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 t
The UK Planning Inspectorate is holding hearings on the Norfolk Boreas offshore wind project as part of the examination of the order granting development consent application. The two issue-specific hearings on offshore effects, including the draft development consent order, will be held on 21 and 22
UK consultancy Frazer-Nash and the German Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the offshore wind energy market. The two parties signed the deal in Bremerhaven, Germany, under which they will work together on asset manag
K2 Management is working as Lender’s Technical Advisor (LTA) on the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck A and B Wind Farms, two of the three projects which make up the Dogger Bank development. In September, all three wind farms, which make up the Dogger Bank development, were selected in the Contracts for Diffe
Ørsted has allocated more than GBP 50,000 from the Walney Extension Skills Fund to two groups from the Lancashire and Cumbria area, the UK, for STEM projects. Nearly GBP 40,000 goes to STEM Learning Ltd to develop two ENTHUSE Partnership projects, each of which will bring together eight schools and
The UK-based InfraStrata has completed the acquisition of the assets of Harland and Wolff. InfraStrata now has 100% ownership of the assets following a GBP 3.30 million payment to the administrator BDO LLP, in line with the payment schedule. An additional GBP 1.45 million is payable by 30 April 2020
Siemens Gamesa has reached a milestone with the installation of its 1,000th offshore Direct Drive wind turbine. The milestone unit is the 51st turbine that Siemens Gamesa recently installed on the 714MW East Anglia One offshore wind project in the UK. Siemens Gamesa said that a further 1,000 Direct
K2 Management has advised the Irish electricity company ESB in acquiring a 50% stake in the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind project in Scotland. K2 Management undertook a full scale technical due diligence of the project, including analysis of the project’s design, construction contracts and me
The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Danish Energy Innovation Cluster have signed an innovation collaboration agreement for the offshore wind sector. The two organizations will work together to develop a technology roadmap for offshore wind, highlighting innovation and R&D oppor
ScottishPower Renewables is planning to combine the East Anglia One North, East Anglia Two and East Anglia Three offshore wind projects into one single delivery program known as the East Anglia Hub. The three projects will produce 3.1GW of renewable energy and will be procured together to leverage t
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has secured GBP 4.3 million by the European Regional Development Fund to accelerate the development of DualSub, a technology that combines floating offshore wind and wave energy. The funding, part of a GBP 6.2 million project under the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local En
Six charities from Lincolnshire, UK, have received a share of a GBP 12,000 charity fund pot from Siemens and the Triton Knoll offshore wind project. The donations are part of an initiative which promotes and rewards excellence in health and safety amongst staff and contractors working at the onshore
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) and the Sharing in Growth program have joined forces to develop a new program that aims to improve the competitiveness of the UK offshore wind supply chain. The GBP 1.5 million Sharing in Growth – Offshore Wind program is expected to support the industry i
The UK’s Labour Party has reaffirmed its offshore wind commitment in its General Election manifesto, claiming it will build 7,000 new turbines in UK waters. In September, the Labour Party announced it plans to build 37 new offshore wind farms with a 51% publicly owned stake in the UK. Under the Peop
