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  • UK: EAOW Welcomes New Program Director

    22 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Andy Paine, the new program director for Vattenfall, has been cordially welcomed at the East Anglia Offshore Wind joint venture, reports reNews Europe. Upon assuming this new position, he will act as a spokesperson for the development to building stronger relationships with key stakeholders and he will also be in charge of ensuring projects are […]

  • Sheringham Shoal OWF Celebrates Its First Anniversary (UK)

    27 September 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Friday 27th September 2013 marks the first anniversary of the official opening ceremony of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, owned by Statoil and Statkraft. To date, total electricity generation from the wind farm is 1.2 TWh. One year ago Norfolk’s majestic Holkham Hall was the setting for the official opening of this 317 MW […]

  • Tidal Transit Limited to Show off its Fiberglass Catamaran at Seaworks 2011 (UK)

    14 June 2011

      Tidal Transit Limited will be showing off a model of is 20m fibre glass catamaran, the first of which is due in UK waters in Q4 2011, to the visitors of Seaworks in Southampton next week. The boat has been designed by Adam Wright, of Thornham (Norfolk) to meet the specific needs of the […]

  • Alstom Extends Sheringham Shoal Service Contract

    20 April 2015
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Alstom has been awarded a three-year service contract by Statkraft for the substations of the 317 MW Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, located off the coast of North Norfolk, England. The contract, an extension of an existing one, covers emergency support as well as preventive maintenance for one onshore and two offshore substations serving the […]

  • Ørsted Awards Third Round East Coast Community Fund Grants

    30 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has awarded nineteen organizations from Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk in the UK with grants from the third round of its East Coast Community Fund.

  • Triton Knoll Starts Cable Route Surveys in Lincolnshire

    31 October 2016
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Triton Knoll is set to start survey works on the dunes and beach at Mogg’s Eye, Anderby, Lincolnshire, as the 900MW offshore wind project moves into the design phase after consent was granted for its Electrical System in September. Up to three days of survey works are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, 3 November, using […]

  • Equinor Presses Ahead with Norfolk Offshore Wind Extensions

    30 April 2021
    Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has launched the second community consultation for the Norfolk offshore wind farm extensions in the UK. The developer has also published the Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) for the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Extension Projects (SEP and DEP). The two projects will double the capacity of the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon […]

  • UK: Hull to Host North Sea Offshore Wind Conference

    27 August 2012

    Hull will host the North Sea Offshore Wind conference on October 10, reports Yorkshire Post. The Yorkshire and Humber is home to over 20 wind energy projects and centrally located to Britain’s three largest Round 3 offshore wind development zones – Dogger Bank, Hornsea and Norfolk. The event will consist of a conference, brokerage event […]

  • UK: Duke of York Wants to Learn More About Offshore Renewables

    20 July 2012
    Authorities

      The Duke of York will be in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on Tuesday 24th July 2012, when he will be visiting Scira Offshore Energy and meeting staff from Gardline, the marine sciences company based in Great Yarmouth. His Royal Highness is interested to learn more about the rapidly developing offshore renewables industry in the UK. The […]

  • IHC IQIP Equips Oleg Strashnov for Dudgeon Work

    22 April 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Oleg Strashnov has already installed 10 foundations at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm in the UK, according to IHC IQIP, a company that outfitted the vessel with piling and handling equipment for the project. SHL is in charge of the installation of 67 foundations and one substation at the project site located off the Norfolk coast, with […]

  • Race Bank’s OSS Almost Done

    13 June 2016

    On 8 June, Iemants, part of Eiffage Group, completed the load-out of the jacket for the Race Bank substation. The load-out and sail-away of the topside will take place in the coming weeks, Smulders, also part of Eiffage, reported on its social media pages. Works on connecting Race Bank wind farm’s offshore cables to the ones […]

  • UK: Forewind Spends Nearly GBP 45 Million on Offshore Surveys

    5 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    The latest seabed survey contract award by Forewind means the consortium’s spend on offshore surveys, primarily carried out by UK contractors, is almost £45 million. Since being awarded the rights to develop Dogger Bank in January 2010, Forewind has undertaken a huge range of geotechnical, geophysical and fish ecology surveys to understand and characterise the […]

  • Norfolk and Suffolk Named UK Leading Offshore Wind Centre

    8 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    Norfolk and Suffolk have been named as the UK’s leading centre for offshore wind with the launch of a new cluster in conjunction with the release of the UK’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal. The Norfolk and Suffolk Offshore Wind Cluster is expected to help create thousands of new jobs and unlock investment in the local area […]

  • Ørsted Streamlines Hornsea Project Three

    12 February 2018
    Environment, Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has published updated plans for the proposed Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm, highlighting the changes that have been made as a result of feedback received through consultation events, one-to-one meetings and wider briefings with statutory bodies and interested parties. 

  • HR Wallingford’s Fast Flow Facility Wraps Up a Busy First Year

    30 October 2015
    R&D, Technology

    UK-based specialist engineering consultancy HR Wallingford today marked one year from the official opening of their Fast Flow Facility, a 75-meter-long flume designed to simulate the interaction of waves, currents and sediments at large scale and in more detail than was previously possible. Since its official opening on 30 October 2014, the Fast Flow Facility has been involved in several […]

  • Statoil: Dudgeon Comes In On Time and Under Budget, All Turbines Now Producing

    7 September 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    All 67 Siemens 6MW turbines on the 402MW Dudgeon wind farm off Norfolk are now producing electricity, according to Statoil, the operator and part owner of the offshore wind farm.

  • Timelapse: Dudgeon Foundation Eased Into Place

    31 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Statoil has shared a timelapse video of one of 67 foundations for the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm being installed in the UK part of the North Sea. The wind farm is located some 32 kilometres north of Cromer, off the coast of Norfolk. The crane vessel Oleg Strashnov has been installing foundations for the wind farm […]

  • DONG’s Hornsea Project Three Team in Norfolk Next Week

    30 August 2017
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy is returning to Norfolk next week to exhibit new information and once again seek the community’s views on its proposed 2.4GW Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm.

  • Tidal Transit Plans Great Offshore Wind Investment (UK)

    23 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    A Docking based company is planning major investment into offshore wind industry. They are planning to invest GBP 10 million to acquire 8 boats. Earlier this month, Tidal Transit has purchased two state-of-the-art, purpose-designed 20 meter support vessels to transport construction workers and maintenance crew out into the Greater Wash and southern North Sea energy […]

  • SNS2013 Conference Attracts Over 500 Delegates (UK)

    11 March 2013

    Hopes for new business generated by the offshore windfarm boom and a new North Sea ‘gas rush’ attracted a record-breaking 500-plus delegates to the SNS2013 Conference at Norfolk Showground,Norwich. The turn-out and extensive media coverage delighted Simon Gray, chief executive of organisers EEEGR (East of England Energy group), who said the region’s energy trades group […]

  • East Anglia Announcement Boosts UK’s OW Sector, Says RUK

    17 June 2014

    RenewableUK says today’s announcement that East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm has gained planning consent from the Department of Energy and Climate Change is a boost for the UK’s offshore wind sector. The joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall has the capacity to generate clean electricity for 820,000 homes, creating 1,800 jobs locally in […]

  • UK: New Anglia to Target New GBP 60 Million Enterprise Zone Fund

    26 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), which helps to grow jobs and remove the barriers to business growth in Suffolk and Norfolk, will be targeting a new Enterprise Zone fund. The fund has been created by Government so that key infrastructure projects can be completed quickly. Funding will be targeted at sites capable of […]

  • East of England’s Offshore Wind Dream Coming True

    10 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Development of major offshore wind farms off Norfolk and Suffolk is rapidly becoming a reality following a key announcement by the Crown Estate, said Johnathan Reynolds, Director of Nautilus Associates, who is also in charge of business development at OrbisEnergy.  “These are very exciting times, and after years of these projects being on the horizon they […]

  • DONG Energy Preparing for Race Bank’s Cable Connection

    6 April 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Works on connecting Race Bank wind farm’s offshore cables to the ones on land at a landfall site north of Sutton Bridge should start this month, DONG Energy reported in its project newsletter. Landfall works will be done with a specific approach, since the area comprises a saltmarsh and a sea defence bank. DONG Energy has developed the site-specific […]

  • DONG Energy’s UK East Coast Community Fund Benefit Area Mapped Out

    10 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    UK community fund administrator GrantScape has, on behalf of DONG Energy, issued a preliminary map showing which coastal communities in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk Coast stand to benefit from the GBP 9.3 million East Coast Community Fund.  The East Coast Community Fund is being set up to ensure that local people benefit from the operation of two […]

  • Sheringham Shoal Extends Tidal Transit Contract

    24 March 2015
    Vessels

    Tidal Transit has recently received an extension of the contract for its vessel Ginny Louise from Statkraft, the Norwegian company that running the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm. This follows the current extension for its sister vessel, Tia Elizabeth. For almost three years one or more of Tidal Transit’s personnel transfer vessels (PTVs) have been […]