397 results found for 'London Array offshore wind farm'

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  • Strathclyde Pension Fund to Invest GBP 80 Million in UK Offshore Wind

    8 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Strathclyde Pension Fund (SPF) is investing GBP 80 million in UK Green Investment Bank’s Offshore Wind Fund (GIB OWF) as part of its Direct Investment Portfolio. On 5 September, Strathclyde Pension Fund allocated GBP 30 million to GIB OWF as a follow-on investment to previously approved GBP 50 million. SPF said investing in the Offshore Wind Fund was an attractive […]

  • Linklaters Advises Transmission Capital Partners on First Two Acquisitions of UK Offshore Transmission Assets

    21 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Linklaters has advised on the first two offshore transmission projects in the UK market to reach financial close to date, reinforcing the firm’s excellent reputation in the renewables and transmission sectors. Linklaters advised a consortium of Transmission Capital Limited, Amber Infrastructure and International Public Partnerships (together, Transmission Capital Partners) in relation to the acquisition and […]

  • E.ON Receives Award for Exemplary Development of Offshore Wind Power (Germany)

    8 December 2011

    E.ON Climate & Renewables has won the coveted Global Energy Award – a kind of Oscar for energy companies – in the category “Green Energy Generator of the Year”.  Platts Global Energy Awards are hosted by Platts, the leading global provider of en-ergy, petrochemicals and metals information. E.ON’s global unit for renewable energy received the […]

  • RWE Awards Bolt Integrity Services Contract for German Offshore Wind Farms

    5 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    EchoBolt has signed a contract with RWE Renewables to provide bolt integrity services for the Amrumbank West and Arkona offshore wind farms in Germany. The scope of work under the contract will include advanced ultrasonic inspection techniques to assess the integrity of critical bolted connections on the wind turbines. By enabling an informed, condition-monitoring approach, […]

  • UK: Emperor Cable Cleats Installed at Gwynt y Môr

    3 July 2013

    Emperor cable cleats from Yorkshire manufacturer, Ellis are being installed on RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, which is under construction eight miles off the North Wales coast. The two billion euro development is currently one of the largest offshore construction projects anywhere in Europe and when operational in 2014 will feature […]

  • DONG Gives Walney Extension Construction Update

    22 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    40 per cent of the turbine foundations are now in place at the 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, DONG Energy said.

  • East Anglia One Gets Thumbs Up

    17 June 2014
    Authorities

    The East Anglia One offshore wind farm that is expected to support almost 2,900 jobs and bring over £520 million of investment into the UK’s economy has today been given consent from the government to go ahead. This is an important milestone for what could be one of the largest wind farms in the world. […]

  • E.ON leads in Offshore wind (Germany)

    21 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    E.ON is leading the European offshore business. According to new statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) 118 new offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 333 megawatts, were connected to the grid in the first half of 2010. A massive 64 percent of all new capacity was developed by E.ON Climate & […]

  • UK: HSSE Completes London Array Export Cable Shore Landing

    4 April 2012
    Grid Connection

    Bootle-based commercial diving and engineering specialist, Hughes Sub Surface Engineering, announced the successful completion of their latest project assisting the main contractor successfully complete the shore landing of the export cable from the London Array Wind Farm presently under construction in the Thames Estuary. Hughes Sub Surface Engineering were engaged to assist with the landing […]

  • Siemens Reaches 3GW of Installed Wind Capacity in UK

    4 May 2012

    The 3GW of wind energy generated and serviced by Siemens represents around 50% of the UK’s total wind power generation capacity. The milestone has been achieved less than two years after Siemens completed installation of its second gigawatt of wind turbine capacity at Gunfleet Sands in Essex. Siemens’ onshore installations represent a very significant part […]

  • GIB Fund to Boost UK Offshore Wind, Says RenewableUK

    24 June 2014

    RenewableUK says today’s announcement by the Green Investment Bank (GIB) that it plans to raise £1 billion for a fund to invest in offshore wind projects will help to boost the sector’s rapid growth. The bank has already invested in 5 large offshore wind farms since its inception in 2012, such as London Array, currently […]

  • Bladt Starts Working on Beatrice Jacket Foundations

    22 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Bladt Industries has welded together the first pieces of what are to be jacket foundations which will support 30 wind turbines at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm off Scotland. The first x-braces and upper A-frames for the four-legged jacket foundations have been welded at Bladt’s Lindoe facility. Surface treatment will commence shortly, and the upper […]

  • Siemens Chooses SMC for Baltic 2 Marine Coordination

    4 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) has begun another contract with Siemens Wind Power to provide marine coordination. The provision of services for the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm started at the beginning of July 2014 and sees SMC providing marine coordination on five offshore wind farm construction projects at once. Instructed by Siemens, SMC’s innovative […]

  • E.ON Demonstrates Offshore Wind Benefits for UK

    24 October 2011

    E.ON has released new figures demonstrating the benefit offshore wind brings to the UK economy. The report based on E.ON’s Robin Rigg offshore wind farm in the Solway Firth highlights that 32% of the development, manufacture and construction for the site was carried out by UK-based business.  Dave Rogers, UK Regional Director for Renewables at […]

  • UK: OTS with CTruk’s Composite Vessel

    8 April 2013

    The success of composite support vessels in today’s cost-conscious offshore wind market cannot be ignored, and Hereford-based Offshore Turbine Services is just one example of a company that has benefited from opting for composite over aluminium craft. As the company takes delivery of its fourth CTruk 20T multi-purpose cat, Commander P, and eagerly awaits Commodore […]

  • European Commission Clears Sale of GIB Offshore Wind Portfolio

    24 May 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved the sale of the UK Green Investment Bank’s (GIB) offshore wind farm portfolio to Macquarie Group Limited of Australia and Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USSL) of the UK.

  • Port of Grenaa: Offshore wind sector’s short route to wind farms

    13 April 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    The port of Grenaa can play its trump card in the offshore wind energy game, simply by pointing out that its location is 10-18 nautical miles from the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. This DOZG Energy project, costing €1.5bn, is attracting companies working in and from Grenaa, including A2SEA, MTH, Energinet.dk, Ballast Zedam, Seaway Heavy Lifting, […]

  • Humber Gateway Tops Expectations

    15 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 219MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm generated 854,400 MWh of electricity in its first full year of generation, E.ON reports. The wind farm’s 73 turbines moved into full operation in May 2015, and the site was officially opened by Energy Minster Andrea Leadsom MP in September. The figures are higher than expected, E.ON said, largely due to the particularly […]

  • E.ON officially opens one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms

    16 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has today (15 September) officially opened its largest UK offshore wind farm in Cumbria. Robin Rigg, the 180MW 60 turbine offshore wind farm located in the Solway Firth, began generating power earlier this year and is now celebrating the completion and full operation of the site. Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State […]

  • Masdar’s Share in Hywind Scotland Valued at GBP 52.5 Million

    19 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Masdar has invested GBP 52.5 million (approx. EUR 61 million) in Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, according to Scottish Development International (SDI), as Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy investor agreed with Statoil to take a 25% stake in the project.

  • VSMC Signs Contracts for Two English Offshore Wind Farms

    6 June 2013
    Grid Connection

    VSMC recently signed two separate contracts to lay and bury export cables for the Westermost Rough (ENG) and Humber Gateway (ENG) wind farms. With these latest projects, VSMC strengthens its strong position in laying and burying electricity cables in and to offshore wind farms. Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm Under commission from the Danish company […]

  • World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens (Video)

    6 September 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm was officially opened on Thursday, 6 September, at a ceremony in Barrow in the north-west of England.

  • Granada to Supply Python Cranes for Galloper OWF

    2 March 2016

    GeoSea has awarded a contract to Granada Material Handling Ltd for the design, manufacturing, delivery and commissioning of 56 davit crane units for the Galloper offshore wind farm. Each of Granada’s Python crane units has been specifically designed for the Galloper offshore wind farm and the challenging marine environment in which it will operate, GMH said. One Python […]

  • SgurrEnergy Optimising Renewable Energy Investments

    22 October 2014

    SgurrEnergy launched a dedicated service to optimise and reduce the risks involved in renewable energy investments this month, building on its established due diligence experience. Called SgurrCommerce, this latest offering delivers an informed, technical view of renewable energy investments, providing solutions to enable the financing of capital intensive activities. The new service can offer commercial […]

  • Second Race Bank OSS En Route to UK

    6 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The second offshore substation for the Race Bank offshore wind farm set sail to the UK on 5 March, ENGIE Fabricom and Iemants reported.

  • UK: Ofgem Appoints TCP as Preferred Bidder for HV Link to Lincs Offshore Wind Farm

    9 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Ofgem have appointed the preferred bidder for the first project in the second round of tenders (known as Transitional Round 2) to own and operate offshore links for the Lincs project. This is the second largest offshore transmission project to have reached this stage; the estimated value of the assets is £282 million. Transmission Capital […]