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  • MHI Vestas V164 Turbine Marks Milestone at Norther

    19 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    MHI Vestas has reached a milestone for its V164 turbine model with the installation of the 200th unit. According to MHI Vestas, the milestone turbine has been installed at the Norther offshore wind farm in Belgium. It is the fifth out of 44 8.4MW turbines to be installed at the 370MW project. Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus started […]

  • UK: Partrac Continues to Support Offshore Wind Sector

    17 May 2012
    Ports & Logistics

      Partrac continues to support the offshore wind sector through the delivery of oceanographic, environmental, geophysical and hydrographic coastal surveys. Some of Partrac’s greatest offshore wind survey achievements have been in long term metocean monitoring projects. The company has undertaken long term measurement campaigns at the Beatrice and MORL wind farm sites in the Moray […]

  • MHI Vestas Marks V164 Turbine Milestone

    28 May 2018
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Jack-up vessel Bold Tern installed the eleventh MHI Vestas 8MW wind turbine on Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm in the German North Sea on 26 May, which was the 100th MHI Vestas V164 turbine model to be installed worldwide. 

  • JDR Adds to Beatrice To-Do List

    14 July 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC) has selected the UK-based JDR Cable Systems Ltd. to provide termination and testing services for the inter-array cable system of the 588MW Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd project.

  • Photo of the Day: Orion Reaches for the Sky

    2 April 2020
    Vessels

    The crane boom on the offshore installation vessel Orion has been lifted to its full height for the first time, DEME Group reported via social media on 2 April.

  • VBMS Secures Moray Offshore Windfarm East Inter-Array Cable Contract

    26 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has signed a Preferred Bidder Agreement for the supply and installation of the inter-array cables for Moray Offshore Windfarm East (MOWE) off Scotland, the UK.

  • JDR Completes Beatrice Inter-Array Cables

    25 August 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Hartlepool-based subsea cable specialist JDR has manufactured the inter-array cables for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm, Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (BOWL) said.

  • Siem Offshore to Start Round Two of Beatrice Inter-Array Cable Works

    28 December 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Services’ cable laying vessel Siem Aimery has installed 15 inter-array cables during the first cable installation campaign on the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • Royal Opening for Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

    29 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    HRH Prince Charles of Wales officially opened the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth, Scotland, on Monday, 29 July. Located 13 kilometres off the coast of Caithness in the North Sea, the 84-turbine Beatrice – the fourth largest offshore wind farm in the world – was completed in June 2019, following ten years of development and […]

  • Beatrice Rocks On

    27 December 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The rock emplacement campaign for the installation of the first of two export cables in the Beatrice offshore wind farm export corridors and construction site started on 25 December, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) said in a construction update report.

  • Moray East Onshore Cable Work Done

    9 November 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Work to install the onshore cable which will connect the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm to the Scottish grid has ended, Siemens Energy said. The onshore cable, which starts near Banff, Aberdeenshire, takes the power generated offshore from the three 220kV subsea cables, and transmits it to the new onshore substation at New […]

  • Tekmar CPS to Protect Beatrice Inter-Array Cables

    28 September 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC) has selected the UK based Tekmar Energy Ltd to supply the cable protection systems (CPS) for the inter-array grid cable system to be installed at the 588MW Beatrice wind farm off Scotland. In June 2016, SOC was awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inter-array grid cable system […]

  • Red7Marine Completes Beatrice Mission

    5 January 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Red7Marine has recently completed a contract working on the Beatrice offshore wind farm project in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • Four ScotWind Developers to Fund STEM Initiative for Primary Schools with EUR 1 Million

    27 January 2023
    Training & Education

    Developers behind four projects that were awarded offshore wind leases in Scotland will provide GBP 900,000 (approximately EUR 1 million) in funding to enable the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) to extend its STEM outreach programme to primary schools beyond the Highland Council area. The funding is led by the West of Orkney Windfarm, […]

  • Second Beatrice OTM Topside Falling Into Place

    8 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The topside of the second Siemens Offshore Transformer Module (OTM2) is currently being installed on the Beatrice wind farm off Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) said in the latest Notice of Operations.

  • Deep C to Keep Beatrice Piles Soil Free

    7 June 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian seabed intervention specialist Deep C has been awarded a contract by Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) to perform soil plug removal inside subsea piles, as part of the development of the 588MW Beatrice wind farm off Scotland.

  • RenewableUK: Tax Freeze on Carbon Emissions “Missed Opportunity”

    20 March 2014

    The trade association representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, RenewableUK, has expressed disappointment at the Chancellor’s announcement that he will freeze a tax on carbon emissions created by fossil fuels – the Carbon Price Support – at its 2016/17 level for the rest of the decade. The Chancellor claimed that investment in new […]

  • Hunterston Is No More

    26 September 2019
    R&D

    SSE Renewables has decommissioned the last remaining test turbine at the Hunterston National Offshore Turbine Test Facility in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Following six years of testing, the 6MW Siemens turbine was brought down to the ground in an operation by lead decommissioning contactors, Keltbray, and under the supervision of SSE Renewables. The operation involved a […]

  • Nexans Completes Beatrice Export Cable Works, OTMs Preparing for Energisation

    17 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans has completed all export cable installation and burial works at the Beatrice site, where Siemens Transmission and Distribution team has started commissioning works on the recently installed second Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) in preparation for the energisation of the system. 

  • SHE Transmission Welcomes Ofgem’s Approval

    11 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection

    SHE Transmission, the electricity transmission subsidiary of SSE plc, has welcomed Ofgem’s decision to approve the need for the new transmission link between Caithness and Moray. The new link, which will feature over 100 miles of under ground and subsea cable, is needed to transmit a large volume of electricity from renewable sources in the […]

  • The Crown Estate: Landmark Year for Offshore Wind Industry

    26 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate, an independent commercial business, created by Act of Parliament, has today announced another record return for the benefit of the public finances and an overall performance which is significantly ahead of the market, as its portfolio value hits an all-time high. Results summary Record return to Treasury for the benefit of the public finances:£267.1 […]

  • Crown Estate to Lease 5 Sites Offshore Scotland

    28 October 2011

    The offshore wind industry will today take a major step forward with the announcement of a raft of new seabed lease agreements from the Crown Estate that could support up to 5GW of new capacity. The organisation, which manages the UK seabed, will confirm it has awarded conditional agreements for lease to five offshore renewable […]

  • ROVOP Signs Contracts Worth GBP 3.5 Million in January (UK)

    6 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Rapidly growing and award winning subsea specialist ROVOP has made a strong start to 2013 after expanding its management team and signing £3.5 million of contracts in January alone. The company, which provides subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services, has bolstered its management team with the appointment of Moray Melhuish as commercial director, and strengthened […]

  • Seaway Heavy Lifting Gearing Up for Beatrice Work

    9 March 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Monday 6 March saw the delivery of the purpose built 700 tonne Pile Installation Frame (PIF) to the Rhenus Logistics Facility in Rotterdam, ahead of deployment to the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm site in Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • Top News of the Week May 23 – 29, 2016

    29 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Borssele Tender Attracts 38 Bids, Cost Reduction Main Priority The tender for the 700MW Borssele I&II offshore wind farm zones has attracted 38 bids and the first impression is that the wind developers have put a lot of effort in driving down the costs, the Dutch media cited Henk Kamp, the country’s Minister of Economic […]

  • Beatrice OWF: Siem Aimery Kicks Off Third Inter-Array Cabling Round

    17 July 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The cable laying vessel (CLV) Siem Aimery will commence the third inter-array cable installation campaign at the Beatrice offshore wind farm on 17 July, according to the latest Notice to Mariners from the project’s marine coordination team.