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.

OrbisEnergy tenant SSE Renewables enters Japanese Offshore Wind Market

SSE Renewables has signed an agreement with Japan’s Pacifico Energy to create a joint ownership company that will pursue offshore wind energy development projects in Japan.

View > September 30, 2021

Seaway 7 Selects Port of Blyth as Seagreen Cable Base

Seaway 7 has selected the Port of Blyth as the location for the storage and mobilisation of the inter-array cables for the 1,075 MW Seagreen 1 wind farm offshore Scotland.

View > September 30, 2021

OrbisEnergy tenant SSE Bundles Two Projects in Scotland into One 4.1 GW Offshore Wind Farm

SSE Renewables has combined its Berwick Bank and Marr Bank offshore wind projects, proposed to be built off the east coast of Scotland, into one development which could have an installed capacity of 4.1 GW.

View > September 20, 2021

OrbisEnergy tenant Fugro, Fraunhofer IWES Get More Survey Work in Germany

Fugro and Fraunhofer IWES are set to carry out the geophysical investigation of offshore wind areas in the German North Sea.

View > August 19, 2021

Wärtsilä Kit for OrbisEnergy tenant OHT Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply an integrated propulsion and dynamic positioning thruster solution, including the engines, a Wärtsilä NOx reducer emission abatement system, as well as steerable and tunnel thrusters for OHT’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).

View > August 3, 2021

SSE and Acciona Setting Up Joint Venture to Tap Into Polish Offshore Wind Market

SSE Renewables and Acciona Energía have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a 50/50 joint venture to explore offshore wind opportunities in the Polish energy market.

View > July 28, 2021

OrbisEnergy tenant Fugro Streamlines Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project with Geo-Data Platform

Fugro has completed the first phase of a two-year contract with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind to build and manage a centralised, cloud-hosted Geo-data repository for the company’s lease development off the coast of New Jersey in the US.

View > June 29, 2021

OrbisEnergy tenant Fugro Starts Dogger Bank B Geophysical Survey

Fugro is set to commence a geophysical survey at the Dogger Bank B offshore wind farm in the UK today, 23 June.

View > June 24, 2021

OrbisEnergy tenant ScottishPower Renewables puts call out for ambitious apprentices

Young people across the East of England are being given the chance to play their part in creating a cleaner and greener future by ScottishPower Renewables, which is searching for its next apprentices to work on its pioneering East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm.

View > June 15, 2021

OrbisEnergy Tenant Fugro Presents Real-Time Monitoring Solution for Floating Wind

Fugro has introduced a new system that monitors mooring line fatigue on floating wind turbines, designed in a consortium between Fugro, AS Mosley and the University of Strathclyde, and funded by the Scottish Government.

View > June 15, 2021

Steve Huxter - Building and Tenant Manager

Steve has recently been appointed as Building and Tenant Manager have joined OrbisEnergy as a Property Support Administrator in July 2019.

Ian Pease

Ian Pease, Business Development Manager joined in February 2020. His role is to drive forward OrbisEnergy as an innovation and technology cluster for the region’s clean energy sector by working closely with new and existing tenants.

Ashleigh Farrow - Property Support Administrator

Ashleigh is our newly appointed property support administrator who joined us in July 2024. Ashleigh is keen to learn and get acquainted with all the practices of the company.

Lauren Knowles - Property Support Administrator

Lauren has recently joined the OrbisEnergy team. Lauren is excited and looking forward to the challenges her new post will bring.