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  • UK: Finance Secretary John Swinney Looks into Port of Ardersier Potential

    29 April 2013
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney visited the Port of Ardersier last week to find out how the large deep-water port in the Highlands of Scotland could become a major centre for the UK’s offshore wind industry. The fact-finding mission, hosted [on Monday April 22] by Port of Ardersier Chief Executive Stephen Gobbi, enabled Mr Swinney […]

  • 1.8 GW Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Gets Planning Consent

    10 December 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded planning consent for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm. The wind farm, which could produce enough electricity to power almost 2 million UK homes, will also bring significant community and skills investment directly into Norfolk, Vattenfall said. With consent now granted, work will […]

  • Narec to Host Breakfast Briefing on Supply Chain Opportunities in North East England

    11 November 2012
    Training & Education

    Narec in collaboration with the Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies (Semta) and the Manufacturers Advisory Service (MAS) is hosting a breakfast briefing at Caterpillar Ltd on Thursday 29th November. This event will address opportunities for up-skilling and training requirements for the offshore renewables sector as well as other business support opportunities […]

  • ScottishPower Invests in East Anglia’s Future Energy Engineers

    21 July 2016
    Training & Education

    The ScottishPower Foundation has selected four students who will receive fully funded postgraduate scholarship places at the University of East Anglia (UEA), following a rigorous interview process which also involved offshore wind farm developer ScottishPower Renewables and Professor Lawrence Coates, Head of Engineering at UEA.   With funding donated to the ScottishPower Foundation from ScottishPower Renewables, […]

  • PWE Recruitment Group Secures GBP 10,000 Offshore Renewables Funding

    30 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Having successfully secured £10,000 funding through the recently launched Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE) grant, Beccles-based specialist energy recruitment company, PWE Recruitment Group Ltd, has launched an innovative outsourced recruitment project with Great Yarmouth based 3Sun Group. Managing Director Stuart Smith takes up the story:  “Our plan is to provide a recruitment outsourcing […]

  • Long-Term US Offshore Wind Targets Increase by 58 Pct in Third Quarter of 2022

    17 October 2022
    Industry

    The US saw a 58 per cent growth in long-term targets for offshore wind in the third quarter of 2022, a new record for quarterly growth, driven by landmark federal policy, record investments, and new state-level actions, a new report from the Business Network for Offshore Wind found. The most important factors behind this growth […]

  • Report: UK OW Workforce Demand to More Than Triple by 2032

    1 November 2018
    Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The requirement for workers in the UK offshore wind market is expected to increase from the current 10,000 to 36,000 by 2032, according to the Skills and Labour Requirements of the UK Offshore Wind Industry 2018 to 2032 report by Aura Wind Energy and partners. 

  • UK: Green Port Growth Programme Results in more than 100 Apprenticeships

    2 September 2013
    Training & Education

    More than 100 apprentices have been taken on by companies in the first year of the Green Port Growth Programme’s employment and skills strand aimed at raising skills and capacity in the engineering sector. Since July last year, it has offered wage subsidies to companies located in Hull and East Riding to encourage them to […]

  • UK: New £11m Energy Skills Complex to Go Ahead

    4 July 2013

     Work could start next spring on an £11million centre at Great Yarmouth to become the flagship for urgently needed energy skills training across the East of England. Business bosses want the EPISCentre project to move on quickly to prove the region’s long-term commitment to producing skilled workers for the energy industry. It could prove vital […]

  • A&P Tyne in ‘Super Group’ to Demonstrate Region’s Ability in Offshore Renewable Industry (UK)

    21 October 2011

    A&P TYNE is part of a newly-launched North East “Super Group” formed to tell global business just how deep the region’s talent pool is in the growth area of renewable energy. The influential band of companies – united under the name Energi Coast – aim to demonstrate the region’s ability to service the entire needs […]

  • SPR, EEEGR Sign GBP 100K Sponsorship Deal

    1 March 2016

    ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) has agreed a 2016 sponsorship agreement with the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) for five important industry events in East Anglia this year. The deal comes on the back of ScottishPower Renewables’ final investment decision for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm, which will see the £2.5 billion project go […]

  • David Still: “Energy Is the Lifeblood of Any Country!”

    27 November 2015

    UK renewables and wind expert David Still lives in a country with huge onshore and offshore wind resource and additional major potential for exploiting waves and sea current energy. Still firmly believes in a sustainable future energy supply based upon renewables and provided as an essential public service to the people in the UK. Availability […]

  • The Crown Estate Awards GBP 5 Million in First Supply Chain Accelerator Round

    10 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    The Crown Estate has awarded nearly GBP 5 million in funding to 13 organisations across England, Wales, and Scotland in the first round of its Supply Chain Accelerator. According to The Crown Estate, the funding will help kick-start projects drawing down from a GBP 50 million fund established in May this year to accelerate and […]

  • DONG Energy Allocates First Walney Extension Skills Fund

    28 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    DONG Energy has revealed details of its Walney Extension community skills fund which will invest GBP 100,000 a year for the next 25 years into equipping people to work in engineering industries in the coastal areas of Lancashire and Cumbria.

  • UK: OGN Wins Grant for Hadrian Yard Offshore Wind Turbine Facility

    21 October 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    OGN, already a major player in the oil and gas offshore construction sector, has received a vote of confidence from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills as part of Round Three of the Regional Growth Fund for its expansion into the offshore wind industry. The North East economy will share in the benefit with […]

  • Amber Rudd: “We Will Not Support Offshore Wind at Any Cost”

    18 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The UK Government will secure funding for three offshore wind auctions by 2020 under the condition that the industry further cuts down the costs. This was announced by the UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd, who revealed a new direction for UK energy policy today, setting out her policy priorities and the strategy for putting them into action. Some 10GW […]

  • East of England Business Ready to Fight for Share of Wind Energy Market

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    While the East of England energy industry is poised for a massive portion of the £50bn capital investment over the coming decades, there are signs that the region’s businesses are already spending a small fortune to ensure they are properly prepared to fight for a slice of the cake. “There’s clearly tremendous confidence and professional […]

  • UK: Government’s Delay Jeopardises Jobs and Investment, Warns Energi Coast

    18 July 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Energi Coast has warned the Government’s delay on announcing levels of financial support for renewable energy will put jobs and investment at risk. It was announced yesterday that the Renewables Obligation (RO) banding levels of government funding, which were originally expected to be set in the spring and again before this summer’s parliamentary recess. Unfortunately, […]

  • North America’s First Offshore Wind Assessment Buoy (USA)

    15 March 2011

    Fishermen’s Energy, LLC has recently confirmed their reputation as a leading innovator in the field of offshore wind farm development by purchasing the first of AXYS Technologies’ WindSentinel™ wind resource assessment buoys to be deployed in North America. The million dollar WindSentinel™  represents a substantial cost saving over ocean-based meteorological masts, which cost $5 – […]

  • UK: AJ Woods Engineering Secures GBP 2.28 Million for New Jobs

    11 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    An engineering firm has secured £2.28million to deliver new jobs for Harwich and respond to significant opportunities in the offshore wind sector. AJ Woods Engineering, which is based in the town, is to receive the money from the ‘Growing Places Fund’ following a successful bid to the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP). The loan […]

  • Offshore Wind in Spotlight at 13th EEEGR Awards

    16 September 2016

    East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) held its 13th annual awards on 14 September, recognising achievements and developments that have highlighted the energy sector over the last 12 months. The ‘Made in Lowestoft’ Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Offshore Substation designed and manufactured by Sembmarine SLP in its Hamilton Road yard won the EEEGR Best Energy […]

  • 77 Pct of Atlantic City Residents Support Offshore Wind

    15 April 2014
    Ports & Logistics

    The majority of residents in Atlantic City, N.J., and surrounding communities favor the construction of an offshore wind power project, based on surveys conducted through the Delaware Sea Grant College Program. Article by Teresa Messmore, UDaily Results show that 77 percent of residents are inclined to support a demonstration project of five offshore wind turbines visible from […]

  • Walney Extension Fund Gives Out First Grants

    3 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Thirteen local organisations in Lancashire and Cumbria coastal communities have been awarded grants totalling GBP 250,000 through DONG Energy’s new Walney Extension Community Benefit Fund. Each year, approximately GBP 600,000 will be made available for community projects for the expected 25-year lifetime of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm off the Walney Island coast in Cumbria. GBP […]

  • Ensuring Future for East of England Offshore Renewables

    20 February 2014

    Innovation and technology are crucial to the long-term future of the offshore renewables industry in the East of England. And both came under the microscope of nearly 100 delegates at a conference in the OrbisEnergy Centre, Lowestoft, this week when experts highlighted opportunities and developments. “Innovation and technology are important for future growth and reliability […]

  • CIP & Co Release Findings of Taranaki Offshore Wind Capability Study

    27 October 2023
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Training & Education

    Taranaki Offshore Partnership, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and NZ Super Fund, together with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) and Ara Ake, has released the findings of the Industry Capability Mapping Study, focused on offshore wind in the Taranaki region. According to the study, which was launched last year, offshore wind has the […]

  • Vattenfall Wraps Up Public Sessions on Thanet Extension

    6 February 2017
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has completed the last of five local public events which invited people to find out more and share their views on the possibility of building an extension to the 300MW Thanet offshore wind farm off the Kent coast in south-east England. Alongside these sessions, the public also has the opportunity to take part in an […]