Weekly update, 22nd January 2018
26th
Jan,
2018
Energy & business services: The Scottish Government’s Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme is now open for applications. Financial support through the programme has been designed to encourage innovation of both design and business models. The financial support focuses on low carbon and/or renewable electricity and heat generation solutions and measures which will enable the transition […]
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Weekly update, 8th January 2018
12th
Jan,
2018
Energy & business services: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy – the suppliers of the turbines for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm – are advertising several new roles to be based at the operations base in Wick. A Senior Technician (https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/286138/Senior+Technician+(Technical+Supervisor)+-+Beatrice+-+Wick?lang=en-GB) Service Coordinators (https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/286144/Service+Coordinator+-+Beatrice%2C+Wick?lang=en-GB) a Troubleshooter (https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/286136/Troubleshooter+-+Beatrice?lang=en-GB) an Offshore Site Planner (https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/286140/Offshore+Site+Planner+-+Beatrice%2C+Wick?lang=en-GB) and Stores Operative (https://jobs.siemens-info.com/jobs/286556/Stores+Operative+-+Beatrice%2C+Wick?lang=en-GB) are all […]
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Weekly update, 1st January 2018
05th
Jan,
2018
Energy & business services: 2018 promises to be another year of exciting change in the energy sector, and to highlight how things have progressed in the north the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm team have produced a short booklet outlining the significant milestones that have been achieved during 2017 – you can access the booklet at https://www.beatricewind.com/single-post/2017/12/22/lookingbackat2017 […]
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Weekly update, 4th December 2017
08th
Dec,
2017
Energy & business services: • The installation of all 86 sets of foundation piles for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm was completed this week – a major project milestone for the company. As I have previously highlighted, work has started on the installation of the jackets which sit on the foundations, and vessels have also been […]
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Weekly update, 3rd April – 5th June
09th
Jun,
2017
Following the end of the two recent election periods, congratulations to all our new and returning Highland Councillors, and to our new MP. This is a short message to update you on activities relating to the Caithness & North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership (CNSRP) during the two election periods. Energy & business services: • The offshore […]
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Weekly update, 27th March
31st
Mar,
2017
Energy & business services: Following last week’s news that it has received consent from Scottish Government for its proposed Dounreay Tri floating offshore wind project off the north Caithness coast, this week Hexicon has announced a €45 million funding boost which will allow it to begin construction on the project. http://renews.biz/106475/hexicon-swells-dounreay-coffers/ The offshore construction phase […]
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Weekly update, 20th March
24th
Mar,
2017
Energy & business services: • Last week Swedish company Hexicon was given consent from Scottish Government for its Dounreay Tri floating offshore wind project. As previously highlighted here, the company has announced commitments to work with Scrabster Harbour Trust to establish an Operations & Maintenance base for the project, and with North Highland College UHI […]
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Weekly update, 13th March 2017
16th
Mar,
2017
Energy & business services: • Delighted to see this week’s news that Caithness firm GMR Henderson has been awarded work on the construction programme for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm project’s Operations & Maintenance base in Wick. The company, whose base is only about 100 metres away from the O&M site on the Wick harbourfront, will […]
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Weekly update, 27th February 2017
03rd
Mar,
2017
Energy & business services: • As the construction of the Operations and Maintenance base for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm project gets closer to starting, the long-term staffing of the project is already being considered. Tier 1 contractor Siemens is inviting applications for apprenticeship programmes: the Siemens offer is for Advanced Apprenticeships in Mechatronic Maintenance (site […]
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Weekly update, 20th February 2017
24th
Feb,
2017
Energy & business services: • At a meeting of the north Planning Applications Committee of Highland Council this week Councillors agreed to offer no objection to the application by Dounreay Tri Ltd to construct a floating offshore wind project at a site of the north coast of Caithness. The paper considered by Councillors is available […]
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