Bureau has supported the Triton Knoll project since early 2018 and continue to do so. We provide critical resource to support the quality assurance, quality control and surveillance activities across the entire project. The work carried out covers a full range of Inspection of plant and equipment. Our resourcing ensured [...]

German-Spanish manufacturer to supply and install 100 turbines at 1.4GW offshore wind farm Innogy has chosen Siemens Gamesa's 14MW turbines as the preferred model for the 1400MW Sofia offshore wind farm off the North East coast of England. The agreement includes the manufacture, installation and commissioning of a total of [...]

Some of the money will be used to position the North East as a hydrogen model region The Scottish Government has launched a £62m (€69m) fund to help the energy sector recover from the dual economic impacts of Covid-19 and the oil and gas price crash. The Energy Transition Fund [...]

Letter of intent outlines potential for joint capital investment in projects in the Baltic Sea. Iberdrola and Poland’s Enea Group have signed a letter of intent to cooperate on the development of up to 3300MW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea. The letter marks the start of negotiations [...]

Bureau was involved in supporting the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm project between 2016 – 2018. We supplied a number of Welding and Coating inspectors for the Fabrication of Offshore Transformer Modules, to include the Jackets and Pilings at locations in the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. The foundations have a [...]

Witnesses at the Environmental Audit Committee session will include Orsted’s Benj Sykes A UK Government select committee is to consider the potential of offshore wind and how policy can facilitate the UK making the best and most cost-effective use of the technology. The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will hold the [...]

Allseas’ giant Pioneering Spirit offshore construction and decommissioning vessel last week provided a stage for what is believed to be the Netherlands’ first drone to vessel delivery. Mobilising in Rotterdam’s Alexiahaven for upcoming platform removal projects, the 382 meters long, 124 meters wide vessel last week received a special aerial [...]

German-Spanish manufacturer says new direct drive unit can reach 15MW and will be commercially available in 2024. Siemens Gamesa has unveiled a new 14MW offshore wind turbine equipped with a 222-metre rotor that offers a 25% increase in annual energy production compared to its 11MW predecessor. The German-Spanish manufacturer said [...]

Infinergy preps Limekiln extension plan Infinergy is in the process of submitting a planning application for its five-turbine Limekiln wind farm extension, reducing its plans from the seven machines mooted in scoping. The project will act as a true extension to the east of Infinergy’s consented 21-turbine, 90MW Limekiln project [...]

Four vessels to start probes of wind farm site and nearshore export cable route for 1.4GW offshore wind farm Four vessels are about to start the latest tranche of survey work at Innogy's 1400MW Sofia offshore wind farm off the north east coast of England. Two vessels – the multi-purpose [...]

Iberdrola Renovables France has acquired French renewable energy company Aalto Power for €100m ($107m). Owned by Aiolos and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Aalto Power is based in Marseille and was established in 2005. The transaction includes the purchase of the shares representing 100% of Aalto Power share capital and [...]

Xellz plans for the Rosslare Europort Business Park to serve offshore wind farms in the Irish and Celtic Seas. Dutch logistics outfit Xellz has named its planned offshore wind supply base in Ireland the Rosslare Europort Business Park (EBP). Xellz acquired 200,000 square metres at the port of Rosslare in [...]