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  • East of England Calls for Offshore Wind Certainty

    9 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Calls for the UK government to give the offshore wind industry a clear steer on how the next round of developments will be funded were made as Siemens’ turbines were confirmed for East Anglia One. As the UK industry was heartened by ScottishPower Renewables’ opting for as much UK content as possible in the 714MW […]

  • VOS Discovery to the Rescue!

    21 January 2014

    Yesterday morning, while undertaking a routine cargo run into Great Yarmouth, the VOS Discovery responded to a distress call. The distress call came from the Norfolk Tern, a wind farm workboat, which had suffered a fire on-board. Although the fire had been successfully extinguished by the Norfolk Tern crew members, one of them was suffering […]

  • EEEZ Promotes East of England’s OW Opportunities

    26 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The East of England Energy Zone (EEEZ) is gearing up for the opening of bids in the second Contracts for Difference (CfD) round in October by stepping up its on-going dialogue with potential supply chain investors in the industry to commit to setting up in the area. The East of England now looks certain to […]

  • New Anglia Welcomes Offshore Wind Investment in Great Yarmout, UK

    19 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership has welcomed the opening of a new offshore wind support facility in Great Yarmouth. Norfolk-based Fendercare Marine is investing more than £1m in the new base at Cobholm to provide a range of support services to the rapidly-growing offshore wind industry. New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership director Mark Goodall is […]

  • UK: Two Met Masts Completed at East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone

    22 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Contractors working for Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have completed the installation of two of the UK’s most advanced weather monitoring stations for the 7200MW East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone off the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. The contracts for the £17 million weather monitoring project were overseen by Aberdeen based Wood Group, with Steel Engineering of […]

  • East of England to Showcase Its Wind Energy Experience in Hamburg

    7 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The East of England is the powerhouse of the global wind power sector – that’s the message it is taking straight to the heart of Europe. More than 1000 exhibitors are expected at the new international trade fair, WindEnergy Hamburg, on September 23-26 and the East of England Energy Zone (EEEZ) is determined to wave […]

  • Geomara, Norfolk Marine Carry Out Robin Rigg Survey

    29 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    A survey team from Geomara onboard the vessel Norfolk Swif has completed a full site survey of E.ON’s Robin Rigg offshore wind farm and export cables.

  • Remarkable Group to Lead Consultation for Norfolk Vanguard

    4 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has appointed the UK-based Remarkable Group to provide communications and consultation support for the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm. Due to its size, Norfolk Vanguard is classed as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) and will require extensive engagement and consultation with the local communities in Norfolk. This is in line with requirements set out by the […]

  • SPR, Siemens Present East Anglia ONE Opportunities

    17 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Yesterday, ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and Siemens discussed contract opportunities on the £2bn East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm, to be built off the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. East Anglia ONE project director Charlie Jordan spoke to an audience of over 300, which included local businesses and stakeholders, at an East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) event […]

  • DONG Starts Hornsea Project Three Public Consultation Process

    30 September 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has started the first phase of the public consultation process on the 2.4GW Hornsea Project Three wind farm proposed to be built off the North Norfolk coast, UK. The first phase of the consultation includes the first round of community consultation events, scheduled to occur in late autumn 2016, as shown in the table […]

  • UTC Norfolk Students Help Develop Norfolk Vanguard 3D Look

    20 June 2017
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    Students from the University Technical College Norfolk have worked with energy company Vattenfall and 3D-visualisation firm 3DW to inform the development of software that will be used to show what the proposed Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm project will look like.

  • Export Cable Surveys Underway for Norfolk Vanguard & Boreas OWFs

    24 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Haven Seariser 2 jack-up vessel has been deployed off the Norfolk coast in the UK to collect seabed data for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas offshore wind projects. The work, along with other surveys currently being carried out, will shape the design of what will become one of the world’s largest wind farms. […]

  • Equinor to Merge Wind Farm Operations Offshore Norfolk

    8 September 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor will combine operations of the Dudgeon and Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farms off the Norfolk coast into one hub in Great Yarmouth. The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms are currently operated from separate bases in Egmere and Great Yarmouth, respectively.  The new setup will be in place by the end of September […]

  • Peel Ports Great Yarmouth to Make More Room for Offshore Wind

    15 November 2017
    Ports & Logistics

    Peel Ports Great Yarmouth has announced a port expansion to accommodate the fast-growing offshore wind industry. A site to the south west corner of the Outer Harbour had been earmarked for heavy berth facilities, quay facilities, a centre for skills and training, office space and car-parking.

  • Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Construction to Start in Early 2020s

    30 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall will submit a planning application for its 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm to the UK Planning Inspectorate in 2018, with hope it will obtain an irrevocable consent in early 2020.  If all processes run as smoothly as expected and a final investment decision is taken, offshore construction can start in the early 2020s, according to Ruari Lean, […]

  • Vattenfall Gets Things Moving on 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard OWF

    17 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has commenced its official autumn consultation on the anticipated environmental impact of the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind project.

  • East Anglian Councils Pitch Offshore Ring Main Grid Link Proposal

    28 February 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    North Norfolk District Council, working in partnership with East Suffolk Council, has expressed concerns about the impact of proposed onshore National Grid cable connections for offshore wind farms and wider implications for the district in a letter addressed to the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Under proposed plans, the North Norfolk and […]

  • UK: New Anglia Capital’s Investment Day at OrbisEnergy Attracts Investors and Innovators

    9 July 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Nearly 50 business angel investors, funders and their advisors attended New Anglia Capital’s Investment Day at OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft last week (Tuesday 2nd July), which could result in investments of up to nearly £750,000. Four companies with a wide variety of innovative ideas made presentations to the investors and a number of confidential discussions are […]

  • UK: East Anglia Becomes Hot Offshore Wind Topic

    8 May 2012

    The East of England Energy Zone development programme has been put in the place as delegations have been working to raise the profile of the region both in the UK and internationally, according to EDP24. Fendercare, CLS Offshore and Gardline recently joined a group from the Norfolk and Suffolk Energy Alliance (NSEA) at the wind […]

  • APEM Helps Vattenfall Pinpoint Onshore Cable Route for Norfolk Wind Farms

    14 March 2017
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    APEM has undertaken an aerial survey to assist Vattenfall in identifying an onshore cable corridor for the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard and the 1.8GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farms.

  • Vattenfall Closes In On Norfolk Vanguard Onshore Cable Route

    25 January 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish offshore wind developer Vattenfall has narrowed the underground onshore cable route for the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm following public consultation.  The potential development area for the proposed 60km underground cable route has narrowed from a 3-7km wide search area to a 700 metre corridor. The narrowing of the search area allows more focused ecological […]

  • Chancellor’s Incentive to Boost East of England

    21 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Incentives from the Budget will help steer the East of England ever closer to becoming the heart of the UK offshore wind industry. A three-year extension on business rate discounts for companies moving to the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Enterprise Zone was among the Chancellor’s measures in what is predicted to be a pivotal year […]

  • Ørsted’s East Coast Community Fund Gives Back

    18 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has awarded fourteen organizations from Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk in the UK with grants from the fifth round of its East Coast Community Fund. The East Coast Community Fund was launched in December 2016 as part of Ørsted’s community engagement program for its Hornsea Project One and Race Bank offshore wind farms. The 14 awarded groups […]

  • Great Yarmouth’s Population to Grow for Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    4 January 2012

    Great Yarmouth could see increase in its population of up to 120,000. This increase would be the prospect of East Anglia Array offshore wind farm construction. Barry Stone, from Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said that increasing the number of houses would be the best way to attract businesses to the town and the area, reports […]

  • Vattenfall Reveals Public Feedback on Norfolk Offshore Wind Farms

    10 August 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall, the developer of the Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farms, has published feedback from recent workshops and drop-ins about onshore electrical infrastructure.

  • Electro-Tech Set for Ambitious Growth in Enterprise Zone (UK)

    20 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    This week, Electro-tech, a specialist source and supply company servicing the energy sector, is moving into the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Enterprise Zone, created by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership. Electro-tech offers UK and global clients a simple and cost effective way to purchase goods from one supplier. Items range from audio cables to […]