493 results found for 'Moray East'

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  • Siemens Goes Local on Moray East

    15 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Siemens has placed multi-million pound contracts with companies across the UK for the construction of the transmission infrastructure for the Moray East offshore wind farm. As the lead contractor for onshore transmission infrastructure construction works for the 950MW wind farm, Siemens has placed several subcontracts since work began in September 2018. BAM Nuttall has been […]

  • Welcon Nabs Moray East Order

    6 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Denmark’s  Welcon has received an order from MHI Vestas to deliver tower sections for the 950MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. In total, Welcon will manufacture and deliver 70 bottom sections, 34 middle sections and 34 top sections for the project. The sections are scheduled to be delivered from the fourth quarter of 2019 until […]

  • Moray East Becomes Scotland’s Largest OWF

    13 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    According to the latest update from the Moray East project, there are now 64 wind turbines installed at the site off the Aberdeenshire coast, which puts Moray East ahead of Scotland’s Beatrice offshore wind farm in terms of installed capacity. With each Vestas turbine having an output of 9.5 MW, Moray East is now on […]

  • New Jack-Up Arrives at Moray East, 40 Wind Turbines Now In

    24 May 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    40 out of the 100 Vestas V164-9.5MW wind turbines have been installed at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The 40th turbine was installed at the site some 22 kilometres off the Aberdeenshire coast on 20 May, the project’s latest Notice of Operations shows. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern installed […]

  • Engie Wears Many Hats at Moray East

    7 February 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Engie has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd to purchase 23.3% of the electricity generated from the 950MW Moray East wind farm. The PPA is for a 15-year period, starting from commercial operation of the wind farm which is scheduled to commence in 2022. Engie currently holds a 23.3% […]

  • Lamprell Gearing to Send Off First Moray East Jackets

    16 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The UAE-based Lamprell plans to start delivering the jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind farm from its facility in Hamryiah at the end of the first quarter of 2020. The upending of the jackets is ongoing, the company said. Lamprell won a contract to manufacture and deliver 45 wind turbine jacket foundations and three […]

  • All Moray East Jacket Foundations Installed

    28 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The 103rd and final jacket foundation has been installed at the Moray East offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The Seajacks Scylla jack-up vessel installed the first three-legged jacket in July. The wind farm’s three offshore transformer modules (OTMs), together with their three jacket foundations, have been in place since mid-September. DEME’s installation vessel Orion, initially scheduled to be […]

  • Moray East Onshore Works Restart After Coronavirus Pause

    14 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Work has commenced on the onshore sites of the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland after a break due to the coronavirus crisis. At the end of March, Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd announced the demobilization of work at the project’s onshore sites, including the new underground cable and substation in Aberdeenshire. Following the […]

  • TFKable Produces First Moray East Onshore Cable

    8 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The TFKable Group has produced the first part of the 220kV onshore high-voltage cable for the Moray East offshore wind farm in the UK. According to the company, the 220kV cable is now ready to be delivered from its Bydgoszcz plant in Poland for the 950MW offshore wind project. TFKable and VolkerInfra won the contract to […]

  • Wind Orca on Moray East Duty

    1 February 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cadeler’s jack-up vessel Wind Orca is scheduled to start work on the Moray East offshore wind farm today, 1 February, when major component inspection and repair activities are set to begin on several wind turbines. The work is planned to be done on four potential wind turbines that might need repair and will be taking […]

  • EDP Opens Moray East O&M Base in Scotland

    22 October 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    EDP has inaugurated the operations and maintenance center of the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm, which will now be controlled by this new infrastructure located in Fraserburgh Port, Scotland. This new operations and maintenance center will now manage this offshore wind farm, in particular by controlling the vessel ‘Alba’, which regularly spends two-week […]

  • Moray East Jacket Installation in Home Stretch

    22 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks Scylla has installed 93 out of the 100 wind turbine jacket foundations at the Moray East wind farm off the Aberdeenshire coast in Scotland, the project’s latest Notice of Operations shows. The jack-up vessel is transporting the jacket foundations to the project site from Global Energy Group’s site in Nigg. The Seajacks Scylla installed […]

  • Lamprell Cuts Into Moray East Steel

    1 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    UAE-based Lamprell has held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction of jacket foundations for the 950MW Moray East wind project offshore Scotland. GeoSea, part of DEME Offshore, the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contractor for the project’s 100 wind turbine foundations and three offshore substation foundations, contracted Lamprell to fabricate 45 wind turbine and […]

  • Smulders Sends Off Last Moray East Upper Jackets

    5 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has sent off the final three upper jackets for the Moray East offshore wind farm from its yard in Hoboken, Belgium, to Newcastle upon Tyne. Smulders will deliver 55 turbine jacket foundations for the project, with the remaining 45 being delivered by Lamprell from its yards in the United Arab Emirates. The 55 jackets are […]

  • Scotland Grants Marine Consent to 850MW Offshore Wind Farm

    17 June 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Scottish Ministers have given marine consent for the construction and operation of the 850MW Moray West offshore wind project. This clears the way for the project to participate in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction scheduled for this summer. If successful in the auction, the project could enter the construction phase in 2022. The […]

  • GMS Endeavour to Support Moray East OTM Commissioning

    17 August 2020
    Vessels

    Gulf Marine Services’ jack-up vessel GMS Endeavour is set to be deployed at the Moray East offshore wind farm site to support the commissioning of the project’s offshore transformer platforms. The vessel will arrive at the project site on or around 19 August, from when it will provide accommodation for workers carrying out commissioning works […]

  • Second Moray East OTM Platform Installed

    18 August 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The second offshore transformer module (OTM) of the Moray East wind farm is now at its designated location at the site off Scotland, according to the project’s Notice of Operations. OSP2, which was shipped out from Belgium on 30 June, was installed shortly after its jacket foundation and the OSP3 platform were put in place […]

  • Utility ROV Services Wins Moray East Deal

    15 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Utility ROV Services (URS) has won a contract to provide boulder relocation services on the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm in the Scottish waters. The Fife-headquartered company plans to begin the work in the first quarter of the year using its load bearing ROV system UTROV. “This contract is a welcome start to 2019 for […]

  • Island Crown W2W Vessel Joins Moray East OWF Fleet

    26 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    The Island Crown vessel has started working at the Moray East offshore wind farm site, providing accommodation and walk-to-work (W2W) services during the project construction activities. Island Crown has joined the fleet of vessels deployed on the project after Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd (MOWEL) awarded Island Offshore with a contract for offshore accommodation and […]

  • More Granada Davit Cranes for Moray East

    17 April 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The UK-based Granada Material Handling has secured a contract to provide 100 davit crane units for the turbine jacket foundations of the Moray East offshore wind project. Granada is in charge of designing, manufacturing and commissioning Python crane units that will be fitted to each of the project’s 100 jacket foundation platforms. According to the company, each […]

  • RES Lands Moray East Control Centre Contract

    7 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RES has won a contract to provide control point, balancing, and asset monitoring services during commissioning and early operations at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. RES’ 24/7/365 Control Centre, based in Glasgow, will work as the interface between Moray East and National Grid to support the energisation of 100 turbines at […]

  • Moray East OSP1 OTM Jacket In Place

    31 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation for the third offshore transformer module (OTM) for Moray East offshore wind farm has been installed at the site off the Scottish coast. According to the project’s latest Notice of Operations, the jack-up vessel Seajacks Scylla installed the OSP1 jacket on 30 August. Meanwhile, the OSP1 topside was scheduled to sail out […]

  • First Moray East OTM Touches Down

    10 August 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the three Offshore Transformer Modules (OTMs), ME OSP 3, has been installed at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. Siemens Energy shipped out the wind farm’s first OTM, ME OSP 2, for offshore installation on 30 June. This OTM will be installed later this week, a spokesperson for DEME […]

  • Moray East’s Third OTM Ready to Go Home

    28 August 2020
    Grid Connection

    OSP1, the third and final offshore transformer module (OTM) that will be installed at the Moray East offshore wind farm, is ready to leave Belgium this weekend (29 – 30 August). The OTMs, for which Siemens Energy secured a contract in 2018, were fabricated by Smulders and ENGIE Solutions in Hoboken, Belgium. “This milestone – three […]

  • Moray East Puts GeoSea In Charge Of Substructures

    27 October 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has signed an agreement with Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd for the supply and installation of turbine and substation foundations, as well as the transport and installation of three offshore substation platforms for the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm off Scotland.

  • Offshore Construction Starts on Moray East

    27 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The 950MW Moray East wind farm has entered the offshore construction phase with the start of piling operations earlier this month. The piling operations started on 19 May and are expected to take place over a period of approximately eleven months, a Notice of Operations said. Moray East contracted GeoSea NV Geotechnical & Offshore Solutions, […]