88 results found for 'Rampion 2'

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  • UK Planning Inspectorate Completes Rampion 2 Examination, Next Stop Secretary of State

    7 August 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The UK Planning Inspectorate has completed the examination of RWE’s application for a development consent order (DCO) for Rampion 2, the proposed 1.2 GW extension to the existing 400 MW Rampion offshore wind farm in Sussex.  The Examining Authority (ExA) at the Inspectorate now has three months to make a recommendation on whether to approve […]

  • Macquarie to Take Full Ownership of 194 MW Offshore Wind Farms in UK

    18 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Macquarie Asset Management has unveiled its plans to take full control of the Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms in the UK by acquiring the remaining stake currently controlled by BlackRock. Macquarie GIG Renewable Energy Fund 1 acquired a 60.75 per cent stake in Lynn and Inner Dowsing in 2016. Now, the company intends […]

  • OWGP Launches GBP 1 Million Offshore Wind Innovation Grant for UK Companies

    1 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology

    The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a GBP 1 million Innovation Grant funding competition aimed at boosting the local offshore wind supply chain. Innovation Grants between GBP 25,000 and GBP 200,000 are available for projects that focus on future cables, electrical systems, next-generation installation, and operations and maintenance technologies. The scope of the […]

  • James Fisher Secures Zhong Neng Commissioning Contract Offshore Taiwan

    30 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher) has been awarded a contract for the provision of high voltage (HV) specialist personnel and HV safety management services at the 298 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the contract, worth over GBP 1 million (approximately EUR 1.17 million), James Fisher’s renewables team will securely […]

  • 50Hertz Awards LanWin3 Converter Contract

    19 July 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure, Supply Chain

    The transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded the consortium comprising Dragados Offshore, a subsidiary of Cobra IS, and Siemens Energy a EUR 2.9 billion contract to design, build, and install two electrical conversion stations. The consortium’s scope of work consists of supplying an offshore converter for the LanWin3 grid connection project in the North […]

  • UK’s First Offshore Hydrogen Production Trials Kick Off in South Wales

    3 July 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, Research & Development

    After six years of development, sustainability consultancy ERM has launched offshore trials to test its Dolphyn Hydrogen process which combines electrolysis, desalination, and hydrogen production on a floating wind platform, marking the first time hydrogen has been produced from seawater in a marine environment in the UK. The trials conducted in Pembroke Port, South Wales, […]

  • Floating Wind Project in California’s State Waters Lays Foundation for Power Purchase Agreement

    3 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Project Updates

    CADEMO Corporation, established by Floventis Energy, and California Community Power (CC Power) have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the 60 MW CADEMO floating wind project off the California coast. The collaborative engagement under the MOU could ultimately lead to the two parties entering a power purchase agreement (PPA). The project, proposed to […]

  • Prysmian Lands EUR 5 Billion Cable Job for Projects Offshore Germany

    15 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian has finalized three contracts worth in aggregate around EUR 5 billion with the transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion for BalWin1 and BalWin2 offshore grid connection systems and the DC34 underground cable project in Germany. According to Prysmian, this package deal is the largest in value and in km of cable ever awarded to […]

  • Germany Greenlights DolWin4, Amprion’s First Offshore Grid Connection

    26 December 2023
    Authorities, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Planning & Permitting

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a planning approval decision for the DolWin4 offshore grid connection in Germany’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea. DolWin4, the first offshore grid connection system being implemented by German transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion Offshore, will go into operation in 2028 and connect […]

  • Crown Estate Mulls Adding 4 GW of Capacity from Existing Offshore Wind Projects

    9 November 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has revealed that it is taking steps to enable the generation of up to an additional 4 GW of electricity from several offshore wind projects in development, within the timeframe of the 50 GW 2030 target. This follows requests from the developers of seven offshore wind farm projects who believe additional capacity […]

  • RWE Applies for Rampion 2 Development Consent, Reduces Number of Offshore Wind Turbines

    13 September 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Last month, RWE and its project partners submitted an application for the development consent order (DCO) for the Rampion 2 offshore wind farm in the UK. The Planning Inspectorate accepted the application for examination on 7 September and will start the examination process within three months. Also in this article: The process at the Planning […]

  • Rampion 2 Team Starts Informal Consultation

    15 January 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The Rampion 2 team has launched a four-week informal consultation this week to raise awareness and seek feedback on their initial proposals to expand the Rampion wind farm off the Sussex coast, UK. A full and formal consultation will follow later in the year, ahead of the submission of a development consent application to build […]

  • RWE Opens Formal Consultation Ahead of DCO Application for Rampion 2

    14 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE, which is developing the Rampion 2 project on behalf of its project partners, has opened formal public consultation on draft proposals for the extension of the existing Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK. The consultation period is running from 14 July until 16 September, during which time people can find out more about […]

  • RWE Signs Lease Agreements for Four UK Offshore Wind Extensions

    28 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and its project partners have signed lease agreements with The Crown Estate to develop extensions of the Gwynt y Môr, Galloper, Greater Gabbard and Rampion offshore wind farms in the UK. Each proposal has already progressed through the plan level Habitats Regulations Assessment stage (HRA), The Crown Estate said. Developers will now be focused on environmental assessments […]

  • Amprion Picks Steel Contractor for Offshore Converter Platforms

    22 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    German shipbuilding company, Meyer Werft, has been awarded its first contract for steel construction work for four Amprion offshore converter platforms. Amprion Offshore has commissioned Dragados Offshore and Siemens Energy to build the offshore converter platforms. The consortium has now awarded parts of the production to Meyer Werft. Amprion said that the shipyard is to […]

  • Port of Hastings ‘Most Suitable’ for Development of Victoria’s Offshore Wind Terminal

    13 September 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Hastings has been confirmed as the “most suitable” location for the establishment of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal to facilitate offshore wind assembly, subject to required approvals. If approved, the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal will be capable of supporting offshore wind delivery of up to 1 GW per year, placing Hastings at […]

  • RWE Receives Development Consent for Awel y Môr Wind Farm Offshore Wales

    21 September 2023
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent to RWE’s Awel y Môr offshore wind project off the North Wales Coast. The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited on 20 April 2022 and accepted for examination on […]

  • Top News of the Week July 14 – 20, 2014

    20 July 2014

    Seaway Installs Sylwin Alpha Converter Platform Under the direction of Seaway Heavy Lifting, one of the world’s largest converter platforms has been installed off Sylt, an East Frisian Island. MHI Vestas Planning 10 MW Turbine? Vestas revealed it is planning to test what could be the world’s largest offshore wind turbine. VIDEO: Installation of Westermost […]

  • E.ON Cleared to Build Pontoon at Rampion’s Base Port

    28 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted a licence for E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Rampion Offshore Wind to build a temporary pontoon at Newhaven Port to support the construction of the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm. As part of the Rampion OWF development, proposed by E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Rampion Offshore Wind Limited, an onshore operations […]

  • Two Bombs Found at Rampion Site

    24 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    During the unexploded ordnance (UXO) surveys at the Rampion offshore wind site, two unexploded items have been found. The bombs, possibly from the Second World War 2 or even earlier, were located within close vicinity of each other within the offshore site. Nevertheless, the offshore construction is not affected by the UXO discovery. E.ON has issued a notice to […]

  • Windfarm Update: Race Bank, Rampion, Walney Extension, EnBW Baltic 2, Gode Wind 1 & 2, Sandbank

    13 November 2015

    Race Bank In July, A2SEA won a contract to provide the SEA CHALLENGER offshore installation vessel for the installation of wind turbines at DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm from early 2017. Also, MMT has been contracted to carry out unexploded ordnance (UXO) inspections and removal MMT along the export cable routes and within […]

  • Top News of the Week, 26 June – 1 July 2017

    2 July 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 26 June to 1 July 2017.

  • Highlights of the Month – November 2019

    2 December 2019

    We are bringing you a list of ten most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in the month of November 2019. Japanese Trio Orders Big Wind Turbine Installer Penta-Ocean Construction, Kajima Corporation, and Yorigami Maritime Construction have agreed to jointly construct a wind farm installation vessel capable of installing foundations and turbines with a capacity of between […]

  • Ofgem to Reveal Burbo Bank 2 OFTO Shortlist, Sets Out Round 5 Dates

    18 August 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem, which has been evaluating Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) submissions for Burbo Bank Extension, part of Tender Round 4, is scheduled to notify the bidders of the outcomes and publish the Qualifying Bidder shortlist this month. In addition, the UK’s energy market regulator has disclosed a more specified timetable for the Tender Round 5, for which it recently announced […]

  • UK: Feedback Period for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Ends

    9 August 2012

    After months of public consultation events, yesterday was the last day for giving written feedback to E.ON for the Rampion offshore wind farm project, which will go before planners in October. The company extended the consultation period to allow the public to see the environmental statement. The wind farm, which would be located 8 miles […]

  • E.ON Goes with 116 Turbines for Rampion

    24 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has announced the final design for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm project, after receiving consent from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in July this year. Situated 13km off the Sussex coast at its nearest point, the 72km2 final wind farm would feature 116 turbines, each measuring around 140m high to […]