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  • 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 […]

  • Rampion Export Cable Works Heating Up

    10 July 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Works on the export cables which will bring ashore the energy generated by the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm are scheduled to gather pace in the next couple of weeks, according to a notice to mariners.

  • JECS Offshore Completes Rampion Duty

    28 January 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    UK-based JECS Offshore Scaffolding Ltd has just completed its contract to supply scaffolding access services on the Rampion wind farm offshore Sussex. JECS has recorded some 34,000 man-hours on the project without a single lost time incident, injury or accident during the entire 24 months that the company worked on the project. The contract brought […]

  • E.ON: Rampion OWF to Boost Port Regeneration at Newhaven

    16 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has today received consent from the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the Rt Hon Ed Davey MP, for its Rampion Offshore Wind Farm development. This decision means Rampion is set to become the first offshore wind farm off the south coast of England. Consent has been given for a wind […]

  • 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.

  • VBMS Brings Moby Dig to Dry Land

    3 July 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    An excavator stranded while working on the Rampion offshore wind project in Sussex has been lifted and brought to dry land.

  • Top News of the Week, May 18-24, 2015

    24 May 2015

    Siemens Installs 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype The new Siemens offshore flagship wind turbine of the type SWT-7.0-154 has now been installed as a prototype. E.ON Confirms Investment Decision for EUR 1.9 Bln Rampion OWF Today, E.ON confirmed the investment decision for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. The total investment is approximately […]

  • 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 Unearths Ancient Execution Scene

    7 June 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Human remains dating back to the 11th century were found during excavation work on the South Downs for the Rampion offshore wind farm, with the body showing signs of a traumatic death, E.ON said. Archaeologists from Archaeology South East, UCL, working on behalf of the Rampion project, uncovered the well-preserved remains of the adult male […]

  • Altitec Lifts Rampion Installation Team

    7 August 2017
    Technology, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based turbine blade access and repair specialist Altitec has delivered the last of an initial batch of five ActSafe ACX powered ascenders to the installation team at the Rampion offshore wind farm.

  • Rampion Shakes Off Bad Weather

    25 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Rampion offshore wind farm project remains on schedule with the installation of the first turbine foundation due to start this week, despite adverse weather conditions disrupting enabling works to prepare the seabed, according to E.ON. The 400MW project, being built by E.ON, the UK Green Investment Bank and Canadian energy company Enbridge, 13km off the Sussex […]

  • Photo of the Day: Blown Away by Sunset at Rampion

    28 September 2017

    E.ON has posted a photo showing the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm at sunset off Sussex, UK.

  • Ofgem Selects Rampion OFTO Preferred Bidder

    2 September 2019
    Grid Connection

    Ofgem has selected Transmission Capital Partners as the preferred bidder for the long-term license and operation of the transmission link connecting the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm to the UK grid. Transmission Capital Partners is a consortium comprising International Public Partnerships Limited, Amber Infrastructure, and Transmission Investment. The latest scheme represents the eighth Offshore Transmission Owner […]

  • Top News of the Week, 29 Aug – 4 Sep 2016

    4 September 2016

    Adwen Preparing Bremerhaven Site for 8MW Prototype Offshore wind turbine maker Adwen has begun the civil works on the site in Bremerhaven where the first prototype of its AD 8-180 wind turbine will be installed. Report: Gamesa and Siemens Turn Down GE’s Bid for Adwen Gamesa and Siemens have rejected GE’s first bid to buy […]

  • CWind to Install Fibre Optic Cable at Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

    17 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has awarded CWind, part of the Global Marine Group, with a contract to install a fibre optic cable at the Rampion offshore wind farm, under construction 13 kilometres off the coast of Sussex, UK.

  • Hexatronic Cable Heading to Rampion

    5 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Swedish fiber optic cable infrastructure provider Hexatronic is delivering 17.5 kilometres of its double armored 96 fiber submarine cable to the Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • EDS HV Concludes Rampion Works

    5 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    EDS HV Group has completed cable termination and testing works at the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm located off Sussex, UK.

  • Vysiion Wins Rampion Onshore Cable Contract

    10 May 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Vysiion has secured a contract to support a 108-kilometre fibre link installation for the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm. Carillion is the main contractor for the onshore connection, a project that will involve the installation of cable over a distance of approximately 26 kilometres from landfall near Shoreham on Sea to Bolney, West Sussex. Vysiion will support Carillion’s […]

  • E.ON to Host Rampion OWF ‘Meet the Buyer’ Event (UK)

    23 January 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    E.ON will be hosting a Rampion Offshore Wind Farm ‘Meet the Buyer’ event at the Amex Stadium, Brighton on Wednesday 26th February 2014 from 10.00am. The aim of the event is to inform local businesses of the opportunities that may exist during the construction and operation of the project. Delegates attending the event will receive […]

  • Wind Solution on Rampion Duty

    26 April 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    C-bed’s flotel Wind Solution has arrived to Sussex to provide offshore accommodation for the crews currently working on the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm.

  • Euskal Forging to Supply Flanges for Rampion Foundations

    17 June 2015

    Euskal Forging has recently won the contract to fully supply flanges for 116 foundations that will be installed on the Rampion offshore wind farm. The foundations will be manufactured and supplied by SIF GROUP BV. Under the contract, Euskal Forging will roll, heat treat, machine and deliver to the client 348 flanges, comprising 3 types (top and […]

  • Two Bombs Found at Rampion Site

    24 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    During the unexploded ordnance (UXO) surveys at the Rampion offshore wind site, two unexploded items have been found. The bombs, possibly from the Second World War 2 or even earlier, were located within close vicinity of each other within the offshore site. Nevertheless, the offshore construction is not affected by the UXO discovery. E.ON has issued a notice to […]

  • VIDEO: Animation of Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

    6 March 2013

    An application for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm project has been resubmitted by E.ON to the Planning Inspectorate on March 1st. The company revised the initial plans prior to the first submission of the application, reducing the maximum number of proposed turbines by 20, meaning the project would feature between 100 and 175 turbines, depending […]

  • Rampion Team Replacing Faulty Export Cables

    11 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Although the Rampion offshore wind farm is at a stage of looking at full commissioning, the project site recently saw boulder clearance and UXO identification works starting along one of its export cable routes, since the Rampion team has been replacing the initially installed export cables after identifying issues that would have affected the wind farm’s performance and longevity. 

  • Turbine Installation Set to Start at Rampion

    9 March 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel MPI Discovery has arrived at the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm and is getting ready to start installing first MHI Vestas turbines at the site.

  • Rampion O&M Base Now Under Construction

    16 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Construction of the Rampion Operations and Maintenance base at Newhaven Port is now underway, E.ON reports.