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.

SeaZip to Test New Ridderflex Fender at Sea

OrbisEnergy tenant SeaZip will soon put a new fender system to test on one of its crew transfer vessels (CTVs), after the Dutch company Ridderflex provided an innovative solution at the Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge 2018 as a response to SeaZip’s quest for “The Perfect Fender”.

View > December 10, 2018

ScottishPower Selects East Anglia Onshore Substations Site

OrbisEnergy tenant ScottishPower Renewables has announced Grove Wood, Friston, as the most appropriate location for development of the onshore substations required for its East Anglia Two and East Anglia One North offshore wind farms.

View > December 7, 2018

East Anglia One Export Cable Halfway There

DeepOcean has installed the first of two HVAC export cables on the 714MW East Anglia One offshore wind farm in the UK.

View > December 5, 2018

GWS Secures TWBII Contract

Jan De Nul Group has awarded OrbisEnergy tenant Global Wind Service (GWS) with the installation and completion scope for the 200MW Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

View > December 5, 2018

Substation site selected following additional stage of consultation

ScottishPower Renewables has announced Grove Wood, Friston, as the most appropriate location for development of the onshore substations required for its East Anglia TWO and East Anglia ONE North offshore windfarms.

View > December 4, 2018

Offshore wind to make eastern towns “honeypots for investment”

East coast communities are destined to be “honeypots for investment” as decades of opportunity lie ahead in the rapidly-growing offshore wind industry.

View > December 4, 2018

SeaZip Fix Mapping Borssele 1&2 Export Route

OrbisEnergy tenant SeaZip Offshore Service’s vessel SeaZip Fix is currently working on the export cable route at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

View > November 28, 2018

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Installs Milestone Turbine at Horns Rev 3

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has marked a milestone in offshore wind turbine installation as it installed the 400th unit.

View > November 27, 2018

SSE on CfD Budget: Strike Prices Ambitious, Capacity Cap Disappointing

SSE has welcomed the UK Government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) budget announcement, however, the company added that setting out strike prices approaching subsidy-free levels was ambitious and that the capacity cap was disappointing.

View > November 26, 2018

SSE Restarts Arklow Bank Geotechnical Survey Tender

SSE has re-issued a contract notice for offshore and nearshore geotechnical survey works at the Arklow Bank offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.

View > November 19, 2018

Angela Grey

Angela Grey is the newest member of the team at OrbisEnergy and joined as Centre Coordinator in July 2017. She brings over 20 years experience of sales and customer service.

Angela is new to offshore renewables and is eager to build a sound knowledge of the industry.

Devon Mills

Devon has joined the team at OrbisEnergy as an Administration Coordinator in November 2014 and more recently a Senior Coordinator in January 2016. Having previously worked within various customer service roles she is pleased to be able to apply her skills and knowledge to her position at OrbisEnergy.

She is keen to build a strong understanding within the Offshore Renewable industry, whilst being able to develop a good mind for business and sales.