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  • A2SEA Orders Made-in-UK Sea Fastenings

    9 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Denmark’s A2SEA has contracted two UK shipyards to fabricate and install sea fastenings on two of the company’s turbine installation vessels which are set to start working offshore UK.  A&P Tyne will fabricate and install the sea fastening on Sea Challenger, which was contracted to work on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm, with Cammel […]

  • Ofgem to Reveal Burbo Bank 2 OFTO Shortlist, Sets Out Round 5 Dates

    18 August 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem, which has been evaluating Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) submissions for Burbo Bank Extension, part of Tender Round 4, is scheduled to notify the bidders of the outcomes and publish the Qualifying Bidder shortlist this month. In addition, the UK’s energy market regulator has disclosed a more specified timetable for the Tender Round 5, for which it recently announced […]

  • Ørsted Awards 100th Burbo Bank Extension Fund Grant

    2 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has awarded thirteen local organizations around Liverpool Bay, the UK, with grants from the latest round of its Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund. This latest round of the fund saw the 100th project being awarded a grant and taking the total number of groups to have benefitted to 105. “Having almost granted £1 million worth of […]

  • DONG to Invest GBP 5.4 Billion in East Irish Sea Wind Farms by 2019

    21 June 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy will have invested GBP 5.4 billion in developing offshore wind farms off the coast of North West England by 2019, a new report has revealed. The overall GBP 5.4 billion investment includes GBP 2.7 billion investment across the four currently operational wind farms – Barrow, Walney, Burbo Bank and West of Duddon Sands – and a […]

  • Dong to Hold Burbo Bank Extension Civic Reception at Denbighshire

    22 January 2015

    Danish energy company, Dong Energy, will hold a civic reception at Denbighshire regarding its Burbo Bank Extension plan. Today’s event will be hosted by Counter Context on behalf of Dong at Bodelwyddan Castle from 7-9pm. Dong Energy plans to build 259MW wind farm west of the existing Burbo Bank offshore wind farm, approximately 7km north […]

  • All 32 8MW Turbines Installed at Burbo Bank Extension

    15 December 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Last night, A2SEA’s Sea Installer completed the installation of 32 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines at DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension in the Irish Sea. At 8:25PM GMT yesterday, the final blade on turbine 32 at Burbo Bank Extension was lifted into place. The 258MW wind farm off the coast of Liverpool, UK represents the first offshore project […]

  • DONG Sells Half of Burbo Bank Extension to PKA, LEGO

    11 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has signed an agreement to divest 50% of the Burbo Bank Extension project to Danish pension provider PKA and KIRKBI A/S, parent company of the LEGO Group. Each investor will obtain a 25% ownership interest in the project, and the total purchase price amounts to approximately GPB 660 million (DKK 6.6 billion) to […]

  • Svanen Heads to Belfast Harbour for Some TLC

    26 July 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    After installing the final wind turbine foundation at DONG Energy’s 256MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm in Liverpool Bay last week, Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen has set sail to the Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland, to undergo repairs and outfitting, according to the port. Svanen’s last project included the installation of 32 foundations for the […]

  • A2SEA Gearing Up for Burbo Bank 2

    5 August 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s self-propelled jack-up vessel Sea Installer is currently mobilising in Liverpool and preparing for the installation of 32 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines on DONG Energy’s 252MW Burbo Bank Extension, the Danish company said. The vessel is preparing to handle the new large turbines, which will make their debut on Burbo Bank Extension. The turbine installation is scheduled to start […]

  • Three Dong’s OWF Substations to Get Smarter with Alstom’s Digital Control System

    15 July 2015
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Alstom has been awarded substation automation contracts for three of DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms. The systems will be fitted at the Race Bank project off the Norfolk Coast, the Walney Extension in the Irish Sea and at the Burbo Bank Extension in Liverpool Bay. All projects will feature Alstom Grid’s DS Agile, the company’s […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 22-28, 2015

    28 June 2015

    Fukushima’s 7MW Floating Turbine almost There Assembly works of the 7MW oil pressure drive-type wind turbine on the three-column semi-sub floater at Onahama port has been completed and delivery of the floater to testing area is going to start shortly as part of the second phase of the Fukushima Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm Project. […]

  • MHI Vestas Keeping Busy in Belfast (Video)

    3 October 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has shared a video showing an overview of activities at the Belfast Harbour which serves as the pre-assembly site and the load-out port for the Burbo Bank Extension project. The video shows the arrival of the main components of the 32 V164-8.0 MW wind turbines, the first of which was recently installed at the […]

  • DONG: Hornsea Project One Final Investment Decision Within Few Weeks

    28 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy will make the final investment decision on the 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm within the next few weeks, the utility’s UK Country Chairman Brent Cheshire told Bloomberg.  Hornsea Project One, comprising 240 turbines, is located 120 kilometers off the Yorkshire coast and covers approximately 407 square kilometers. It is expected to enter into […]

  • SeaRoc Deploys 3 SeaHub Containers on Walney Extension

    9 May 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    SeaRoc Group has has deployed three communication containers on Walney Extension: on board the guard vessel patrolling the offshore construction site, at the Walney Extension construction base in Barrow-in-Furness, and at the substation in Heysham.

  • Swire Energy Services Scores UK Offshore Wind Farm Work for Ørsted

    6 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has awarded integrated service provider Swire Energy Services (SES) a routine maintenance campaign contract covering Irish Sea offshore wind farms for summer 2022. Under the new contract, SES will provide services including blade maintenance and the provision of service operation vessel (SOV) and crew transfer vessel (CTV) logistics for two of Ørsted’s wind farms […]

  • Ofgem Names Walney Extension OFTO

    15 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem has appointed Diamond Transmission Partners as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the UK. The consortium of HICL Infrastructure Company, Diamond Transmission Corporation and Chubu Electric Power will be operating the wind farm’s transmission link for a period of 20 years. HICL said that […]

  • DONG’s Wirral Base Ready For Burbo Bank O&M Team

    4 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Construction has finished on DONG Energy’s new offshore wind farm operations base on the bank of the Mersey.

  • WSP to Design Substations for 3 Dong’s Wind Farms

    28 July 2014
    Grid Connection

    WSP has been awarded three contracts to provide civil design support to DONG Energy on the Walney Extension, Burbo Bank Extension and Race Bank Wind Farm projects. The contracts are for the provision of engineering services for all aspects of the civil design of the new onshore substations for the three projects. WSP has been […]

  • Offshore Wind Powers Ørsted’s Green Switch

    1 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted reported a 74% jump in wind power division’s operating profit (EBITDA) in 2017, largely due to farm-downs of 50% of the Walney Extension and the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farms.

  • MHI Vestas Firmed Up 910MW Worth of Orders in 2016

    8 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind secured four firm and unconditional orders totalling 910MW in capacity in 2016. The firm orders were received for the 42MW Blyth project in the UK, the 406MW Horns Rev III project in Denmark, the 370MW Norther project in Belgium, and the 92MW Aberdeen Bay project in the Scotland. Furthermore, the joint venture between […]

  • Offshore Wind Holds Dong Financially Stable in 2014

    5 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dong Energy issued its financial results for 2014 today, which show the company’s strong growth in EBITDA (+9%) and cash flows (+54%). However, decline in oil and gas prices resulted in post-tax impairments of DKK 6.6 billion.  CEO and President Henrik Poulsen said: EBITDA was up 9% at DKK 16.4 billion despite a significant negative […]

  • Seaway Heavy Lifting Wins Three Dong Energy OWF Jobs

    27 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has awarded Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) with offshore substation transportation and installation contracts for Burbo Bank Extension, Race Bank and Walney Extension offshore wind farms. The contracts cover the transportation and installation of up to 5 platforms that will support the power transmission of the three offshore wind farms. For the execution of […]

  • HiDef to Carry Out Aerial Surveys at Isle of Man OWF

    26 October 2015
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) has been selected by DONG Energy to undertake ultra high resolution digital video aerial surveys at a new offshore wind farm site in the Irish Sea, known as the Isle of Man project. The Isle of Man project, as a proposed development in the Isle of Man’s territorial seas, requires […]

  • Dong Energy Signs Another Suction Bucket Deal with SPT Offshore

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Dong Energy has contracted SPT Offshore for the structural and geotechnical design of suction bucket foundations for potentially five transformer substations, namely Burbo Bank Extension, Race Bank and Walney Extension. The 4 suction buckets will potentially form the foundation of 4-leg jackets supporting high-voltage transmission substations weighing approx. 2500 ton each. The water depths vary […]

  • OSB Officially Opened

    15 September 2015

    OSB has held its official opening ceremony at the facilities in Teesside, North East England. The ceremony was celebrated by several business partners and included speeches by prominent guests. Among them were the Mayor of Stockton Ian Dalgarno, Niall Mackenzie, Director Energy, Materials & Agritech Department for Business Innovation and Skills as well as Campbell […]

  • Burbo Bank Passes Frequency Response Test

    27 September 2016
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy’s 90-megawatt Burbo Bank offshore wind farm in Liverpool Bay has successfully completed tests demonstrating its ability to provide frequency response to support the national grid network. As system operator, National Grid has a licence obligation to maintain a stable frequency on the electricity system to within plus or minus one per cent of […]