The report supports the findings of the DECC Renewables Roadmap that the UK can become a leader in the offshore wind sector

The Crown Estate has this week published a study which confirms the ability of the UK offshore wind sector to meet government targets. The report finds that ...

Latest winners of the Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration scheme have been announced. A further £4million is available as fourth call opens to applications.

Offshore wind innovation has today been given a real boost with the ...

Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats Extension has received a development consent order from the Energy Secretary today. The consent means that Vattenfall can step up its engagement with the local and UK supply chains as it develops a forward programme for installation and ...

One of the first offshore wind farms built in the UK has been given the go-ahead for an extension by Energy Secretary Edward Davey.

Up to 17 new turbines will be added to Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm, which already hosts 30 turbines.

The wind farm ...

A new wind farm development was unveiled on prison land on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent on Friday.

Energy developer Partnerships for Renewable (PfR) build the two-turbine development at HMP Standford Hill, a men’s prison near the village of Eastchurch on the east ...

THETIS-MRE, an event devoted exclusively to marine renewable energies is taking place on 10 and 11 April 2013. This international convention is heading to Brest in Bretagne, a flagship region for marine renewables and offshore wind industrial development.

The event ...

On an inclement day that would be best described as ‘good for business’ for a wind farm owner, the Kentish Flats Extension project team visited ...

HV Wooding, based in Hythe, is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of precision engineered components and ...

Kent offers a selection of financial assistance and business advice, such as;

Regional Growth Funding (RGF) is available in Kent and Medway through two schemes called Expansion East Kent and from April ...

Centres for Offshore Renewable Engineering (CORE) are partnerships between central and local government and local enterprise partnerships. They are areas designated as being the most suitable to meet the needs of the offshore wind ...

As you can imagine, it was a very special moment when the last turbine was lifted into place at London Array on 13 December, nearly a year ...

Kent County Council and Locate in Kent are in the process of appointing consultants to assist with understanding the offshore wind farms supply chain in Kent including identifying the current and future capabilities and products in the market, identifying the gaps, and the development of a ...

The next meeting of the National Maritime Development Group will be on Thursday 28th February 2013 at the Thames Innovation Centre, London Borough of Bexley at 07.30 hrs.

This new venue will be providing a full English breakfast and guest speaker Commander David Phillips, Chief ...

A new venture Technical Marine Support Ltd (TMS) based in Dungeness, Kent, has taken delivery of its first vessel, a design-enhanced CTruk 20T MPC.

Destined to start ...

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The following business opportunity is a sample of the profiles posted as part of Enterprise Europe Network: a vast organisation aimed at making it easier for your company to expand into Europe and trade with greater ease.

You may find out more about any of these profiles by ...

An offshore wind farm developer and a Kent airport are to work together to address challenges posed by wind turbines to operations at Manston Airport.

Vattenfall, the developer of an up to 17 turbine extension to the existing Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, and Manston ...

Swedish utility Vattenfall is to collaborate in the UK with the Carbon Trust's Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme.

Vattenfall is one half of a joint venture with ScottishPower Renewables to develop the 7.2GW East Anglia Zone.

The company has invested ...

As part of the industrial strategy programme, government is developing a strategic partnership with the offshore wind sector.

They are developing a strategy to promote innovation, investment and economic growth in the UK-based supply chain for offshore wind. As a result ...

Eon's failure to consult neighbouring local authorities over plans to build a 7,000MW windfarm off the East Sussex coast have led to the application being withdrawn.

The utility submitted plans to the Planning Inspectorate for the 175 turbine array in ...

Five years ago, the Port of Ramsgate in Kent was best known for its cross-Channel ferry service to Belgium. Today it has a new reputation as a thriving hub for the offshore wind industry.

Servicing offshore projects
Both the 300MW Thanet Offshore Wind (TOW) ...

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Ambitious plans for a new wave of giant offshore wind farms in UK waters have taken another step forward today, with the submission of a planning application for a new 1.2GW development off the coast of Anglia.

Joint venture East Anglia Offshore Wind (EAOW), which is backed by ...

DONG Energy Wind Power A/S would like to inform bidders of a qualification system. The main purpose is in connection with the construction of offshore wind farms in Germany, namely: DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund I GmbH; DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund II GmbH; DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund West I ...

UKTI Denmark are planning a supplier day with Dong Energy’s Global Wind Power Operations in 2013 and are calling for UK companies to register their interest in attending the event. 

The event will be targeted at companies within the following categories of Operations, ...

The first phase of the world's largest offshore wind farm off the Kent coast is complete with the installation of the 175th turbine.
 
London Array, the £2billion project in the Thames Estuary, off Ramsgate, has been supplying power to the National Grid since ...

Nick Heale and Scott Carpenter, company directors of H&Askham Group, one of Britain’s leading wind farm supply chain companies, argue that the government should not underestimate the much-overlooked economic advantages of the wind farm industry. They want the government to firmly ...

The next meeting of the National Maritime Development Group will be on Thursday 31st January 2013 at SusCon, Dartford at 07.30 hrs.

This great venue will once again be providing a full English breakfast and guest speaker Iain Mills, Coastal Manager for the Crown Estate, will be ...

The UK’s successful offshore wind sector promoted its expertise in Paris yesterday, as 40 British firms looked to seek new overseas trade.

UK Trade & ...

The Technology and Strategy Board are seeking innovative businesses to bring new ideas to the rapidly growing offshore wind sector as it scales up to deploy thousands of high-performance turbines. They are investing £3m to help businesses from other sectors such as oil and ...

Kent based Checkmate Lifting and Safety, designers and manufacturers of height safety and textile lifting equipment, has recently acquired the specialist wind turbine trading business of Truman & Hall Safety Training Ltd.

The acquisition means that HART, Checkmate’s ...

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The onset of the recession in 2008 saw cutbacks across all sectors and Kent-based high voltage electrical installation company H&Askham felt the pinch ...

The Swale Skills Centre in Sittingbourne was set up by Kent County Council to ensure skills needed to support the rapidly developing Renewable Energy sector in Kent were being offered.

DONG Energy, as part of the London Array Consortium, anticipated there would be a shortage of ...

The number of people employed in the European wind industry should reach 520,000 by 2020 and its contribution to GDP may nearly triple to €94.6bn by 2020.  This growth will be both indirect and direct from the wind sector itself and from related supply chain ...

Places are still available for companies to attend the Franco-British Offshore Wind Energy Event on Thursday 6th December at the British Ambassador’s Residence, Paris. 

The event offers the opportunity to learn more about the French offshore wind  programme, ...

Kentish Flats Extension - latest newsletter - to view, please click on the link:

http://www.vattenfall.co.uk/en/file/News_2012-10-24_22835030.pdf

Paul Carter, Leader of Kent County Council is delighted to invite you to the launch of GROW FOR IT: A new campaign to showcase East Kent on Wednesday 28 November at Dover Cruise Terminal 2.

The evening will unveil the new campaign, showcasing the powerful promotion and advertising, ...

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Innovators with novel ideas to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy are today being invited to get their ideas off the drawing board and into turbines out at sea with the launch of two competitions.

As highlighted in the Offshore Wind Technology Innovation Needs Assessment ...

The next meeting of the National Maritime Development Group will be Friday 30th November at SusCon, Dartford at 07.30am.

A great venue providing a FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST and guest speaker Colin Hitchcock, Harbour Master of DP World's London Gateway, who will speak about the new ...

The Technology Strategy Board are to invest £3million in feasibility studies to bring new ideas to the offshore wind sector, helping to reduce costs and enabling UK businesses to better capture some of the value of the growing offshore wind market. This is an exciting opportunity for ...

LONDON, 29th October 2012 – DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar today (29/10/2012) announced that the first power had been produced at the London Array Offshore Wind Farm.

The 630MW scheme, located in the Thames Estuary, will be the world’s ...

Developers of the world’s largest offshore wind farm off Thanet are bidding to expand the project after assurances that rare seabirds will not be affected.

London Array has announced today that it has submitted a proposal to the Department of Energy Climate Change (DECC) and ...

The inaugural meeting of the National Maritime Development Group (London & South East) is taking place on Thursday 25th October at the National Maritime Training Centre (NMTC) in Gravesend starting at 07.30am. Graham Moody from the NMTC will be talking about the ...

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Thank you to all who attended the event last week at Swale Skills Centre, we hope you found it useful and informative.

As promised, please find below the presentation from the evening;

Main ...

Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 27 September 2012 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by fuel, and provides an analysis of the year on year ...

RenewableUK, the wind and marine energy association, is celebrating new figures from National Grid which show that a record-breaking amount of electricity was generated by wind on 14 September. 

Wind turbines fed an all-time high of 4.131 gigawatts into the National Grid ...

The Enterprise Europe Network helps local companies do better business with Europe by offering trading advice, linking you with partners to co-develop your technology, or helping you find like-minded innovators to join your funding bid.

• Funding:  Guidance on accessing ...
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Truman & Hall Safety Training Ltd run a number of health and safety courses tailored specifically for the wind industry, including Confined Space, Working at Height, Fire Safety Awareness, First Aid and Manual Handling.

Based primarily in Southend-on-Sea, the company has now ...

The Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is a national fund worth £2.4bn between 2012 and 2016. It aims to support job creation and private sector growth in areas dependent upon employment in the public sector. Following the decision by Pfizer to close its research and ...

Kent Wind Energy is an online interactive directory and network that puts offshore wind farm companies and local suppliers in touch with each other. Developed in partnership with leading wind farm companies the directory is completely free to sign up to.

The directory at ...

It’s been all systems go at London Array since offshore construction started in March 2011. They’ve overcome the challenges of working in the harsh offshore environment to achieve several key milestones.  As well as completing the installation of 159 foundations and two ...

Following the success of the first Kent Wind Energy Network meeting in April, we invite you to join us on Wednesday 26 September at the Swale Skills Centre from 5pm.
 
The event will give you the opportunity to find out what is happening in the offshore wind sector in ...

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29th June 2012, 8:00 am to 11:30 am
Hall Place, Canterbury Christ Church University, CT2 9AG

Programme

8:00 – 8:30am
Registration with bacon rolls, pastries and coffee
Market place open for ...

Hopes of another big name company taking over the Sheerness site have been raised amid recriminations over Vestas’s decision to abandon plans for a turbine factory and the creation of 2,000 jobs.

The decision, officially blamed on uncertainty over Government subsidies for ...

A task force has been set up to look at ways of attracting manufacturers to north Kent after Vestas pulled out of plans that may have created 1,600 jobs.

Vestas, a Danish company which supplies about 40% of the world's offshore turbines, said it would not proceed with a ...

Port of Sheerness and Vestas have jointly announced that further development of a Vestas facility at the port will not proceed at this stage. Port of Sheerness and Vestas thank both the local council and community for their great co-operation to date.

Vestas comments on this ...

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KARIM (Knowledge acceleration and responsible innovation meta network) has produced a Marine and Offshore Wind Update report. The initial report surrounding the offshore wind and marine renewable market highlighted a number of key areas of opportunity within the supply chain. These were ...

P&O Ferries, the UK’s leading ferry operator, is to enter the renewable energy market by supplying one of its large freight ships to act as an accommodation vessel for technicians working at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea.

The three to four month charter of the ...

With over 152 separate company meetings, UKTI Denmark’s ‘Ports, Pies and Partnering’ event demonstrates how Commercial Diplomacy works best in increasing British content in offshore wind projects as well as promoting the UK as a leading destination for foreign investors and ...

Many thanks to those of you that attended the first Kent Wind Energy Network meeting on Thursday 19 April. We felt that the event was a real success with valuable insights into areas we might need to communicate more widely on in the future – ie. Renewable UK events, general ...

The velocity of the project implementation and a pretty tight schedule have prompted one of the major contractors of the London Array wind farm project to hire an air service provider for its workers, Yourcountry reports.

“Everybody involved in the London Array project is ...

Following the recent relaunch of the Kent Wind Energy directory, the first Kent Wind Energy Network meeting is being held on Thursday 19th April at 4.30pm following the Kent2020 exhibition and conference.

The event is aimed towards companies who would like to be involved in ...

Rising fuel prices and increasing environmental regulation present a challenge to business. But pressure on resources is here to stay - and if Kent is to remain competitive in a global economy, we need to respond to the challenge and seek out new opportunities for growth.

The good ...

Billions of pounds' worth of investment in Britain's energy infrastructure is under threat amid fears the government’s commitment to wind energy has wavered, it has emerged.

Some of the world's biggest wind companies, who are considering expanding their business ...

A2Sea vessel Sea Worker has kicked off turbine installation at Dong, Eon and Masdar’s 630MW London Array offshore wind project.

Developers confirmed this week that the jack-up barge had successfully installed the first two of 175 Siemens 3.6MW machines.

MPI ...

Vestas has submitted planning permission to build its V164 7MW manufacturing plant at Sheerness on the island of Sheppey, Kent.

According to reports, Vestas has handed the application to Kent County Council. The facility would create around 2,000 jobs and would be used for the ...

Thanet College is celebrating after having secured £2million from the Skills Funding Council.  This money will go ...

Centres for Offshore Renewable Engineering (COREs) are partnerships between Central and Local Government and Local Economic ...

Vestas has today announced that the nacelles for prototype and pre-series versions of our new dedicated offshore turbine, the V164-7.0 MW, will be assembled at Lindø, Denmark. For these purposes, Vestas has signed a fixed period business lease agreement with Lindø Industrial ...

The company said it plans to develop the ...

The Government is preparing to pump £30 million into the offshore wind industry over the next four years as part of a series of measures to meet its 2020 targets for renewable energy ...

Danish firm signs option agreement for land at the Port of Sheerness to build its 7MW offshore machine.

Vestas has signed an ...

Swathes of marshland in the south and east of Sheppey could be home to onshore wind farms, a report has concluded.
Future generations of island farmers could be more likely to harvest wind than crops with ...

Let's talk starting up in business flyer

This seminar being held at the Channel Chamber on 25 August from 9.30am until 3pm, is for those in the early stages of going self ...

The portal, Kentwindenergy.co.uk is an interactive online business directory dedicated to supporting the growth of the offshore wind industry in the Thames Estuary and southern North Sea.

It has been developed through the Backing Kent Business campaign and its sponsors including ...

Local businesses wow London Array

More than 150 local businesses took the opportunity to hear first hand how they might be able to benefit from the construction and maintenance of the London Array wind farm.

A meet the buyer event at St ...

Press Release - Under embargo until 16.00 Wednesday 19th May 2010

The companies behind the London Array Offshore wind farm have today (19/05/10) announced that the Port of Ramsgate will become London Array’s construction and operations and ...