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  • UK: Case Study on ‘Human Free’ Met Mast Installation at Dogger Bank Available on Web

    22 May 2013
    Technology

    A case study on the fact the Dogger Bank meteorological mast project, the first in the UK to use a “human-free” technique to place the lattice tower of the mast on top of the awaiting foundation, is now available on the website. Lightweight plastic cones and video cameras were affixed to the tower sections before any […]

  • Kongsberg Maritime Wins Two Offshore Wind Contracts

    4 April 2022
    Vessels

    Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has won two contracts, one with Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) to supply two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with integrated equipment solution, and the other with Sembcorp Marine to supply the Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) with comprehensive technology package. Under the contract with IWS, KM will supply CSOVs with an integrated […]

  • Sofia Export Cable Surveys Tick Up

    29 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is set to deploy metocean equipment to support the planning of the export cable laying operations at the Sofia offshore wind project in August. Diving support vessel Curtis Marshall will be used for the work scheduled to begin on or around 3 August. The equipment will be deployed for a period of between six […]

  • RCG Appoints New Director

    6 May 2015

    The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has named Gareth Lewis as a Director and member of the global management committee, based from the company’s London headquarters. Lewis is a qualified marine biologist, underwater technologist, commercial diver and yachtmaster with 24 years’ experience of renewable energy projects, including 14 years at senior management level and 13 years in the offshore renewable […]

  • Big North Sea Offshore Wind Players to Gather at Conference in Humber

    16 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The development of offshore wind operations and maintenance in the North Sea comes under the spotlight at a high profile international three-day conference next week. North Sea Offshore Wind 2014 calls on the collective resources of Enterprise Europe Network, WindCluster Norway, Innovation Norway, Targeting Innovation, who have organised the event with Hull-based Team Humber Marine […]

  • UK: Humber May House New Turbine Factory

    18 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    French turbine manufacturer Areva Wind has announced it is considering four possible sites along the northeast coast of Britain for a new factory, and the Humber is understood to be on the shortlist of possible locations, the Yorkshire Post writes. The Humber is competing against other port sites on the east coast on the Tyne, […]

  • GE Haliade-X Prototype Completes Second Year in Operation

    9 November 2021
    R&D, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine prototype installed in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has been operating for two years, making it the first 10+ MW offshore wind turbine to achieve this milestone, the turbine maker said. The prototype was first commissioned in November 2019 at 12 MW. Since then, GE Renewable Energy has uprated the […]

  • UK: Innovative Offshore Wind Foundation Visited by Carbon Trust, Fred. Olsen, Forewind

    6 September 2012

    On September 4th a delegation from Fred. Olsen, the Forewind Consortia (made up of representatives from RWE Innogy, SSE Renewables, Statkraft and Statoil) and Carbon Trust visited the Harland and Wolff facility in Belfast. The delegation saw the fabrication of the innovative suction installed bucket foundation technology that will be used on two meteorological masts […]

  • Innogy Kicks Off Sofia Onshore Cable Route Investigations

    4 October 2019
    R&D

    Geotechnics Ltd has carried out onshore cone penetration tests for innogy’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The work was carried out at Marske-by-the-Sea, Teeside, as part of site investigation works for the project’s onshore export cable route. Sofia, the largest project in innogy’s development portfolio, will comprise up to 200 turbines located 165km off the UK’s North […]

  • UK: Forewind Launches Consultation on Ornithology Addendum

    2 October 2013

    Forewind has launched a consultation process on an ornithology addendum (relating to the cumulative and in-combination assessment) for the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application. The addendum has been produced following the receipt of additional ornithology data relating to other developments in the North Sea and the preparation of further environmental information on […]

  • Heatex to Keep GE Haliade-X Wind Turbines Cool

    3 March 2021
    Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has selected Heatex as the supplier of the generator cooling system for the Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. Heatex, a cleantech company specialized in air-to-air heat exchangers, will supply the generator cooling system consisting of heat exchangers and surrounding auxiliary components. Following a technical collaboration between GE and Heatex, focussed on optimizing the […]

  • BLG Teams Up with Port of Sunderland

    21 November 2014
    Ports & Logistics

    Great Britain is the world’s premier pioneer when it comes to offshore wind energy. In the North Sea, in the Irish Sea and in the English Channel there are several zones designated for the installation of offshore wind farms. In the third round of site allocations alone, so-called Round 3 of the UK’s Offshore Wind […]

  • Innogy: Sofia FID in Early 2021

    23 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Energy company innogy plans to make the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind project in early 2021. The FID will be reached once the contract conditions for possible supplier companies are established, innogy said. Onshore construction on the project is also expected to start in 2021, with offshore construction scheduled to […]

  • ‘Champions for Wind’ to Boost Careers in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    15 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Developers of the world’s largest offshore wind farm want to raise awareness of the potential career opportunities in offshore wind energy industry. ‘Champions for Wind’ is the name of careers education engagement programme. The initial phase will identify 10 secondary and special school teacher “champions” in the Yorkshire area, near Forewind’s first development, Dogger Bank […]

  • ABP Contracts IMES for Humber Ports Work

    30 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Associated British Ports (ABP) has signed a contract with IMES International to ensure the operational integrity of crane and bulk handling rigging equipment across its four ports in Humber, which will directly service UK’s Round 3 offshore wind farms, including the Dogger Bank, Hornsea and East Anglia projects.

  • Equitix Buys Statkraft’s 40% of Sheringham Shoal for GBP 558 Million

    15 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK fund manager Equitix will buy Statkraft’s 40% stake in the 316.8MW Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm for GBP 558 million, with the transaction expected to be completed by the end of December. 

  • 2.4GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm Gets Government’s OK

    17 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    UK Government has approved the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck A and B wind project, expected to support up to 900 green jobs in Yorkshire and Humberside and millions of pounds worth of investment in the UK’s economy. The project will include up to 400 wind turbines, around 130km off the coast of the East Riding of […]

  • Van Oord Picks Port of Tyne as Sofia Foundations Base

    23 March 2023
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected the Tyne Clean Energy Park at the Port of Tyne as the storage and marshalling base for the foundations of the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm. The site will be occupied from the third quarter of 2023, with the base operational from the first quarter of 2024, as the business […]

  • SeaRoc Success on Marine Tenders Leads to Expansion Across Offshore Team (UK)

    25 October 2011
    Contracts & Tenders

    Marine engineering company SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, have recruited a number of individuals to support a number of key contracts being awarded this year including the provision of two meteorological masts to Forewind on UK Round 3 offshore wind farm Dogger Bank. The team has widened to include additional QHSE experts as […]

  • Delegation Lobbies Region’s MPs over Dogger Bank Wind Farm (UK)

    12 October 2011

    MPs from Yorkshire and the Humber are being asked to support plans for a 2,600 turbine wind farm which could be built 100 miles off the…   (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, October 12, 2011

  • OHT Alfa Lift Blocks Falling Into Place

    21 January 2020
    Vessels

    The China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard has installed 78 out of 162 blocks in the dock of Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) new wind farm foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift. According to OHT, the hull structural steel construction of the remaining blocks is also taking shape. In total 103 of the 162 blocks have reached the […]

  • Equinor Dishes Out Offshore Wind Contracts

    1 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian energy major Equinor has awarded Nokia and NetNordic, and separately Origo Solutions with contracts to provide services on the company’s offshore wind farms. Origo Solutions will be responsible for the complete delivery of the common Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system which will be used to operate wind farms from Equinor’s new UK […]

  • Sofia Gets Electricity Generation Licence

    19 June 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority has granted an electricity generation licence to Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Limited.

  • Alfa Lift Ready for Final Assembly Works

    3 March 2020
    Vessels

    The China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard has launched the hull of Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) Alfa Lift vessel into the water, so it could be shifted to a site where the final assembly will take place.

  • Alfa Lift to Feature Red Rock Crane

    8 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Red Rock Marine has won a contract to deliver a 30T compact telescopic offshore crane for OHT’s semi-submersible offshore wind foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift. The 30T compact telescopic offshore crane will assist Alfa Lift’s main crane, supplied by Liebherr, during monopile installation. Red Rock plans to deliver the crane to a European yard within the first quarter of […]

  • Forewind Signs 2GW Grid Connection Contract with National Grid (UK)

    26 October 2011
    Grid Connection

    Forewind, development partner for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm zone, potentially the world’s largest wind energy project, has signed an agreement with National Grid for two 1GW grid connections potentially located in Teesside. Subject to the results of technical studies, yet to be completed, indications are that both grid connections could be at an […]