80 miles off the coast of Teesside and will therefore not directly affect residents. The plan is to bring a cable ashore underground and construct […]

  • UK: RES Offshore Signs O&M Contract for Met Masts in Dogger Bank Round 3 Zone

    8 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    RES Offshore has recently signed an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services contract with Forewind for two met masts in the Dogger Bank Round 3 zone.  These met masts are the furthest offshore of any in the UK and RES will be delivering scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for the structures and instrumentation systems including all work […]

  • Forewind Appoints Former UK Energy Minister as New Chairman

    4 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Forewind has today announced the appointment of former Energy Minister Charles Hendry MP as its new chairman. With the Government committed to an ambitious target of 15% renewable energy consumption by 2020, Forewind intends to secure all the necessary consents required for the construction and development of the Dogger Bank wind farm, 125 km off […]

  • UK: Borehole Survey at Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Landfall Site

    24 February 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Specialist contractors working for Forewind will drill three boreholes near the proposed landfall location for the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck export cables this week to understand the soil strata and geotechnical information of the site. The three boreholes will be drilled on arable land approximately 500 metres inland from the beach, between Barmston and Ulrome, […]

  • Liebherr Sends Off First Crane Components for OHT Alfa Lift

    10 March 2021
    Vessels

    Deck cargo ship BigLift Barentsz has left the port of Rostock, Germany, with the first two main components of the Liebherr crane destined for OHT’s new wind farm foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift. The slewing platform and the A-frame of the upcoming heavy lift crane HLC 150000 are on their way to the shipyard of […]

  • Breaking: UK Offshore Wind Strike Prices Slide Down to GBP 39.65/MWh

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind projects selected in the third Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 3 will be delivered at a strike price as low as GBP 39.65/MWh, a near 30% reduction compared to the second CfD auction held in 2017. For the first time renewables are expected to come online below market prices and without additional […]

  • SeaRoc to Supply Two Meteorological Towers for Dogger Bank (UK)

    24 October 2011
    Technology

    SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, has been selected to project manage the supply, installation and commissioning of two lattice meteorological towers in accordance with a specification provided by Forewind – the consortium responsible for developing UK Round 3 offshore wind farm site Dogger Bank. The announcement is part of a wider offering by […]

  • Alfa Lift Out of Dry Dock, Crane Installation Set for April

    2 March 2021
    Vessels

    OHT’s new build vessel Alfa Lift has been floated out of the dry dock on 28 February at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu, China, where the vessel’s main crane components are set to arrive from Germany next month. Work will now continue on the steel and internal fit-out on the moored vessel, […]

  • UK: Forewind Invites Local Community to Discuss Dogger Bank Teesside

    25 April 2013

    Forewind invites Teesside residents and members of the public interested to learn more about the Dogger Bank Teesside offshore wind development to a series of one-to-one discussions (Friday 17 and Saturday 18, May). Dogger Bank Teesside will comprise four offshore wind farms, each with a maximum installed capacity of 1.2 gigwatts (GW) and located more than […]

  • SMC Wins Work on Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    9 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has signed a contract to deliver Offshore Resources and Services for RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm during the project’s offshore construction which is scheduled to commence this year. SMC will deliver a turnkey package comprising a range of services, including above-water offshore balance of plant works which includes statutory […]

  • GE Haliade-X Wind Turbine Now Typhoon-Proof

    29 April 2021
    Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has secured Typhoon certification (Class T certification) from DNV for the Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. The certificate shows that the Haliade-X can operate safely and efficiently under extreme wind conditions which can often be found in Asia but also in the U.S., where hurricanes occur every year, the turbine maker said. ”Typhoon […]

  • SSE to Spend GBP 100 Million Less than Expected in 2017/2018

    31 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    SSE informed that it expects its 2017/2018 capital and investment expenditure to be around GBP 1.6 billion, instead of previously anticipated GBP 1.7 billion. From 1 April to 31 December 2017, SSE’s capital spend totalled GBP 1.1 billion and has included, among other things, around GBP 355 million investment in on- and offshore wind. 

  • 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 […]

  • Alfa Lift’s Crane Pieces Coming Together

    11 November 2020
    Vessels

    Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock has put together the lower slewing unit of the HLC 150000-300 heavy lift crane which will be installed on OHT’s Alfa Lift installation vessel. According to the crane supplier, “the wedding” of the the lower slewing column and the machinery frame, which together make the lower slewing unit, marks the latest key milestone […]

  • Crane Incident on Alfa Lift Installation Vessel

    19 October 2021
    Vessels

    Seaway 7 has reported there has been an incident involving the main crane on board the Alfa Lift foundation installation vessel, currently under construction at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu. According to the company, there was an “unplanned movement” of the folding A-frame on the vessel’s Liebherr HLC15000 crane, installed on […]

  • Statkraft Says No More New Offshore Wind Projects

    16 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Statkraft AS will no longer invest in new offshore wind projects, the Norwegian utility said in its adjusted investment plan today. The Oslo-listed company said that the new investment plan was adjusted ”to balance the goal of profitable growth within renewable energy with Statkraft’s financial solidity.” “Offshore wind power is capital intensive. The reduced financial terms […]

  • Jan De Nul Launches Next-Generation Jack-Up Vessel Voltaire

    31 January 2022
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul Group has launched the Voltaire, a next-generation offshore jack-up installation vessel for offshore renewables and decommissioning, at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China. The Voltaire will be the second and the largest jack-up vessel in Jan De Nul’s fleet. The jack-up is due for delivery in the second half 2022, the […]