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  • MMT to Clear Race Bank Cable Route

    27 July 2015

    MMT has been granted a contract from DONG Energy Wind Power for UXO inspections and excavations of various contacts with option on disposal and removal at Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, off the east coast of England. The Race Bank project is planned with 91 wind turbine generators, two offshore substations and two export cables. […]

  • DONG: Race Bank Array Cables Are UK All the Way

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

    DONG Energy has placed contracts with three different UK companies for the array cables at its 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm, marking the first time this Denmark-based energy company is using UK suppliers for the entire provision, installation and protection of array cables at one of its offshore wind farms. The array cables for Race Bank […]

  • Sea Installer Passes Quarter-Way Mark on Race Bank

    7 July 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s jack-up Sea Installer has, together with DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power, installed 23 out of 91 Siemens 6MW turbines on the 576MW Race Bank offshore wind farm off North Norfolk, UK.

  • Race Bank Inter-Array Cables Laid, Burial Soon to Be Completed

    7 September 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    All inter-array cables have been laid at the Race Bank offshore wind farm and the works on burial will be completed in the near future, DONG Energy, the owner and developer of the 573MW project off North Norfolk said.

  • Seven UK Offshore Wind Extension Projects Greenlighted as Race Bank Hits a Snag

    28 August 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has completed the plan level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for the 2017 offshore wind project extension applications confirming that seven out of the eight projects which applied will now progress to the award of rights. The HRA, which The Crown Estate has undertaken as a requirement of the Habitats Regulations, assesses the […]

  • Race Bank OSS Tandem Installed, Turbine Installation Up Next

    27 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Following the installation of the jacket foundation on 15 March, the 2,900t topside for the second offshore substation at the Race Bank offshore wind farm was installed over the weekend.

  • Sea Installer Reports for Race Bank Duty

    24 April 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has arrived in Hull to load the first turbine components and install them on DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm.

  • Atlantic Marine Clears Path for Race Bank Export Cables

    20 April 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantic Marine has completed the removal of boulders from the seabed where export cables for DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm will be laid.   The company used the ROV/boulder & UXO removal vessel Atlantic Explorer to carry out the task over a four-month period. Race Bank is located some 29 kilometres off Blakeney Point on […]

  • Inverlussa and Mainprize Land Race Bank Gig

    12 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has awarded a contract for offshore support during the construction of the 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm to a joint venture between Inverlussa Marine Services and Mainprize Offshore Ltd. The two-and-a-half-year, multi-million-pound contract will see the Inverlussa team and vessel working out of Grimsby and performing a number of roles including guard-asset protection, dive support, […]

  • Race Bank Substation Jacket In Place (Gallery)

    16 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation for the Race Bank 01 offshore substation (OSS), installed after the Race Bank 02 OSS, was placed and fixed to the seabed at the offshore wind farm site on 15 March, with the 2,900t topside up next.

  • Concerns Raised over Race Bank’s Cable Laying in Sutton Bridge

    8 August 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy is working on a solution to avoid damaging the Sutton Bridge marsh and the sea wall when cable connection works start on its Race Bank offshore wind farm. Councillors of the Sutton Bridge Parish Council voiced their concern over DONG’s cable work having the same effect as Centrica’s when it breached the sea […]

  • Innovation Installs First Foundation at Race Bank

    30 June 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea’s jack-up vessel Innovation has installed the first of 91 monopile foundations at DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank wind farm located approximately 17 miles off the coast of North Norfolk, UK, according to local media. The foundations, manufactured by Bilfinger Mars Offshore in Poland, will be spread over an area covering approximately 29 square miles. Following the installation of monopile foundations […]

  • Sea Installer Mobilising for Race Bank

    10 April 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s jackup Sea Installer is mobilising at the shipyard WD Close in Newcastle as the vessel is getting ready to start installing the 91 Siemens 6MW turbines at DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm at the end of April.

  • Race Bank to Get First Blades Produced in Hull

    30 November 2016

    With the official opening of Siemens blade factory in Hull set to take place today, DONG Energy informed that the first blades manufactured at the factory will be used at its Race Bank offshore wind farm. Brent Cheshire, DONG Energy’s UK Country Chairman, said: “DONG Energy is absolutely committed to investing in the UK so […]

  • Ørsted Stays on Upward Path

    9 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Ørsted reported DKK 1.8 billion (EUR 241.5 million) profit from offshore wind farms in the second quarter of 2018, an 8% jump compared to the same period last year.

  • NKT to Start Fabricating Race Bank’s Export Cables

    24 June 2015

    Following DONG Energy’s final investment decision for the Race Bank offshore wind farm, NKT announced that it will now start with the production of more than 150 kilometers of 220 kV high voltage submarine export cables. The cable will be manufactured in Cologne, Germany, with the first phase ready for installation in 2016. The second and last […]

  • Ørsted Names Seacat Safety Champion

    7 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has given Seacat Services a Safety Champion award for safety standards set by its crews and operations personnel working at the 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm located off the North Norfolk coast, UK.

  • Race Bank Powers UK’s First Offshore Wind Corporate PPA

    28 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed a long-term agreement with Northumbrian Water that will see the water company take almost a third of its renewable energy demand from Race Bank offshore wind farm. The 10-year deal is the first Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) of its kind in the UK and is an expansion of a renewable electricity supply […]

  • Ofgem Picks Race Bank OFTO

    20 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Ofgem has chosen Diamond Transmission Partners as the preferred bidder to own and operate the high voltage transmission link to Ørsted’s Race Bank offshore wind farm for the next 20 years.

  • DONG Energy Bans Norfolk Fishermen from Race Bank Site

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    DONG Energy has issued an injunction restricting fishermen to work in the Race Bank offshore wind farm site, 17 miles off the Norfolk coast.  The offshore wind developer is about to survey the seabed at the offshore wind farm site, and has banned the local fishermen to enter the area between August 15 and October 22.  NFFO Chief Executive, Barrie Deas, commented: […]

  • Sea Installer Gearing Up for Race Bank

    14 March 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ahead of the turbine installation at the Race Bank offshore wind farm, due to start at the end of April, A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has been fitted with four massive adapter rings for wind turbine tower sea fastening.

  • Two Buoys to Be Deployed at Race Bank OWF

    28 October 2014
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy plans to deploy two seabed mounted current profilers within the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm Site, on or around the 4th November 2014.  The deployment of both seabed mounted current profilers are expected to take no longer than a day and will be in situ for a maximum of two months, with an expected […]

  • DeepOcean Puts Echoscope to Work at Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    24 October 2017
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    DeepOcean has deployed Coda Octopus’ Echoscope real-time 3D sonar system on DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm project in the UK.

  • DONG Energy Buys Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    13 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Centrica plc has reached an agreement to sell its Race Bank offshore wind farm project to DONG Energy Power (UK) Limited for £50 million.  The Race Bank project has received all major consents from UK authorities for the construction and operation of the wind farm. Extensive geotechnical and geophysical investigations of the site have already […]

  • Aqualis and A2SEA Team Up on Race Bank Installation Project

    30 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by A2SEA to perform engineering consultancy services for its installation work at the 580MW Race Bank wind farm offshore the UK. Aqualis Offshore’s London office will provide engineering services including geotechnical and structural site assessments where A2SEA’s jack-up vessel, Sea Installer, will install the 91 […]

  • SMC Monitoring Race Bank Turbine and Inter-Array Cable Installation

    24 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    North Yorkshire-based Specialist Marine Consultants has won a contract to provide client representatives to monitor turbine installation and inter-array cable installation works on DONG Energy’s 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm off North Norfolk.