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  • SSE Calculates Socio-Economic Impact of Beatrice Project

    21 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    New research into the benefits of the Beatrice offshore wind farm shows the social and economic impact the project is expected to deliver.

  • Seacat, Siemens Gamesa Add a Bit of Mischief and Magic to Beatrice Works

    3 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Seacat Services has been awarded a new charter agreement for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, following two previously signed contracts under which two of its vessels are already supporting the works at the project site off Scotland.

  • Top News of the Week, 22 – 28 May 2017

    28 May 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 22 to 28 May 2017.

  • Gridin’s Group and Levator Reveal Beatrice Role

    16 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Lithuania’s Gridin’s Group and Finnish Levator Oy have been working on primary steel structures for 30 transition pieces (TPs) to be installed at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Scottish North Sea. The two companies were hired to manufacture the steel components by Denmark’s Bladt Industries last autumn. The three companies had previously collaborated on a similar […]

  • Siem to Connect 84 Beatrice Wind Turbines

    29 June 2016

    Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) a contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner array grid cable system for the 588MW Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm. In addition to the submarine cable installation works, SOC will also provide associated materials and services including the supply of the submarine composite cables, cable […]

  • Seacat Rainbow Heads Straight to Work

    9 March 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Seacat Services’ newly launched catamaran, Seacat Rainbow, has gone straight on to a long-term charter with Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL). Seacat Rainbow will support operations & maintenance activity for the service team working at the 588 MW Beatrice wind farm offshore Scotland, joining her sister vessel Seacat Weatherly which is currently on charter with […]

  • Beatrice Impact Measured in Billions – Report

    24 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    The development, construction and 25-year lifetime operation of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, Beatrice, is expected to generate GBP 2.4 billion of value for the UK economy, a new analysis has found. The 84 turbine, 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm – the fourth largest offshore wind farm in the world – was completed last month, […]

  • Seaway Moxie to Support O&M Ops at Beatrice OWF

    18 January 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Seaway Moxie is set to be deployed on the Beatrice offshore wind farm at the end of January for walk-to-work operations during an operations & maintenance (O&M) campaign at the wind farm, located some 13 kilometres off the coast of Caithness in Scotland. According to the wind farm’s latest Notice to Mariners, work will commence […]

  • Subsea 7 Q3 Results Get Beatrice Boost

    9 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 reported a revenue of USD 1,063.3 million (approx. EUR 916 million) for the third quarter of 2017, a 15% increase compared to Q3 2016, largely due to increased activity in the renewables sector with the Beatrice project being in the spotlight. 

  • TRS Takes Piece of Beatrice Staffing Deal

    3 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    TRS Staffing Solutions (TRS) has been selected by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) as one of four suppliers of offshore wind contractors for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm project in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland. “We are extremely pleased to win this contract. Beatrice is a high-profile project and requires the expertise of the best wind farm professionals. […]

  • Danske Commodities and Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited Ink 15-Year PPA

    12 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Danish independent energy service company Danske Commodities has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL). Under the agreement, Danske Commodities will handle all forecasting and trading for 294 MW, equivalent to 50% of the farm’s production. The PPA is Danske Commodities’ first long-term balancing contract in the UK market, where it […]

  • BAM Nuttall Hired for Beatrice Wick O&M Base Works

    24 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    UK civil construction company BAM Nuttall has been appointed as the principal contractor for the renovation works on two buildings at Wick Harbour, where Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) will set up the O&M base for the Beatrice offshore wind farm.

  • Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm to Reach Financial Close by End of May

    18 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish energy company SSE plc expects to reach the financial close for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm by the end of May. Beatrice, planned for the outer Moray Firth, will be project financed with non-recourse debt, SSE said. Subject to financial close, onshore construction activities will begin in 2016 with offshore construction planned for 2017. The […]

  • Beatrice Turbines Halfway There

    24 December 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    42 out of the 84 Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbines have been installed on the 588MW Beatrice wind farm offshore Scotland, Swire Blue Ocean said.

  • Sif to Supply Beatrice OWF with Pin Piles

    16 June 2016

    Sif has been awarded a contract to deliver pin piles for the Beatrice offshore wind farm.  The total volume of the project will amount to approximately 19.5 tonnes of steel structures and will be produced in the fourth quarter of 2016 and first half of 2017. The 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm comprises 84 wind turbines on pre-piled […]

  • SHL Using 4150 Ridderflex Dampening Pads at Beatrice

    28 September 2017

    Dutch company Ridderflex delivered 4,150 dampening pads to Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) in March, with SHL now installing them in the jacket pile grippers as part of foundation installation works currently ongoing at the Beatrice offshore wind farm.

  • Port of Ardersier Welcomes Consent for Moray and Beatrice OWFs

    19 March 2014
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Port of Ardersier has welcomed the announcement today of formal consent for the Moray Offshore Renewables Limited (MORL) and the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) projects. Port’s CEO Capt. Steve Gobbi said: “Offshore wind could generate thousands of new jobs in the Highlands, with ports as the key. “The build out of projects such as […]

  • Beatrice Foundation Installation Works In Full Swing

    4 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessels Stanislav Yudin and Oleg Strashnov have installed 69 pile clusters and 12 jacket foundations in the Outer Moray Firth off Scotland for the 588 Beatrice offshore wind farm project.

  • Sollatek to Keep Beatrice Onshore Substation Steady

    14 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has selected Sollatek to provide stabilisers for the Beatrice offshore wind farm’s onshore substation.

  • Seaway Heavy Lifting Preparing Beatrice for Inter-Array Cable Installation

    23 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) is set to commence the first pre-lay grapnel run campaign at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site to clear the inter-array cable routes from debris and prepare them for cable installation.

  • Ecosse Subsea Systems Clears Beatrice Seabed

    28 June 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed a 14-day seabed clearance project on the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd project, located approximately 13km off the Caithness coast.

  • Two-Thirds of Beatrice Turbines In Place

    4 February 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Swire Blue Ocean’s jack-up vessel Pacific Orca has installed two-thirds of a total of 84 turbines at the Beatrice offshore wind farm. The vessel installed 56 of the 7MW Siemens Gamesa turbines last week and has 28 to go, according to Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL). This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change […]

  • Windhoist Assembles Final Beatrice Tower

    10 April 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Windhoist Limited has pre-assembled the 84th and final wind turbine tower on the Beatrice Pre-Assembly Project at Nigg Energy Park in Scotland. Siemens Gamesa awarded Windhoist with a contract to carry out wind turbine pre-assembly work for the 588MW Beatrice wind farm in May 2018, marking the Scottish company’s first foray into offshore wind. Under the contract, […]

  • Beatrice Export Cable Section Arrives in Peterhead

    30 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first section of the second export cable which will connect the Beatrice offshore wind farm to the Scottish grid arrived in Peterhead on Monday, 29 January, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) said. 

  • Offshore Wind Trailblazer Nears the End of the Road

    30 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has announced plans to dismantle the 10MW Beatrice Demonstrator Wind Farm project located some 22 kilometres from the Scottish coastline in the outer Moray Firth.

  • BOWL Cleared to Build Beatrice O&M Base at Wick Harbour

    11 January 2017
    Authorities, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) has been granted consent to renovate two historic buildings at Wick Harbour which will form the new GBP 10 million Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm. The construction works on the O&M base is expected to start in February 2017, BOWL said. Wick Harbour has been […]