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  • First Steel Cut for Havfram’s Hybrid Jack-Up

    4 September 2023
    Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Vessels

    The first steel has been cut for Havfram’s first wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) which is being built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard in China. In 2021, Havfram signed a letter of intent with China’s CIMC-Raffles to build a series of next-generation wind turbine installation vessels. The NG20000X self-propelled jack-up will be able to […]

  • Multi-Billion-Dollar Investment Needed to Meet Global Offshore Wind Targets by 2026 – Report

    18 August 2023
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The global offshore wind supply chain will require USD 27 billion of secured investment by 2026 if it is to meet a fivefold growth in annual installations (excluding China) by 2030, according to the global research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie. The figure is based on Wood Mackenzie’s base case outlook which forecasts annual capacity […]

  • Giant Jack-Up Voltaire Soon to Install First Turbines at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    3 August 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The campaign to install the first turbines at the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm is underway, with Jan De Nul’s Voltaire jack-up vessel leaving the Able Seaton Port with the first batch of wind turbines and heading to the offshore construction site about 130 kilometres off the east coast of Yorkshire, the UK. […]

  • Four Seacat’s CTVs Hired for Race Bank Construction Ops

    20 April 2016
    Vessels

    DONG Energy and Seacat Services have signed a two-year contract for four crew transfer vessels to support construction operations at the Race Bank offshore wind farm. Ian Baylis, Managing Director of Seacat Services, said: “Our work with DONG Energy on Race Bank over the coming months will enable us to channel further investment into the local supply chain by […]

  • Race Bank Produces First Power

    18 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Electricity has been generated for the first time at DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm located off the North Norfolk coast.

  • First Race Bank Offshore Substation In Place

    17 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm got the first of two of its offshore substations last week, Smulders reports. The topside and the jacket of the Race Bank 02 substation, loaded out back in June, were successfully installed at the site off Norfolk, UK, by Seaway Heavy Lifting. Iemants and Engie Fabricom are currently building […]

  • Race Bank’s OSS Almost Done

    13 June 2016

    On 8 June, Iemants, part of Eiffage Group, completed the load-out of the jacket for the Race Bank substation. The load-out and sail-away of the topside will take place in the coming weeks, Smulders, also part of Eiffage, reported on its social media pages. Works on connecting Race Bank wind farm’s offshore cables to the ones […]

  • J. Murphy to Build Race Bank Onshore Substation for Dong

    17 March 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dong Energy has awarded a £21.8 million contract to J. Murphy & Sons Limited for construction of an onshore substation for the Race Bank offshore wind farm development project. Race Bank, when operational, will have a capacity of up to 580 megawatts, enough to power over 400,000 UK homes. The wind farm will be located […]

  • Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm Goes Full Throttle

    1 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Full power output has been achieved at Ørsted’s Race Bank offshore wind farm located off the North Norfolk coast, UK.

  • Race Bank Switches On

    13 June 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and its project partners, Macquarie and Sumitomo, officially opened the 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm on 13 June at a ceremony in Grimsby, UK.

  • DONG Boasts Local Content at Race Bank

    24 August 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    Eight offshore wind technicians from the Humber area are about to start work on the installation of wind turbine foundations at DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm. Race Bank is located off the North Norfolk coast and is being built out of DONG Energy’s construction base in the Grimsby Fish Docks. The offshore […]

  • Second Race Bank OSS En Route to UK

    6 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The second offshore substation for the Race Bank offshore wind farm set sail to the UK on 5 March, ENGIE Fabricom and Iemants reported.

  • Race Bank SOV Getting SMST Crane

    2 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch SMST has been awarded a contract for the delivery of a 3D motion compensated crane (MCC) for Østensjø Rederi’s new Service Operation Vessel (SOV) which will be deployed at the 580MW Race Bank wind farm offshore UK. The SMST motion compensated crane is designed to transfer equipment to an offshore wind turbine using 3D motion compensation. The crane […]

  • Dong Decides to Build Race Bank

    24 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has decided to construct Race Bank offshore wind farm, located in the Greater Wash area, approximately 27 km off the east coast of Britain. Race Bank will have a capacity of up to approx. 580MW and is expected to be fully commissioned in 2018. The wind farm will be constructed and operate under […]

  • The Crown Estate Comments Race Bank Announcement

    13 December 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has commented the announcement on Race Bank sale. DONG Energy has acquired a 100 per cent ownership interest in the UK offshore wind development project Race Bank from Centrica. Huub den Rooijen, Head of Offshore Wind at The Crown Estate, said: “We’ve seen some big announcements in offshore wind over the past month […]

  • Diamond Transmission Partners Acquires Race Bank Link

    10 October 2019
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Diamond Transmission Partners has signed an agreement with the owners of the Race Bank offshore wind farm to acquire the project’s transmission assets. Diamond Transmission Partners, a partnership of Diamond Transmission Corporation Ltd and HICL Infrastructure PLC, was selected as the preferred bidder for the Race Bank offshore transmission license in June last year. The transmission […]

  • DONG and Macquarie Go Halfsies on Race Bank

    21 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has entered into an agreement to sell 50% of Race Bank, a 573 megawatt (MW) UK offshore wind farm project, to Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 and Macquarie Capital, the principal investment arm of Macquarie Group – with equal interests. As part of the transaction, DONG and Macquarie have agreed on a framework […]

  • Race Bank Update: 4 Turbines Up, 87 to Go

    19 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The fourth wind turbine has been installed at the Race Bank offshore wind farm in the UK, A2SEA’s spokesperson told Offshore WIND this morning (19 May).

  • A2SEA to Install Race Bank Turbines

    7 July 2015

    A2SEA is to provide their specialist purpose-built offshore installation vessel SEA CHALLENGER to install the 91 Siemens Wind Power 6MW turbines at Dong Energy’s the 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm from early 2017. ”Signing the contract for Race Bank OWF is a very important milestone for us. A2SEA is an acknowledged and trusted player in […]

  • A2SEA Installs All Race Bank Turbines

    18 December 2017
    R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has installed the last turbine at Ørsted’s 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm located off the North Norfolk coast in the UK.

  • Ørsted to Officially Open 573MW Race Bank on 13 June

    29 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and its Race Bank project partners, Macquarie and Sumitomo, will hold an inauguration ceremony for the 573MW offshore wind farm in Grimsby, UK, on 13 June.

  • Photo of the Day: Race Bank Technicians’ Ride Comes Along

    12 January 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Our latest photo of the day shows Seacat Services’ crew transfer vessel (CTV) Seacat Volunteer picking up technicians from the substation at Ørsted’s 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm located off the North Norfolk coast, UK.

  • UK: Achieving Government’s Consent Important Milestone for Race Bank Project

    6 July 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, today announced that its proposed Race Bank offshore wind farm project has received consent from the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The project, which is subject to final investment approval, could meet the equivalent annual electricity demand of over 450,000 homes. Race Bank has been consented for […]

  • CWind Springs into Action at Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    5 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Colchester-based offshore services provider CWind has recently carried out urgent inspection and repair projects on the 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm currently under construction off Norfolk, UK.

  • SgurrEnergy Stays at Race Bank to Monitor Construction and Operations

    22 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    SgurrEnergy has been awarded the construction monitoring contract of the 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm, followed by a 15-year operations monitoring phase.

  • Dong, Jan De Nul Ink Race Bank Cabling Deal

    12 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Dong Energy has signed an agreement with the Jan De Nul Group for the installation of subsea export cables at the Race Bank offshore wind development project in the UK. Jan De Nul Group has experience within dredging, and has now extended its business into cable installation. Race Bank offshore wind farm, when operational, will […]