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  • Photo of the Day: Beatrice Jacket Readies for a Lift

    2 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) has shared a photo of the teams at Burntisland Fabrications’ (BiFab) facility in Methil preparing to upend one of the jacket foundations built for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm.

  • Beatrice Rocks On

    27 December 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The rock emplacement campaign for the installation of the first of two export cables in the Beatrice offshore wind farm export corridors and construction site started on 25 December, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) said in a construction update report.

  • Oleg Strashnov Installs First Beatrice Jacket Foundation

    14 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessel Oleg Strashnow has installed the first of 86 jacket foundations on the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • BOWL Starts Prepping Beatrice Crew Transfer Vessel Base

    9 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd. (BOWL) has begun the works on the disused corner of Wick Harbour which will become the base for the crew transfer vessels (CTVs) working on the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm.

  • Nexans Installs First Beatrice Export Cable

    8 December 2017
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans’ cable laying vessel Nexans Skagerrak has completed the laying and burial of the first 70-kilometer 220kV export cable which will connect the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm to the Scottish grid.

  • Top News of the Week, 25 – 31 December 2017

    31 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany Confirms Two Additional Offshore Wind Farm Links The German Federal Network Agency has added two more offshore wind farm connection systems to the revised Offshore Grid Development Plan (O-NEP) 2030. 32 Beatrice Foundations In Place Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Oleg Strashnov installed the 32nd of 86 jacket foundations on the 588MW Beatrice offshore […]

  • Bladt Starts Working on Beatrice Jacket Foundations

    22 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Bladt Industries has welded together the first pieces of what are to be jacket foundations which will support 30 wind turbines at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm off Scotland. The first x-braces and upper A-frames for the four-legged jacket foundations have been welded at Bladt’s Lindoe facility. Surface treatment will commence shortly, and the upper […]

  • Highland Councilors to Consider Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    12 June 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Highland Council will consider Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm plan next week, following a request for consideration from the Scottish Government. The local authority has advised that the councilors do not object to the plan, BBC reports. Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) submitted an application to Scottish Ministers in April 2012 for consent to develop […]

  • Leask Marine Finishes Work in UK Waters

    14 August 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    Leask Marine has completed buoy activities at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea.

  • Beatrice Counts to 70

    5 April 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Jack-up vessel Pacific Orca is installing the 70th Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbine on the 588MW Beatrice wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) said. In total, Beatrice will comprise 84 wind turbines once fully built. The wind turbines are being commissioned shortly after the installation. Swire Blue Ocean’s […]

  • BiFab Taps Francis Brown For Beatrice Turbine Boat Landings

    9 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Teesside-headquartered Francis Brown Ltd has won a contract to fabricate 26 steel boat landings for the wind turbines that will be located at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm.

  • Second Beatrice OTM Topside Falling Into Place

    8 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The topside of the second Siemens Offshore Transformer Module (OTM2) is currently being installed on the Beatrice wind farm off Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) said in the latest Notice of Operations.

  • Oleg Strashnov Gets Back to Beatrice After Merkur OSS Gig

    15 January 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Oleg Strashnov has returned to the Beatrice project after having installed the substation topside at the Merkur offshore wind farm site in German part of the North Sea.

  • Rovco Inks Framework Agreement for Beatrice OWF

    19 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Rovco has signed a framework agreement for subsea inspection and survey works on the Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland. The company is carrying out inspection and survey work at nominated jacket foundation locations and export and inter-array cables, which will assist in informing the current condition and any potential maintenance planning at the site. […]

  • HiDef to Survey Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

    15 June 2015
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) has secured a contract with SSE to provide services to the Beatrice offshore wind farm. Speaking on the award, HiDef’s Commercial Director, Kit Hawkins said: “Beatrice is a hugely important project for the UK’s offshore wind industry, being one of the first to be granted a Contract for Difference by the […]

  • BOWL to Consult on Beatrice OWF

    18 November 2014
    Grid Connection

    Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) will be holding public consultation events this week in Moray to engage with local residents on the detailed planning application covering the onshore transmission work connected with the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm project. The Beatrice Offshore wind farm, situated in the Outer Moray Firth 13.5km from the Caithness Coast, is […]

  • Siem Wraps Up Boulder Removal Works at Beatrice

    18 April 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors has completed pre-construction boulder removal works on the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland. According to a Notice of Operations, issued by Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), Siem N-Sea completed the boulder removal works along parts of the array cable routes and at various foundation locations on 12 April. The vessel deployed a […]

  • JDR Completes Beatrice Inter-Array Cables

    25 August 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Hartlepool-based subsea cable specialist JDR has manufactured the inter-array cables for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm, Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (BOWL) said.

  • ERSG Wins Beatrice Staffing Contract

    26 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) has chosen ERSG, a UK-headquartered supplier of contract and permanent placements to the energy sector, to provide contract wind professionals for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm project. Nigel Wilson, Head of Offshore Wind at ERSG, said: “We are delighted to have been selected by SSE to staff this prestigious project and […]

  • First Beatrice OTM Heads for Installation

    6 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) has left Rosyth and is on its way to the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • Seajacks Hydra to Help Out with Beatrice OTM Commissioning

    9 April 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The jack-up vessel Seajacks Hydra will arrive on the Beatrice site this week and connect to OTM 1, the first of the two Siemens Offshore Transformer Modules that the wind farm will feature, to provide accommodation facilities during its commissioning.

  • Nexans Completes Beatrice Export Cable Works, OTMs Preparing for Energisation

    17 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans has completed all export cable installation and burial works at the Beatrice site, where Siemens Transmission and Distribution team has started commissioning works on the recently installed second Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) in preparation for the energisation of the system. 

  • 30 Jackets to Go on Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

    15 May 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting has installed 56 out of the 86 jacket foundations on the Beatrice Offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), said.

  • Scots Want Offshore Wind Community Benefits

    28 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    The Highland Council has asked the Scottish government to help local authorities in setting a recommended level of community benefit for offshore wind developments. In addition, the Highland Council has asked for rapid progress to be made to agree a position on the devolution of Crown Estate incomes to Scotland and beyond to local authority level […]

  • Photo of the Day: Smulders Lines Up Scottish Projects’ Jackets in Newcastle

    13 November 2017

    Smulders has published a photo of its Newscastle site at night, housing jacket foundations for the Beatrice and Aberdeen Bay offshore wind farms that find their mirror in the Tyne river.

  • Aberdeen Uni to Monitor Dolphins & Porpoises at Beatrice OWF

    10 February 2017
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    From 15 February to 15 March, Aberdeen University will deploy seabed-mounted scientific equipment at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site, as well as outside its borders in the Moray Firth, to monitor marine mammals.