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European Commission and renewables associations unite for a reconstruction of Ukraine with renewables at its core
4 July 2022
The European and Ukrainian Wind and Solar Associations condemn Russia's unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine in the strongest terms. The European solar and wind community stands in firm solidarity with the people of Ukraine. We hope the human suffering in Ukraine will end as soon as possible.
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Theddlethorpe GDF Community Partnership Announcement
30 June 2022
A GDF Community Partnership has today been formed in Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, to consider whether a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) could be safely located and built deep underground beyond the coastline and provide significant economic and other benefits to the area and its residents.
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Global Wind Service becomes IRATA member
30 June 2022
Wind turbine installation and service company Global Wind Service (GWS) has become an IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) member company.
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Neptune Energy commences drilling at Adorf gas field development
30 June 2022
Neptune Energy today announced drilling has begun at its operated Adorf Z17 gas appraisal well in the municipality of Georgsdorf, north western Germany.
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Five Estuaries seeks public input
30 June 2022
Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm, the extension project of existing Galloper Wind Farm, has today launched a six week virtual online public exhibition and announced two live events in mid-July 2022 at venues close to the proposed infrastructure.
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HEXIS is now GWO and ECITB approved
29 June 2022
HEXIS, a training academy located in Lowestoft Suffolk delivering a range of renewable energy courses, announced that it is the FIRST and ONLY company approved to deliver a newly created, industry specific and fully accredited course for statutory inspection and maintenance on wind farm support systems.
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Seajacks secures Dogger Bank substation contracts
29 June 2022
Seajacks UK Limited has secured three new contracts for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.
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RWE and Tata Steel form floating wind partnership
29 June 2022
RWE has entered a new partnership with Tata Steel to understand and explore the production of steel components that could be used in floating wind foundations and structures for projects in the Celtic Sea.
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Strohm supports Shell with fast-track delivery of a TCP Riser
28 June 2022
Strohm has supplied Shell with a static Thermoplastic Composite (TCP) Riser to support operations at one of its Southern North Sea assets. The availability of TCP through Strohm’s “TCP on Demand” model and the ability to install end-fittings offshore enabled flexible, quick and easy installation.
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Equinor and SSE Thermal acquire Triton Power and prepare for transition to hydrogen
28 June 2022
Equinor and SSE Thermal are stepping up ambitions to contribute to decarbonisation in the UK. The companies are buying power company Triton Power from Energy Capital Partners (ECP), an energy-transition infrastructure investor, and are starting preparations to use hydrogen in the Saltend Power Station.
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Vattenfall and Preem investigate the use of offshore wind and hydrogen in refining industry decarbonisation
27 June 2022
Vattenfall and Preem have announced plans to assess the possibility of accelerating the development of a value chain connecting offshore wind and hydrogen with the refining industry on the Swedish west coast, starting latest 2030.
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RWE and Bourbon forge floating alliance
27 June 2022
RWE Renewables France and Bourbon Subsea Services announced the signing of a partnership agreement to jointly bid for the Mediterranean floating offshore wind auction.
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Asco To Support Operations In Suriname And Unlock In-country Potential
24 June 2022
ASCO has signed an agreement with Kuldipsingh Port to provide technical expertise for its supply base operations, playing a major role in Suriname’s energy industry.
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Coretrax completes world record breaking project in USA with Expandable Technology
24 June 2022
Global well integrity and production optimization expert Coretrax has completed a world record-breaking project in the Utica Basin, Northeast America, for a major gas operator with its ReLine Expandable Technology.
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From the British Army to renewables: Offshore wind offers ‘a career for life’ says ex-military engineer
24 June 2022
Each year more than 14,000 skilled and experienced men and women leave the armed forces and finding a new career path can be a daunting experience.
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Alicat to build daughter craft for North Star’s SOVs
24 June 2022
North Star has awarded a £2 million contract to Great Yarmouth firm Alicat Workboats for the construction of two new Chartwell designed daughter craft. The vessels will be added to its new renewables fleet which is bound for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm off the North East coast of England from next year.
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Industry raises investor confidence concerns at meeting with chancellor
23 June 2022
Offshore Energies UK thanked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for a “candid and constructive” meeting with the nation’s gas and oil producers - but warned that his new energy profit levy risks undermining attempts to attract capital investment to the UK.
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RWE’s U.S. Hickory Park solar project with co-located storage facility in operation
23 June 2022
RWE Renewables’ Hickory Park Solar project, a 195.5-megawatt (MWac) facility coupled with a 40 MW 2-hour battery storage system, located in Mitchell County, Georgia, is in operation.
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GENERATE makes a noise for the East of England at global offshore wind conference
22 June 2022
The East of England has huge potential to become the heart of the UK’s net zero journey and GENERATE made sure the region’s voice was heard loud and clear at Global Offshore Wind 2022, supported by industry-leading developers, and thought leaders in the sector. 
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Coast Renewable Services and Peterson forge offshore-wind alliance
22 June 2022
Peterson and Coast Renewable Services have announced that they have formed a joint venture company to provide integrated services to the offshore wind sector.
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Complete ban on Russian commodity exports accelerate LNG growth and energy transition
21 June 2022
War in Ukraine is transforming the outlook for the supply, demand and price of hydrocarbons and the pace and cost of the energy transition. While the precise timing and implementation of future bans on Russian commodity imports are difficult to predict, a rewriting of energy trade flows is now underway.
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Equinor agrees winter gas supplies with UK’s Centrica
21 June 2022
Equinor and Centrica have announced an agreement to deliver additional gas supplies to the UK.
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Global Underwater Hub Launches Defence Sector Innovation Call
21 June 2022
The body representing the UK’s underwater industry has launched its first cross-sectoral industry project.
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Verlume and Oasis Marine Power explore vessel charging concept
21 June 2022
Verlume has signed a memorandum of understanding with Oasis Marine Power to explore the creation of intelligent in-field energy storage and charging infrastructure for crew transfer vessels.
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Vision unveiled for first of its kind hydrogen cluster in the East of England
21 June 2022
Hydrogen is set to play a key part in the government’s policies for delivering Net Zero by 2050. The East of England is taking a central role through a first-of-its-kind hydrogen cluster centred on core electrolyser projects, say hydrogen experts Hydrogen East as they unveil their vision for what it may look like.
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Vattenfall and Air Liquide seal power purchase deal
21 June 2022
Air Liquide has signed its largest long-term Power Purchase Agreement to date in the Netherlands with Vattenfall for electricity from a Dutch offshore wind farm.
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Neptune Energy, ExxonMobil, Rosewood and EBN to cooperate on L10 Carbon Capture and Storage
20 June 2022
Neptune Energy, ExxonMobil subsidiary XTO Netherlands, Ltd., Rosewood Exploration Ltd., and EBN Capital B.V. today announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement to progress the L10 large-scale offshore carbon capture and storage project in the Dutch North Sea.
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Vattenfall acquires two Swedish offshore wind projects
20 June 2022
Vattenfall is buying the majority share in two offshore wind projects off the coast of Gothenburg from wind power company Zephyr.
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Equinor and partners unveil 1 GW floating wind plans for Norway
17 June 2022
Equinor, Petoro, TotalEnergies, Shell and ConocoPhillips in the Troll and Oseberg fields, have initiated a study and are looking into possible options for building a floating offshore wind farm 65 kilometres west of Bergen, Norway.
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East of England energy industry leaders join forces to host high-profile presence at Global Offshore Wind 2022
16 June 2022
The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) and partners GENERATE are set to host a high-profile presence for the region at RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind 2022 event, taking place on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd June 2022 in Manchester. 
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East of England energy industry leaders join forces to host high-profile presence at Global Offshore Wind 2022
16 June 2022
The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) and partners GENERATE are set to host a high-profile presence for the region at RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind 2022 event, taking place on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd June 2022 in Manchester. 
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EEEGR welcomes news from Offshore Wind Industry Council that energy industry will employ 100,000 people by 2030
16 June 2022
The East of England Energy Group welcomes the exciting report from the Offshore Wind Industry Council which demonstrates huge potential growth for the industry’s job market by 2030.
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Equinor and Technip Energies collaborate on floating wind
16 June 2022
Equinor and Technip Energies have entered into a strategic collaboration for floating wind substructures.
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Equinor joins the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to accelerate the decarbonization of the shipping industry
16 June 2022
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping today welcomed Equinor as a Strategic Partner, committing to a long-term strategic collaboration and contribution to the development of zero carbon technologies and solutions for the maritime industry.
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IVB lands six-figure Dutch contract
16 June 2022
A Great Yarmouth company is to recruit more staff after winning a big contract with a leading Dutch oil and gas business.
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Seaway 7 signs Letter of Exclusivity for East Anglia THREE
16 June 2022
Seaway 7 ASA has signed a Letter of Exclusivity towards finalisation of a Preferred Bidder Supply Chain Agreement for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project.
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East of England Energy Group ‘delighted’ following announcement of UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round
15 June 2022
As the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) launches the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round, with 13 areas of exciting potential available, the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) welcome the news with open arms.
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RWE launches floating wind virtual classroom
15 June 2022
To mark Global Wind Day, RWE, one of the world’s leading renewable companies, has launched its educational hub, which is designed to make learning about floating wind interactive and accessible to all.  
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New chief takes the helm of ScottishPower Renewables
15 June 2022
Charlie Jordan has been appointed ScottishPower Renewables’ CEO, with responsibility for all the business’s offshore, onshore, solar and battery projects across the UK and Ireland.
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Petrofac awarded five-year Integrated Services Provider contract
14 June 2022
Petrofac has been awarded an Integrated Services Provider (ISP) contract by Anasuria Operating Company (AOC).
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Proserv makes key appointments to bolster its energy transition roadmap
14 June 2022
Move sees new roles for current Group CEO David Currie, Proserv Controls CEO Davis Larssen and arrival of former RenewableUK CEO Hugh McNeal.
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Some Hollandse Kust turbines to use recyclable blades
13 June 2022
Vattenfall and BASF have revealed plans to install recyclable blades on three wind turbines in Dutch waters in 2023.
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EnerMech scales up technical team for large projects following successful first quarter
10 June 2022
Integrated solutions specialist, EnerMech, has bolstered its technical capabilities by appointing a new valve operations manager and three subject matter experts to its team.
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RWE installs steel collars installed at Kaskasi
8 June 2022
RWE has for the first time installed special collars around monopile foundations at seabed level on its Kaskasi offshore wind farm.
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Claxton AS signs collaboration agreement with Seabed Solutions to enhance decommissioning offer
7 June 2022
Claxton, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has signed a collaboration agreement with Norwegian-based supplier Seabed Solutions to add value to decommissioning projects, helping operators fulfil their obligation to return subsea sites to their natural state.
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Slick-E-Line® System, branded Real-time Slickline (RtS) by Altus Intervention Ltd, sets a world record
7 June 2022
Paradigm’s Slick-E-Line System, branded Real-time Slickline by Altus Intervention Ltd, sets a world record for the longest real-time acquisition of multi finger calliper data on mechanical slickline.
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Diamond cadet sparkles to become North Star’s first female assistant superintendent
7 June 2022
North Star, the UK’s leading offshore infrastructure support vessel operator, has appointed one of its cadet programme graduates as its first female assistant superintendent.
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Dudgeon Community Fund opens for 2022 STEM education grant applications
7 June 2022
The Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm has announced that its Community Fund has opened for grant applications for STEM programme (science, technology, engineering and maths) projects to be delivered in the 2022/23 academic year.
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Vattenfall to sell Dutch power plant Magnum to RWE
7 June 2022
Vattenfall and RWE have agreed that RWE will take over the Magnum gas-fired power station in the Dutch Eemshaven from Vattenfall as of 30 September 2022.
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Transocean Spitsbergen to drill for two licences
7 June 2022
Equinor has, on behalf of the Haltenbanken West Unit and Halten East licences, awarded Transocean Spitsbergen a firm drilling programme consisting of nine wells and options for another two.
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RWE’s largest battery storage project goes live in Ireland
6 June 2022
RWE’s second and largest-to-date battery storage project has entered full operations in County Monaghan, Ireland.
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Production start-up at Hammerfest LNG
6 June 2022
After extensive repairs and improvement work, Hammerfest LNG is back in production after the fire in September 2020. The first liquified natural gas (LNG) is now on tank at Melkøya.
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