397 results found for 'London Array offshore wind farm'

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  • London Array Reaches 5TWh Mark

    2 June 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    London Array’s second full year of generation has seen output from the offshore wind farm pass the 5TWh mark. The wind farm became fully operational in April 2013, having first started exporting power in October 2012. Output to date now amounts to electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of some 1.2m UK households. Over the […]

  • London Array Hires James Fisher

    18 April 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has been appointed by London Array to deliver Balance of Plant (BoP) Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services covering the wind farm’s next five years of operation.

  • Sima, Windcat to Provide Six CTVs for London Array

    13 June 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    London Array has signed a two-year contract with Sima Charters and Windcat Workboats for a total of six new Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs). The move follows an assessment of how best to cope with the unique environmental conditions that exist within the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm, with water depths varying from intertidal to […]

  • London Array Produces 1.5 TWh of Clean Energy

    9 April 2014

    London Array’s first full winter of generation saw the offshore wind farm making a valuable contribution to Kent and the UK’s renewable electricity needs. In the six months from October 2013 to the end of March 2014, the wind farm’s 175 turbines produced 1.5 TWh of clean power – equivalent to the annual consumption of […]

  • UK: Pinsent Masons Advises London Array on Transmission Assets Disposal

    30 September 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Pinsent Masons has advised London Array, a joint venture between DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar, on the £459 million disposal of the offshore wind farm’s transmission assets to Blue Transmission London Array Limited – a consortium comprising Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management Limited and Diamond UK Transmission Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation) – […]

  • UK: St. Jude Storm Could Halt London Array

    28 October 2013
    Environment

    The world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array could be affected by what is thought to be the worst storm in five years to hit Britain. The U.K. Met Office said that this storm, named after St. Jude, would approach from the Atlantic on path across the southwest and southern Wales before moving north-eastwards […]

  • London Array to become world’s largest offshore wind farm (UK)

    31 August 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Located around 20 km off the British coasts of Kent and Essex, offshore construction on the first 630-megawatt phase of the project is due…   (7thspace) [mappress] Source: 7thspace, August 31, 2010;

  • London Array: World’s Largest Operational Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    8 March 2013

    At 17.49 on Thursday 7th March 2013 London Array officially became the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm. 141 of the 175 3.6MW Siemens wind turbines are now able to generate 507MW of energy for UK homes and businesses. This is a significant achievement for everyone involved in the project which generated first power in […]

  • Siemens Extends CWind’s London Array Contract

    1 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    CWind Athenia and CWind Endeavour will provide further logistical support at world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array.  CWind, a provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has been awarded a second contract extension by Siemens at London Array. CWind Endeavour and CWind Athenia have been on site since late spring this year and are set to […]

  • World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Turns Four

    4 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 630MW London Array, the world’s largest operating offshore wind farm, has marked four years since its official opening on 4 July, 2013.

  • London Array Foundation Design Gets Thumbs Up (UK)

    17 January 2012

    The new type of wind turbine foundation design used by London Array has been given the seal of approval by industry certification experts DNV. London Array is among the first in the world to use a conical joint at the top of its monopiles to prevent transition piece slippage. The design was undertaken in parallel […]

  • Walney Extension Ready to Take Over London Array’s Title

    31 August 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Walney Extension, a 659MW wind farm in the Irish Sea, is scheduled to become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm in a few days and throw the 630MW London Array off the throne. 

  • The Netherlands: Ballast Nedam Profit Up 28,57 pct

    9 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ballast Nedam has performed well, certainly considering the bleak market conditions, increasing competition and price pressure. This situation will persist in the coming years. The operating profit achieved of € 19 million was in line with the forecast issued in March last year of between € 15 million and € 20 million. The profit for […]

  • UK: Students to Name Gardline’s New Wind Farm Support Vessel

    13 March 2012

    In conjunction with Gardline’s client’s London Array, a competition is being launched with schools in the Thanet area, to name a wind farm support vessel. This vessel which will be based out of Ramsgate, Kent, will be the third crew transfer vessel being supplied by Gardline to service the London Array Wind Farm The 17m […]

  • UK: London Array Fully Powered and Producing Green Electricity

    8 April 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Full capacity has now been reached at the 630MW first phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array. The commissioning of the 175th and final turbine happened at 16.09 on Saturday, 6 April. With all turbines now exporting power to the national grid, London Array is expected to produce enough green electricity […]

  • UK: London Array Looks Ahead to Phase Two

    18 May 2012
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    London Array achieved some of its final key construction milestones for the onshore substation at Cleve Hill. The North Wall was completed at the end of 2011, when it installed the final six steel and aluminium fins. In February this year, the London Array substation connected to the National Grid substation, so the wind farm […]

  • UK: Alicat Workboats Names Third London Array Crew Transfer Vessel

    31 May 2012

    On Wednesday 30th May Alicat Workboats held a naming ceremony for the third London Array Crew transfer vessel. A competition was run to name the vessel and this was won by an eight-year-old Thanet schoolgirl , as part of her prize she won a VIP family break and £500 for her school. Cerys Jones, who […]

  • CWind Deploys Crew Vessels to London Array, Teesside Offshore Wind Farms (UK)

    12 November 2012

    CWind now has more CTruk 20T multi-purpose catamarans operational on the London Array wind farm and Teesside wind farm, bringing the 20T fleet now deployed to seven vessels. These 2 new vessels are working on crew transfer and join a fleet already involved in rescue response, generator management and crew transfer tasks. Vessel capability is […]

  • London Array Goes with Maximo

    1 April 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    BPD Zenith has been selected to deliver its Maximo for Offshore Wind asset management solution to the 630MW London Array, the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm. The system will be used to support the subsequent phases of the wind farm’s lifecycle. Maximo for Offshore Wind is based on IBM Maximo, an enterprise asset management system, […]

  • Siemens Places Major Order to Voestalpine for London Array Wind Project (UK)

    29 April 2011

    Anarbeitung GmbH subsidiary of Voestalpine has received a contract to supply 20,000 tonnes of heavy metal plates for the offshore wind power project “London Array”. The sales volume of signed contract is in the tens of millions, the contract deadline is one year. The heavy metal plates are produced in the cutting center in Linz […]

  • Cable Installation at London Array Faces Delay (UK)

    11 January 2012
    Grid Connection

    Cable installation at London Array, 1GW offshore wind farm, has been delayed as a result of the bad weather and shallow waters at the construction site, reports Windpower Monthly. With Global Marine’s Jan Steen, Atlantis and Sovereign vessels charter suspension, London array has called in more installation vessels that can operate in shallow waters. Global […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Starts Repairing Anholt Blades, London Array Up Next

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has commenced a blade repair and upgrade campaign at the Anholt offshore wind farm, after signing agreements with Ørsted for these works to be carried out on the Danish offshore wind farm and UK’s London Array, both featuring Siemens Gamesa’s 3.6MW wind turbines that have been affected by leading edge erosion. 

  • London Array Sponsors Kent’s Coastal Week This Year (UK)

    13 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      London Array is sponsoring Kent’s Coastal Week this year, which runs from 22 to 30 October. Kent’s Coastal Week is a celebration of all that the Kent coast has to offer, with free or subsidised events – ranging from creative workshops, beach art and boat trips to shingle sculptures and storytelling – taking place […]

  • CWind Successfully Completes Generator Management at World’s Largest OWF (UK)

    4 July 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    CWind, a leading UK offshore wind service provider, has completed generator management works on the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, developed and built by a consortium comprising DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar. CWind has recently removed the last generators from site. The company worked with EP tools, a Denmark-based provider of generators, UPS […]

  • UK: Ofgem Announces Preferred Bidder for High Voltage Link at London Array

    18 September 2012

    Ofgem E-Serve has today appointed Blue Transmission as the preferred bidder to own and operate the high voltage link for the London Array (Phase 1) wind farm. This is the largest offshore transmission project to have reached this stage; the estimated value of the assets is £428 million. The London Array (Phase 1) windfarm, located […]

  • London Array Crew Transfer Vessel Naming Competition (UK)

    7 February 2012

    London Array is announcing challenge to come up with a name for the third and final crew transfer vessel being supplied by Gardline to service the wind farm from the base at Ramsgate Port. The 17m aluminium catamaran, or Alicat – specifically designed to transfer technicians to offshore sites – is due to enter service […]