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.
UK big firms urge Prime Minister for net zero leadership to prevent UK lagging behind
Major companies, including Centrica, Tesco, BT, M&S, Unilever and Amazon have expressed concern over the country’s potential to lag behind in the green economy without strong government support.
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July 20, 2023
UK massive wind farm halted as costs surge 40%
Swedish energy group Vattenfall has suspended the development of its 1.4GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm, which was set to power 1.5 million homes
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July 20, 2023
UK Energy Bill amendments seek to lift onshore wind ‘ban’
Alok Sharma has tabled an amendment to the Energy Bill that would lift key restrictions to onshore wind development in England.
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July 20, 2023
Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Artificial Nesting Structures Ready to House Kittiwakes
Ørsted has commissioned three nearshore artificial nesting structures (ANS) designed to house Black-legged kittiwake off the East Suffolk coastline as part of plans to compensate for the potential impacts of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm on the species.
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July 20, 2023
Seajacks signs two European jack-up contracts
Eneti has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Seajacks UK has signed two contracts for use of two of its NG2500X-class jackups.
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July 18, 2023
Report says UK needs skills overhaul to reach net zero
A new report has said that the UK’s technical and vocational training provisions must be completely overhauled for the country to meet its net zero obligations.
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July 18, 2023
Crown Estate, Cefas Detail Impact of Offshore Subsea Power Cables on Marine Life
The Crown Estate and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) have released a report which aims to help stakeholders involved in offshore wind developments better assess the impacts of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from subsea power cables on the marine environment.
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July 17, 2023
High Court dismisses EA Hub judicial review
A Suffolk protest group has lost its judicial review into planning permission for two ScottishPower Renewables wind farms off the east coast of England.
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July 17, 2023
‘Britain has three years to get back on net zero track’
If urgent action is not taken within the next three years to accelerate investment, additional build-out of renewables, decarbonised generation, and electrical grid, transmission, and distribution infrastructure, Great Britain is at risk of falling short on its target to supply decarbonised electricity by 2035 warns GE Vernova in its report Challenges in the Electricity Market: 2025-50 – Reaching Net Zero Carbon in Great Britain.
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July 10, 2023
OWGP names three new non-executive directors
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has appointed three new non-executive directors to its board to help guide its £100m offshore wind supply chain development programme in the UK.
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July 10, 2023
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