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  • RenewableUK: New Industrial Strategy Can Make Renewables Shine

    23 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Technology

    RenewableUK has welcomed the UK government’s commitment to “support industries of the future” and identify clean and affordable energy as one of the ten pillars of its modern Industrial Strategy. This includes delivering affordable energy and clean growth, investing in science, research and innovation, upgrading infrastructure and boosting trade and inward investment. The Prime Minister Theresa May launched […]

  • Hitachi Energy Secures Deal for Two Swedish Offshore Wind Farms

    29 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Ingka Investments have signed their third conditional agreement with a supplier for two of their offshore wind projects in Sweden, Triton and Galene, this time with Hitachi Energy for high-voltage equipment and systems, and power quality solutions for two onshore substations and up to eight offshore substations. The two project owners are developing […]

  • UK OW Content Target Challenge Due to Cost-Cutting Pressure

    11 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Having 60% of UK offshore wind content provided by local firms is challenging due to constant pressure to cut costs, according to Seacat Services’ Managing Director, Ian Baylis. Baylis gives the example of Scottish manufacturer BiFab which has reportedly lost a major offshore wind contract to yards in Belgium, Spain and the United Arab Emirates. “The […]

  • ORE Catapult Sharing Hywind Scotland Operational Data

    28 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Equinor and Masdar have joined forces with Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to share operational data from the Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind farm. The floating offshore wind data is available for supply chain businesses and academia through ORE Catapult’s Platform for Operational Data (POD) service. According to Equinor, the shared data includes environmental data, […]

  • UK Crown Estate Looking to Add More Offshore Wind

    7 November 2017
    Authorities

    Same as Crown Estate Scotland, the Crown Estate responsible for managing the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland announced today (7 November) it will consider new leasing for offshore wind projects.

  • Equinor Teams Up with UK Integrated Smart Energy Lab to Bolster Offshore Wind Industry

    11 July 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Equinor has partnered with Integrated Smart Energy Laboratory (ISEL), a sub-group of the North East Energy Catalyst, through which the developer will work with the UK research institutions to support research and development activities targeted at key offshore wind industry challenges. ISEL combines existing smart grid capabilities at Durham University, Newcastle University, and the Offshore […]

  • Beyond Technology: Sustaining Growth on an Ever-Busier Seabed

    1 July 2019

    Guest column by Huub den Rooijen, Director of Energy, Minerals and Infrastructure at The Crown Estate Blessed as we are by Mother Nature in the UK with some of the best conditions for offshore wind globally, and building on the remarkable progress we’ve seen on costs, the UK offshore wind sector is coming into its […]

  • Vattenfall Kicks Off UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Campaign

    6 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall has launched its national supply chain campaign in Norwich, UK, to present opportunities from the proposed Norfolk Vanguard, Norfolk Boreas and Thanet Extension offshore wind farms. The campaign, part of the commitment to the Offshore Wind Sector Deal, will gather around 300 companies to hear about opportunities ahead of the three wind farms and […]

  • Vattenfall Granted Electricity Production Permits for Danish Offshore Wind Farms

    12 July 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has granted Vattenfall an electricity production permit for the Vesterhav Syd and Nord offshore wind farms. The electricity production licence, which is granted before a wind farm is put into operation, is issued in accordance with Section 29 of the Act on the Promotion of Renewable Energy, said DEA. The […]

  • EDS HV Secures EOWDC O&M Contract

    4 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group (EDS) has been awarded a three-year operations and maintenance contract for Vattenfall’s Blackdog Substation at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Scotland. The scope of the contract will see EDS, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, provide substation management services, including inspections and maintenance of […]

  • Milestone 2017 Keeps UK Offshore Wind on Track

    17 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    With 33 fully operational offshore wind farms and further eight under construction at the end of 2017, the offshore wind sector is on track to grow its contribution to the UK’s electricity supply to 10% by 2020, according to the Crown Estate.

  • Innogy Looking For Apprentice Turbine Technicians

    30 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Innogy has launched a recruitment process for a new wind turbine technician apprenticeship dedicated to the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. The recruitment drive comes as innogy pilots a national apprenticeship hub at Coleg Llandrillo, part of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, in North Wales, where 30 apprentices have been already trained. Eight selected candidates will train […]

  • Industry Associations Welcome UK Govt’s Offshore Wind Fund

    12 October 2017

    RenewableUK and the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) have welcomed the UK Government making available up to GBP 557 million for the future Contract for Difference (CfD) auctions and the announcement that the next CfD round will be held in spring 2019.

  • British Wind Energy Marks New Record

    12 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Wind energy has hit new records in Great Britain as 15.32GW of capacity was produced on Friday, 8 February, according to the UK National Grid. The 15.32GW provided 36% of Britain’s electricity demand between 12:15 and 1:45 p.m. local time beating the previous record of 15.04GW set on 18 December 2018. “At one of the […]

  • Industry Unites for Local Scottish Content

    3 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Trade unions, offshore wind developers and supply chain companies have agreed to take action to ensure more Scottish companies benefit from the awarding of contracts for offshore wind projects. At a summit held by Finance Secretary Derek Mackay and Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse, industry representatives agreed that collective action was needed to make sure supply chain companies […]

  • CCC Urges UK Prime Minister to Keep Offshore Wind Promise

    18 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    The UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the recently elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson to deliver on the promised 40GW of offshore wind by 2030 commitment. In their letter, CCC Chairman Lord Deben and Chair of the CCC’s Adaptation Committee Baroness Brown called on the Prime Minister to ensure that any market reforms […]

  • UK Offshore Wind on the Rise in 2018 Q1

    29 June 2018
    Authorities

    Electricity generated from offshore wind in the UK in the first quarter of 2018 was at 7.9TWh, marking a 53% increase compared to the same period of 2017. This was mainly due to the increase in UK’s offshore wind capacity, which rose by 37% (2GW) over the last year.

  • GE Confirms UK Trip for Haliade-X 12 MW Gear

    25 June 2019
    R&D, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has confirmed that the Haliade-X 12 MW nacelle and the 107-metre long blade will be shipped to ORE Catapult’s testing facilities in Blyth, UK as part of an advanced technology testing program. The program will focus on enhancing the Haliade-X platform before it enters into serial production in 2021. The Haliade-X nacelle, […]

  • GBP 2 Million Funding Pool Available for UK Supply Chain

    22 July 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a package of funding and business support activities worth GBP 2.1 million, aimed at boosting the UK offshore wind supply chain. The package includes two new funding calls and support activities for business transformation. For the funding calls, OWGP earmarked a total of GBP 600,000, while business […]

  • New Partnership Commits to Fighting Workforce Crisis

    21 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Offshore wind developers Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall have partnered with the University of East Anglia, Nautilus Associates and The Bridge Trust to improve learning and career opportunities in East Anglia, the UK. The parties have joined forces to form the STEM Coordination Hub dedicated to developing a solution to improve the learning experience […]

  • ORE Catapult Backs Offshore Wind Supply Chain Innovations

    11 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has selected six companies through its Launch Academy North East to receive investment for offshore wind technology development. OxraGrid, Origin Tech, Beluga Seatech, Utility AR, Wootzano and Build Stream are all developing innovative cleantech solutions to enhance the North East of England’s offshore wind supply chain and drive cost reduction […]

  • Van Oord to Install Monopiles, Inter-Array Cables at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    10 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has selected Van Oord as the preferred supplier for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of monopile foundations and array cables for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. Van Oord will deploy its offshore installation vessel Aeolus to install the 100 TP-less monopile foundations and the cable-laying vessel Nexus […]

  • SSE Urges UK BEIS for More Offshore Wind

    5 July 2019
    Authorities

    SSE has called on the Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Minister Chris Skidmore to increase the 6GW cap on new offshore wind in the UK. According to SSE, the current Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction includes a limited capacity of offshore renewables set before the Committee on Climate Change published its report and the government passed the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Double Hull Blade Factory

    9 August 2021
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa will expand its offshore blade factory in Hull, England by 41,600 square metres, more than doubling the size of the manufacturing facilities. The expansion represents an investment of GBP 186 million and is planned to be completed in 2023. A portion of the investment will be funded through the UK government’s GBP 160 […]

  • New UK Project Aims to Tackle Gender Imbalance in Offshore Wind 

    25 May 2022
    Industry

    The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) and the University of East Anglia (UEA) have announced a new joint research project, called “Clearing the Pathway for Women in Wind”, to boost the number of women working in the offshore wind sector. The project, just like the recently announced launch of the offshore energy digital passport, is […]

  • OWGP Grants EUR 1.5 Million to Twelve UK Companies

    15 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has awarded twelve UK companies a total of GBP 1.3 million (around EUR 1.5 million) in funding and business improvement support. “These twelve companies represent a growing community of supply chain companies from across the UK being supported by OWGP, bringing the total number of companies awarded support to […]