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  • UK: Liverpool City Region LEP Responds to Budget Statement

    21 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Liverpool City Region LEP yesterday released a response to Budget Statement. Executive Director of Strategic Economic Development from Liverpool City Region LEP Mike Palin said: “The Budget has given LEPs a clear cue. Our task now is to create a compelling case for allocations from the Single Local Growth Fund. To do this we must […]

  • Narec Appoints Three New Members to Board of Directors (UK)

    16 September 2011

      Narec has appointed three members of its senior management team to executive board positions. Tony Ikwue, Director of Technology and Innovation, joins the Narec board with responsibility for R&D and strategy.In this role he will ensure Narec’s strategic alignment with Government policies in the renewable energy field and work with industry and academia help […]

  • Noble-Maersk merger gets clearance from UK regulator

    1 September 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    UK’s competition regulator has now completed its review of the business combination between Noble Corp. and Maersk Drilling.

  • UK: Aluminium BoatBuilding Delivers ‘Viking’ to Excel Marine Services

    14 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      Aluminium BoatBuilding Co Ltd has recently delivered “Viking” to Excel Marine Services Ltd in Whitstable, this 18.25m aluminium catamaran is the 16th “Catfish” catamaran whose design was specifically developed for UK and surrounding waters. The vessel is the 8th “Catfish Crewcat” supplied into the growing offshore windfarm industry. This is Excel Marine’s fith catamaran […]

  • UK: Atlantis Completes Narec Tidal Turbine Testing Programme

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Atlantis Resources Corporation has completed the first ever tidal turbine testing programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre’s 3MW capacity, onshore, turbine drive train testing facility. In two weeks of full testing on its AR1000 turbine, the international marine energy developer has secured performance data equivalent to four months of tidal exchanges.  Working closely with […]

  • Equinor reveals plans for hydrogen plant with carbon capture in UK

    1 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Technology, Transition

    Equinor is leading a project to develop one of the UK’s – and the world’s – first at-scale facilities to produce hydrogen from natural gas in combination with carbon capture and storage.

  • UK: Edinburgh to Host “Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2013”

    16 August 2012

    The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has announced the tenth in this highly-regarded series of specialist conferences: Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2013. Known for offering the best international forum for the discussion of the latest developments as well as informed debate – every event in the ‘Breakwaters’ series has ensured that advances in coastal […]

  • Chelsea: SeaSoar Oceanographic Recorders in Service with UK Royal Navy

    29 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    When most people think of warships, they think big guns, missiles and helicopters. But for the Royal Navy’s hydrographic vessels the most important systems they carry aren’t necessarily their weapons, but their state-of-the-art underwater survey suites. Four Chelsea SeaSoar undulating oceanographic recorders (UORs) are currently in use on the Royal Navy’s survey vessels, HMS ECHO […]

  • UK: Cove Encourages Shareholders to Accept Shell’s Takeover Bid

    22 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Cove Energy, a UK oil and gas company with primary assets in East Africa, yesterday urged its shareholders to accept the $1.8 billion takeover bid from Shell before May 23, the first closing date for the offer from Shell. The board of Cove, having already endorsed the offer, has said it continues to believe that […]

  • Two New Categories Added for Offshore Achievement Awards (UK)

    9 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Society of Petroleum Engineers Aberdeen Section has announced two new categories for this year’s Offshore Achievement Awards, which launch on 1 October. The awards, which are supported by principal sponsor TAQA, have a 27-year history of celebrating outstanding success and innovations in the oil and gas industry. The new categories have been introduced to […]

  • UK: Maersk Training Turns Unemployed into Offshore Wind Technicians

    18 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Local unemployed people are benefiting from new Careers in the Offshore Wind industry following their successful completion of a newly developed qualification offered by Maersk Training in Newcastle, designed to help them take advantage of job opportunities in the thriving UK offshore wind energy sector. Following the success of a pilot Diploma course earlier this […]

  • UK: Maersk Training Turns Unemployed into Offshore Wind Technicians

    18 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Local unemployed people are benefiting from new Careers in the Offshore Wind industry following their successful completion of a newly developed qualification offered by Maersk Training in Newcastle, designed to help them take advantage of job opportunities in the thriving UK offshore wind energy sector. Following the success of a pilot Diploma course earlier this […]

  • UK Government Moves Marine Power to Next Stage of Development

    11 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      The UK Government announced allocation of £20m to engineering and environmental companies for projects aimed at development of tidal and wind energy, EDP 24 published. Apart from mere production of power, these include projects targeted at design and manufacture of indispensable technology in addition to conducting various types of research, necessary to boost the […]

  • UK: Wirral Council Awards RGF Grant to Osiris Projects

    18 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wirral Council’s successful Regional Growth Fund (RGF) bid is being used to help a local business create a raft of new jobs in the thriving offshore renewable energy sector. The Cabinet agreed at their last meeting to support the expansion of the seabed mapping company Osiris Projects by granting them access to RGF funds with […]

  • UK faces fresh calls to study impact of offshore dredging

    9 December 2009

    The Government in the UK is facing fresh calls for a study into the potential impact of offshore dredging on coastal erosion. According to The Yorkshire Post, residents, fishermen and environmental campaigners have long claimed that dredging contributes to the erosion of the East Coast – a link denied by the dredging industry.

  • Norfolk and Suffolk Named UK Leading Offshore Wind Centre

    8 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Ports & Logistics

    Norfolk and Suffolk have been named as the UK’s leading centre for offshore wind with the launch of a new cluster in conjunction with the release of the UK’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal. The Norfolk and Suffolk Offshore Wind Cluster is expected to help create thousands of new jobs and unlock investment in the local area […]

  • UK: Strainstall Undertakes Offshore Wind Vessel Monitoring Trial

    3 January 2013
    Technology

    Strainstall Marine have undertaken a vessel motion monitoring trial on a transfer vessel operating at an offshore wind-farm off the UK’s east coast. Strainstall’s new Vessel Motion Monitoring System™ (VMMS™) provides accurate motion monitoring for wind turbine transfer vessels to improve safety during transfer operations, as well as impact load measurement combined with a data […]

  • ACE Winches’ CEO Is Global Director of the Year 2012 (UK)

    8 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    According to SubseaUK, the chief executive of Aberdeenshire-based deck machinery specialists ACE Winches, Alfie Cheyne has been elected as Global Director of the Year 2012 by the Institute of Directors at the UK Finals. The ceremony was held at the Lancaster Hotel in Hyde Park, London on October 5, 2012. Cheyne stated: “Once again, ACE […]

  • People Want More Wind Farms in UK, Poll Says

    24 October 2012
    Research & Development

    An independent opinion poll published by YouGov shows that a clear majority of the British public want more wind farms to be built. 55% of those questioned say the number of UK wind farms should be higher than it is at present. 14 % say it should be maintained at current levels. The survey (commissioned […]

  • Reliance on Fossil Fuels Could Damage UK’s Financial Stability

    6 March 2014
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    RenewableUK today commented on a report by the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee, which warned that the UK’s financial stability could be threatened because of fossil fuel companies being overvalued. The reason for this over-valuation is that if climate change targets are to be met estimates suggest that between 60% and 80% of coal, oil and […]

  • UK: Thales and ASV to Jointly Develop Unmanned Surface Vehicle

    5 July 2012

    Thales UK has signed a contract with Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd (ASV Ltd) to develop a re-configurable Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) to meet the challenges of future off-board Mine Countermeasures (MCM) operations. The vessel has been jointly designed to meet a number of key requirements and drivers: Deployable from military platforms, craft of opportunity and […]

  • MHI Vestas launches UK offshore wind apprentice programme

    21 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    MHI Vestas has launched a new offshore wind technician apprentice programme in northeast Scotland. The apprentices will initially be based at Fraserburgh College Campus (NESCol) carrying out both classroom and workshop activities. This will be followed by practical work experience at offshore wind farms, primarily in the UK, that feature MHI Vestas turbines. Depending on […]

  • UK: NFFO Hosts Constructive Meeting on Marine Spatial Planning

    18 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    A constructive meeting with the representatives from the Marine Management Organisation was held in the NFFO offices recently to discuss the arrival of marine spatial planning and in particular, the first two draft marine plans. These will be for the East Coast Inshore and the East Coast Offshore. Marine Plans will then be extended to […]

  • UK: Global Marine Energy to Launch Refitted Cable Enterprise

    19 April 2012

    Global Marine Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, has invested in the refit and development of Cable Enterprise, a barge built specifically for the installation of power cables for offshore wind farms. Cable Enterprise, which will be officially launched in Middlesbrough in the North […]

  • UK Q2 Wind Energy Generation Down 19 Pct

    27 November 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has released energy statistics for second quarter of 2014. Total electricity generated fell 6.2 per cent from 83.9 TWh in 2013 Q2 to 78.7 TWh, reflecting lower demand. The generation by wind, PV, wave and tidal fell 10.2 per cent from 7.2 TWh to 6.5 TWh. In spite […]