Rix Sea Shuttle is expanding its fleet of crew transfer vessels. The company – part of J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd – will take delivery of a 27.4 metre ship made by French company Piriou in April, 2016. The boat will be the largest in Rix Sea Shuttle’s fleet with the capacity to carry a crew...
Read moreJuly 9, 2015 Team Humber welcomes Able UK and DONG Energy MOU Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA), one of the UK’s leading offshore and marine businessdevelopment organisations, has welcomed Able UK’ssigning of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DONG Energy. This MOU could see a new major operational hub for DONG Energy at...
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‘A major leap forward for both the Able Marine Energy Park and the ambitions to establish the Humber as a world-class centre for renewable energy technology.’ That was the reaction today from Able Executive Chairman Peter Stephenson welcoming the news that a leading developer in the offshore wind industry, DONG Energy, has signed a...
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Siemens Reveals Hull Recruitment Details zoom Siemens today stepped up its activity to support the recruitment of a 1,000-strong workforce in Hull. For the first time, the company revealed details of a wide range of jobs that will be available as a result of its investment in the wind turbine blade manufacturing and associated facilities in...
Read moreSiemens Signs Turbine Order for Race Bank zoom Siemens has received an order to supply, erect and commission 91 of its 6MW direct drive wind turbines at DONG Energy’s 580 MW Race Bank project. Installation of the turbines, with a rotor diameter of 154 meters, is to commence during the spring of 2017. This order is...
Read moreRibbon Cut at Westermost Rough OWF zoom Westermost Rough, the world’s first offshore wind farm to make commercial use of giant 6MW turbines with 75 metre blades, has been officially opened at a ceremony in Grimsby today. Capable of meeting the electricity demand of well over 150,000 homes, the wind farm, is a joint...
Read moreSiemens: Working with Partner to Address Skills Gaps zoom Personnel professionals have been urged to work with partners to address skills gaps and realise the potential for the offshore wind industry to transform the Humber. That was the message from executives of Siemens, which is creating offshore wind manufacturing and assembly facilities in Hull,...
Read moreHull Green-Lights Siemens Blade Factory zoom Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has approved Siemens’ plans for a turbine blade factory and associated facilities on Hull’s Alexandra Dock. Now, the entire Siemens development, in which the company is investing £310m with partner Associated British Ports (ABP), has full planning approval. The approval for two related planning applications follows...
Read moreLEADING renewables businesses and industry figures are backing the Offshore Wind Connections 2015 conference and exhibition to be held on June 4 at The Spa, Bridlington. Team Humber Marine Alliance has announced headline lead sponsorship by Able UK, Siemens and East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Mark O’Reilly, chairman of the business development organisation, said:...
Read morePRESS RELEASE Able UK, Siemens aboard at Offshore Wind Connections 2015 Leading renewables businesses and industry figures are backing the Offshore Wind Connections 2015 conference and exhibition to be held on June 4 at the Spa, Bridlington. Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA)has just announced headline lead sponsorship by Able UK,...
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