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  • Roxtec to Supply Cable Seals for Gwynt y Mor (UK)

    10 January 2012

    Roxtec, a Bury based international company, has won a contract to supply cable seals for the Gwynt y Mor wind farm, reports Menmedia. The company  will supply cable seals for around 160 cranes. Gwynt y Môr is going to be built with an installed capacity of 576 megawatts in Liverpool Bay, around 18 kilometers off […]

  • VIDEO: Foundation Installation at Gwynt y Môr

    21 April 2014
    Technology

    Over 130 wind turbines, of total 160, have been installed at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, according to AWJ Marine. The EUR 2 billion offshore wind farm is on schedule to become fully operational this year, and produce enough clean energy to power up to 400,000 homes. The following video shows the work […]

  • Gwynt y Môr WFSV Comes to the Rescue

    8 July 2019
    Vessels

    Wind farm support vessel (WFSV) Windcat 3 has assisted in the rescue of a casualty vessel nearby the Gwynt y Môr wind farm offshore Rhyl, the UK. Windcat 3 responded to an all ships broadcast call in the morning of 7 July when the starter motor of a speedboat preparing to return from fishing seized. Four stranded […]

  • Modus Checks Gwynt y Môr Inter-Array Cable Routes

    2 June 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Modus Seabed Intervention has completed a high speed bathymetric and depth of burial survey of the inter-array cable routes at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. The 160-turbine offshore wind farm, operated by innogy, comprises 161 inter-array cables totaling some 147 kilometres in length. To carry out the depth of burial survey at the wind […]

  • Gwynt y Môr Offshore Cleared of UXOs

    2 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    All three World War Two bombs found on the seabed within Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay have undergone successful controlled explosions. The 50kg devices, containing 25kg of high explosives, were safely destroyed during three operations carried out between Monday 24th and Wednesday 27th March by Ramora UK, a specialist bomb disposal company. Exclusion zones relating […]

  • Offshore Wind Boosts RWE’s Profit

    13 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    RWE Innogy improved its operating result to EUR 151 million in the first quarter of this year, which is a 56% increase compared to the same period in the previous year. This was largely due to the commissioning of new wind turbines, the company said. For example, the Welsh offshore wind farm Gwynt y Môr already produced […]

  • RWE Allocates Gwynt y Môr Community Fund

    12 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    First round of awards from RWE Innogy UK’s Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Community Fund have been unveiled. Seven not-for-profit groups are set to receive up to £10,000 each, from funding directly linked to the operation of the second largest wind farm in the world. It is, to date, the largest fund of any of […]

  • Safety and Health Institution Visits Gwynt Y Môr

    2 December 2014
    Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) was invited by RWE to look around the giant Gwynt Y Môr site. The wind farm is nearing completion and has an excellent health and safety record throughout the construction period. Despite the many risks associated with the activities undertaken on this type of offshore project, there have been […]

  • RWE Ready to Inaugurate Gwynt y Môr

    16 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE will officially open its Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm on Thursday, June 18, the company has announced on its social media pages.  The 576MW project is the second largest operating offshore wind farm in the world, comprising 160 Siemens 3.6MW turbines which can power 400,000 homes. The O&M work on the wind farm is being done from a dedicated base […]

  • UK GIB’s Offshore Wind Fund Reaches GBP 818 Mln

    13 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services Limited (GIBFS) has announced that it executed a Second Close on new commitments of £355m for the Offshore Wind Fund, bringing total committed capital to £818m and nearing its £1bn target. This makes the GIBFS-managed fund the largest renewable energy fund in the UK. Second close investors include Swedish […]

  • UK: LDD to Begin Work on Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm

    2 April 2012

    LDD, an Acteon company providing near and offshore drilling and foundation services, announced that its custom-built LD5000 pile top reverse circulation drilling rig has been delivered to Birkenhead, UK, where LDD will use it to provide critical pile relief drilling for the installation of up to 160 wind turbine foundations. The wind turbines will form […]

  • Rix Sea Shuttle Assists in Gwynt y Môr Cabling

    29 April 2014
    Grid Connection

    SHIP operator Rix Sea Shuttle has netted a contract at one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms. The company was awarded the work by Reef Subsea to support their two cable installation vessels at the RWE Innogy Gwynt y Môr development. Gwynt y Môr is one of the largest offshore wind farms currently under construction […]

  • Highlights of the Month: May 2015

    1 June 2015

    Siemens Reorganizes Company. 4,500 People to Lose Jobs Siemens announced today that it is on track with the implementation of its concept for the company’s strategic realignment. MT Højgaard Found Not Guilty in Robin Rigg Trial Today, the Court of Appeal in London has ruled that MT Højgaard is not liable for the costs of […]

  • UK: A2SEA Installs 1.000th Wind Turbine

    12 June 2013

    Today at the RenewableUK Offshore Wind exhibition in Manchester, A2SEA announced that the company had just installed turbine no. 1,000 in its 12 year history. Turbine no. 1,000 was installed by SEA JACK at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea. ”It is a huge achievement for our company and we […]

  • RWE to Eliminate UXO from Gwynt y Môr Site

    28 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy UK is preparing to remove three objects, identified as unexploded ordnance (UXO), from the seabed within the construction area of the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. Construction activity is continuing in the offshore site, with vessels complying with a 250 metre exclusion zone, which is currently in place in Liverpool Bay around […]

  • Floating LIDARs Ace Gwynt y Môr Trials

    20 February 2015
    R&D, Technology

    RWE Innogy, together with the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, completed a two year trial at what is soon to become the world’s second largest offshore wind farm. They tested the Light Detection and Ranging units (LIDAR) technology mounted on floating buoys at the 576MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm in the Liverpool Bay. The trial, […]

  • Rhyl Flats OWF to Live Long and Prosper with Siemens

    26 March 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has signed a long-term agreement with Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Ltd., 50.1% owned by RWE AG, to continue providing service and maintenance at the Rhyl Flats wind farm off the coast of North Wales for the next 15 years. Siemens has been providing service and maintenance for the 25 SWT-3.6-107 turbines at Rhyl Flats […]

  • Top News of the Week May 20 – 26, 2013

    26 May 2013

    VIDEO: Load Out of DolWin Alpha Converter Platform The load out of DolWin alpha marks the start of a journey that the platform will make to its final offshore destination, the DolWin area in German North Sea. This operation was performed at the Heerema’s Zwijndrecht fabrication yard at the Drechthaven. The following is a video […]

  • Innogy to Start Geophysical Surveys at Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Project

    11 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is set to begin geophysical surveys at innogy’s Awel y Môr offshore wind project in the UK. Survey works are expected to commence in mid-June, lasting up to eight weeks, a spokesperson from innogy told Offshore WIND. Three dedicated vessels will map the characteristics of the seabed and subseafloor to assess the conditions around […]

  • UK: BaltShip Delivers First Foundations for Gwynt Y Môr Windfarm

    30 April 2012

    BaltShip has successfully delivered the first of 80 shipments with offshore foundations for the Gwynt Y Môr Windfarm located in the Irish Sea. The first shipment was loaded in Germany on 11 April and 5 days later the vessel arrived safely into Liverpool (Cammell Laird) where the foundations will be temporarily stored before the final […]

  • EDS HV Wraps Up Cable Sentry Trials at Gwynt y Môr

    23 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group has successfully completed trials at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm as part of its EU Funded Horizon 2020 project.

  • RWE Unveils Plans for Gwynt y Môr Windfarm (UK)

    1 December 2011

    A 40-tonne underwater plough will be used to lay electricity cables from the coast to an offshore windfarm. The cables will stretch from the shore at Pensarn near Abergele 13kms to the 160 planned turbines at Gwynt y Môr windfarm. At Towyn Road between Pensarn and Belgrano, four cables will be extended 11kms underground to […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 3 – 9, 2013

    10 June 2013

    VolturnUS 1:8 Launched: Maine Brings U.S. Offshore Wind Dream to Reality VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine in the U.S., was officially launched by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its partners yesterday at 11 am (5 pm CET/CEST). Seajacks Japan Launched with Focus on Offshore Wind Marubeni […]

  • Hughes SSE Wraps Up Diving Work at Gwynt y Môr

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    After more than two years of work, Hughes Sub Surface Engineering (Hughes SSE) has completed works on the world’s second largest wind farm – Gwynt y Môr. Since 2012 Hughes SSE has been a provider of core services to the construction efforts at Gwynt y Môr wind farm. During a 34 month involvement, Hughes SSE […]

  • RWE Innogy Awards Long-Term Contracts for Port Logistics and Ship Management (Germany)

    6 January 2011

    * Award goes to „Linnhoff Offshore AG“ and „Reederei NSB“ * Cooperation for the offshore wind farms Nordsee Ost and Gwynt y Môr * Contract period of five years * German supply industry benefits with some € 80 million from the construction of RWE’s own installation vessels RWE Innogy has agreed on a long-term partnership […]

  • Community Benefits Consultation on GBP 19 Million Funding Begins (UK)

    15 December 2011

    Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, through independent market research company Cogent, is seeking Flintshire residents’ views on how £19 million of community funding should be allocated across North Wales. The funds, £768,000 per year, index linked to inflation, will become available once the 160 turbine wind farm is fully operational in 2014. The […]