375 results found for 'Gwynt y Môr'

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  • Gwynt y Môr Keeps Giving Back

    27 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy UK has pledged further GBP 383,000 to north Wales communities from the community fund linked to the 576MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, bringing the total amount invested in the area from the wind farm to over GBP 500,000 since the fund was launched in June 2015. 30 not-for-profit groups have benefited directly from Gwynt […]

  • UK: RWE Hires CMACS to Manage Marine-Life Protection Measures at Gwynt y Môr

    17 May 2012
    Environment

    A WIRRAL based environmental consultancy is to manage marine-life protection measures at one of the biggest wind farms currently in construction in Europe, after securing a £multi-million contract with Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited. CMACS Ltd will deliver a robust monitoring programme throughout the wind farm’s construction, ensuring the safety of marine mammals, […]

  • Preemptive Export Cable Repair to Start on Wind Farm Offshore Wales

    31 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    N-Sea Group has been awarded a contract for a preemptive repair on one of the four export cables of the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm off Wales. The Balfour Beatty Investments-Equitix consortium Gwynt y Môr OFTO plc has selected N-Sea to ensure the integrity of the export cable, with the company set to start […]

  • Wind Server Heading to Gwynt y Môr for Maintenance Work

    23 January 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ziton’s jack up vessel Wind Server is due to be carrying out maintenance work close to two wind turbines within the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm area starting this week. The vessel is expected to start working in the vicinity of the turbines C10D and K1M on Thursday, 26 January, a notice to mariners said. The […]

  • UK: Gwynt y Môr Wind Turbine Installation Half Way Done

    22 October 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE hits another milestone in Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm installation. The A2SEA’s vessel has erected the 80th wind turbine generator. Sea Jack and Sea Worker will continue with turbine installation, assisted by Sea Golf, Sea Bravo, Sea Echo & Bever. The developers have already fitted 139 transition pieces and installed 27 array cables which […]

  • SEA JACK Wraps Up Gwynt y Môr Installation

    1 July 2014

    On 28 June 2014, the last turbine at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm was installed by SEA JACK. In total, 160 turbines have been installed by A2SEA’s jack-up barges SEA JACK and SEA WORKER. “I am very happy to announce that SEA JACK has installed the final turbine at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm […]

  • ‘Kitty Petra’ to Work at Gwynt y Môr

    12 May 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    After seven months of working in the North Sea, Tidal Transit’s Kitty Petra personnel transfer vessel (PVT) will be heading west in May 2015 to join her sister vessel Tia Elizabeth working on the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, which is situated 8 miles off the North Wales coast. Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind […]

  • RWE Publishes First Newsletter to Keep People in North Wales Informed About Offshore Wind Development (UK)

    12 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    RWE npower renewables’ first issue of a newsletter designed to keep people in North Wales informed about the development of offshore wind power has been published. “Wind Power News: North Wales Offshore Wind Farm Update” is available from libraries, leisure centres, tourist information centres, council offices and community centres along the north Wales coast. It […]

  • UK: Stanislav Yudin Installs First Gwynt y Môr Foundation

    14 August 2012

    The first of 160 steel foundations that will make up Gwynt y Môr, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms has been successfully installed off the north Wales coast. The achievement has been celebrated by RWE npower renewables, which is constructing the wind farm over the next two years, to generate enough energy from the […]

  • Geophysical Survey Underway on Gwynt y Môr

    25 April 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The survey vessel Proteus of Liverpool is carrying out geophysical survey operations in and around the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm.

  • FoundOcean Secures Monopile Grouting Contract for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

    14 June 2012

    Scottish-based FoundOcean Ltd announced it has been awarded the contract for the foundation grouting for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, UK. Gwynt y Môr is being built with an installed capacity of 576 megawatts in Liverpool Bay, around 13 kilometres off the North Wales coast; it is one of Europe’s largest offshore wind […]

  • CT Offshore to Connect Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm

    21 January 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    CT Offshore and Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited have signed an agreement, covering free-laying, installation and burial of 63 cables of the in total 161 inter-array cables at one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms. The cable laying and installation will be conducted by the company’s own cable laying vessel SIA, which has […]

  • Awel y Môr OWF Secures Crown Estate Lease Agreement

    6 July 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Awel y Môr offshore wind farm has secured an Agreement for Lease with the Crown Estate for a 106-square-kilometre seabed area located to the west of the existing Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. Namely, in February 2017, the Crown Estate invited operators of the existing offshore wind farms in the UK for expressions of […]

  • WWII Bomb Detonated at Gwynt y Môr OWF

    25 March 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Ramora UK and 6Alpha have detonated the first of three unexploded WWII bombs which were found on the seabed within the construction area of the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, writes the Daily Post. RWE Innogy UK first discovered the bombs in January and they acquired licenses for disposals earlier this month. Toby Edmonds, […]

  • VIDEO: First Wind Turbine at Gwynt y Môr OWF

    14 June 2013

    The first of 160 wind turbines has been installed at the flagship North Wales Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, the largest renewables project under construction by RWE npower renewables. It marks a major milestone in the construction of the €2billion windfarm which, once fully operational, will be capable of generating enough energy from the […]

  • Granada Material Handling Scoops Gwynt y Môr Work

    27 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm has awarded a three year contract to Manchester company Granada Material Handling Ltd to provide specialist offshore personnel to look after, maintain and re-certify 160 crane units on its offshore turbines. Each of the Granada ‘Python’ crane units was specifically designed for Gwynt y Môr and the marine environment […]

  • RWE Seeking Gwynt y Môr Fund Manager

    14 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Bids are being formally invited to help manage a multi-million pound pioneering wind industry community fund, on behalf of the coastal communities of North Wales. RWE Innogy UK’s flagship offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, has launched a major tender process to identify a suitable organisation to administer its £19million Community Fund. The 160 turbine wind farm, being constructed […]

  • New Export Cable for Gwynt y Môr After Year of Cable Issues

    14 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    On 14 May, Sumitomo Electric Industries reported that it was awarded an export cable supply contract for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. The news comes a few months after Ofgem ruled in favour of Gwynt y Môr OFTO plc which had filed an Exceptional Event claim for the project’s export cable failure from […]

  • LDD Inks Drilling Contract for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    21 July 2011

    LDD, an Acteon company, has won a multimillion-pound contract with RWE npower renewables to provide specialist drilling services to help install 160 wind turbine foundations at the Gwynt y Môr wind farm 18 km off the North Wales coast. LDD will commission what is believed to be the world’s largest and most-powerful reverse-circulation drill, and […]

  • RWE Has Offshore Wind beneath Its Wings

    12 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind boosted RWE Innogy’s operating result, which rose by €251 million to €280 million year on year, RWE Group reported in its results for the first three quarters of 2015.  This was due in particular to the commissioning of the new wind farms Gwynt y Môr off the coast of North Wales and Nordsee Ost […]

  • Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Tourism Fund Opened in Rhyl, UK

    24 April 2013

    THE FIRST completed project to be funded by RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Tourism Fund was officially opened in Rhyl yesterday. The £250,000 Rhyl Beach Access Project includes a new ramp to make it easier for disabled visitors to get down to the beach, and will also help people wanting to […]

  • Gwynt y Môr Fund Supports Conwy Culture

    3 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Community Fund has awarded the UK charity Conwy Arts Trust with a GBP 47,600 grant for the construction of a cultural centre.

  • UK: Turbine Transfers Wins Major Gwynt y Môr Contract

    26 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Turbine Transfers Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Holyhead Towing Company, has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by RWE npower renewables to provide six crew transfer vessels for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. In addition, the company will provide two more vessels for the German Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm, the Daily Post […]

  • UK: A2SEA Signs Contract for Gwynt y Môr

    12 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    From spring 2013, A2SEA will play a key role in helping build one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. A2SEA will provide specialist jack-up’s SEA JACK and SEA WORKER to install 160 Siemens 3.6MW turbines on RWE’s Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, located off the […]

  • UK: CWind Charters 6 Vessels for Gwynt y Môr OWF

    2 May 2013

    CWind, a leading UK offshore wind service provider, has won a contract for six of its multi-purpose vessels to provide crew and load transfer services at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. In what is to date Cwind’s largest vessel contract win, the six workboats will arrive on site over the next two months as […]

  • RV ‘Neptune’ Gets to Work at Gwynt y Mor

    7 May 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The survey vessel RV ‘Neptune’ has started its work on the Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm. RV ‘Neptune’ joins as an additional vessel to assist in the survey work that started earlier this year. RV Neptune will be carrying out seabed investigations, alongside Chartwell, Confidante and Discovery survey vessels, at various locations within the […]