E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm was today officially opened by Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, Andrea Leadsom MP. The 73-turbine wind farm, which is located 8km off the Holderness coast, went into full operation in May and will provide enough electricity for around 170,000
E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm was today officially opened by Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, Andrea Leadsom MP. The 73-turbine wind farm, which is located 8km off the Holderness coast, went into full operation in May and will provide enough electricity for around 170,000
On August 31, Fabricom completed the Offshore Wind Modification Services for the Princess Amaliawindpark. All 60 wind turbines have been provided with a bearing package, which consists of 2 steel supports, a rubber bearing, a top and bottom plate. The steel supports have been welded to the inside of
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed another mattressing project in the German North Sea. The contract, which required the company to install mattresses at all cable crossings along the 70km route from Sandbank offshore wind farm to the converter station SylWin Alpha, was awarded in June 2
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed another mattressing project in the German North Sea. The contract, which required the company to install mattresses at all cable crossings along the 70km route from Sandbank offshore wind farm to the converter station SylWin Alpha, was awarded in June 2
The Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm was put into operation, which was officially celebrated yesterday with a traditional Japanese Kagami Biraki ceremony. The wind farm, owned jointly by Mitsubishi Corporation and Eneco, comprises 43 wind turbines and is located 23 kilometres off the coast of
In the presence of the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Erwin Sellering, and numerous guests from the worlds of business and politics, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has officially put its second offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea into operation. Following a construction period of
At the two offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2, the last of 97 foundations has been installed. Dong Energy achieved this milestone ahead of schedule due to smooth foundation installation. Altogether, the installation of the 97 monopiles and transition pieces took five months. Trine Borum Bojsen, M
Work will begin this week at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, in readiness for the first foundation installation in January. This will include clearing boulders on the seabed along the cable route and around each of the 116 foundation positions to allow safe and effective installation. Chris Tomlinso
By laying in the first power cable between the monopiles “SB 28C” and “SB 29C”, Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) have started the inter array cabling of the Sandbank offshore wind farm, 90 km west of the coast of German island Sylt. Approximately 96 km of cables are to be installed within the
By laying in the first power cable between the monopiles “SB 28C” and “SB 29C”, Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) have started the inter array cabling of the Sandbank offshore wind farm, 90 km west of the coast of German island Sylt. Approximately 96 km of cables are to be installed within the
All 15 turbines at Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats Extension offshore wind farm are now generating power to the National Grid. The final turbine was put to operation on September 12. The turbines will now go through a series of tests and then be handed over to the Operations and Maintenance team. Matthew
UK government has rejected the GBP 3.5bn Navitus Bay wind farm project planned off the south coast of England. The decision to dismiss a planning application for up to 194-turbine project was announced by Energy minister Lord Bourne today. A reduced project version, comprising of up to 105 turbines,
Greatship Manisha vessel is carrying out drilling operations at RWE’s Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. The activity, including borehole work as part of the geotechnical survey at one of the foundations, will last until the next Tuesday. “During the course of drilling operations the Greatship Manisha
