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Masdar on Friday announced that it has signed an agreement with the UAE-based National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a subsidiary of National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC),

Rotech Subsea has completed a program of cable inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) works at a key offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

Wind and solar power are cheap, climate-friendly, and set to become mainstays of future energy supplies. But the energy generated varies greatly depending on the region. Which mix makes sense?

A new renewable energy silk road would allow countries to share resources and tackle emissions jointly, for the benefit of all.

Briggs Marine opens three new offices to service expansion Briggs Marine, a world leader in the provision of marine and environmental services, with 761 staff across the UK, has opened three new offices this year to support increasing new business, as well as growth within existing contracts across the business. The company reported a turnover of £64.6m for the last financial year which is a 15% increase on the previous year’s performance. Headcount has also increased by 50 people since Dece...

Sennen has updated its real time weather and weather forecasts module that will enable it to display even more accurate weather predictions, such as the chance of lightning and fog, for the 630MW London Array.   With the next generation of wind farms being built further and further offshore, route planning and forecasts for critical O&M weather windows are crucial, requiring extremely accurate predictions of the weather windows available for each operation.  The update has been driven by Sen...

THE proposed new Freeport East will “turbo-charge” the development of an offshore wind hub, according to those backing the bid. Freeport East, a group made up of businesses and local authorities, has submitted a bid to the Government to assign freeport status to Harwich and Felixstowe which could bring thousands of jobs to the region. Freeport status means areas will benefit from tax reliefs and simplified customs procedures, which could create 13,000 new jobs and 150 apprenticeships ...

New UK Freeport Scheme Plans for Wind Produced Energy Facilities to Proliferate Lobby Claims East Coast Weather Makes for Ideal Site UK – One of the major disadvantages of Britains east coast ports has always been the weather. The storms which sweep in from across the North Sea often hold up operations while the more sheltered facilities in places such as the River Thames can work on uninterrupted. Now however it seems those easterly gales are being looked to for a source of new income by ...

Courtesy of Freeport East George Kieffer, Chairman of the Freeport East Project Board, said, “The UK is the world’s largest market for the development and deployment of offshore wind and Freeport East sits right at its heart. The southern North Sea is the most densely populated area for offshore wind projects, home to 52% of the UK’s entire operational fleet with more developments planned. “Securing Freeport status will help attract additional investment in this vital sector, helping ...

Sailing Amid Offshore Wind Farms Tom Cunliffe reports from the UK on what it’s like sailing amid offshore wind farms Author: Feb 23, 2021 Wind farms are a fact of life off the coast of Northern Europe, and more are on the way along North America’s Eastern Seaboard  Here in Europe, the general feeling about green energy from offshore wind turbines has moved on after an initial surge of general skepticism. Concerns raised over cost, threats to seabirds, wind interference and the rest have...