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  • Rampion OWF Blows Past Its Expected Generation in 2020

    29 January 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Rampion offshore wind farm has exceeded its power generation target in 2020 by generating over 1,600 GWh during the year, 15 per cent more than the assumed annual generation of 1,400 GWh. According to the Rampion team, the 400 MW offshore wind farm contributed to Britain’s greenest energy year yet, as 2020 saw record […]

  • Rampion O&M Base Open for Business

    29 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Maria Caulfield MP for Lewes has officially opened Rampion’s Operations and Maintenance base located at Newhaven Port’s East Quay within the Newhaven Enterprise Zone.

  • Rampion 2 Team Starts Informal Consultation

    15 January 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The Rampion 2 team has launched a four-week informal consultation this week to raise awareness and seek feedback on their initial proposals to expand the Rampion wind farm off the Sussex coast, UK. A full and formal consultation will follow later in the year, ahead of the submission of a development consent application to build […]

  • Rampion Champions Local Communities

    8 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Rampion Offshore Wind Ltd. is launching a GBP 4 million Rampion offshore wind farm community fund which is set to benefit communities across Sussex in South East England.

  • Rampion OWF Transmission Assets Sold to TCP

    19 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The transmission assets of the Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK have been sold to Transmission Capital Partners (TCP), a consortium comprising International Public Partnerships Limited, Amber Infrastructure Group, and Transmission Investment. The assets now owned by TCP comprise Rampion’s offshore and onshore substations, and offshore and onshore export cables. The sale follows the […]

  • Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    27 November 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm has generated first power after the first MHI Vestas 3.3MW turbine was brought online earlier this week, E.ON, the owner and developer of the wind farm, said.

  • Rampion Offshore Substation Jacket In Place

    13 January 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation jacket for the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm has been installed off the coast of Sussex, UK,  Babcock International Group reports. Babcock’s two-year Rampion contract involves the engineering, procurement and onshore construction of the 400MW substation topside and jacket. The Schiedam-based HSM Offshore procured and fabricated the Rampion jacket and piles under a subcontract from […]

  • Rampion Gives Back

    15 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Rampion and the Sussex Community Foundation has announced that the second round of grants has been distributed from the GBP 3.1 million community fund set up by the Rampion offshore wind farm last autumn.

  • Energy Workers Demand UK Content at Rampion OWF

    20 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    GMB, the UK union for energy workers, has commented on the announcement of the construction start early next year for the £1.3 billion Rampion offshore wind farm, urging the government and industry to push for more UK content on the project. Gary Smith, GMB National Secretary for energy, said: “Unless Government insists on guarantees on local […]

  • Rampion OSS Topside Touches Down off Sussex

    19 April 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Scaldis has installed the 2000-tonne offshore substation topside on the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm some 14 kilometres off the Sussex coast.

  • Partrac Awarded Rampion Metocean Support Work

    14 March 2016
    R&D

    Partrac Ltd has been contracted to carry out metocean support services for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The company will manage the supply, deployment, maintenance and delivery of metocean monitoring buoys over the duration of the construction phase of the wind farm. Partrac selected three Triaxys wave buoys equipped to measure currents to meet the data […]

  • Rampion Met Mast Lattice to Be Removed from Seabed

    28 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has filed an application to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for the removal of Rampion’s met mast lattice structure, which disconnected from the platform and collapsed into the water in 2014.  According to the document, the structure will be removed by Fugro Seacore, now one of Fugro GeoServices’ units, as the company integrated its geotechnical units […]

  • E.ON to Hold Public Consultations for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    26 January 2012

    E.ON is planning to construct the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm between 8 (13km) and 15 miles (24km) out to sea. The site can accommodate an installed capacity of up to 700 megawatts (MW), enough to power around 450,000 homes. Dave Rogers, Regional Director for Renewables at E.ON, says: “Round 3 challenges us to build even […]

  • Sussex Sees First Rampion Cash

    25 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Rampion Offshore Wind Ltd. and the Sussex Community Foundation have distributed the first grants from the GBP 3.1 million Rampion offshore wind farm community fund set up last year to benefit communities across Sussex, UK.

  • Canadian Company Buys 24.9% Stake in Rampion OWF

    5 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian energy company Enbridge has joined the Rampion offshore wind project by acquiring a 24.9 percent interest, becoming one of the three shareholders in Rampion Offshore Wind Limited. E.ON will remain the controlling shareholder at 50.1 percent, with the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) continuing to hold a 25 percent interest. E.ON and Enbridge […]

  • UK: Secretary of State Accepts Rampion OWF Application for Examination

    26 March 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State yesterday (March 25) accepted Rampion offshore wind farm application for examination. On March 1, the application was filed to the Planning Inspectorate by E.ON for a Development Consent Order for the proposed Rampion Offshore Wind project, situated approximately 13km off the coast of Sussex. The Planning Inspectorate will soon publish […]

  • RWE Opens Formal Consultation Ahead of DCO Application for Rampion 2

    14 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE, which is developing the Rampion 2 project on behalf of its project partners, has opened formal public consultation on draft proposals for the extension of the existing Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK. The consultation period is running from 14 July until 16 September, during which time people can find out more about […]

  • James Fisher Wins Rampion Pontoon Contract

    11 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has won a contract for the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of temporary pontoons at the Newhaven Port which will be used during the construction phase of the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm. JFMS has worked closely with its sister company Mojo Maritime on the Rampion pontoon project. With design work […]

  • Fugro Wraps Up First Phase of Rampion Cable Laying

    22 November 2016

    Fugro has completed the first phase of cable laying works at the Rampion offshore wind farm, after installing 60 cables – three more than originally planned. The operations started in August, with the subsea construction vessel Fugro Symphony transporting some 75km of cable to the Rampion site. Its sister vessel Fugro Saltire completed cable burial in November using […]

  • Rampion Out of Action

    12 November 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Rampion wind farm offshore Sussex, UK has been shut down due to a fault on the wind farm’s high voltage electrical distribution system, a spokesperson from the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm confirmed to Offshore WIND. According to BBC, the 400MW wind farm has been shut since 26 October. ”We are in the process of […]

  • E.ON Cleared to Build Pontoon at Rampion’s Base Port

    28 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted a licence for E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Rampion Offshore Wind to build a temporary pontoon at Newhaven Port to support the construction of the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm. As part of the Rampion OWF development, proposed by E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Rampion Offshore Wind Limited, an onshore operations […]

  • Locals Invited to Hear about Rampion

    18 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Newhaven Chamber of Commerce is organising an information event in Newhaven to discuss the latest developments with the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm currently under construction off the Sussex coast.  Chris Tomlinson, Development Manager, Rampion EON Climate and Renewables, will be the guest speaker at the event and he will bring those in attendance up […]

  • Royal National Lifeboat Institution Benefits from Rampion Fund

    27 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Rampion Offshore Wind Ltd. has made a GBP 100,000 donation to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) from the Rampion offshore wind farm community fund, set up to benefit communities across Sussex, UK.

  • Fugro Investigates Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

    11 December 2013
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is undertaking offshore geotechnical investigation operations for the proposed Rampion wind farm, which is developed by E.ON Climate and Renewables. The geotechnical investigation is carried out from the vessels MV Markab and MV Bucentaur at the wind farm’s location in the eastern English Channel. As part of this project, Fugro will also perform additional […]

  • Roxtec Seals Rampion Cables

    25 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Roxtec, a Swedish cable seal manufacturer with a UK base in Bury, has informed that it designed and supplied all cable seals for the Rampion offshore wind farm, located 13km off the coast of Sussex.

  • Rampion OSS Topside En Route to OWF Site

    3 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The topside for the Rampion offshore substation has departed Rosyth and is on its way to the project site.