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  • London Array Construction Contains Too Small UK Input

    3 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    The construction of the London Array offshore wind farm has not brought much profit to British businesses, as about 90% of the GBP 1.5 billion spent in it went to foreign  companies. The Guardian cites Chris Randle, the project manager from Siemens, as saying: “I would like nothing better than to be hiring local firms […]

  • London Array’s High Voltage Team Moves into New Office

    18 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy and National Grid have both joined the growing tenant community at Discovery Park in Kent, Europe’s largest science and technology park. The site had just five tenants when it was taken over by Discovery Park Ltd, a private consortium, two years ago. Since then, it has attracted a host of companies locally, nationally […]

  • London Array urges businesses to attend the free meeting (UK)

    3 June 2010
    Business & Finance

    THANET businesses interested in benefiting from the construction and operation of the London Array wind farm are being urged to register for…   [mappress] Source: thisiskent, June 02, 2010;

  • UK: CWind Recognised for Vessel Performance on London Array OWF

    2 April 2013

    CWind announced that CWind Alliance, a CTruk 20T workboat, has been recognised by Siemens for its outstanding vessel performance on London Array Offshore Wind Farm. The Alliance was the first CWind vessel deployed on London Array Offshore Wind Farm 17 months ago and has completed more than 6000 hours of service there. Chris Randle Senior […]

  • UK: DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar Announce Completion of Installation of Two Substations on London Array

    13 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar  announced that the two offshore substations have been installed at the London Array Offshore Wind Farm in the Thames Estuary, marking the completion of a key phase in the project‟s construction. Built on three levels, the substations weigh over 1,260 tonnes each – roughly the equivalent of 200 African […]

  • UK: Ellis Holds London Array Wind Farm Cables

    28 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Emperor cable cleats from Yorkshire-based manufacturer, Ellis are being installed on a wind farm project that when complete will power over 470,000 homes. The cleats, which were specified by JDR Cable Systems, are being used on the London Array Offshore Wind Farm, which is currently being built 20km off the Kent and Essex coast in […]

  • OMS to Support Contraction of London Array Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    22 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

        The Danish ship owner Offshore Marine Services (OMS) has recently secured a new contract for support services on the London Array offshore wind farm. The job will be handled with the multipurpose offshore support vessel OMS Pollux, which has just completed work on one of the other major energy projects in Northern Europe, […]

  • UK: Ramsgate to Benefit from Marine Energy

    20 August 2012

    Harbour Master Rob Brown thinks Ramsgate could benefit from marine energy, reports This is Kent news portal.  “This is the most exciting place for Thanet right now. Already this port is serving three of the biggest wind farms in the world and we have the facilities companies need to expand into wave and tidal energy,” […]

  • EDS HV Completes London Array Cable Sentry Trials

    24 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group has completed Cable Sentry trials at the London Array offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Ormazabal Units in London Array Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    9 November 2010

    London Array is an energetic project which consists in a large wind farm of 271 turbines. The wind farm would be located more than 20km (12 miles) from the Kent and Essex coasts in the outer Thames Estuary, one of the three strategic areas the UK Government has identified for offshore wind farm development. For […]

  • OEG to deliver specialized equipment room modules for London Array (UK)

    19 May 2010
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen-based OEG Offshore has expanded into the renewables sector, securing a £2.2 million ($3.1 million) job on the London Array wind…   [mappress] Source: upstreamonline, May 19, 2010;

  • First two transformers delivered to London Array onshore substation (UK)

    31 August 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    The consortium behind the 1GW London Array project has revealed that the first two transformers have been delivered to the onshore… (newenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, August 31, 2010;

  • Top News of the Week Feb 17 – 23, 2014

    23 February 2014

    Marubeni and Technip to Build Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed Marubeni and Technip Offshore Wind Limited (working in consortium) as the preferred supplier of balance of plant EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) services for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. First OW Jack-Up Vessel Built in Germany […]

  • London Array Consortium Announces Offshore Wind Project Progress (UK)

    15 June 2011

    The London Array Consortium today marked the Global Wind Day to announce progress on the 630 MW first phase of London Array, the offshore wind farm that is under construction in the outer Thames Estuary. Global Wind Day on 15 June gives the industry a chance to showcase the virtues of wind to a public […]

  • OEG Offshore Completed Multimillion Wind Farm Contract (UK)

    25 October 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen-based OEG Offshore (OEG) has successfully completed a £2.2million deal for a major offshore wind farm project, the firm’s first venture into the renewables sector. The company – which specialises in the design, build and rental of cabins and cargo carrying units for the offshore oil and gas market – delivered 18 custom-built Local Equipment […]

  • London Array Calls for Reinforcements to Meet 2012 Deadline (UK)

    6 October 2011

    Two 1,260-tonne substations have been installed, monopiles are being sunk and cables buried.   By Jessica Shankleman (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, October 06, 2011

  • London Array Could Power 480,000 Homes (UK)

    28 January 2011
    Technology

    Business energy customers in Kent could be using power derived from a wind farm within a few years. According to the Thanet Times, once… (energyhelpline) [mappress] Source: energyhelpline, January 28, 2011

  • Port of Ramsgate to become base of the world largest offshore wind farm (UK)

    21 May 2010
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Council leader Bob Bayford signed a 50-year lease with the Richard Rigg, the project director of the London Array, on Wednesday, in a deal…   [mappress] Source: thisiskent, May 21, 2010;

  • Susie S & Freddie S Wrap Up Siemens Gigs

    8 December 2016
    Vessels

    Windwave Workboats’ wind farm support vessel Susie S is now tied up next to its sister vessel Freddie S in Grimsby for the winter, after completing work on a Siemens retrofit project on the Westermost Rough wind farm. A couple of months earlier, Freddie S returned from a job at the London Array offshore wind farm. […]

  • Red7Marine Wraps Up Diving Campaign at London Array

    11 November 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Diving and subsea engineering specialist Red7Marine Offshore has concluded a successful six-month diving campaign at London Array, the world’s largest operating offshore wind farm. Winter weather prevented completion of the work at one of the 175 turbines in the Thames Estuary; the small amount of remaining work will be completed with other work planned for […]

  • UK: ITW Densit Completes Grouting of World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    16 November 2012

    On the 19th of October 2012 ITW Densit finalized its part in the famous London Array project. For almost two years, ITW Densit has been working on both offshore and onshore grouting within the London Array project. This included offshore and onshore grouting of 175 wind turbines and the two offshore substation foundations. The onshore […]

  • Top News of the Week Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2013

    3 November 2013

    Stanislav Yudin Installs 80 Gwynt y Mor Foundations in Record Time (UK)  Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessel, Stanislav Yudin, has successfully completed a record run of foundation installation works at Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm. UK: St. Jude Storm Could Halt London Array  The world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array could be affected […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Support Vessel Clocks Up 363 Days of Operation in 2012 (UK)

    15 January 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore wind farm support vessel CWind Alliance delivered an impressive 363 days of operation on the London Array during 2012.  This impeccable service record, coupled with the composite workboat’s innate fuel efficiency and multi-tasking ability, is pushing Essex-based builder CTruk to the forefront of vessel design in the sector. Fuel consumption on the 18.5m WFSV […]

  • Denmark: Cable Installation to Commence on Anholt Project

    7 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    After many months of manufacturing and preparation, it is now time for the array cable installation to commence on the Anholt project. Over the past year, Nexans Deutschland has been manufacturing array cables for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in three different cross sections with a total length of approximately 150 kilometres. It is a […]

  • UK: Fugro Congratulates London Array Team on Completion of First Phase

    25 April 2013

    Fugro congratulates the London Array project team on completion of the first 630 MW phase of the Thames estuary development. The project, jointly owned by DONG Energy, Masdar and E.ON, has set a new world record for the largest offshore wind farm, according to the World Record Academy.  ‘Fugro has played various roles throughout the […]

  • Top News of the Week Jan 20 – Jan 26, 2014

    26 January 2014

    VIDEO: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Construction DONG Energy has constructed the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, which is one of the largest construction projects in Denmark. First Monopile Installed at Borkum Riffgrund 1 The first of 77 foundations has been installed at Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany representing 277 MW when complete. NASA’s Image of the […]