Dalby Offshore Services and Scarborough Borough Council formally agreed Heads of Terms for the long term lease on Endeavour Wharf, Whitby at the meeting of the Council’s Cabinet on the 17th March 2015. The lease proposals are for the creation of an offshore renewables business management and harbour control centre, which will include office...
Read moreHull and Humber’s emerging renewable energy sector is being promoted across Europe through a series of international exhibitions that are being supported by the Green Port Growth Programme (GPGP). Under the Humber Renewables brand, the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), local authority partners and private sector representatives will visit Copenhagen, Paris, Glasgow, London and...
Read moreDanish offshore wind energy service provider All NRG has opened its first office in the UK. From its new base at the Port of Grimsby, off the Humber Estuary in North England, the company will provide dedicated preassembly, installation, operations and maintenance services to its clients developing offshore wind projects off the British...
Read moreHughes Sub Surface Engineering (Hughes SSE), specialized in subsea construction and recently innovating emergency response solutions, officially launched its new corporate brand, including a new logo, tagline and customer materials today at EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen. A new website will launch soon. The rebranding reflects the many recent changes the company...
Read moreA deal has been signed for Siemens to supply Hull-made turbines for a major wind farm off the west coast of England. The German engineering giant was announced today as approved supplier for an extension to DONG Energy’s site at Walney near Cumbria. It will be making about 100 turbines for the site and...
Read moreMulti-metal stockholder Aalco is Team Humber Marine Alliance’s 200th member company, nearly 20 years after the business development organisation was formed. Aalco joins a growing list of Team Humber companies alongside other recent newcomers Boston Energy, GGP Consult, Handelsbanken, James Fisher Marine Services and Wilkin Chapman LLP. John Coates, sales and marketing manager...
Read moreGreat tour today at the Port of Grimsby onboard the excellent ESVAGT FROUDE Siemens new Service Operation Vessel (SOV). The vessel designed and built in Norway by Havyard Ship Technology has a crew capacity of 60 and comes complete with 2 transfer boats, 1 fast rescue boat, an Ampelmann A-type gangway and two Cinema...
Read moreHere are some other fun facts about the European offshore wind from EWEA’s report: – The average water depth of wind farms completed, or partially completed, in 2014 was 22.4 metres (m) and the average distance to shore was 32.9 km. – 536 turbines were erected during 2014, an average of 5.9 MW per day. 373 of...
Read moreAn offshore wind project expected to support up to 900 green jobs in Yorkshire and the Humber and attract millions of pounds’ worth of investment has today (17 February) been given the go-ahead. Dogger Bank Creyke Beck A and B wind project will include up to 400 wind turbines, about 130km off the coast...
Read moreA South Korean energy business is set to build its European headquarters in the Humber, creating nearly 200 jobs in the wind energy business. The offshore wind tower manufacturing facility will be built after CS Wind was given a £1m government grant. The company, a subsidiary of South Korean CS Wind Corporation, said extra...
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