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  • Scotland Welcomes Offshore Boost

    26 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Scotland’s renewables industry received a welcome boost this morning with one of the country’s offshore wind projects allocated funding for the next 15 years, and support announced for a number of onshore wind farms. “With Neart na Gaoithe and the Beatrice development in the Moray Firth, we now have just over 1GW of offshore wind […]

  • Maersk Training Launches New GWO Refresher Courses

    14 April 2014
    Training & Education

    Maersk Training has initiated five new Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Basic Safety Training Refresher (BSTR) courses. The new courses cover Manual Handling, First Aid, Fire Awareness, Work at Height and Sea Survival and are obligatory for all GWO trained personnel who wish to continue working in the Wind industry after their initial certification has expired. […]

  • UK: PMSS ‘s New Service to Strength Offshore Development of Their Clients

    15 June 2011

    Specialist renewable energy consulting firm PMSS today unveiled their brand new Marine Archaeological Service and are pleased to announce the recruitment of John Gribble and Stuart Leather to lead the service. They join PMSS to take a leading role in establishing this new service and strengthen their client’s onshore and offshore development and construction aspirations, […]

  • White Cross Complements Consent Application with New Environmental Findings

    19 July 2024
    Authorities, Environment, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    White Cross Offshore Windfarm Limited, a joint venture between Cobra and Flotation Energy, has submitted further environmental information to support its application for the 100 MW floating wind project in the Celtic Sea. The developer behind the White Cross floating offshore wind project is seeking consent from North Devon Council and the Marine Management Organisation […]

  • HSM Offshore to Build Offshore Wind-Powered Gas Production Platform

    22 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch metal construction company HSM Offshore has won a contract to build the first electrified ONE-Dyas N05-A gas production platform in the North Sea which will run entirely on offshore wind power. The N05-A project is part of the so-called GEMS area, an area approximately 20 to 80 kilometres north of the Ems estuary. ONE-Dyas, […]

  • UK: London Array Breaks Guinness World Record

    11 April 2013

    The London Array project, jointly owned by Dong Energy, Masdar and EON, has announced that the first 630MW phase of the project in the Thames estuary is now fully operational. The project is setting the new world record for the Largest wind farm, according to the World Record Academy. The Guinness world record for the […]

  • UK: Success of Yorkshire Firms in Offshore Wind Industry Highlighted

    13 February 2013

    YORKSHIRE businesses that have already won work in the offshore wind power industry have been lined up to present at a supply chain conference. Delegates at the event will hear how companies in the region have been successful in securing contracts in the emerging sector and the type of requirements global energy giants are looking […]

  • Island Phoenix Enters Commercial Rib Charter Fleet

    5 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Island Phoenix, a 14-metre South Boats IOW-built jet drive catamaran has joined the Commercial Rib Charter (CRC) fleet after a signing ceremony held at the South Boats IOW headquarters in Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 3 May. ”This multipurpose catamaran is a perfect fit for CRC,’’ said CRC director Stuart Hedges. ”Fast comfortable, and […]

  • UK: National Grid Launches Consultation on Low-Carbon Energy Sources Connection

    4 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    National Grid has begun its first stage of consultation on proposals to connect new sources of low-carbon electricity generation in North Wales. A new nuclear power station at Wylfa and an offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea are being proposed by Horizon Nuclear Power and Celtic Array respectively. These need connecting to the electricity […]

  • Scots’ View Unchanged by Trump’s Anti-Wind Comments

    25 April 2012
    Authorities

    93% of Scots polled are either more supportive or their views unchanged by Trump’s comments on wind power. Poll also suggests 85% of Scots surveyed believe Scottish Government should place little or no weight on Donald Trump’s views when making decisions about energy policy The majority of people polled in a YouGov survey in Scotland […]

  • ORE Catapult Picks Seven Scottish Companies for Supply Chain Growth Programme

    19 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Seven companies from the north of Scotland and Orkney have been selected by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult for the first Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme in the region. The chosen firms come from a wide range of sectors including engineering, marine renewables, offshore operations and maintenance, and subsea monitoring. The seven selected […]

  • New Offshore Fire-Fighting Training Facility Opens at Newcastle Airport, UK

    3 June 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    A brand new £1milion, state-of-the-art, offshore training centre was unveiled on 30th May 2013 at Newcastle International Airport, which will see up to 6,000 offshore workers trained every year in emergency fire fighting. The world-class facility has been developed by Offshore Training Newcastle (OTN) – a unique partnership of three of the North East’s leading […]

  • UK: Energy Ambassador Programme Now Running in Suffolk

    28 October 2012
    Training & Education

    This ambitious pilot, jointly developed by Skills for Energy (SfE), Suffolk Education Business Partnership, (Suffolk EBP) and Suffolk County Council, provides a simple way and effective way to link industry and schools to enthuse and inform young people in Suffolk about the energy sector. So far over 25 people from local and international energy sector […]

  • UK: LDA Design’s Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm operational

    7 May 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm, situated in the Thames Estuary, close to the Essex coast, is now operational and producing electricity for the national grid. With its commissioning it also means a major milestone has now been reached – the UK has achieved a total offshore wind energy output in excess of 1GW. This is […]

  • USA: Science Café to Discuss North Carolina’s Offshore Wind

    3 July 2013
    R&D

    Christine M. Voss, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences is leading the next discussion on off-shore wind energy in North Carolina, at the next Coastal Science Cafe on July 8th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Capt. Bill’s Waterfront Restaurant located at 701 Evans […]

  • UK Secretary Cable Announces National College for Wind Energy

    11 December 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The UK Business Secretary, Rt Hon Vince Cable, announced the development of a National College for Wind Energy. It will be the first National College dedicated to renewable energy in the UK. The National College, to be based in the Humber area, will provide a ‘hub’ for skills, training and education initiatives. In addition, there […]

  • UK Thumbs Down Navitus Bay Project

    11 September 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    UK government has rejected the GBP 3.5bn Navitus Bay wind farm project planned off the south coast of England. The decision to dismiss a planning application for up to 194-turbine project was announced by Energy minister Lord Bourne today. A reduced project version, comprising of up to 105 turbines, was also rejected. Minister named “seascape, […]

  • OMSG Joins QED’s Subhub Project

    15 September 2015
    R&D

    QED Naval have teamed up with Offler Marine Services Group (OMSG) to provide offshore expertise with the selection of installation and recovery methods, to help de-risk and reduce cost exposure of the Subhub project and its payload of tidal turbines. QED Naval received a real boost to their plans to reduce the costs of deployment […]

  • Maersk Training Offers Opportunities in Newcastle

    19 June 2015
    Training & Education

    Maersk Training in Newcastle has spaces available on its Level 1 Certificate in Safe Working Practice in the Wind Turbine Industry (QCF) course starting on either Monday 22 June or Monday 29 June 2015, with further start dates later in the year, the company has announced. Stuart Cameron, Managing Director at Maersk Training said: “Tough […]

  • Maersk to Hold Open Day on Level 1 Certificate in Safe Working Practice in Wind Turbine Industry

    14 July 2015
    Training & Education

    In conjunction with Hull College and Jobcentre Plus, Maersk Training is hosting an Open Day on Tuesday, 21 July, to showcase the Level 1 Certificate in Safe Working Practice in the Wind Turbine Industry (QCF). The open day will take place from 13:00 to 16:00 at Hull College, Room QG413, Queens Gardens, Wilberforce Drive, Hull […]

  • UK: Severn Barrage Could Be Cheaper than Offshore Wind

    4 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    On 30th January, Hafren Power – which plans to build an 18km (11 mile) tidal power station across the Severn Estuary to generate zero carbon electricity – pledged to work with all stakeholders to protect ports and wildlife. Tony Pryor, Hafren Power’s Chief Executive, said: “We will deliver green, safe, secure and ultimately the cheapest […]

  • TAG Going through Sales Process

    17 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Head of TAG Energy Solutions, Stuart Oakley, said the company is going through a sales process and is expected to fully open after the process is completed. “Contrary to reports, we are not in administration and not in receivership,” said Mr. Oakley. However, he confirmed 74 workers lost their job in September as the company […]

  • FloWave Proclaimed Best Innovation at Green Energy Awards

    28 November 2014

    The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at Edinburgh University has secured the ‘Best Innovation’ prize at this year’s Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards. The world-leading ocean energy test facility – which can replicate both waves and tides in its unique 25 metre circular pool – landed the prestigious innovation award at a ceremony held in […]

  • Waterman Marks Leaves Good Impression at Dutch Offshore Wind Conference

    10 January 2012

    Waterman has an expanding portfolio of energy projects in the fields of conventional power generation, transmission, distribution, energy from waste and renewable energy projects. In November 2011, Waterman attended the conference on offshore wind energy, organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) in Amsterdam. The event, the largest of its type in the world, […]

  • Mainstream Raring to Build 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe OWF

    26 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power is in exclusive discussions with a consortium led by power company InterGen to take its 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to financial close and into construction. The consortium also includes Siemens Project Ventures, The Marguerite Fund and Infrared Capital. Speaking today at the Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind Conference in Glasgow, Mainstream’s […]

  • Wind Turbines to Have no Effect on WW1 Sub Wrecks (UK)

    11 August 2011

      OF THE nine million people killed in the First World War​, few could have died in more unusual or tragic circumstances than those lost in the Battle of May Island​. Two hundred and seventy lives were claimed as two submarines sank and three other vessels were damaged on the night of January 31-February 1, […]