"Dogger Bank" News

Second HVDC Platform Installed at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 24, 2024

Saipem has installed the second unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) platform at Dogger Bank, being built in UK waters and set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once constructed.The substation is the second of three platforms…

Fugro Gets Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Survey Job

Apr 26, 2024

RWE and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) have appointed Fugro to conduct geotechnical seabed survey on 3 GW Dogger Bank South offshore wind farm.The findings will give a detailed and accurate picture of the ground conditions, which will…

RWE and Masdar Form 3GW Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Pact

Mar 04, 2024

Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has acquired a 49% stake in the UK Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind projects as part of the agreement with RWE.The partners will now jointly forge ahead with the delivery of these flagship projects…

Eni Agrees to Merge UK Upstream Assets with Ithaca Energy

Apr 24, 2024

Eni has reached an agreement on the combination of substantially all of its upstream assets in the UK, excluding East Irish Sea assets and CCUS activities, with Ithaca Energy, creating a major independent oil and gas company present on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS)…

Dogger Bank Produces First Power

Oct 10, 2023

The first phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm has started exporting electricity to British consumers.The 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being constructed in UK waters 70 nautical miles (130 kilometers, 80 miles) off the coast of Yorkshire in the UK’s North Sea in three 1…

Vard Vung Tau Delivers SOV for Dogger Bank Operations

Nov 17, 2023

Vard, a Norwegian firm specializing in shipbuilding and design, said Friday its subsidiary in Vietnam, Vard Vung Tau, had delivered a newbuild 944 Grampian Tees service operation vessel to owner North Star.This SOV is the third of four purpose…

CSOV IWS Skywalker Delivered

Dec 13, 2023

Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) announced its IWS Fleet subsidiary has taken delivery of the new commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV) IWS Skywalker from shipbuilder China Merchants Industry Holdings Co., Ltd. (CMI).After transit to Europe…

Certex UK Bags Work at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 13, 2023

Certex UK’s Great Yarmouth-based Engineering Services Division has won a major framework to supply statutory inspection and maintenance services on Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The contract covers inspection and maintenance of cranes, personnel lifts…

First Phase of World's Largest Wind Farm to Come Online This Summer

Jul 26, 2023

The first phase of what will be the world's largest offshore wind farm - the Dogger Bank in the UK - is expected to start producing electricity 'during summer.'This is according to Equinor, a Norwegian energy giant that is a partner in the project…

Ventus Energy to Provide Support at UK's Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 09, 2023

High voltage engineering specialist, Ventus Energy, said Monday it had secured a significant contract to supply highly skilled senior authorised persons (SAPs) for 24/7 support at a UK offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank. Awarded to the organization’s North Shields base in the north-east of England…

RWE and Masdar to Co-develop Giant British Offshore Wind Project

Dec 01, 2023

Germany's RWE has signed an agreement with the UAE’s clean energy developer, known as Masdar, to develop a 3 gigawatt (GW) wind project off the coast of Britain, capable of powering around 3 million homes, the companies said on Friday.The announcement…

First Power Produced From First Turbine at World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Project

Oct 10, 2023

Offshore installation firm Jan De Nul said Tuesday that its latest jack-up installation vessel, Voltaire, had recently installed its first offshore wind turbine at the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, the world's largest offshore wind project under construction…

Norway's Statkraft May Return to British Offshore Wind

Nov 10, 2023

Norway's state-owned Statkraft could return to the British offshore wind market, but its key focus remains Ireland, Norway and Sweden, its CEO told Reuters on Friday.'We are looking at Britain,' Christian Rynning-Toennesen said after Statkraft's third-quarter earnings presentation…

Seven Existing UK Offshore Wind Farm Project Sites Set for 4GW Power Boost

Nov 09, 2023

Britain's Crown Estate said Thursday it was taking steps to enable the generation of up to an additional 4GW of green electricity from several offshore wind farm projects in development within the timeframe of the UK government’s offshore wind target of 50GW by 2030…

DolWin epsilon HVDC Offshore Wind Converter En Route to Aibel's Yard for Final Outfitting

Oct 16, 2023

The DolWin epsilon HVDC offshore wind converter platform left Seatrium’s yard in Singapore on Sunday, October 15. The platform is now heading for Aibel in Haugesund for the final installation of electrical equipment and commissioning.The DolWin…

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