Category: Energy Gateway
Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Group has landed a contract in the Middle East worth more than €3.5m as it continues to see “strong momentum in regional demand for cable protection”. The contract is for its cable protection technology to a major offshore energy project, with delivery scheduled by June 2026. It is Tekmar’s largest polyurethane cable […]
Ming Yang Smart Energy, the largest private wind turbine manufacturer in China, and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, have announced the signing of a contract to provide testing and validation of the main bearing for Ming Yang Smart Energy’s 18.5 MW offshore wind turbine. The test piece is scheduled to arrive at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable […]
An independent report published on Thursday 6 November reveals that Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once fully operational, will boost the UK economy by £6.1 billion during its lifetime and support thousands of UK jobs over the next three decades. The report, written by economic consultants BVG […]
Ørsted has chosen the Port of Tyne’s Tyne Clean Energy Park in South Shields as the marshalling base for its £8.5bn Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm – set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The 100,000m² site will handle secondary steel components before installation at sea, supporting the delivery of 197 turbines. Once […]
£150 million Port of Tyne upgrade will add 400 metres of deep-water quayside, potentially creating 12,000 jobs and boosting the economy by £5.6 billion. The Port of Tyne has launched to the market a 230-acre redevelopment project with new deep-water quayside, a move which could generate thousands of jobs in offshore wind and manufacturing. The […]
Osbit Ltd, an offshore wind engineering company, has opened a significant new Assembly and Service Facility at the Port of Blyth in the UK. This development has created 33 skilled jobs for the region and represents a substantial investment in the North East’s clean energy economy. The new 3350 square metre facility, located at the […]
South Shields-based Metec UK has secured two contracts worth more than £4.5m, following “hot on the heels of our best year to date”. The company will provide its sacrificial anodes to a major offshore windfarm in the North Sea, which will provide green energy power to more than 3 million British homes. Elsewhere, Metec UK […]
Two green energy firms have collaborated on a “monumental” research base project. SCJ Renewables and Solar Capture Technologies have installed solar panels at Blyth’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. Bosses say the 530-panel system, fitted to the site’s new Technology Development Centre, has capacity to save an estimated 42,000 kilograms of CO2 annually. The firms […]