Siemens Signs Turbine Order for Race Bank zoom Siemens has received an order to supply, erect and commission 91 of its 6MW direct drive wind turbines at DONG Energy’s 580 MW Race Bank project. Installation of the turbines, with a rotor diameter of 154 meters, is to commence during the spring of 2017. This order is...
Read moreRibbon Cut at Westermost Rough OWF zoom Westermost Rough, the world’s first offshore wind farm to make commercial use of giant 6MW turbines with 75 metre blades, has been officially opened at a ceremony in Grimsby today. Capable of meeting the electricity demand of well over 150,000 homes, the wind farm, is a joint...
Read moreSiemens: Working with Partner to Address Skills Gaps zoom Personnel professionals have been urged to work with partners to address skills gaps and realise the potential for the offshore wind industry to transform the Humber. That was the message from executives of Siemens, which is creating offshore wind manufacturing and assembly facilities in Hull,...
Read moreHull Green-Lights Siemens Blade Factory zoom Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has approved Siemens’ plans for a turbine blade factory and associated facilities on Hull’s Alexandra Dock. Now, the entire Siemens development, in which the company is investing £310m with partner Associated British Ports (ABP), has full planning approval. The approval for two related planning applications follows...
Read moreLEADING renewables businesses and industry figures are backing the Offshore Wind Connections 2015 conference and exhibition to be held on June 4 at The Spa, Bridlington. Team Humber Marine Alliance has announced headline lead sponsorship by Able UK, Siemens and East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Mark O’Reilly, chairman of the business development organisation, said:...
Read morePRESS RELEASE Able UK, Siemens aboard at Offshore Wind Connections 2015 Leading renewables businesses and industry figures are backing the Offshore Wind Connections 2015 conference and exhibition to be held on June 4 at the Spa, Bridlington. Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA)has just announced headline lead sponsorship by Able UK,...
Read moreRix Sea Shuttle is to supply crew transfer vessel, Rix Panther, to carry personnel and equipment to and from a wind farm of f the Humber coast. The Rix Panther has initially been contracted for six weeks but with an option to extend the work period should the development require it. James Doyle, managing...
Read moreDalby 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...
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