Sector turnover in the region to more than double in the next five years North East England’s offshore wind supply chain could create up to 4500 new jobs in the next five years, according to new research. A supply chain mapping exercise of the region’s cluster of companies involved in [...]

Policy Exchange says sectors could deliver £20bn a year in gross value added by 2050. The UK North Sea could deliver £20bn a year in gross value added by 2050 from offshore wind and hydrogen leading to a net increase of 40,000 jobs, according to a new report by the [...]

Almost 2GW of new capacity was added in Q3 bringing the total to nearly 112GW says the AWEA The US wind industry installed nearly 2GW of new capacity in the third quarter of 2020, setting a record for third-quarter additions and bringing total capacity to nearly 112GW, according to the [...]

According to recent announcements, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnston has unveiled an economic recovery policy package, Build Back Greener, intended to create jobs, slash carbon emissions, and boost exports. A large portion of the Build Back Greener vision relies on the UK’s offshore wind industry, with plans for the UK government [...]

Wind turbine installation and service company Global Wind Service (GWS) has established a local branch in Taiwan. GWS has been active in APAC since 2010 and in Taiwan since 2019 and have now established our own branch office in Taipei.    Having a separate branch Taiwan is part of GWS’ growth strategy and an important step for the company to support our partners in the [...]

Bureau’s Inspection team is delighted to be part of the supply chain supporting the BP Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, Africa’s deepest offshore gas field to date. The multi-phase project will deliver LNG revenues and gas to Africa for many decades, heralding a new chapter in Africa’s energy story. BP is [...]

The renewables industry has been reacting to the prime minister’s commitment to implement a “green industrial revolution” that will generate hundreds of thousands of jobs. At the recent virtual Conservative Party Conference, Boris Johnson claimed every home in the UK will be powered by offshore wind by the end of [...]

Smulders has sent off the final three upper jackets for the Moray East offshore wind farm from its yard in Hoboken, Belgium, to Newcastle upon Tyne. Smulders will deliver 55 turbine jacket foundations for the project, with the remaining 45 being delivered by Lamprell from its yards in the United Arab [...]

Potential 1.8 gigawatts awarded Agreement for Lease by The Crown Estate, RWE pro rata share about 900 megawatts RWE’s total share in the UK offshore development projects totals up to 1.3 gigawatts including 400 megawatts from the remaining seabed option at Rampion Projects in the Irish Sea, the southern North [...]

Bureau is pleased to announce that they have successfully commenced operations across a further three Renewable Fabrication projects. These projects are based in South Korea and China. We are providing QC support services with a multi-disciplined workforce across the UK and Asia totalling 45. These support services include Inspection Services, [...]

Construction on what will be the world’s first floating offshore wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms has got underway. Equinor’s Hywind Tampen project, located around 140 km off the east coast of Norway, will provide electricity for the Snorre and Gullfaks platforms in the North Sea. Norwegian [...]

Ørsted’s Hornsea Two will surpass its predecessor Hornsea One by generating 1.4 GW of clean energy once complete in 2022. Offshore works for what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm are set to ramp up in the coming weeks. Monopile works are due to commence at the wind farm location 89 km [...]