Hinkley Point C offshore work enters final stage
The EDF-led Hinkley Point C project in Somerset is moving ahead with the offshore works heading into its final stages with the arrival of two jack-up vessels to the site. DEME’s Neptune and Sea Challenger,...Read more
First Hinkley Point C reactor gets to Somerset
Hinkley Point C nuclear power project has reached a new milestone with the first reactor arriving in Somerset. According to the project developer, EDF, at just 13-metres long, the reactor pressure vessel is weighing 500...Read more
Mammoet replaces nuclear plant steam generators in France
Mammoet has developed a custom solution to replace steam generators at Framatome’s Flamanville FA1 Nuclear Power Plant, in Normandy, France.Read more
Hinkley Point C final liner ring installed by world’s largest crane
The third and final ring on the first reactor building, which will eventually contain one of Hinkley Point C’s two nuclear reactors, was installed in the early hours of 12 December 2022.Read more
First Provence Grand Large transition piece installed
A milestone has been reached in EDF Renewables and Enbridge Éolien France Provence Grand Large project. The first transition piece has been installed on the floating foundation, for France’s first floating wind turbine project, at...Read more
Installation of 80 wind turbines complete in Saint Nazaire
The installation of the Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm’s 80 turbines, which began in mid-April, is now complete. This 480 MW park is France’s first offshore wind farm and will be fully operational by the...Read more
Balfour Beatty Milestone in Avonmouth
Balfour Beatty has reached a milestone at their Avonmouth facility, located in the outer-suburb of Bristol which also hosts the English city’s port. The British multinational infrastructure group unloaded elements of the Hinkley Point C...Read more
Acta Marine to supply Siemens Gamesa with vessels for French wind farms projects
The Dutch maritime support provider, Acta Marine, will be supplying the French, renewable energy focused, engineering company, Siemens Gamesa, with a walk-2-work vessel, the Acta Auriga. It will assist with the commissioning of two French...Read more
Osprey Group delivers 257-tonne rotor for EDF’s Hinkley Point C
Hinkley Point C in Somerset being developed by EDF is UK’s first nuclear power station for over 20 years. The project recently required a 257-tonne low pressure rotor to be delivered to the site. Read more
Fessenheim nuclear power plant parts sail through the Dutch waterways
During the weekend large parts of the former French nuclear power plant will sail through the Dutch inland waterways. Six parts of the former Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant owned by EDF (Électricité de France) are...Read more