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  • 6 Alpha Associates Issues Gwynt y Mor Cable Clearance Certificates

    2 September 2014
    Grid Connection

    6 Alpha Associates, the strategic advisor for managing specialist risks, has completed a comprehensive, five-month Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) risk management project and as a direct result, has issued final cable UXO clearance certificates to Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, a 160- turbine project located in Liverpool Bay. The completion of the activity and the […]

  • Cammell Laird Appoints New Energy Head

    6 January 2017
    Vessels

    Birkenhead-based shipyard and engineering services company Cammell Laird is to ramp up its operations in the energy sector with the appointment of a new managing director. Jonathan Brown has joined the energy division of Cammell Laird from Rolls Royce where he led its nuclear new build and projects group. Brown has previously worked for BNFL, Serco and […]

  • APEM Keeping an Eye on Gwynt y Môr’s Wildlife

    15 July 2016
    Environment

    APEM is carrying out an initial first year of post-construction aerial surveys at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, located off the coast of North Wales. The works commenced this month with the initial contract running for 12 months, with a potential extension for a further two years. Ultra-high resolution aerial surveys will monitor birds and marine […]

  • UK: Specialist Subsea Services Completes Work on Gwynt Y Mor Offshore Wind Farm

    14 January 2013

    Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S3), a provider of ROV, survey and vessel services to the international energy industry, recently completed 100 days’ of work on Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of North Wales. S3 mobilised a team of 15 people to visit all 160 locations for turbines at a value in […]

  • Community in Flintshire to Benefit from Offshore Gwynt y Mor Wind Farm (UK)

    13 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    COMMUNITY projects in Flintshire will benefit from more than £19m in funding from the offshore Gwynt y Môr wind farm project, based in…   by Francesca Elliott (flintshirechronicle) [mappress] Source: flintshirechronicle, October 13, 2011

  • Kinewell Energy: KLOC Cuts Cable Costs and Electrical Losses

    28 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Kinewell Energy has re-designed an existing offshore wind farm in a case study which demonstrated that its new software, KLOC, could have saved the developers 3% of the installed cable cost had the technology been available when the wind farm was designed. The North East of England based company used the 576 MW Gwynt-y-mor in the case study. The software […]

  • Industry’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Could Generate Enough Power for 400,000 Households

    8 June 2010
    R&D

    Soren Ditlev, head of MarketScape Renewable Energy, applauds this: “Our analysts have followed the developments around Gwynt y Mor closely, and we are exited about this major breakthrough.” MarketScape supports the offshore wind energy community with the Offshore Wind NewsCatalyst – a global business information service, offering daily intelligence for business professionals with a focus […]

  • Babcock Deploys FORECAST LiDAR off Aberdeen

    23 December 2016
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based engineering support services company Babcock has deployed its floating LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology to provide offshore wind data to the proposed Aberdeen offshore wind farm, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). Babcock’s floating LiDAR system, FORECAST, has been installed as part of a 12 month contract to collect […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Capacity Exceeds 5GW

    22 June 2015

    RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind and marine energy industries, is highlighting the fact that 5.054GW is now installed in UK waters, which is a significant milestone in the sector. The threshold was crossed when Gwynt y Mor wind farm, off the coast of North Wales, was officially inaugurated last week. The wind farm […]

  • Alicat Delivers Wind Farm Vessel to Gardline

    19 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Alicat Workboats Ltd. has delivered ‘Gardian 14’ to Gardline Environmental. The Alicat 20m catamaran has already sailed from Great Yarmouth to work alongside her 4 sister vessels already working on the Gwynt Y Mor offshore wind farm project. The vessel, which can carry 12 technicians alongside 3 crew members, is fitted with Caterpillar C32 main […]

  • Siemens Chooses SMC for Baltic 2 Marine Coordination

    4 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) has begun another contract with Siemens Wind Power to provide marine coordination. The provision of services for the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm started at the beginning of July 2014 and sees SMC providing marine coordination on five offshore wind farm construction projects at once. Instructed by Siemens, SMC’s innovative […]

  • UK: Ofgem Appoints TCP as Preferred Bidder for HV Link to Lincs Offshore Wind Farm

    9 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Ofgem have appointed the preferred bidder for the first project in the second round of tenders (known as Transitional Round 2) to own and operate offshore links for the Lincs project. This is the second largest offshore transmission project to have reached this stage; the estimated value of the assets is £282 million. Transmission Capital […]

  • RWE Innogy Completes Metocean Buoy Tests

    11 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Following the completion of tests on the EOLOS FLS200 metocean buoy, RWE Innogy has ended its research series into four floating measuring platforms which have all fulfilled the availability and measuring accuracy requirements specified by the Carbon Trust as conditions for the stage of pre-commercial maturity. Two buoys were tested in the Netherlands, and two in RWE Innogy’s offshore wind farm, Gwynt y […]

  • Global Marine Systems Wins Cable Deal for Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    6 January 2011
    Grid Connection

    RWE npower renewables has awarded a multi-million pound contract to UK firm Global Marine Systems to install offshore export cables at… (powergenworldwide) [mappress] Source: powergenworldwide, January 06, 2011

  • Prontoport Wins Contract Extension from Siemens

    14 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    UK-based renewable energy specialist Prontoport has won an additional 2-year contract from Siemens to support the commissioning and build of several new offshore wind farms. The latest contract is with Siemens Projects, the part of the business which constructs new wind farms, and the initial two year period carries an option to extend for a further […]

  • European Commission Clears Sale of GIB Offshore Wind Portfolio

    24 May 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved the sale of the UK Green Investment Bank’s (GIB) offshore wind farm portfolio to Macquarie Group Limited of Australia and Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USSL) of the UK.

  • Linklaters Helps Offshore Transmission Projects in UK Market to Reach Financial Close

    29 September 2011
    Grid Connection

      Linklaters has advised on each of the first three offshore transmission projects in the UK market to reach financial close, reinforcing the firm’s market-leading reputation in the renewables and wider energy sector. Linklaters advised a consortium of Transmission Capital Limited, Amber Infrastructure and International Public Partnerships (together, Transmission Capital Partners) in relation to the […]

  • LOC Sets Up Renewables Division

    6 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    International marine and engineering consultancy LOC Group, comprising LOC and Longitude, has created LOC Renewables, a focused team of consultants to bring the group’s capabilities to the offshore renewable energy sector.

  • UK Offshore Wind Farms 30% More Productive in 2015

    31 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Wind farms offshore the UK generated 17.4 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2015, a 30% increase compared to 13.4 TWh of power generated by offshore wind in 2014, according to a report released today by the UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). The 30% leap in power generated by offshore wind farms was attributed […]

  • Safety Technology to Open New Centre at Port of Mostyn

    16 January 2014
    Ports & Logistics, Training & Education

    South Wales based safety training provider Safety Technology Ltd, announced their plans to open a state-of-the art Wind Energy safety training centre in the Mostyn region this week. With support from the Welsh Assembly Government, the RenewableUK and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) accredited training provider will be developing a new safety training facility on-site at […]

  • UK: Sima Charters Orders Second Truk 20T Catamaran

    25 June 2013

    Ruud Lievaart, owner of Netherlands-based Sima Charters, has inked the agreement for a second CTruk 20T multi-purpose catamaran during Seawork International in Southampton this week. For CTruk this important signing means that every client it works with has taken a second CTruk vessel. The new 18.5m composite workboat, to be named SC Falcon, is expected […]

  • Tidal Transit Equipping Its CTVs with Marfle Diagnostics

    4 October 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    Tidal Transit’s crew transfer vessels (CTVs) Eden Rose and Tia Elizabeth are the first two in the company’s fleet to be fitted with Marfle data collectors, after the UK CTV operator signed an agreement with the marine fleet productivity specialists Marfle.

  • Rix Sea Shuttle Scores Two Contracts with Siemens

    28 August 2014

    Offshore vessel operator Rix Sea Shuttle has landed two contracts with Siemens. The Rix Lion, the largest and newest vessel in the company’s fleet, has been employed by the engineering giant to carry out lube oil changes on the gear boxes at the adjoining wind farms Lynn and Inner Dowsing off the south Lincolnshire coast. […]

  • Linklaters Advises Transmission Capital Partners on First Two Acquisitions of UK Offshore Transmission Assets

    21 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Linklaters has advised on the first two offshore transmission projects in the UK market to reach financial close to date, reinforcing the firm’s excellent reputation in the renewables and transmission sectors. Linklaters advised a consortium of Transmission Capital Limited, Amber Infrastructure and International Public Partnerships (together, Transmission Capital Partners) in relation to the acquisition and […]

  • Hip Hip Array – RenewableUK Welcomes London Array’s Full Operation

    8 April 2013

    RenewableUK has welcomed the announcement that all 175 turbines at the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm, London Array, are now generating clean electricity. The turbines were installed in the Thames Estuary between January and December last year. First power was generated in October 2012 and with the 175th turbine now online, Phase One of […]

  • Marine Designs Sets Up Pontoons for Humber Gateway

    4 November 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Pontoon specialist Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has completed its 11th offshore wind related project with the installation of crew transfer pontoons in Grimsby Fish Docks for E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm Project.  The company, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, designs, builds and installs heavy-duty, 50-year design life ‘DockMaster’ concrete pontoon systems. […]