The Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is an exciting £1.5B project being developed to harness offshore wind to power more than 410,000 U.K. homes. This 402 MW offshore wind farm will be located some 20 miles off the coast of the seaside town of Cromer in North Norfolk.
FoundOcean awarded the Gemini Offshore Wind Farm grouting project
FoundOcean has been awarded a contract to grout the 150 monopile foundations for the 600-MW Gemini Offshore Wind Farm, on behalf of main contractor Van Oord. The project will be the first to use MasterFlow 9800, a revolutionary new material jointly developed by FoundOcean and BASF. MasterFlow 9800 possesses a unique combination of features that…
BASF and FoundOcean to boost productivity and improve safety in offshore grouting
On Tuesday 17th February 2015, FoundOcean and BASF launched an integrated material and service system for the provision of a new high strength grout, MasterFlow 9800, in Edinburgh, UK. The high strength grout is the result of over 3 years of joint development, the primary purpose of which has been to deliver significant and quantifiable…
FoundOcean signs strategic agreement with chemicals company BASF
FoundOcean, experts in subsea grouting for the offshore energy construction industry, has signed a strategic agreement with chemicals company BASF. BASF’s MasterFlow 9500 is the only product to have obtained the Type Approval Certificate (TAC) from certifying body DNV.GL. It’s impressive, ‘fit for purpose’ properties include rapid strength build-up, even at low temperatures, supporting increased…
FoundOcean acquires stake in vibration piling specialist
FoundOcean Group recently acquired a majority stake in CAPE Holland Group, the vibro-piling specialist based in The Netherlands. “The board of the FoundOcean Group aims to assemble businesses which are adjacent to FoundOcean’s existing activities and contribute innovative and exceptional technologies to the offshore construction industry,” says Jim Bell, managing director at FoundOcean. “Cape Holland,…
FoundOcean joins forces with industry veterans Ranger Offshore
FoundOcean and Ranger Offshore, Inc. signed a strategic agreement this month, formalizing the already strong relationship that has developed between the two oil and gas sector specialists. Combining complementary resources and a wealth of industry expertise, the partnership will offer clients a competitive, design-to-installation solution for a range of projects. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Ranger…
FoundOcean completes foundation grouting for new offshore wind farms
U.K.-headquartered FoundOcean secured the final foundations for three of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms in the second quarter, which once operational will have a total installed capacity of over one gigawatt. “The ability to mix and pump MasterFlow 9500 at low temperatures was an important attribute, as this bad weather capability went hand in hand…
FoundOcean offers offshore trials of ‘Marine Growth Prevention’ units
Following over 26,000 installations worldwide, FoundOcean announced this week it is testing its latest range of Marine Growth Prevention (MGP) units on an unnamed offshore wind farm jacket structure in the U.K. “To demonstrate the effectiveness of controlling marine growth with this established technology, we have installed two units on a jacket structure in the…
FoundOcean finishes securing the 48 turbine Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm
On Friday, March 14, 2014, it was confirmed that FoundOcean had completed grouting operations on the 48th turbine, of RWE Innogy’s 295 MW capacity Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm is located 35 kilometres northeast of the island of Helgoland in the German North Sea and sits in water depths of up to…
FoundOcean continues to set the pace within the wind industry
In 2013 FoundOcean played a key role in numerous foundation installations within the renewables industry. Contracted to Offshore Wind Force (OWF), FoundOcean completed grouting operations at the West of Duddon Sands 108-monopile wind farm. The DONG Energy project took just 5 months to complete, averaging 21 foundation installations per month. Once fully operational, the wind…
FoundOcean leads latest wind development off the northeast U.K. coast
FoundOcean has started work on a ground-breaking offshore wind farm off the northeast coast of the UK. The wind farm is using the latest design in Transition Pieces, adopting a bolted-flange connection for all of the 73 turbine foundations. As well as the bolted-flange, the Transition Pieces are also being secured using a high strength…
FoundOcean continues global expansion with the opening of the Middle East office
FoundOcean, the largest dedicated offshore construction grouting company in the world, recently announced its further overseas expansion with the opening of its newest office in the Middle East. “The region is a key oil and gas hub of the world,” explained Jim Bell, Managing Director of FoundOcean. “And with Abu Dhabi being the biggest oil…
Q&A: FoundOcean talks advancements in offshore grouting and Samsung’s 7-MW turbine
FoundOcean, a dedicated offshore construction grouting company, brings 50 years of offshore and subsea foundation grouting in the oil and gas sector to offshore windpower. The UK-based company recently opened a new office in Houston, saying the city is a perfect place to grow its business in the Americas. FoundOcean has completed more than 100…
FoundOcean expands with new Houston office
FoundOcean, the largest dedicated offshore construction grouting company in the world, has announced the opening of its newest office in Houston, Texas, to support its expansion overseas. “Houston is recognized as the energy capital of the world, with almost half of its economic activity driven by the energy industry – particularly oil and gas. It…
Grout connections at Nordsee Ost move below water
Together with RWE Innogy, FoundOcean is currently working on the 48-jacket Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in the German sector of the North Sea. The project teams are undertaking onshore trials to investigate effective ways of speeding up the foundation installation process. One option under consideration is moving to a subsea connector that will let…
Super pan mixer halves wind farm foundation grouting times
Dedicated grouting contractor for the energy construction industry, FoundOcean, has been applying its 50 years of oil and gas experience to the offshore wind sector since 2003. Many wind farm foundations specify ultra-high strength (UHS) grout to form the solid connection between pile and transition piece, and as such, specialist mixing equipment is required. FoundOcean’s…
FoundOcean to grout the first Alstom 6MW Haliade 150 offshore turbine
FoundOcean continues to grow its market share in the offshore renewables industry with a contract award from Alstom to grout the foundations for the first offshore trial of its 6MW Haliade 150 turbine. The turbine will be located near Ostend, 45 km off the Belgian coast. The offshore tests will target specific marine operations and…
FoundOcean to pile grout the world’s largest wind turbine
FoundOcean has been awarded the contract by Graham Construction to pile grout the foundation for the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, developed by Samsung Heavy Industries, in Fife, Scotland. This will be the first 7MW turbine to be installed. Each blade measures over 80m, longer than the wingspan of an Airbus A380, making them the…
Grouting continues at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm
The foundation installation at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is well underway, with half of the 160 monopiles installed at the 576MW offshore wind farm. FoundOcean has been securing the turbine transition pieces to the monopiles using BASF’s high strength Masterflow 9500 grout, the only grout which comes with a Statement of Compliance…
FoundOcean awarded grouting contract to help raise the Costa Concordia
Scottish-based FoundOcean has been working at the Costa Concordia wreck removal site since October 2012, having been awarded the scope of work to design, manufacture, and grout 2,500 fabric formworks, which will support the ship’s hull during the up-righting phase of the salvage operation. FoundOcean will also carry out the foundation grouting of six subsea…