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EDP Renewables and Engie ink joint-venture agreement
24 January 2020
EDP Renewables and have officially signed an agreement to create a co-controlled 50/50 joint-venture targeting fixed and floating offshore wind development.
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Ticket sales soar as EEEGR’s flagship conference and exhibition SNS2020 puts the spotlight on decarbonisation and the transition to 2050.
24 January 2020
A future without carbon thirty years ago would have seemed unthinkable, yet that is precisely the future EEEGR’s SNS2020 will be shaping. Tickets are on sale now, for the conference and exhibition which is spread over two days on the 22nd and 23rd April 2020, titled: Smart Generation – The Transition to 2050
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Unmanned Surface Vessel surveys Greater Gabbard
23 January 2020
An Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) was deployed off the coast of Suffolk to undertake survey work for Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, owned by SSE Renewables and innogy.
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Subsea Technology & Rentals Launches Singapore Office
22 January 2020
Aberdeen based Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) is delighted to announce the official opening of its Singapore Office in which the occasion was marked by a client open day held on Wednesday 22nd January 2020.
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Tyne and Guinevere gas platforms now removed
21 January 2020
During the second week of January 2020, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern, successfully completed the offshore works related to decommissioning of two gas platforms for Perenco UK Limited.
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ScottishPower Renewables Investment in East Anglia
20 January 2020
Just ten years after winning the bid to develop the East Anglia Zone, ScottishPower Renewables East Anglia ONE project has delivered significant investment and employment opportunities in the region.
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Construction begins for Dogger Bank
17 January 2020
Construction on what is poised to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm started this week.
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Scottish Ministers approve EOWDC lifetime extension
17 January 2020
Scottish Ministers have approved extending the lifetime of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre.
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Fugro to survey Dutch wind zone
16 January 2020
Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation contract for the Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden Wind Farm Zone.
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Northern Offshore Group inks MoU with Japanese shipping line
16 January 2020
Northern Offshore Group and NYK Line have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate within the offshore wind industry.
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OGA Chairman challenges the sector to respond to the energy transition challenge
16 January 2020
The Chairman of the Oil and Gas Authority said that the oil and gas industry's ‘social licence to operate’ is under serious threat and there is no scope of a second chance, adding that it must do more to help solve the challenges of climate change and the drive to net zero.
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Galloper opens Harwich O&M facility
16 January 2020
The Galloper offshore wind farm's new multi-million-pound Operations & Maintenance (O&M) facility has been opened at Harwich International Port in Essex.
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Poland publishes draft Offshore Wind Act
15 January 2020
The Polish government has issued its draft act for the promotion of offshore wind electricity generation which looks to pave the way for development of the technology in the Baltic Sea.
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€1 trillion EU investment through Green Deal
15 January 2020
Offshore wind will benefit significantly from today as the European Union committed to becoming the first climate-neutral bloc in the world by 2050. The European Green Deal's Investment Plan looks to mobilise public investment and help to unlock private funds through EU financial instruments, notably InvestEU, which would lead to at least €1 trillion of investments.
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TenneT bolsters transmission capacity to over 7GW
14 January 2020
In 2019, transmission system operator TenneT exceeded the German government’s 2020 expansion targets for North Sea wind power transmission capacity.
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Rovco Raises £5 Million investment
14 January 2020
Subsea technology firm, Rovco, has announced a £3.9 million Series A investment from Foresight group via the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund and Foresight VCTs.  The investment was part of a larger round totalling £5 million which included funds from existing shareholders.
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Industry heavies spearhead renewable energy coalition
13 January 2020
An international Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition has been formed to advance sustainable deployment of ocean-based renewable energy and mitigate the harmful impacts of climate change.
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Ørsted begins Borssele 1&2 installation
13 January 2020
Ørsted has started constructing its first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, installing the first foundations at the Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm.
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Gibb Safety & Survival continue to develop supply and service capabilities
10 January 2020
Gibb Safety and Survival have confirmed their partnership with Marine Rescue Technologies Ltd and now become their sMRT Approved Service Centre in Great Yarmouth, UK.
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Rare opportunity for Tidal Transit CTV charter
10 January 2020
A rare opportunity has arisen for the offshore wind industry to charter Kitty Petra, one of Tidal Transit's fleet of purpose-designed crew transfer vessels.
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New Year’s Honour for Yvonne Mason
10 January 2020
Business woman Yvonne Mason has been awarded an OBE in Her Majesty The Queen’s 2020 New Year Honours List in recognition of her many years of dedication to inspiring and empowering young people in Norfolk and Suffolk.
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Construction kicked off for Saint-Nazaire substation
9 January 2020
The first steel sheet of the electrical substation for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm was cut today (9 January 2020) at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.
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Governor Cuomo reinforces wind efforts
9 January 2020
New York Governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, yesterday (8 January 2020) delivered his 2020 State of the State address. It includes prerogatives to tackle climate change and boost offshore wind development.
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Seaway Strashnov arrives on Triton Knoll
7 January 2020
Seaway Heavy Lifting's crane lift vessel Seaway Strashnov has arrived on the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm for foundation installation work.
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Companies to pay £10.5 million for August blackout
3 January 2020
The Office of Gas and Electricity Market (Ofgem) has announced that, following an investigation into to power cuts of 9 August 2019, a number of companies have agreed to pay a combined £10.5 million to its consumer redress fund. This includes Hornsea One Ltd, RWE and UK Power Networks.
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Estonian government kicks off permit process
30 December 2019
The Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure has started the permit process and environmental impact assessment for an offshore wind farm proposed by Eesti Energia to be located off the Gulf of Riga.
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