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  • Top News of the Week, 16 – 22 January 2017

    22 January 2017

    3sun Recruiting 100+ Technicians, Former O&G Workers Welcome to Apply 3sun Group has launched a recruitment campaign looking for more than 100 new technicians to service GBP 6 million worth of new and extended offshore and onshore wind farm contracts. Boskalis’ Revamped Vessel Coming Up in 2018 (VIDEO) As of 2018, Boskalis will add a […]

  • Top Names Line Up for EEEGR’s Energy Conference

    10 January 2014

    More top names have been lined up for the country’s most significant conference and exhibition focused on the Southern North Sea energy business to be held in Norwich this year. Shell, EDF Energy Schlumberger, East Anglia Offshore Wind and Aker Solutions are among companies which will feature at the two-day SNS2014: Sea of Opportunity event […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit Expands Its Fleet

    15 October 2013

    The charter demand for the latest generation of offshore wind farm Personnel Transport Vessels [PTVs] from Tidal Transit Limited has enabled this young North Norfolk company to commission the construction of a fourth vessel with Spanish boat builder Mercurio Plastics. Kitty Petra will be constructed to the same specification as her three sister vessels, and […]

  • UK: MPS Rules Waves at EEEGR Innovation Awards

    20 September 2013

    A wave energy device pioneered by a business launched only four years ago won the EEEGR Innovation Awards 2013. There were wild cheers from the small team at Marine Power Systems (MPS) as its WaveSub innovation took the title at a gala dinner attended by 160 delegates at the Holiday Inn, Norwich North. Two small […]

  • Van Oord Wins Balance of Plant Contract for Teesside Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    30 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

      EDF Energy Renewables awarded the Balance of Plant contract for the Teesside offshore wind farm to Van Oord. The execution offshore for the Van Oord activities will start mid January 2012 and are scheduled for completion in November 2012. The wind farm is located at its closest point 1.5 km off the shore of […]

  • East of England Primed For Offshore Wind Rush

    8 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The fast-growing offshore wind supply chain in the East of England is on the cusp of a long steady rush of contracts, said Martin Dronfield, the new chair of the East of England Supply Chain Offshore Wind Special Interest Group (SIG).

  • UK: CWind Appoints New Non-executive Director

    6 March 2012

    CWind,has appointed experienced business advisor Mike Burrows as a non-executive director to its board to aid its business expansion plans in servicing the construction and maintenance of off-shore wind farms. Mike Burrows, a graduate of St Andrew’s University, spent his career working as a Chartered Accountant. Prior to retiring he was in practice as a […]

  • Siemens, SPR Sign Europe’s Largest Wind Turbine Contract

    27 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) has concluded a major East Anglia ONE deal with Siemens, worth up to one-third of the overall £ 2.5 billion (€ 3.2 billion) project investment. Under the agreement, Siemens will supply 102 wind turbines and service them for an initial period of five years. The turbine agreement is the largest individual contract placed as part […]

  • VolkerWessels Companies to Jointly Tackle East Anglia One Work

    30 August 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    VolkerInfra, a division of VolkerStevin, has recently been awarded a contract to deliver land based trenchless solutions as part of the East Anglia One wind farm project off the coast of Suffolk.

  • Offshore Wind Developers Help Solve a Century-Old Mystery

    21 January 2016
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Whilst undertaking detailed seabed scanning for the development of wind farm projects in the East Anglia Zone, off the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk, wind farm developers ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and Vattenfall uncovered something they weren’t expecting – an ‘uncharted’ wreck of a WWI German submarine, missing in action since 1915. At first it was […]

  • South Tyneside Getting Offshore Energy Manufacturing Zone

    8 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    South Tyneside Council has secured almost GBP 500,000 to develop a manufacturing zone for the offshore energy sector. Coming from the UK Government’s Local Growth Fund through the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the funding will be used to support high growth businesses in the advanced manufacturing and offshore energy supply chain. Located within […]

  • Iberdrola: A Spanish giant succeeding offshore

    1 October 2012

    A few months ago Spanish energy giant Iberdrola was crowned the world’s largest wind energy developer with an operating portfolio of more than 14,000MW. The promotion of offshore wind energy is a key platform for Iberdrola’s future growth plans. Iberdrola’s Offshore Business Division, based in Scotland with offices in London, Berlin and Paris, is busy […]

  • Industry Backs New UK East Coast Training Centre

    18 May 2018
    Training & Education

    A group of UK-based companies has launched a training centre to provide a skilled workforce for wind farms located offshore the UK east coast, with developers, operators and supply chain companies supporting the training places.

  • Seaway 7 Awarded USD 300+ Million Cable Contract

    14 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Seaway 7, the Renewables & Heavy Lifting business unit of Subsea 7, has been awarded a contract worth between USD 300 million and USD 500 million for an undisclosed offshore wind farm project. Under the contract, Seaway 7 will be responsible for the transportation and installation of inner-array and export power cables, and respective cable […]

  • Ørsted Allots GBP 75,000 in Skills Fund First Round

    11 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Ørsted has announced the winners of the first round of its new GBP 75,000 Skills Fund, a part of the company’s GBP 465,000 East Coast Community Fund.

  • New Offshore Wind Training Center Open in UK

    6 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    A new renewable energy centre was launched yesterday in North East England, which is expected to attract thousands of potential workers for the fast-growing wind sector. Julian Brown, chairman of RenewableUK, officially opened the new centre in front of more than 70 business and education leaders from across the North East and from the UK wind […]

  • East Anglia Three Moves Through the System

    25 May 2016
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A preliminary meeting of a panel forming the Examining Authority (ExA) for East Anglia Three’s Development Consent Order (DCO) application will be held on 28 June, to discuss the examination procedure. On 29 June, an Issue Specific Hearing will be held, relating to the definition of the project and draft Development Consent Order (DCO) matters. The application was […]

  • Tidal Transit Achieves ISO 14001 Certification (UK)

    27 February 2013

    Tidal Transit Limited has just achieved ISO 14001, the internationally recognised Environmental Management Standard for business. The certification defines controls for any activity that has an effect on the environment, including the use of natural resources, handling and treating of waste and energy consumption. Tidal Transit is a young company, growing in response to the […]

  • Scira Employs First Trainee (UK)

    26 October 2012
    Training & Education

    Norfolk based wind farm operator Scira Offshore Energy has employed its first trainee and now begins the search for its second as Scira prepares to take over the full operation of the 88 turbine Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm now that construction is virtually complete.  With its focus clearly on encouraging local people into a […]

  • UK: Energy Minister Recognises East of England’s Contribution

    10 March 2014
    Authorities

    The East of England’s crucial role in helping meet the UK’s future energy needs won praise from Energy Minister Michael Fallon at the SNS2014 Conference gala dinner at Norfolk Showground, Norwich, last week. He said it was important for Government and industry to work together to maximise benefits from vast energy potential in the region […]

  • EEEGR: Energy Industry Key to East Anglian Powerhouse

    21 October 2015

    The East of England’s unique all-energy coast is key to the East Anglian powerhouse alongside new technology and science, the Great Yarmouth MP Brandon Lewis told energy leaders at the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) annual general meeting. “The opportunities are here – in decommissioning in the Southern North Sea offshore wind and nuclear. There is […]

  • UK: Forewind Launches Consultation on Ornithology Addendum

    2 October 2013

    Forewind has launched a consultation process on an ornithology addendum (relating to the cumulative and in-combination assessment) for the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application. The addendum has been produced following the receipt of additional ornithology data relating to other developments in the North Sea and the preparation of further environmental information on […]

  • SSE, RWE Gather Public Feedback for North Falls Offshore Wind Farm

    18 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and RWE are asking North Essex communities for their feedback on the proposed North Falls offshore wind farm in the North Sea as part of the second round of consultations that are currently underway. North Falls, a 50/50 joint venture between SSE Renewables and RWE, is a proposed extension to the existing 504 […]

  • Offshore Wind Boosts James Fisher’s H1 2018 Results

    31 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind has taken one of the leading roles in James Fisher & Sons’ results for the first half of 2018, as the group’s Marine Support business division marked revenue growth of 21% – the highest of all James Fisher divisions – mainly powered by activities in the UK offshore wind market.

  • Report: Offshore Wind a Golden Ticket for UK East Coast Ports

    8 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore wind sector has an enormous potential to accelerate economic growth on the east coast of Britain, according to a strategic review of the UK’s east coast port facilities carried out by BVG Associates for the Offshore Wind Industry Council.  The report, Strategic review of UK east coast staging and construction facilities,  has found that the UK’s east […]

  • JDR Opens European Hub in Newcastle, Nets Contract with Tideway

    10 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    JDR, a supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the global offshore energy industry, has officially opened its European service centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.