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  • Beatrice Starts Giving Back

    1 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (BOWL) has completed the first round of awards to support transformational projects across the north of Scotland from the GBP 6 million Beatrice Community Fund.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • Final Five Turbines Embark for Beatrice

    8 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Swire Blue Ocean’s jack-up vessel Pacific Orca has loaded the last five Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines destined for the Beatrice offshore wind farm. Pacific Orca has been picking up the turbines in sets of five at the Nigg port, Siemens Gamesa’s pre-assembly base, and installing them at the site 13km off the Caithness coast in the UK. According […]

  • Siemens Working on Commissioning Beatrice OTM 1

    21 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Transmission and Distribution is carrying out commissioning works on the recently installed Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in preparation for the energisation of the system.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • Seatools Bags Beatrice OWF Deal

    4 October 2016

    Seaway Heavy Lifting has contracted Dutch subsea technology company Seatools as the provider of a piling template instrumentation and control system for the Beatrice offshore wind project. Seatools is in charge of the complete mechanical, electric, hydraulic, and software design of the piling template instrumentation and control system, which will be used for the offshore pile installation operations […]

  • Beatrice OWF Puts Scotland at Forefront of UK Construction Sector

    27 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Beatrice offshore wind project has positioned Scotland as the top UK region for construction contract value in May, for the second month in a row, according to the May edition of the Economic & Construction Market Review from the industry analyst Barbour ABI. The majority of the contracts awarded in May by value were in Scotland, […]

  • Beatrice Nears Double-Digit Turbine Milestone

    16 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Nine Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbines have so far been installed on the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) said.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Roxtec Safeguards Beatrice Cables

    24 April 2018

    Roxtec has delivered a package of cable sealing solutions for the Beatrice offshore wind farm off Scotland, including fireproof and watertight seals to secure high voltage cables on the two transformer modules.

  • BiFab Takes GBP 100 Million Slice of Beatrice Pie

    16 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Fife-based Burntisland Fabrications Ltd (BiFab) has won a GBP 100 million contract to supply 26 wind turbine jacket substructures for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm. The fabrication contract, awarded to BiFab by the EPCI Contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting, is due for delivery in two campaigns. 10 of the jacket substructures will be ready for delivery […]

  • Beatrice: Countdown to Jacket Installation Completion Starts

    20 June 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL), using its vessel Oleg Strashnov, installed the 77th jacket foundation at the Beatrice site on 20 June, according to some media posts from those involved in the project, following the project’s Notice to Mariners from 18 June that reported 76 jackets being in place.

  • All Beatrice OWF Cables Now In Place

    21 August 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors has completed the inter-array cable installation at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site, according to Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited’s (BOWL) social media post from 21 August. 

  • Beatrice Completes Concrete Work at Blackhillock

    28 April 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Construction teams have completed concrete pouring at Blackhillock where the onshore substation is being built for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm project, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) said.

  • Siem Offshore Contractors Sets Up UK Base in Scotland

    29 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC) has opened an office in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to serve as local project office and act as the focal point for the company’s UK market growth strategy. SOC will use the new office to carry out the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inter-array grid cable system for […]

  • Bladt to Build Beatrice Jackets

    16 June 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting has placed an order with Bladt Industries for 30 jacket foundations for the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm. Bladt Industries will manufacture 30 four-legged jacket foundations at its production facilities at Lindoe Industrial Park, Denmark. The jacket foundations will have a height of up to 71 metres and weigh up to 830 tonnes, with a footprint […]