Weekly update, 7th March
11th
Mar,
2016
Energy & Business Services: Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) has advertised a pre-application consultation event in Wick next week in support of plans related to the onshore infrastructure at Wick Harbour for its proposed offshore windfarm development off the Caithness coast. The event will take place on Wednesday 16th March in Mackay’s Hotel, Wick, from 3pm-7pm. More […]
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Weekly update, 22nd February
26th
Feb,
2016
Energy & Business Services: Good to see in Gordon Calder’s piece in today’s John O’ Groat Journal the upbeat views from Project Director David Taaffe on the likely jobs impact of the MeyGen tidal energy project. The news is also given a balanced and thoughtful welcome in the paper’s Leader Column. The onshore infrastructure to […]
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Weekly update, 15th February
19th
Feb,
2016
Energy & Business Services: It was good to speak last week with Magnus Davidson of Thurso’s Environmental Research Institute (ERI) about the transnational EU-funded project called REGINA. The project aims to reduce the vulnerability of small communities in remoter areas of the Nordic Arctic and Scotland which face the development – or closing down of […]
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Weekly update, 1st February
05th
Feb,
2016
Energy & Business Services: Good to meet this week with June Love and the contractor who is helping CNSRP partner Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) with some work on cost comparison in the oil & gas sector. The work, which is supported by Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd, is also linked to work being taken forward […]
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Weekly update, 11th January 2016
22nd
Jan,
2016
Energy & Business Services: Dounreay Trì Limited is proposing to demonstrate a floating offshore wind farm approximately 6 km NW of Dounreay. The proposal consists of two turbines, located on a single semi-submersible floating platform, with an installed capacity of between 8 to 16 megawatts (MW). It is proposed that a single export cable will […]
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Weekly update, 11th January 2016
15th
Jan,
2016
Energy & Business Services: Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd and independent energy company Danske Commodities have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement for the latter to manage 50% of the output from the Beatrice development to be built off the Caithness coast. As previously reported, CNSRP partners have been involved in helping Wick Harbour Authority as […]
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Weekly update, 7th December
11th
Dec,
2015
Energy & Business Services: At last week’s CNSRP Advisory Board meeting members heard a presentation from John Scott of SSE, outlining the current progress and likely future activities in support of the major electricity grid enhancements taking place in the area. Members were particularly interested in the economic impact of the programme. It is likely […]
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Weekly update, 23rd November
26th
Nov,
2015
Energy & Business Services: There was an event in Wick this week for local companies interested in opportunities in the offshore wind market. Representatives from DEME Group outlined its companies’ roles in the development, construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms, and in the rapidly expanding UK offshore wind market. A number of local companies […]
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Weekly update, 9th and 16th November
20th
Nov,
2015
Energy & Business Services: Later this month there will be an event in Wick for local companies interested in opportunities in the offshore wind market. As a leading company in the development, construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms, DEME Group is preparing new projects and contracts in the rapidly expanding UK offshore wind market. […]
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Weekly update, 19th October
23rd
Oct,
2015
Energy & Business Services: CNSRP partner Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) ran an event this week as part of the Nuclear Supply Chain project which it runs jointly with Scottish Enterprise. The project aims to provide practical, independent advice and support to companies wishing to enter the nuclear supply chain for the first time, or […]
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