Two of East Yorkshire’s offshore energy training providers are working in partnership to deliver the basic requirements for those wishing to work in the renewables industry. This training includes working at heights, marine safety, first aid, fire safety and manual handling. Humberside Offshore Training Association (HOTA) along with HFR Solutions have both invested in...
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HULL-BASED specialist contractor Precision Drilling has invested £100,000 in new machinery and equipment as it continues to grow. Current managing director Ian Wilkinson bought the company from his stepfather and his business partner in 2013. Since then, Mr Wilkinson and his team have injected £250,000 into the development of the business, and have secured...
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Dalby Offshore Services, in conjunction with Scarborough Borough Council, is developing Endeavour Wharf, Whitby to become a key operations and maintenance centre for the offshore wind industry. Following the appointment of the architect, Group Ginger Ltd. of Leeds, and meetings with local stakeholder groups, Dalby Offshore Services is now seeking public comment on the...
Read moreTeam Humber welcomes DONG deal on Hornsea windfarm Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA),has welcomed DONG Energy taking full control of the Hornsea Round 3 wind zones, one of the world’s biggest offshore wind development zones. DONG Energy is acquiring the Hornsea Zone from the SMart Wind consortium led by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens...
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Dalby Offshore have acquired a high specification Damen 2610 mark 2 Twin Axe vessel from Bhagwan in Australia, where the vessel was operating since delivery in 2013. The vessel has completed upgrade and warranty work in Damen’s yard in Ostend, Belgium where it was also renamed the ’Dalby Ribble’ registered in Whitby, Yorkshire and painted...
Read moreRix Sea Shuttle is expanding its fleet of crew transfer vessels. The company – part of J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd – will take delivery of a 27.4 metre ship made by French company Piriou in April, 2016. The boat will be the largest in Rix Sea Shuttle’s fleet with the capacity to carry a crew...
Read moreJuly 9, 2015 Team Humber welcomes Able UK and DONG Energy MOU Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA), one of the UK’s leading offshore and marine businessdevelopment organisations, has welcomed Able UK’ssigning of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DONG Energy. This MOU could see a new major operational hub for DONG Energy at...
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‘A major leap forward for both the Able Marine Energy Park and the ambitions to establish the Humber as a world-class centre for renewable energy technology.’ That was the reaction today from Able Executive Chairman Peter Stephenson welcoming the news that a leading developer in the offshore wind industry, DONG Energy, has signed a...
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Siemens Reveals Hull Recruitment Details zoom Siemens today stepped up its activity to support the recruitment of a 1,000-strong workforce in Hull. For the first time, the company revealed details of a wide range of jobs that will be available as a result of its investment in the wind turbine blade manufacturing and associated facilities in...
Read moreSiemens Signs Turbine Order for Race Bank zoom Siemens has received an order to supply, erect and commission 91 of its 6MW direct drive wind turbines at DONG Energy’s 580 MW Race Bank project. Installation of the turbines, with a rotor diameter of 154 meters, is to commence during the spring of 2017. This order is...
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