Siemens Gamesa confirms 1.4GW Sofia order

2021-06-21T08:57:00+00:00April 1st, 2021|Bureau News, Petrochemical, Renewable Energy|

UK offshore wind farm will be the first to install the German-Spanish manufacturer's 14MW turbines Siemens Gamesa has confirmed an order from  RWE for the  1400MW Sofia offshore wind farm. Located 195 km off the UK’s north eastern coast on Dogger Bank in the North Sea, at 593 square kilometres the Sofia project will also cover an area greater than that [...]

BUREAU TECHNICAL SERVICES WELCOMED INTO BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN TAIPEI

2021-03-25T17:21:05+00:00March 25th, 2021|Bureau News|

Bureau Technical Services is delighted to have been welcomed as a member of the British Chamber of Commerce Taipei (BCCT). BCCT acts as a key resource for UK companies operating in the Taiwan market. They provide assistance and commercial expertise to British businesses in the region. By joining the BCCT, [...]

Neoen targets €600m in new share plan

2021-03-16T15:57:41+00:00March 16th, 2021|Bureau News|

French renewables outfit will use proceeds to invest in new projects as part of its €5.3bn investment goal to 2025 French renewables outfit Neoen has launched a €600m share rights issue to help finance the company's over €5bn investment plan that aims to have 10GW in operation or under construction [...]

EDS wins Triton Knoll cable contract

2021-03-10T18:27:03+00:00March 10th, 2021|Bureau News|

Deal involves the installation and termination of high voltage lines at RWE's 857MW site EDS HV Group, part of James Fisher and Sons, has been awarded a cable termination and testing contract for RWE's 857MW Triton Knoll development.  The contract for the 90-turbine site off the English coast involves the installation and termination of high voltage cables between the offshore foundations and the [...]

NEW NAME, NEW BRAND, NEW FACES FOR GROWING BUREAU

2021-03-01T13:44:29+00:00March 1st, 2021|Bureau News|

Bureau is delighted to announce an exciting change to its company name and corporate brand. From 1st March 2021, Bureau is now known as Bureau Technical Services and we have a new look and feel to represent our change and growth. Since our inception in 2010, we have grown our [...]

RES contracts Peab and SIC for Björnberget Wind Farm in Sweden

2021-02-23T15:17:27+00:00February 23rd, 2021|Bureau News|

Renewable energy developer RES has appointed Peab and SIC as civil contractors to deliver the balance of plant work for the 372MW Björnberget wind farm in Sweden. Peab is a Nordic construction and civil engineering company while SIC works with turbine foundations. RES Nordics CEO Matilda Afzelius said: “This is [...]

Biden urged to rescind Trump’s solar tariff move from October

2021-02-23T15:01:53+00:00February 23rd, 2021|Bureau News|

CEOs of several large renewable energy companies are urging President Biden to rescind the solar proclamation from October 2020 with which the Trump Administration lifted solar import tariffs and revoked the exclusion of bifacial panels. In a letter dated February 11, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the American Clean Power Association [...]

UK launches offshore wind manufacturing support

2021-02-23T14:57:48+00:00February 23rd, 2021|Bureau News|

BEIS investment programme covers blades, towers, cables and other ‘strategically important’ components The UK Government has launched an offshore wind manufacturing investment support scheme. The investment programme is open to UK-registered businesses, which can apply for grant funding for "major investments" in the manufacture of offshore wind components. These include [...]

UK Export Finance Backs Greater Changhua 1 with GBP 200 Million

2021-02-19T10:09:53+00:00February 19th, 2021|Bureau News|

UK Export Finance (UKEF) is providing a GBP 200 million buyer credit guarantee to help finance the Greater Changhua 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. UK companies Seajacks and Trelleborg have already capitalized on UKEF’s support by winning export contracts with project developer Ørsted. Seajacks will ship the material needed to install the [...]

UK outfits secure £1.3m in offshore wind funding

2021-02-15T16:39:22+00:00February 15th, 2021|Bureau News|

Winners of the OWGP competitions include Apollo, Sheffield Forgemasters and Leask Marine Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has announced the winners of its Cross-Sector Support and Open Funding competitions as well as its Sharing in Growth Programme. Twelve UK companies have secured £1.3m in funding and business improvement support from [...]

BUREAU AWARDED TRIPLE ISO CERTIFICATE ‘VIRTUALLY’

2021-02-12T10:28:53+00:00February 12th, 2021|Bureau News|

The Bureau team were delighted to be awarded the ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certification by the team from Lloyd’s Register during a virtual ceremony. Technical Lead Tom Churchill and Marketing Lead Jo Pinkney were kindly joined by David Derrick, Area Operations Manager UK&I and Peter Webb the [...]

Europe ‘adds over 2.9GW of offshore wind in 2020’

2021-02-08T13:27:22+00:00February 8th, 2021|Bureau News|

New investments in projects totalled €26.3bn according to trade group WindEurope Europe added 2918MW of new offshore wind power in 2020, according to trade group WindEurope. Nine new offshore wind farms came online in five countries, with the Netherlands connecting 1493MW, Belgium 706MW, the UK 483MW and Germany 219 MW. [...]

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