220 results found for 'burbo bank extension offshore wind farm'

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  • Brookfield Buys Into Ørsted’s Four Operational Offshore Wind Farms in UK

    30 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Global investment firm Brookfield has bought minority stakes in four UK offshore wind farms owned and operated by Ørsted for around GBP 1.75 billion (approximately EUR 2.1 billion). The buy-in, which Brookfield is pursuing through Brookfield Infrastructure Fund V, will see the investment firm acquiring 12.45 per cent in Hornsea 1, Hornsea 2, Walney Extension, […]

  • Importance of a Robust Commissioning Strategy for Offshore Wind Farms

    29 April 2024
    Business development, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Wind Turbines

    Commissioning is a critical phase in the development of offshore wind farms, marking the transition from construction to operation. A well-defined commissioning strategy is essential to ensure the seamless integration of various components, validate their functionality, and ultimately optimize the performance and reliability of the entire offshore wind farm. Boslan, an engineering and consultancy company […]

  • Burbo Bank Extension Gives Back to Liverpool Bay Communities

    21 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Sixteen local organisations around Liverpool Bay have been awarded grants totalling GBP 112,500 as part of DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund. Each year, approximately GBP 225,000 will be made available for community projects for the expected 25 year lifetime of the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The fund was launched in May last […]

  • UK: Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm Application Accepted for Examination

    22 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Planning Inspectorate has announced that the application by DONG Energy Burbo Extension (UK) Ltd for the proposed extension to the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm has been accepted, by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for examination. The application for the proposed Burbo Bank Extension project, being an extension to the […]

  • Van Oord to Install Burbo Bank Extension Foundations

    24 June 2015

    Van Oord has signed a contract with DONG Energy for the installation of foundations at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in the UK. Van Oord will install the project’s 32 monopiles and transition piece foundations, supply and install the scour protection and provide the logistics between the fabrication ports in Germany, Denmark, the […]

  • Greencoat UK to Acquire Stake in Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm

    2 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Greencoat UK Wind has signed an agreement to acquire a 25 per cent stake in the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm from AIP, in partnership with a number of pension funds investing through Greencoat Renewable Income LP, a fund also managed by Greencoat Capital. Through the acquisition, to be completed on 30 November, Greencoat UK will take […]

  • DONG Energy, MHI Vestas Sign First Commercial Deal for 8MW Turbine

    21 August 2014
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind have reached a conditional agreement for the purchase of 32 units of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s V164-8.0MW offshore wind turbine for installation at the Burbo Bank Extension project in Liverpool Bay off the north-western coast of England. The agreement will become the first commercial order for this powerful […]

  • Diamond Transmission Partners Preferred Burbo Bank Extension OFTO

    25 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem has appointed Diamond Transmission Partners (DTP), a consortium comprising Mitsubishi Corporation and HICL Infrastructure Company, as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link to the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm for the next 20 years.

  • Turbine Transfers Supports Van Oord at Burbo Bank Extension

    5 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Turbine Transfers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Holyhead Towing Company, has won a contract to support Van Oord during the installation of foundations at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in Liverpool Bay. Porth Eilian, an 18-metre offshore support vessel, has been deployed to provide crew transfer services to construction vessels in the field. The construction works at […]

  • Tekmar Grabs Burbo Bank Gig

    14 September 2015
    Grid Connection

    Tekmar Energy has won a contract to provide its sixth generation TekLink mechanical latch systems at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm on the north-west coast of England. Tekmar will provide site operator DONG Energy with 65 systems including one export and nine bellmouths for the 32-turbine, 258MW Liverpool Bay development with Tekmar supplying […]

  • Burbo Bank Extension Fund Announces New Grant Winners

    5 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Twelve local organisations around Liverpool Bay have been awarded grants from the Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund under the fourth round of funding.

  • FoundOcean Gearing Up for Burbo Bank Extension

    20 April 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland-based subsea and offshore cementing specialist FoundOcean is getting ready to start working on 32 wind turbine foundations at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects have been contracted to transport and install the project’s 32 monopiles and transition piece foundations, supply and install the scour protection and provide the logistics between […]

  • Planning Inspectorate Submits Recommendations for Burbo Bank Extension

    27 June 2014
    Authorities

    The Planning Inspectorate issued a report of recommendation to the Secretary of State for the proposed Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The Secretary of State now has three months to make a decision on this proposal. The 90MW Burbo Bank offshore wind farm currently comprises 25 wind turbines, located in the Liverpool Bay at […]

  • Burbo Bank Extension Topside Meets Jacket (Gallery)

    2 June 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Engie Fabricom and Iemants completed the load-out of the topside for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm at the ENGIE Fabricom’s Hoboken yard on 30 May. The 1180-tonne topside was placed next to the 985-tonne offshore substation jacket on the pontoon. The jacket was loaded onto the pontoon on 11 May. The topside […]

  • MENCK’s Largest Hammer Set for Burbo Bank 2 Monopiles

    27 May 2016

    MENCK will deploy its largest hammer for the installation of 32 monopiles at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The MHU3500S has a 6.5m pile sleeve, powered by 3 MHP 1600 hydraulic power packs in parallel setup. The hammer will be operated from Van Oord’s offshore construction vessel Svanen. Offshore construction of the 258MW wind farm is […]

  • Jacket for Burbo Bank 2 Substation Ready

    13 May 2016

    The load-out of the jacket for the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm’s substation took place on 11 May at Smulders’ Hoboken yard, the company reported. The jacket, weighing 985 tonnes, was transported by the Matador 3 from the dry dock to the Engie Fabricom yard, where it was placed on a pontoon. The topside and jacket […]

  • Burbo Bank Extension OSS In Place

    4 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The topside of the substation for Dong Energy’s 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm was installed on 25 June, Smulders reported.  The substation topside and jacket left Engie Fabricom’s Hoboken yard in Belgium on 15 June. A consortium of ENGIE Fabricom and Iemants has been contracted by DONG Energy for the fabrication of the offshore substation. The load-out […]

  • Burbo Bank Extension Fully Commissioned

    27 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The testing of the last MHI Vestas 8MW turbine on the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm was completed this month and the wind farm has been fully commissioned, DONG Energy said.

  • Windfarm Update: Burbo Bank Extension

    8 December 2014

    At the end of September developer DONG Energy  received development consent from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm for which the company had already been granted the lease agreement by The Crown Estate on 11 May 2010. Burbo Bank Extension will be located west […]

  • Burbo Bank Extension OFTO Tender Kicks Off

    7 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem has launched a tender to enable prospective bidders to compete to own the transmission assets of the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm in the Bay of Liverpool. The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round Four (TR4) started on 7 April, Ofgem said. Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm is indirectly owned by DONG Energy A/S (50%), KIRKBI […]

  • World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Up at Burbo Bank 2

    8 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of 32 MHI Vestas 8MW wind turbines has been installed at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The turbines are the largest in the world and this is the first time they have ever been used in an offshore wind farm, DONG Energy said. Once completed, the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension will generate enough […]

  • Ofgem Shortlists 5 Bidders for Burbo Bank 2 Offshore Transmission

    13 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Ofgem today announced a shortlist of five bidders competing to own and run the GBP 230 million transmission link to the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, situated in the Bay of Liverpool. The bidders will now go through to the final stage of the tender where Ofgem will appoint the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) […]

  • UK: Second Round of Consultations for Burbo Bank Extension

    12 April 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    The second round of community consultation events for the proposed Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm are starting next week. The four events will give local communities and other interested groups including organisations and businesses the opportunity to learn more about the proposal to extend the existing Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm. It is a […]

  • A2SEA’s ‘SEA CHALLENGER’ to Install Burbo Bank Extension Turbines

    24 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    From autumn 2016, A2SEA will provide its purpose-built offshore installation vessel SEA CHALLENGER to install the 32 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the UK for DONG Energy. The Burbo Bank Extension is located next to the existing and operational Burbo Bank offshore wind farm consisting of 25 […]

  • UK Energy Minister OKs Burbo Bank Extension

    29 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Government has approved another renewable energy project by Dong Energy off its northwest coast. Namely, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey last week granted consent to the Danish company to build Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. Brent Cheshire, DONG Energy’s UK chairman, commented: “Today’s announcement is an important step in clearing […]

  • Ørsted Allots Sixth Round of Burbo Bank Extension Grants

    19 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has awarded nine organizations around Liverpool Bay, the UK, with grants from the sixth round of its Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund.