Three wind farms in our region have been awarded a contract during the Government’s UK renewables auction. East Anglia TWO and East Anglia THREE being built and operated by ScottishPower Renewables, will deliver enough energy collectively to power more than one million homes when they are built off the Suffolk coast. Ørsted’s ​Hornsea 3, the […]

The EastWind Offshore Cluster are currently seeking nominations for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair. Please see below for instructions on how to submit an application as well as details on the voting process. “As you may know, we are approaching an important time in our network as we prepare to elect our new […]

A new report shows that deliveries for exploration, development projects and operation of Equinor-operated fields and onshore facilities in Norway had a value of more than NOK 134 billion in 2023, 94 per cent of which were invoiced by Norwegian suppliers. Equinor plans to maintain its oil and gas production of around 1.2 million barrels […]

A fantastic new virtual learning experience has been created by RWE in the UK with our partner Springpod to give young people an insight into what a career in the offshore wind sector would look like! Springpod is an organisation that works with schools, colleges, universities and employers to create interactive learning programmes which empower the […]

Equinor has been announced as a provisional winner in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) offshore wind energy lease auction in the U.S. Central Atlantic region. The ~2 gigawatt (GW) lease will have the capacity to produce enough energy to power approximately 900,000 U.S. homes. Read the full article here.

EEEGR, through our Skills for Energy initiative, were pleased to be invited to take part in a Wind Skills Day at East Coast College in Lowestoft. Working with Rachel Bunn, Director – Commercial, Projects and Community and STEM Lead, alongside representation from ORE Catapult and Hexis Training, students were led through several workshops related to […]

We are supporting a collaborative university project led by the University of East Anglia and The Offshore Wind Industry Council looking at equality, inclusion and wellbeing. This study aims to understand the careers and work experiences of those employed in the offshore wind sector. Our goal is to enhance the industry’s objectives around Equality, Diversity, […]

On Tuesday 13 February the EEEGR team spent the day at Hethel Engineering Centre for East Wind’s first member forum of 2024, kindly sponsored by the group’s Innovation Lead, Dr Dorian Hindmarsh of Proeon Systems.  Always an interesting event for anyone in the energy sector, the day commenced with Chair Andrew Harston and Vice Chair […]