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  • VIDEO: Cleveleys Beach Renourishment Program (UK)

    28 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Essential work has started to renourish the beach and improve the sea defences at Cleveleys. As part of a nine-week program, extra sand and shingle will added to the stepped areas and some groynes will be extended to address potential erosion. Both of these together will ensure the long-term effectiveness of the sea defences. [mappress] […]

  • UK: Bembridge Marina Dredging Kicks Off

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Witton 2 and Split 3 (dredging barge and hopper barge) arrived in the Harbour this week to begin work at Bembridge Marina. They will be based at Bembridge Marina for the following 3 weeks and working in various locations within the Harbour. All skippers should take extreme care, especially when the vessels are manoeuvring or […]

  • UK: Dredging to Reduce Flooding Risk in Somerset ?

    26 June 2012

    The rain fall over the weekend brought floods to Somerset Levels area, according to ThisIsSomerset.com. Even before the weekend the River Tone started to overtop inundating parts of Curry Moor. The farmers from that area had been cutting emergency drainage channels on the moor to clear the last of the water from April’s floods. These […]

  • Paradigm Group Acquires GeoKey Limited (UK)

    15 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Paradigm Group BV, has acquired GeoKey Limited, based in Edzell, Angus, in a seven-figure multi-million pound deal. The acquisition is the group’s third since its inception in 2009. Paradigm Group BV has interests in a number of key segments including drilling, subsea and topside flow assurance, well intervention and reservoir evaluation. The acquisition of GeoKey […]

  • Ashtead Technology Orders iXBlue’s Technology (UK)

    12 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Leading international subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology, which is headquartered in Aberdeen, has placed an order in excess of £1million with subsea manufacturer iXBlue at the Oceanology exhibition in London. The investment in iXBlue’s high-precision inertial navigation ROVINS, PHINS and new OCTANS NANO systems is the latest in a series of investments by Ashtead Technology, […]

  • UK: Teledyne to Attend Oceanology International 2014

    15 January 2014

    In 2 months, Teledyne will be attending the world’s largest exhibition for marine science and technology, OI14 from 11-13 March in London. For the first time since RESON joined Teledyne Technologies visitors will find solutions from Teledyne RESON, Teledyne Odom Hydrographic and Teledyne BlueView on the same booth at Oceanology International. They will be exhibiting at […]

  • UK Renewable Electricity Generation Up 10%

    27 June 2013

      RenewableUK has welcomed new official Government statistics published today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showing that renewable electricity generation was 12.4 TWh in 2013 Q1 an increase of 10% on the same period the previous year. Overall renewables provided 12.3% of power in 2013 Q1, an increase of 1% from […]

  • SMD Presented with Queen’s Award for Enterprise (UK)

    28 June 2013

    SMD has been formally presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise by the Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear. The Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Nigel Sherlock, presented the Award in the Innovation Category, as part of a visit to SMD’s head office and manufacturing facilities in Wallsend, North East England. This is the third Queen’s Award the company […]

  • UK: Record Entries for EEEGR’s Innovation Event

    12 August 2013
    Technology

    A record number of companies have entered this year’s EEEGR Innovation Awards, which celebrates new technology in the energy sector. Representatives from eight shortlisted companies will present their innovations on stage at the Holiday Inn, Norwich, on September 17th. They include a low-energy device for monitoring the health of the sea, a new type of […]

  • UK: Navitus Bay Could Affect Tourism

    9 September 2013

    Navitus Bay offshore wind farm has faced another instance of opposition. Bournemouth Borough Council thinks that the wind farm would negatively affect tourism in this area because, as they claim, the tourists would not want to come to the Dorset coast, writes BBC. Navitus Bay plans to build up to 218 wind turbines 20 kilometers […]

  • UK: FloWave to Hold Doors Open Day

    12 September 2013

    Flowave TT will welcome the public into their wave and tidal research facility for the first time. There will be a series of six visit opportunities during the annual ‘Doors Open Day’ day event on Saturday 28th September. Each tour will comprise a short presentation on the design, construction and operation of the test facility, […]

  • UK: SSE Publishes Interim Management Statement

    25 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    SSE plc will today hold its Annual General Meeting in Perth. The Interim Management Statement summarises SSE’s performance since the start of the current financial year on 1 April 2013, and includes updates on operations and investments in SSE’s Networks, Retail and Wholesale businesses. As previously stated, SSE does not expect to provide an outlook […]

  • Teesside OWF Temporarily Shut Down (UK)

    15 January 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    Teesside offshore wind farm, located off the north-east coast of England, has been temporarily shut down to allow technical investigation on turbines. Engineers will undertake investigations on housings for equipment located inside the turbine towers, EDF Energy Renewables, the developer, informed. “These investigations will be easier and safer carried out under shut down conditions,” the […]

  • UK: Teachers to Promote Offshore Wind Energy

    15 November 2013

    Teachers from 13 schools in the North East have been selected to take part in an innovative education programme where they will use interactive lessons and workshops to raise student awareness about career opportunities in offshore wind energy. Forewind’s Champions for Wind schools programme enters its third year with the induction of this latest group […]

  • UK: Aquamarine Power to Launches Recruitment Drive

    15 November 2013

    Wave energy company Aquamarine Power has launched a recruitment drive to support the next phase of developing their Oyster wave energy technology. The Edinburgh firm, which is currently testing its Oyster 800 full-scale wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, is seeking eight experienced engineers to join their core engineering, design and […]

  • UK: LEP Chairman Discussed Humber’s Potential

    23 March 2012

     LEP chairman Lord Haskins has revealed that discussions on Humber Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEPs) enterprise zone at Paull are taking place, reports Insidermedia. While talking about Humber’s great potential in renewable energy sector, Lord Haskins said: “This area is considered by government to be one of the most strategic locations for offshore wind and renewable […]

  • UK: SSE Reports End of Year Highlights

    30 March 2012

    SSE plc will enter its close period on 1 April 2012, prior to the publication on Wednesday 16 May 2012 of its financial report for the year to 31 March 2012. It continues to expect to deliver a full-year dividend increase of at least 2% more than RPI inflation, and of around 80 pence per […]

  • UK: ERM Chosen as Global Consultant of Year

    6 April 2012

    ERM has been declared Global Consultant of the Year by the UK’s New Civil Engineer (NCE) and the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Consultants of the Year Awards. The Award recognizes year of sustained growth as an employer (ie growth in number of staff) as well as growth in revenues. It also recognizes the […]

  • UK: Lowestoft College Facilities under Spotlight

    8 March 2013
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital

    Lowestoft College’s engineering and maritime facilities were under the spotlight on Friday (March 1) when Skills Minister Matthew Hancock had a tour of the specialist facilities. Mr Hancock had a whistle-stop tour of some of the College’s facilities including the 18 metre wind turbine tower which was installed just over a year ago to train […]

  • UK: Developers Disappointed on Delayed Decision on EOWDC

    31 December 2012
    Authorities & Government

    The developers of the proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) have expressed their disappointment on the Scottish officials’ inability to announce the decision on the project and called on ministers to announce their decision as early as possible in 2013. The planning application for EOWDC is being considered by Marine Scotland, which was confirmed […]

  • UK: Ofgem Appoints New Interim CEO

    10 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ofgem has appointed Andrew Wright as interim Chief Executive, effective from 28 June. The appointment will ensure continued strong leadership within Ofgem when current Chief Executive, Alistair Buchanan, steps down from his role on 27 June. A decision on the permanent replacement will be taken by the new Chair and Ofgem’s Board, using the standard […]

  • Narec Organizes Open Doors Day (UK)

    16 October 2012

    Narec will host Open Doors Day on Saturday 10th November, 09:00 – 13:00, which is a fantastic opportunity to visit the National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, in Blyth. Visitors will get a chance to find out more about the work and to look around state-of-the-art testing facilities for offshore renewable energy technologies. Other activities include: […]

  • Final Foundation Installed at London Array, UK

    21 October 2012

    At midday on Friday 19th October the final transition piece was installed at London Array – marking the completion of the installation of all of the project’s 177 foundations. Richard Rigg, Project Director at London Array said: “The installation of the final foundation at London Array is a significant achievement for everyone involved in the […]

  • Cable Installation Complete at London Array, UK

    26 October 2012
    Storage

    Six days after the final foundation was installed at London Array the project has achieved another milestone – all array cables have now been installed at the offshore site. The installation of the last array cable was completed on Thursday 25th October by the The Normand Flower. 187 cables have been installed by a combination […]

  • UK: Female Pupils Visit Falck Nutec

    9 May 2012

      Female pupils from Gordon Schools Huntly visited the offshore safety and survival firm, Falck Nutec, in Dyce as part of their Skills for Work Energy programme. The Skills for Work Energy programme is run by Banff and Buchan College and is supported by Shell and Schlumberger. It aims to introduce female students to the […]