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  • 20 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    The installation of the second of the four export cables on London Array Offshore Wind Farm that will connect the onshore substation at Cleve Hill to the two offshore substations in the outer Thames Estuary has been successfully completed. Specialized cable-laying vessel, Stemat Spirit, installed all the 4,400 tonne cables in the Swale. London Array […]

  • 29 April 2011

    Anarbeitung GmbH subsidiary of Voestalpine has received a contract to supply 20,000 tonnes of heavy metal plates for the offshore wind power project “London Array”. The sales volume of signed contract is in the tens of millions, the contract deadline is one year. The heavy metal plates are produced in the cutting center in Linz […]

  • 4 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 630MW London Array, the world’s largest operating offshore wind farm, has marked four years since its official opening on 4 July, 2013.

  • 31 August 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Walney Extension, a 659MW wind farm in the Irish Sea, is scheduled to become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm in a few days and throw the 630MW London Array off the throne. 

  • 2 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Two subsea cables which connect the London Array offshore wind farm to the shore are about to be bought by Mitsubishi Corporation and Barclays Plc investment fund, Reuters informs. The investment of around JPY 100 billion includes the acquisition of 55km of power transmission cable and the accompanying offshore transformer facilities, which the companies are […]

  • 18 July 2013

    On July 4, DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar officially opened the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister David Cameron, alongside other dignitaries. Over 350 people attended the inauguration at Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent.  London Array first started generating power in October 2012. The 175th turbine was […]

  • 9 April 2014

    London Array’s first full winter of generation saw the offshore wind farm making a valuable contribution to Kent and the UK’s renewable electricity needs. In the six months from October 2013 to the end of March 2014, the wind farm’s 175 turbines produced 1.5 TWh of clean power – equivalent to the annual consumption of […]

  • 26 October 2012
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Six days after the final foundation was installed at London Array the project has achieved another milestone – all array cables have now been installed at the offshore site. The installation of the last array cable was completed on Thursday 25th October by the The Normand Flower. 187 cables have been installed by a combination […]

  • 26 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has extended its Balance of Plant (BoP) work scope for the London Array offshore wind farm to provide subsea services, including inspection of the substation and all 175 Siemens turbines.

  • 28 October 2013
    Environment

    The world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array could be affected by what is thought to be the worst storm in five years to hit Britain. The U.K. Met Office said that this storm, named after St. Jude, would approach from the Atlantic on path across the southwest and southern Wales before moving north-eastwards […]

  • 10 April 2013

    The commissioning of the London Array’s 175th and final turbine happened at 16.09 on Saturday, 6 April. Thus, full capacity has now been reached at the 630MW first phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The following is a video of foundation and turbine installation at the London Array Offshore Wind Farm: [mappress] Offshore […]

  • 11 March 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    As people begin arriving in Brussels on Sunday for the EWEA 2011 Annual Event, it’s a safe bet that many of them will be talking about what is expected to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The three developers of the London Array announced on Tuesday that the first of 177 foundations has now […]

  • 13 March 2012

    In conjunction with Gardline’s client’s London Array, a competition is being launched with schools in the Thanet area, to name a wind farm support vessel. This vessel which will be based out of Ramsgate, Kent, will be the third crew transfer vessel being supplied by Gardline to service the London Array Wind Farm The 17m […]

  • 2 April 2012

    The velocity of the project implementation and a pretty tight schedule have prompted one of the major contractors of the London Array wind farm project to hire an air service provider for its workers, Yourcountry reports. “Everybody involved in the London Array project is working to very tight deadlines to bring phase 1 of this […]

  • 21 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    German energy company RWE has won an operations and maintenance (O&M) services contract for the London Array offshore wind farm, in which RWE holds a 30 per cent stake. Under the ten-year O&M contract, the company will start delivering services for the offshore wind farm in early 2023. According to RWE, over the past year, […]

  • 11 January 2013

     As the largest consented offshore windfarm to date, London Array is also the largest generator management project to date, and CWind has been working closely with Siemens and EP Tools since January 2012, offering a complete generator management service – installation, commissioning, servicing, maintain/repair and refuelling for all the EP Tools supplied generators on site, […]

  • 29 October 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar today announced that the first power had been produced at the London Array Offshore Wind Farm. The 630MW scheme, located in the Thames Estuary, will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The development has been under construction since March 2011 and 152 of the 175 turbines have now been […]

  • 19 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Phase 2 of the London Array offshore wind farm will not be developed, the consortium behind the project informed today. Members of the consortium (DONG Energy owns 50%, E.ON has 30% and Masdar has 20%) reviewed their respective portfolios, the technical challenges and the environmental uncertainties surrounding the site, which require a wait of at […]

  • 21 December 2011
    Grid Connection

    In October 2011, the connection from National Grid’s substation to the Canterbury-Kemsley 400kV overhead power lines was completed, so the National Grid’s substation is now operational and the construction compound is being dismantled. In January 2012, London Array Ltd expects to connect the National Grid substation to the London Array substation. This will power their […]

  • 8 February 2013

    Siemens, which operates a Zero Harm health and safety policy, has published a video of emergency exercise performed at the London Array offshore wind farm, off the British Coast of Kent. The situation is following: Two ships collide and one crashes into one of Siemens’ wind turbines at the London Array offshore wind farm. Five […]

  • 26 April 2012
    Grid Connection

    In an area where the London Array Offshore Wind Farm export cables and the Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm cables cross each other, these high voltage cables are being protected by rock placements. In total, four rock berms will be created, each approximately 150 metres long, 15 metres wide. Due to the height of the […]

  • 7 February 2012

    London Array is announcing challenge to come up with a name for the third and final crew transfer vessel being supplied by Gardline to service the wind farm from the base at Ramsgate Port. The 17m aluminium catamaran, or Alicat – specifically designed to transfer technicians to offshore sites – is due to enter service […]

  • 7 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Harwich International Port has announced a new contract with Aarsleff Bilfinger Berger Joint Venture (ABJV) to act as their UK installation port for Phase 1 of the London Array Offshore Wind Farm. ABJV are the project’s installation contractor and were appointed by the wind farm’s developers, DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar. At 1,000MW, the project […]

  • 8 April 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Full capacity has now been reached at the 630MW first phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array. The commissioning of the 175th and final turbine happened at 16.09 on Saturday, 6 April. With all turbines now exporting power to the national grid, London Array is expected to produce enough green electricity […]

  • 15 June 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has awarded the Australian engineering company Worley with a contract to provide inspection and maintenance services of the lifting equipment at the London Array wind farm off the UK. Under the contract, Worley will carry out statutory inspections and general maintenance of the wind turbine cranes and lifts across all of the wind […]

  • 10 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) today announced a £58.6 million investment in the world’s largest offshore wind farm – London Array. The investment will refinance a significant portion of Masdar’s 20% equity stake in the project. GIB’s senior debt commitment is being made alongside co-lenders: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd; KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH; […]