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  • Aggreko to Light Up Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    21 April 2016

    James Fisher has awarded a contract to Aggreko for the provision of power generation during the construction phase of the Galloper offshore wind farm, which will start in July and last for more than 40 weeks. Aggreko will supply 56 new lightweight 20kVA wind-charged generators and a standby machine. With outlets at 110V, 240V and 415V, the generators will be […]

  • Photo of the Day: Smulders Sends Off Last Batch of Galloper TPs

    24 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The last four transition pieces (TPs) for the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK have been dispatched from Smulders facilities in Hoboken, Belgium, and are on their way to Rotterdam, where they will be loaded onto the installation vessel Innovation at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 site.

  • South Boats and P&O Ink Contract for Two 17.5m WFSV (UK)

    28 June 2011

    South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and P&O Maritime Ltd. announce that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of 2 x Incat Crowther designed 17.5m Wind Farm Service Vessels withoptions for further vessels. The two vessels will be built under survey to Lloyds classification at the company’s new East Cowes facility on […]

  • UK: Ginny Louise Contract Extended

    23 August 2012

    Leo Hambro from Tidal Transit announced that the developers of the 140-turbine Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm off the Suffolk coast, the SSE and RWE npower renewables partnership, has extended the contract for the company’s crew transfer vessel Ginny Louise. The Ginny Louise and its sister vessel Eden Rose, are state-of-the-art, high specification and purpose-designed […]

  • Wind Farm Boat Ginny Louise Enters Service Today (UK)

    20 February 2012

    Ginny Louise, a vessel designed by a Norfolk company to handle the North Sea conditions, enters service today. Operated by Docking-based Tidal Transit, she will be in charge of transferring workers from Lowestoft to the Greater Gabbard site off the Suffolk coast. This £1.5m newbuild is designed to offer stability and safety while transporting people […]

  • UK: MCS Expands as Offshore Wind Sector Grows

    13 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    This week, Maritime Craft Services (MCS) will take delivery of one of the two additional Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers 2610 ordered from Damen, The Scotsman reports. After MCS took delivery of three Damen Twin Axe FCS 2610s last month, it ordered two more, named MCS Coromell and MCS Boreas. The company will have MCS […]

  • Alicat Workboats Delivers Iceni Conquest

    16 April 2015
    Vessels

    Alicat Workboats Ltd. has delivered the third of class Alicat 21m, ‘Iceni Conquest’ to Iceni Marine Services Ltd., also of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The 21m Alicat design has been proven in service with two other sister craft working on UK offshore wind projects. ‘Iceni Conquest’ has secured a charter on the Greater Gabbard offshore wind […]

  • Vissim Opens Renewables Office in UK

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    To serve the growing number of wind farm customers in the region, Vissim establishes a new UK based entity, “Vissim Renewables”. “This will strengthen our presence in the UK market in line with our growth strategy and will provide improved support for existing customers, including key players such as Greater Gabbard, Ormonde, Sheringham Shoal, London […]

  • Heerema Nets Galloper OSS Fabrication Contract

    4 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Petrofac has awarded Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) with a contract to deliver an offshore substation platform for the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm. Heerema Hartlepool will be in charge of fabricating the unmanned offshore substation, with project engineering and procurement being undertaken by Petrofac as part of the GE-Petrofac Consortium. The Galloper offshore substation, scheduled for delivery in […]

  • Harwich International Port Tipped For Galloper O&M Base

    4 November 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Galloper Wind Farm Limited (GWFL) has agreed a lease in principle with Harwich International Port for an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base for the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm. GWFL is currently pursuing planning permission in relation to this, Toby Edmonds, Project Director, Galloper Wind Farm, said. “Following the redesign of the project in 2015 we considered […]

  • UK: CLS Financial Director Becomes SSE Offshore Wind Commercial Manager

    5 September 2012

    CLS Offshore’s financial director Sid Anverali is moving on to take up a new challenge as commercial manager, offshore wind, for SSE (Scottish & Southern Energy). The move was announced yesterday by Scott McMillan, managing director of Great Yarmouth-based energy sector services company CLS, who said it had been amicably agreed. “Sid goes with our […]

  • Fluor Net Earnings Reach USD 135 Million (USA)

    4 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    luor Corporationannounced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2011. Net earnings attributable to Fluor for the third quarter were $135 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $54 million, or $0.30 per diluted share a year ago. Segment profit for the third quarter of 2011 was $236 million, […]

  • Photo of the Day: MO3 Trialled and Tested

    11 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV) MO3, Mainprize Offshore’s latest addition to the fleet, has completed her sea trials in the North Sea and is ready to start her first offshore assignment.

  • EIB Earmarks Funds for UK Offshore Wind Farm

    16 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved EUR 5.8 billion of new financing for 29 projects across various sectors in the European Union, Africa, and Latin America, including an offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Photo: VBMS Cable-Laying Fleet at Galloper

    19 May 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    VBMS today shared photos of its three cable-laying vessels: Stemat Spirit, Ndurance and Ndeavor, currently carrying out the inter-array and export cable installation project at the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • EOD Specialist Ramora UK Safely Disposes of WWII Mine at Site of Greater Gabbard Wind Farm (UK)

    23 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

      World-renowned Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialist Ramora UK has safely disposed of an unexploded World War II mine onsite at one of the world’s largest offshore windfarm. The four-man Ramora UK team used a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to place a countermining charge next to the 1,500lb (680kg) mine which had been assessed as […]

  • Galloper OWF Construction to Kick Off Soon

    30 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE will start building the Galloper offshore wind farm next month, after the final investment decision was made with three new partners on board for the project. UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), Siemens Financial Services and Macquarie Capital have joined RWE Innogy in becoming 25% joint equity partners of the 336MW offshore wind project off the coast […]

  • Availability of Seajacks Vessels in Q3 2011 (UK)

    31 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Seajacks published report on availability of their jack-up vessels. Seajacks is a leading owner and operator of purpose-built self-propelled jack-up vessels. Seajacks currently owns and operates self-propelled jack-up vessels out of Great Yarmouth in the United Kingdom, ‘Seajacks Leviathan’ and ‘Seajacks Kraken’. The vessels facilitate installation and maintenance of offshore wind turbines, as well as […]

  • RWE in Talks over Galloper Wind Farm

    25 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Plans are still underway to build the 68-turbine offshore East Anglian windfarm, Galloper – estimated to be worth £20million and 850 jobs to the local economy. RWE Innogy said it hoped to make an announcement in the spring on the future of the 340MW windfarm, despite announcing two months ago it would not continue with […]

  • Galloper Choppers Cleared for Takeoff

    22 August 2017
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Galloper Windfarm Ltd (GWFL) has obtained an approval from Tendring District Council’s (TDC) Planning Committee to set up a temporary helipad at Great Oakley Lodge, Great Oakley, to serve the Galloper offshore wind farm.

  • UK: Reef Subsea to Acquire Heavy Duty Cable Plough

    10 September 2012
    Technology

    Reef Subsea announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, has placed an order for a Heavy Duty Cable Plough, which will expand the company’s capabilities and position it as a true leading contractor in subsea trenching and cable installation. Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, based in the North-east of England with offices […]

  • Galloper OSS Topside Rolled Onto Barge

    11 April 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The substation topside built by Heerema Fabrication Group for the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm has been loaded onto a barge at the fabricator’s Hartlepool yard.

  • CWind Wins Gwynt y Môr OWF Contract

    11 February 2014
    Technology

    CWind has announced that it has won a contract to support CT Offshore in the installation of 63 of the 161 inter-array cables at the 576MW Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm off the North Wales coast. CWind’s role involves sending a team to the Netherlands to perform both an OTDR fibre and an insulation […]

  • UK: Seacat Services Deepens European Offshore Wind Deployment

    5 August 2013

    Seacat Services, the class leading offshore wind transfer vessel operator, has successfully completed workboat charters and crew transfer contracts while operating in three European flag states. The milestone marks the first time that a UK charter firm that solely operates DNV-class certified vessels, has under taken work in three different European nations. A feat that […]

  • Health and Safety Risk in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    2 June 2011

      Leading turbine manufacturers GE and Siemens have come out in full support of a family approach to offshore health and safety today in London. With an estimated 40GW of offshore wind set to be installed by the end of the decade in Europe alone, the potential for employ Wind Energy Update’s research director, Carlos […]

  • HSSE Opens Office in Lowestoft

    6 August 2014

    Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd (HSSE) officially opened another office in Lowestoft. HSSE has the capability to support projects throughout the UK and Europe, and believe that an office local to the East coast will provide a strong strategic base of operations. The new HSSE facility will enable the company to bring more of its […]