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NOS buys Sure Wind vessels
9 July 2020
Northern Offshore Services has acquired two Crew Transfer Vessels from Sure Wind Marine Limited.
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Equinor launches Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon extension consultations
9 July 2020
Equinor has launched a community consultation to seek local views on plans to extend its existing wind farms off the Norfolk coast.
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Ogden Trust launches Coastal Energy 2020 programme
9 July 2020
The government’s official data has revealed that renewable energy made up a record-breaking 47 per cent of the UK’s electricity generation in the first three months of this year.
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RWE reveals Sofia transmission system suppliers
9 July 2020
RWE has moved a step closer to realising its 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm with the selection of preferred suppliers for the project’s high voltage direct current transmission system.
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North East offshore engineering firm welcomes new talent
8 July 2020
North East offshore technology supplier Osbit has welcomed two graduates and two further permanent staff members to its Northumberland-based team.
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EnerMech Strengthens Leadership Team
6 July 2020
EnerMech has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Behzad Kazerani as Chief Business Development Officer.
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Neptune Energy confirms hydrocarbon discovery at Dugong well
3 July 2020
Neptune Energy and its partners announced the discovery of hydrocarbons at the Dugong well (PL 882) in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
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East Anglia One starts receiving CfD support
3 July 2020
Low Carbon Contracts Company has announced that the third and final phase of East Anglia One has started to receive payments under the project’s Contract for Difference.
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EEEGR partners with ScottishPower Renewables to deliver an SNS2020 open to all
3 July 2020
Social distancing has put paid to many events this year, but the current situation has a silver, or should that be platinum, lining: EEEGR’s platinum event sponsor ScottishPower Renewables announce they will be supporting SNS2020 to ensure members and the supply chain at large can get the most out of the event.
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Hornsea Three decision delayed again
2 July 2020
The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy has delayed its decision for Ørsted's development consent application for the Hornsea Three offshore wind farm.
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Global Wind Service finish installation of Harvest Ridge
2 July 2020
Global Wind Service finished installation at Harvest Ridge in Douglas Country, Illinois, USA. Vestas-American Wind Technology has contracted wind turbine installation and service company Global Wind Service to deliver crane and installation for the project.
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Neptune Energy awards remote monitoring contract to Fugro
2 July 2020
Neptune Energy has announced the award of a subsea inspection contract to geo-data specialist, Fugro, which will employ remote monitoring technology to survey subsea structures at the Cygnus gas field in the UK’s southern North Sea.
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Vattenfall secures development consent for Norfolk Vanguard
2 July 2020
The UK's Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy awarded development consent for Vattenfall's application to build the Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm.
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Maersk and Babcock set up Scottish training facility
1 July 2020
Maersk Training has recently announced an agreement with Babcock Marine Training, part of the Babcock International Group, to develop a custom-built wind energy training facility in Paisley.
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Ørsted completes the onshore Plum Creek Wind project
1 July 2020
Ørsted has completed a 230MW wind farm in Nebraska's Wayne County. Plum Creek consists of 82 wind turbines and represents Ørsted's first operational project in Nebraska. Even amidst global challenges, the project was completed on schedule and brings Ørsted's operational onshore capacity to 1.6GW.
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NHV awarded offshore contract by Shell UK & NAM
1 July 2020
NHV Group has secured a new long-term contract to provide helicopter services for Shell UK & NAM, starting 1 July 2020.
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Geo Therm Ltd – LR & ABS accreditation success
1 July 2020
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown the team behind the EEEGR company member Geo Therm Ltd have actively sought to gain the coveted Lloyds Register (LR) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) approved service supplier status, bolstering its existing ISO 9001:2015, FPAL and Safe Contractor accreditations.
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RWE officially takes over innogy
1 July 2020
The major asset swap between RWE and E.ON has been completed, with RWE officially taking over the innogy activities.
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Proeon Systems and R.Stahl announce collaboration
1 July 2020
Proeon Systems collaborate with R.Stahl, a manufacturer of Explosion Protection solutions, to provide turnkey, integrated control & automation solutions predominantly to high-risk Energy, Pharmaceutical and Food & Drink sectors across England and Wales.
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Osbit celebrates 10 years in business
29 June 2020
Northumberland-based offshore technology supplier Osbit is celebrating a decade in business.
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Offshore wind leads the charge for UK renewables
26 June 2020
In the first quarter of 2020, total electricity generation from renewables in Q1 2020 was 40.8 TWh, an increase of 30 per cent from 31.5 TWh in Q1 2019.
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Pegasus Welfare Solutions plans Scotland base after Moray East contract win
26 June 2020
UK-based Pegasus Welfare Solutions Ltd (PWS) is investing in a new fabrication base in Scotland after its first contract win there for its offshore hygiene and welfare units.
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Vattenfall responds to the Committee on Climate Change's annual report to Parliament
25 June 2020
Vattenfall UK has responded to the Committee on Climate Change annual progress report to Parliament.
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Pegasus Welfare Solutions cleans up at Moray East
25 June 2020
Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd has awarded Pegasus Welfare Solutions Ltd (PWS) a full offshore substation welfare contract for the Moray East offshore wind farm, off the Scottish coast.
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CCC highlights key roles for wind in COVID-19 economic recovery
25 June 2020
CCC highlights key roles for wind and hydrogen in green economic recovery.
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Autonomous motherships and robot repair teams at offshore wind farms? On their way, says MIMRee
24 June 2020
One year on from the launch of MIMRee (Multi-Platform Inspection, Maintenance and Repair in Extreme Environments), the project reports breakthroughs in its quest to demonstrate an end-to-end autonomous inspect and repair mission to offshore wind farms.
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Fred. Olsen Windcarrier secures long term green financing
24 June 2020
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS has entered into two new long-term non-recourse debt financing arrangements related to the offshore wind turbine transportation and installation jack-up vessels under its indirect ownership.
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Rovco opens Edinburgh office
23 June 2020
Rovco has established a new office in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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East Coast College offers adult retrain, reskill and restart fund
22 June 2020
East Coast College is offering 1,000 free course places through a new quarter of a million-pound fund to help adults in the local community retrain and get back into work following the coronavirus pandemic.
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Industry giants join ORE Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence
22 June 2020
Ten offshore energy organisations have joined the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s national Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence, with the aim of driving forward the development of next-generation offshore wind technologies.
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Triton Knoll base completed at Grimsby’s Royal Dock
22 June 2020
Construction of a new multi-million pound operations base for Triton Knoll is now complete after national contractor Tolent handed over the project this week.
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Siemens Gamesa scores Sofia supplier agreement
22 June 2020
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured a preferred supplier agreement to supply its SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine to innogy's Sofia offshore wind farm.
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Cargostore expands into Taiwan in conjunction with Rhenus and Maxlines
22 June 2020
UK based offshore container provider, Cargostore Worldwide have announced its expansion into Taiwan in partnership with Rhenus Offshore Logistics and local agent Maxlines New Energy & Project Logistics Inc., in support of the Taiwanese offshore wind industry.
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Offshore wind providing employment direction for veterans
22 June 2020
Former military personnel across East Anglia could hold the key to the offshore wind employment network of the future.
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How offshore wind is supporting Norfolk’s COVID-19 response
18 June 2020
Teams from the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farms, operated by Equinor from bases in Norfolk, are involved in activities to help Norfolk’s Covid-19 response.
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Local apprenticeship boost from East Anglia ONE windfarm
18 June 2020
People from across East Anglia have a chance to secure a job in the offshore wind industry thanks to ScottishPower Renewables which is launching a new apprentice recruitment drive for its East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.
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Worley scores a contract for London Array
17 June 2020
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has awarded Worley a contract to support the London Array offshore wind farm.
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Second substation installed at Triton Knoll
16 June 2020
A key stage in the construction of Triton Knoll's offshore electrical infrastructure has been completed with the installation of the second offshore substation platform.
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Viking Link secures green loan worth US$743 million
16 June 2020
National Grid’s Viking Link interconnector has secured the first ever multi export credit agency covered green loan, guaranteed by SACE with SIMEST CIRR support and Euler Hermes.
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UK offshore oil and gas industry outlines plan to cut emissions as talks on transformational sector deal formally begin
16 June 2020
The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has today (Tuesday 16) committed to halving operational emissions in the next decade, confirming its pathway to becoming a net zero emissions basin by 2050.
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Industry group urges UK government to exempt offshore workers from quarantine restrictions
11 June 2020
The global Offshore Industry Group, comprising IADC, IAGC, IMCA, IOGP and ISOA, has urged the UK Government to exempt all offshore energy sector workers from the 14-day quarantine restrictions introduced on 8 June.
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Ørsted reaches 1,500th turbine milestone
11 June 2020
Ørsted has reached another milestone in its offshore wind business, with the installation of its 1,500th offshore turbine.
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