Weekly update, 28th August
28th
Aug,
2017
Energy & business services: • It has been a good summer for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm project. This week comes news that the project has hit another milestone with the installation of 75% of the foundation piles for the 84 turbines due to be deployed at the site off the Caithness coast. Meanwhile work continues […]
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Weekly update, 21st August
21st
Aug,
2017
Energy & business services: • Another opportunity to secure employment at the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm’s Operations & Maintenance base in Wick is currently being advertised. This time the vacancy is for a Control Room Operator. The post has an application deadline of 30th August, and application information is at http://www.jobs-north.co.uk/search-results/control-room-operator-lja-48639681.aspx?jobId=LJA-48639681&agentId=929325&viewedfrom=2 CNSRP partner HIE’s recently-appointed Director […]
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Weekly update, 14th August
14th
Aug,
2017
Energy & business services: • Caithness Chamber of Commerce this week ran an event sponsored by CNSRP partner Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The main speaker was Bill Cattanach of the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA), with introductory presentations by myself and Sandy Mackie of Scrabster Harbour Trust. As previously highlighted, CNSRP has identified West […]
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Weekly update – 31st July-7th August
07th
Aug,
2017
Energy & business services: • As I highlighted recently, the company behind the proposed floating offshore windfarm demonstrator off the coast near Dounreay recently went into into administration. Administrators French Duncan have opened a “data room” for potential buyers. Original project development company Dounreay Tri had proposed a project that would have seen an operations […]
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