Aberdeen-based risk management specialist Marex has been appointed as an independent safety auditor for Aberdeenshire Council’s seven harbours. Aberdeenshire Council Harbour Board has appointed Marex as the independent Designated Person (DP) to monitor compliance with the requirements of the Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC). As the port facility duty holder, the council must make sure […]

Skills England and Great British Energy, two ground breaking initiatives of the new government that promise to transform the energy landscape and workforce development across the UK, align perfectly with EEEGR’s mission and ambitions. In talks with our members, they state that skills shortages and finding the right people is top of their challenges. We […]

EEEGR Member Next Geosolutions Europe S.p.A., a leading international company in the field of marine geosciences and offshore construction support services mainly in the energy sector, with a focus on renewable energies, announces the awarding of the tender for Marine Habitat Mapping called by Invitalia on behalf of the Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e […]

Harwich forms key part of Clean Growth Zone that will deliver across Government clean energy agenda Freeport East has highlighted the importance of the Bathside Bay port expansion project in Harwich as a top priority for enabling the Government to deliver on their ambitious 2030 objectives for clean power and offshore wind.   Freeport East […]

EEEGR Member Stowen launch new division to support the group across all sectors with Scaffolding solutions. This newly formed division is being led by Cameron Silom, Technical Director of Stowen Scaffolding & Access Ltd, whose extensive experience in the management of scaffolding businesses ensures a high quality service will be delivered. Cameron’s leadership, combined with Stowen’s existing […]

On Wednesday 17th July, EEEGR Chair Kevin Keable attended Freeport East and The University of Essex’s event ‘Building Harwich’s Innovation Cluster’ at The Waterfront, Harwich. He joined local business leaders and councillors to discuss steps to be taken to support the town’s progress to becoming a national leader in clean energy, including the potential for […]

The OPITO Schools Hydrogen Project came to a very happy conclusion last week at Cromer Academy, who managed to squeeze in an assembly during an already action-packed final week of term. The assembly was the culmination of a competition organised by EEEGR’s Skills for Energy initiative, along with Kate Finlay, D&T Subject Specialist Associate at […]

Over 200 miles/300km of 66KV cables manufactured by Hellenic Cables under a contract with DEME Offshore More than 200 miles (328 km) of 66KV inter-array cables have been successfully installed by delivery partners working on the construction of the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The cables were laid by DEME Offshore’s Viking Neptun, with burial […]

SSE has announced plans to progress a new pumped storage hydropower scheme at Loch Fearna in Scotland’s Great Glen, in a 50:50 development joint venture with a consortium led by Gilkes Energy. The proposed co-development is located at the western end of Glengarry around 25km west of Invergarry and adjoins SSE Renewables’ existing Loch Quoich […]

Within the first few days of being elected, the new UK government will face a critical decision which will determine the number of wind, solar and tidal energy projects that go ahead this year. They will finalise the budget for ‘Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6’, this year’s clean power auction.   Read the full story at RenewableUK’s website.