The analysis examined both operational offshore wind farms and projects already in national development pipelines across all seven countries with North Sea waters: the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the UK, Norway and France. Where necessary, hypothetical wind farms were added to bring each country’s total capacity in line with its [...]

A leading civil engineering firm has completed the fourth and final phase of a complex ground investigation survey campaign as principal contractor for the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase on the Mona Offshore Wind Project. Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK is delivering the ECI works in preparation for the onshore [...]

Bureau Technical Services (BTS) has been appointed to a further European inspection framework, providing Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) services for a major monopile fabrication project in the offshore wind sector. The award covers fabrication activities across the UK, Spain, Germany, and China. At these sites, BTS will [...]

Bureau Technical Services (BTS) has been awarded three framework agreements with leading offshore wind developers to provide Quality Surveillance and Manufacturing Oversight services, supporting offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing across the UK, Europe and China. The agreements mark a significant step for BTS in the renewable energy sector, reflecting the [...]

Bureau Technical Services is pleased to announce that it has been awarded Cyber Essentials certification, a UK Government-backed scheme supported by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Cyber Essentials helps organisations guard against the most common cyber threats and demonstrates a clear commitment to protecting the information entrusted to them [...]

The UK’s offshore wind ambitions are feeding into construction with the announcement yesterday of the newly rebranded Maraen Port of Nigg on the Cromarty Firth on Scotland’s east coast has awarded a $30m-plus contract to build a new quay as it gears up to support construction of vast Dogger Bank [...]

China has shipped the world’s largest offshore converter station for installation at sea, where it will connect two massive offshore windfarms to the national power grid. The platform, a two-gigawatt (GW) energy hub named Haifeng Heart, was built by heavy-duty equipment manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (ZPMC). It [...]

In a major boost to the government’s drive to deliver clean power by 2030, changes to legislation come into effect today (Thursday 21 May) helping offshore wind developers protect nature while building the clean energy infrastructure Britain needs. The reforms enable a broader range of ways that developers can compensate [...]

Aurora Energy Services is helping military service leavers transition into UK wind sector roles as the industry looks to address a growing skills gap. The seven-week Military to Wind pilot is being delivered at Aurora’s Renewable Energy Training Centre in Inverness and is designed to make participants site-ready for onshore [...]

A single bundled cable now links the North Sea's mightiest wind farm to millions of homes. The scale of what's coming is hard to overstate. A bundled cable assembly carrying two high-voltage power lines and a fibre optic data strand was pulled from the North Sea seabed onto the Norfolk [...]

Ocean Winds has started electricity production at its 30MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (pictured) floating offshore wind farm off Port-La Nouvelle in France.   The company said the project is its second operating floating wind farm and its first in France, supplying renewable energy to homes and businesses [...]

We’re proud to announce that Bureau Technical Services (BTS) has officially opened in the UAE. This is an exciting milestone for our business and reflects our continued commitment to supporting our growing portfolio of projects across the region, while being even better positioned to serve both existing and new clients [...]