Vattenfall’s up to 17 turbine offshore wind farm programmed to start construction in 2015 Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats Extension has received a development consent order from the Energy...

The search for enough skilled workers to meet the future demands of the East of England energy industry has prompted one recruitment business to rename and relaunch itself ready for the challenges...

Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, announced the successful completion of construction...

Gardline, one of the leading vessel service providers for the offshore renewables sector, has been awarded a year framework agreement to charter vessels to Dong Energy in Germany. With more than 20...

RenewableUK says comments by the Chief Executive of the energy watchdog Ofgem about the need to protect the nation’s future energy supplies serve to highlight the case for clearer Government...

The final piece of the jigsaw of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Windfarm has been put in place with Scira Offshore Energy’s [Scira] move to a purpose-built Operation and Maintenance [O&M]...

The European wind industry faces a severe skills shortage of around 5,500 appropriately qualified staff per year. This shortfall could climb to 18,000 by 2030 – nearly 5% of the entire wind...

AREVA Wind installs a prototype, the evolution of its proven M5000 offshore technology in Bremerhaven. Close to the motorway A27 the offshore wind turbine manufacturer will install its more powerful...

Oceanflow Development Limited has secured a 7 year lease from The Crown Estate on an area of seabed in Sanda Sound, South Kintyre. The lease will allow Oceanflow to deploy and test its Evopod™...

Offshore shore wind market consultancy 4C Offshore has researched and mapped the development of the European Wind Farm Service Vessel fleet. The sector has grown rapidly over the last five years...

Siemens Energy today launched its new offshore wind turbine – the SWT 4.0-130 at the annual conference of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) in Vienna. This new wind turbine features...

Wind power in Central and Eastern Europe will become a significant source of electricity production by 2020 and Turkey’s wind power generation capacity will grow even faster – provided...

A record amount of electricity has been generated by wind energy in Great Britain, according to National Grid. The new high was reached on Sunday morning, whenwind generated more than 5 gigawatts...

Dungeness-based new venture, Technical Marine Support Ltd, has taken delivery of its first vessel, a design-enhanced CTruk 20T MPC. Destined to start work this week on the Lincs offshore wind farm...

RenewableUK welcomed new statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association, which confirm that in 2012 the UK offshore wind sector enjoyed one its most successful years ever, with 9...

CWind’s charter fleet is about to grow with the additionof another CTruk 20T workboat. Named CWind Endeavour, during an informal ceremony in CTruk’s home town of Brightlingsea, Essex,...

Europe installed and grid connected 293 offshore wind turbines in 2012 – more than one per working day. This brings the total to 1,662 turbines, in 55 offshore wind farms in ten European...

Lowestoft residents are due to benefit from improved sustainable transport links as construction works start at the station today. Suffolk County Council, Waveney District Council and Greater...

Public consultation opened on Monday 21 January on North Norfolk District Council’s (NNDC) proposals to designate 28 hectares of land at Egmere, to the west of Walsingham and south of...

Cefas has signed a major contract with East Anglia Offshore Wind Ltd (EAOW) to provide metocean data that will support the development of the East Anglia Zone in the North Sea. EAOW is a joint...

The innovative suction-installed foundations that represent the first stage of construction at the world’s largest offshore wind farm are now on their way to the site at Dogger Bank, 125...

In order to step up efforts to attain its energy transition goals, France is thinking about launching another round of tenders just few weeks after launching the second offshore wind...

Now that the transition from construction to operation of the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm has been successfully achieved, Scira Offshore Energy is seeking to expand its maintenance team....

Eneco and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have concluded an agreement giving MC a 50% stake in the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm. The companies have also entered into a ‘Long-Term...

The Bury St Edmunds-based company has increased its number of consultants in Lowestoft from one to four and established a base for the team within the Orbis Energy Centre. “Cooper Lomaz is...

US contractor Fluor has lost its arbitration case against the owners of the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm SSE and RWE and will take a pre-tax hit of $400m. The company said late Friday it had...

A new €2 million European funded research programme has been launched to improve opportunities for an international network of companies and universities in relation to installation, operation...

International engineering contractor ODE has extended its overseas growth in renewables with a major contract for a new German windfarm. With a 30-year history in the energy sector, the London-based...

The cost of nuclear power is at least £200 per MWh, much more than the cost of offshore wind power at £140 per MWh. This is according to new calculations by the Energy Fair group,...

Innovators with novel ideas to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy are today being invited to get their ideas off the drawing board and into turbines out at sea with the launch oftwo ...

Osiris Marine Services announce successful completion of diving works on the Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. Supporting offshore foundations market leader MT Højgaard with Diving, ROV, Confined...

Dron & Dickson, specialist in design, supply and maintenance of hazardous area electrical equipment, has reported growth in 2011/12 of more than 33% on last year, with turnover increasing to...

This ambitious pilot, jointly developed by Skills for Energy (SfE), Suffolk Education Business Partnership, (Suffolk EBP) and Suffolk County Council, provides a simple way and effective way to link...

Seacat Services, the class leading vessel transfer operator, has announced that Resolute, its latest 24-metre, class-certified workboat, has been contracted to Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Limited,...

European wind turbine manufacturer Areva intends to bring wealth and jobs to the East of England even though it has ruled out the region for its new UK factory. Speakers from the energy group said...

Lowestoft based company East Coast Charters Ltd are due to take delivery of thier new vessel ECC Challenger in the next few weeks. The Challenger is built by East Coast Workcats a subsidury company...

With the launch of the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, Suffolk has hit a major milestone and has generated an important investment paving the way for growth of the local economy. The emergence...

THE emergence of green energy as a key industry in Suffolk has reached a major milestone after an offshore wind farm started to produce enough power to supply more than half a million homes. The...

Norfolk’s majestic Holkham Hall was the setting for yesterday’s official opening of the 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm by His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon of...

An evaluation of the UK’s offshore wind potential carried out by Senergy’s industry-leading renewable energy consultancy has shown that the Government could more than double its offshore...

AROUND 100 youngsters joined forces to learn more about the range of career opportunities in the energy sector. The project, which launched recently at the OrbisEnergy Centre in Lowestoft, is being...

SUFFOLK MP Matthew Hancock, who became minister for business and education in last week’s Government reshuffle, has backed Suffolk’s Business Month campaign ahead of its official launch...

All of the 140 turbines at  Greater Gabbard, the 500MW (megawatt) offshore wind farm developed in the Thames Estuary by Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited (GGOWL) have been commissioned and...

In order to secure the best given service regarding inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) work on offshore foundations, SubC Partner has recently setup a branch office at the OrbisEnergy...

Seajacks Zaratan, the newest addition to Seajacks’ self-propelled jack-up fleet, was contracted to perform Operation and Maintenance (O&M) work on the Gunfleet Sands offshore windfarm,...

A delegation of leading officials from South Koreavisited OrbisEnergy this week, Lowestoft’s flagship hub for offshore renewable energy, to understand the UKmarket and to discuss opportunities...

From the Tide Mill at Woodbridge to the Rance in Britanny, we have been harnessing the power of the tide for centuries. MARK ASPINALL, director of 4NRg, based at OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft and managing...

Energy companies in the region have been urged to support each other by using local suppliers where they can. At his first conference today since taking over as chief executive of the East of...

Crowds gathered at OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft’s flagship hub for offshore renewable energy as the Olympic Torch Relay reached Britain’s most easterly point. Suffolk’s renewable energy...

Prospects for substantial international investment in Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk will receive a boost this week, with the counties hosting a crucial visit by a delegation of world-leading wind farm...

Civic leaders and business bosses pulled out the stops to showcase the benefits of the region’s energy sector to potential Chinese investors in the hope of attracting multi-million pound inward...

A delegation of Chinese wind farm industry experts visits Lowestoft on Monday amid hopes of long-term investment and jobs for the east coast. Multi-million pound investors from the Chinese...

3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry, has announced that its recently launched inspection division, 3sun Inspection Services, has secured over £1...

Many people may dream of setting up their own business, and at NWES staff have spent 30 years helping to turn that aspiration into a reality. It is an impressive feat – NWES (or Norfolk and...

A body formed to help start up business ventures get off the ground is marking its 30th birthday today and is poised to work on a major national project to help entrepreneurs secure bank...

Momentum is building to promote the region to potential investors as a big wind project is expected to move forward later this year. A programme to cultivate what has been dubbed the East of England...

Lowestoft based OrbisEnergy, the Suffolk’s flagship hub for offshore renewable energy, has been recognised as part of the top 100 green businesses in Suffolk. The Anglian Business Green 100 is...

Offshore renewable energy was firmly under the international spotlight last week as Energy Ministers from 23 of the world’s leading economies gathered in London to discuss accelerating the...

Offshore renewable energy was firmly under the international spotlight last week as Energy Ministers from 23 of the world’s leading economies gathered in London to discuss accelerating the...

NWES has recently awarded funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support its “From Hub to Spokes” Programme. The programme is an innovative low carbon business...

Two senior business leaders have endorsed the development of the New Anglia Enterprise Zone on a visit to the region. Diana Brightmore-Armour and Stewart Gilliland visited Lowestoft in their...

We can announce the dates of our third series of UK supply chain events for the offshore wind industry. Five events, being hosted with partners across the country, will bring together key industry...

East Anglia Offshore Wind has revealed more info on one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms to be constructed off Suffolk coast. Joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and...

A world first in commissioned art has been unveiled at a landmark building in Lowestoft. Two studies, produced by Norfolk watercolourist John Hurst are on display at the renewable energy hub...

National opportunities totalling more than £271bn for Norfolk and Suffolk's energy supply chain have been mapped out in a new report commissioned by the Norfolk and Suffolk Energy...

The potential energy boom will bring opportunities for businesses. In the third part of a special series on the region’s energy sector, Annabelle Dickson looks at why developing and promoting...

With many business opportunities in the energy sector on the horizon more pressure is going to be piled on an industry already bemoaning a lack of skills. Annabelle Dickson finds out what the...

Investment opportunities for the region’s businesses from China are to be targeted after a landmark agreement was signed yesterday. Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex county councils have pledged to...

A Suffolk MP has urged the government to help local businesses benefit from the growth of the renewable energy industry along the East coast. Waveney MP Peter Aldous raised in parliament that...