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UK sets new climate target
4 December 2020
The Prime Minister has today (Friday 4 December) announced a new target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
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Maersk Training, Siemens Gamesa and DELPRO Wind launch training course for offshore wind
1 December 2020
Maersk Training has launched a specialised course in partnership with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and DELPRO Wind for High Voltage Authorised Person training for offshore wind.
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The UK can build a homegrown transition towards a clean energy future, OGUK’s Economic Report shows
1 December 2020
A flagship report published today by the leading representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry finds that the UK’s carbon emissions fell by an estimated 10.3 percent this year, as the economy contracted by 11.3 percent.  
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Ørsted enters 325 MW route-to-market agreement in the Netherlands
1 December 2020
Ørsted enters a two-year agreement with Dutch Greenchoice to trade and balance power from 325 MW of onshore wind in the Netherlands.
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Ørsted joins the SteelZero initiative
1 December 2020
Ørsted sees low-carbon steel as critical to achieving a carbon-neutral supply chain by 2040, and important for meeting global climate goals.
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Ørsted completes divestment of LNG business
1 December 2020
Following the company announcement issued on 18 December 2019, Ørsted has today completed the divestment of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) business to Glencore.
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RWE and DEME team up for innovative collared foundaions
30 November 2020
DEME Offshore are to install innovative collars for the first time on the foundations at RWE's Kaskasi offshore wind farm.
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Young engineers benefit from Swedish energy group’s double Norfolk investment
27 November 2020
Two energy engineering students have grasped the chance of a lifetime to spend a year with the teams driving the world’s biggest wind farms off the Norfolk coast to reality.
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Prior Power Solutions’ latest design significantly brings down cost for new nitrogen pump
27 November 2020
A new split skid design for a nitrogen unit, utilising a single cleaner engine solution, therefore offering lower capital and operational costs has been designed and built by Prior Power Solutions.
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Ørsted commissions Borssele 1&2
27 November 2020
Ørsted has fully commissioned the Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm.
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Paradigm Flow Services Recruits Global Technical and Engineering Director
26 November 2020
Paradigm Flow Services, part of the Paradigm Group headquartered in Groot-Ammers, the Netherlands, has recruited Loic Gauliard as Technical and Engineering Director to lead its technology development and implementation.
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Alliance formed for Non-Invasive Inspection and Performance Test of Dry Deluge Fire Protection Systems
26 November 2020
Paradigm Flow Services, part of the Paradigm Group headquartered in Groot-Ammers, Holland, have announced their strategic alliance with Gulf Commercial Group Engineering Services (GCG) to help manage organic growth of their dry deluge fire testing system, Dry-Flo®, in the Middle East, with the support of and E&I, Electrical & Instrumentation EPC contractor, to conduct the installation work.
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All-Energy / Dcarbonise Exhibition & Conference Moves to August 2021
26 November 2020
Reed Exhibitions Limited has announced that All-Energy, the UK’s largest annual renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference - and the co-located Dcarbonise - will now take place on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 August 2021 at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC).
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First-ever offshore apprentices recruited by ScottishPower Renewables
25 November 2020
As the UK celebrates Wind Week (23-27 November 2020) ScottishPower Renewables is announcing the appointment of its first-ever offshore wind apprentices.
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Atlantic Canada seeks collaboration with Norfolk & Suffolk
25 November 2020
Energy sector companies in Norfolk and Suffolk are being invited to meet with companies from Atlantic Canada to explore new trade and bilateral collaboration opportunities within the clean energy sector.
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OHT completes jacket transportation for Moray East
25 November 2020
MV Hawk has discharged her final jacket foundation for the Moray East offshore wind farm.
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OGUK issues Decommissioning Insight 2020
24 November 2020
OGUK has published its eleventh annual Decommissioning Insight report since 2010.
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Paradigm Group and Kaseum Collaborate to Enhance Well Intervention Technology Offering
24 November 2020
Paradigm Technology Services of Paradigm Group B.V., headquartered in Groot-Ammers, the Netherlands, and Aberdeen, UK-based Kaseum Technology Ltd have recently collaborated to integrate a product line of electro-mechanical downhole tools onto Slick-E-Line® resulting in a market-leading intervention offer.
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Mohamed Mounes Shahat to join Neptune Energy as MD for Egypt
24 November 2020
Neptune Energy has announced Mohamed Mounes Shahat will join the company in December to take on the role of Egypt Managing Director, based in Cairo.
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Ørsted unveils 1.6 GW South Korea offshore wind plans
24 November 2020
Ørsted has announced its intention to develop South Korean offshore wind projects with a potential capacity of up to 1.6GW off the coast of Incheon City.
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Power Purchase Agreements signed for Dogger Bank projects
24 November 2020
SSE Renewables and Equinor, the joint venture partners co-developing the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea, have announced today that 15-year offtake Power Purchase Agreements have been signed for the first two phases of the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
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CfD round 4 to secure up to 12 GW of renewables
24 November 2020
The UK government has set out its plans for the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference scheme. The fourth round aims to increase the capacity of renewable energy from the 5.8 GW achieved in the last round to up to 12 GW.
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EEEGR’s renewables showcase Wind Week 2020 celebrates its sixth anniversary on 26th and 27th November
24 November 2020
This November 26th and 27th, all eyes once again turn to EEEGR and its Wind Week East Anglia event. The annual event celebrates all that is being achieved in offshore wind in the East, whilst giving attendees opportunities to gain access to decision-makers and buyers from industry.
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New Offshore Wind Industry Council Co-Chair appointed
23 November 2020
The Offshore Wind Industry Council has announced the appointment of a new Co-Chair who will steer the organisation through the next phase of implementing the Offshore Wind Sector Deal with Government.
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UK Wind Week 2020 is unique in a number of ways
20 November 2020
‘UK Wind Week’ is an annual celebration of the UK’s offshore wind, onshore wind and floating wind sector. This year is unique in a number of ways.
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Restart Festival inspires Norfolk student to set up her own business
20 November 2020
A Norfolk woman has bounced back from Covid-19 related redundancy and set up her own business with the help of the Swedish energy group Vattenfall, who have also become her first client.
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Vattenfall funds Black-legged Kittiwake study for offshore wind developments
20 November 2020
A desk-based feasibility study to better understand how Black-legged Kittiwake populations will respond to potential mortality induced by offshore wind farms will kick-off this autumn.
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Neptune Energy announces Q3 2020 results
18 November 2020
Neptune Energy, the global independent oil and gas exploration and production company, today announces its financial results for the three months ended 30 September 2020.
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Vattenfall's response to the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan
18 November 2020
The Prime Minister set out his ambitious ten point plan for a green industrial revolution which will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs.
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PM outlines his Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
18 November 2020
The Prime Minister set out his ambitious ten point plan for a green industrial revolution which will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs.
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Prysmian scores €200 million cable contract for Sofia
17 November 2020
Prysmian Group is set to provide a turn-key high voltage submarine and land export cable connection for RWE Renewable’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the central North Sea.
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EEEGR’s Skills for Energy 2020 event addresses skills shortage
17 November 2020
EEEGR’s Skills for Energy 2020 event will take place on Wednesday, 25th November. The event brings students, teachers and education providers together with industry to highlight potential career paths and the full range of prospects available within the dynamic and exciting energy sector.
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ASCO awarded 2- year extension from Equinor
17 November 2020
Global integrated materials and logistics management company, ASCO, has announced that its Norway operation has been granted a two-year extension by Equinor for terminal and warehousing services in Sandnessjøen.
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Neptune to tackle COVID-19 impacts on mental health and youth unemployment
16 November 2020
Neptune Energy has pledged its support to tackle mental health and youth unemployment issues across the UK and beyond which have intensified as a result of COVID-19.
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Midlothian Council and Vattenfall launch new Energy Services Company
16 November 2020
Midlothian Council, which recently declared a Climate Emergency, and the Swedish state-owned energy firm, Vattenfall has formally launched a new Energy Services Company.
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SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid to develop electricity super-highway
16 November 2020
SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid have confirmed they are developing ambitious plans to deliver an underwater super-highway that will see the North Sea become the hidden powerhouse of Europe.
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Clean Energy Industry Leader Steps into the EEEGR Chair
12 November 2020
The East of England Energy Group [EEEGR], the all energy trade organisation in the East of England is delighted to announce that energy industry leader Martin Dronfield has taken up the role as its Chair, replacing Patrick Phelan.
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Vattenfall and Viridor collaborate to harness low carbon heat
12 November 2020
Two leading energy providers have come together to help reduce emissions from heating in UK homes and other buildings, which are currently responsible for around 37%1 of the UK’s carbon emissions.
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Sheringham Shoal grant supports ‘new home' for Wells Sea Cadets
12 November 2020
A grant from the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund has made a significant contribution to Wells Sea Cadets being able to erect to erect and fit-out its own operational base, a modular building within the grounds of Alderman Peel High School in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. 
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Wind farm team produce virtual STEM presentation for schools
12 November 2020
The Galloper Wind Farm team in Essex have created and launched a virtual STEM presentation that can be safely delivered to pupils during the Covid pandemic.
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SSE commits to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
11 November 2020
SSE has joined the ‘Race to Zero’ campaign by committing to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest and setting a relevant Science Based Target.
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Ørsted and bp to develop renewable hydrogen project
11 November 2020
Ørsted and bp have agreed to jointly develop a potential large-scale renewable hydrogen project at bp’s Lingen Refinery in North West Germany.
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Every poppy counts: Wind turbine lights up in remembrance of Armed Forces
6 November 2020
A turbine at Swinford Wind Farm in Leicestershire has been transformed into a giant poppy to honour the contribution of every member of the UK’s Armed Forces, and to promote the 2020 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.
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