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New jobs and major investment in Powerpark, Lowestoft
Jobs, opportunities and major investment in Britain’s most easterly town, Lowestoft, is ensuring it is “leading the way” as a powerhouse for the clean energy industry within the East of England. In September 2020, GENERATE partner, East Suffolk Council unveiled an “ambitious” vision for PowerPark to “create a cluster of energy related businesses which build upon the success of existing…
ScottishPower confirms Lowestoft as long-term home for UK offshore wind
Green energy company ScottishPower Renewables has confirmed Lowestoft as the long-term home and heart of its UK offshore wind operations
Stowen Wins UK Offshore Wind Farm Contract
Equinor has awarded Stowen a contract to perform modifications to the transition pieces on the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm
Major New £4.27m Business Hub In Lowestoft Nears Completion
Work on a new £4.27 million state-of-the-art business hub is just weeks away from completion.
Plans for major green energy hub in Harwich approved
Plans for a major new green energy hub based in Harwich have been given the go ahead.
Harwich International Port has tonight (Tuesday, 14 May) been granted permission by Tendring District Council’s (TDC) Planning Committee to use the planned Bathside Bay Container Terminal (BBCT) platform as a green energy hub for a temporary period of 15 years.
New visualisation of Great Yarmouth’s offshore energy O&M campus
GENERATE has launched an exciting new video and 3D visualisation to help promote Great Yarmouth’s new offshore energy Operations and Maintenance Campus
RWE acquire Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone
All change in the Southern North Sea as RWE acquire 4.2-gigawatt UK offshore wind development portfolio from Vattenfall. See full press release from Vattenfall here https://bit.ly/48J80Mu
ABP and Sizewell C plan to develop Direct Air Capture facility at Port of Lowestoft
An innovative development is being planned at the Port of Lowestoft, Associated British Ports and Sizewell C are collaborating to bring a new technology demonstrator to the East of England – technology that will no doubt play an increasingly important role in reducing carbon dioxide levels, combating climate change and building a green economy. Read more here
Vattenfall choose Great Yarmouth port for Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone
Great News for Great Yarmouth as Vattenfall announces Peel Ports GY Port as the preferred bidder for the operation and maintenance contract for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone. Councillor Carl Smith, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: ‘’Great Yarmouth Borough Council is delighted that Vattenfall has chosen the town’s port as the preferred location…
Construction start date set for new Operations & Maintenance campus in Great Yarmouth
A new operations and maintenance campus for Great Yarmouth moves ever closer as final preparations are made for construction to begin next month. Commissioned by Norfolk County Council, the £21.4m partnership project is a collaboration with Great Yarmouth Borough Council and the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and seeks to capitalise on the now…
East of England opportunities showcased to international audience
Opportunities for investment, contracts and expansion and the strength of the growing energy supply chain in the east of England were showcased by East of England Energy Zone (EEEZ) at the Offshore Energy Exhibition in Amsterdam.
Southern North Sea Energy Alliance forged
Four organisations around the Southern North Sea with a strong bond with the value and supply chain of the offshore energy industry have forged an alliance with the aim of cooperation.
Waving the flag for the east at Westminster
A 200-strong delegation from the East of England’s energy industry will head to Westminster this month to reinforce to politicians the region’s importance to the sector and the UK economy.
ABP Lowestoft welcomes new customer World Marine Offshore
ABP’s Port of Lowestoft has welcomed its newest customer, World Marine Offshore (WMO), as part of the company’s UK-based project to support ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.
Unique opportunity to help reduce offshore decommissioning costs across both UK and Dutch SNS
The first ever truly collaborative UK/Netherlands Oil and Gas event is being held in Norwich on Tuesday 9th October and then repeated in Amsterdam on 24th October.
Offshore wind confidence booster for Norfolk as energy company plans Great Yarmouth home
Vattenfall, the Swedish energy group, and Peel Ports, the infrastructure specialists, have agreed to reserve space at Great Yarmouth harbour to site an operations base for two major offshore wind farms.
OrbisEnergy office for Proserv renewables division
According to Proserv, the expansion from nearby Great Yarmouth is a result of the growing operation of the company’s renewables unit in the offshore wind industry.
Galloper Offshore Wind Farm officially inaugurated today
Galloper Offshore Wind Farm, sited 27 kilometres off the Suffolk coast, was officially inaugurated today in London by Hans Bünting, Chief Operating Officer Renewables of innogy SE.
Consultation for East Anglia TWO and East Anglia ONE North offshore wind farms expanded
ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) is to add an additional phase of consultation for their East Anglia TWO and East Anglia ONE North offshore wind farm projects.
East Anglia ONE offshore substation installed
The offshore substation for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia ONE windfarm has successfully been installed in the southern North Sea, some 59 km from the coast of Lowestoft.