News
Check out the OrbisEnergy News section on a regular basis for the most up to date stories and intelligence from our tenants, plus information from regional and national industry sources.
ESO publishes connections reform proposals
National Grid ESO has published its final recommendations for long-term connections reform.
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December 6, 2023
Labour vows to ‘rewire Britain’ as pylon plans spark row in Tory party
Opposition vows to tackle rural connection delays to the grid while Conservatives call for offshore network to preserve landscapes
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December 4, 2023
RenewableUK launches training standards partnership
RenewableUK and Energy and Utility Skills have launched a new partnership to create the training and assessment standards needed to meet the UK’s renewables workforce demand.
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December 4, 2023
‘Collaborate with Non-Obvious Partners’ – Offshore Energy Industry Talks Innovation and Speeding Things Up
The offshore wind industry, now the linchpin between several offshore energy industries, is calling for both innovation and accelerating deployment, while also making sure one does not impede the progress of the other.
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December 4, 2023
IMCA Publishes Standard Contract for Offshore Wind Projects
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published the “industry’s first” standard contract for transport and installation (T&I) works in offshore wind projects.
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December 4, 2023
Windcat Returns to Damen for More CSOV Newbuilds
Crew transfer vessel operator Windcat is further expanding its commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) fleet and has placed an additional order of two CSOVs with Damen Shipyards.
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November 29, 2023
New Plan to Lay Out Path for UK Offshore Wind Growth Expected in Early 2024
RenewableUK, the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC), the Crown Estate, and Crown Estate Scotland are developing a new Industrial Growth Plan (IGP) to boost the long-term growth of the UK offshore wind sector.
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November 28, 2023
UK to implement Winser report recommendations
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed in the Autumn Statement on November 22 that all 43 recommendations made by last summer’s Winser Review to connect more renewables to the National Grid would be accepted in full.
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November 23, 2023
British grid gets 50GW new capacity boost
An extra 50GW of capacity has been made available to generators and battery storage providers to connect to Great Britain’s electricity grid.
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November 23, 2023
UK government exempts new renewable projects from EGL UK government exempts new renewable projects from EGL
The UK government today confirmed new renewable energy projects are to be exempted from the Electricity Generator Levy.
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November 23, 2023
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