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Energy & Business Services: Atlantis Resources Ltd, owners of the MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth, have just announced a newly-created post of Director of Power Generation. The postholder, Stephen Ward, will play a key role in the construction of MeyGen Phase 1A. http://renews.biz/100676/atlantis-gets-power-generation-head Enabling Activities: CNSRP partner Highland Council has announced this week that […]
Energy & Business Services: HIE’s Michael Koetsier and June Love hosted a successful visit from a potential inward investor last week, as progress continues to be made on opportunities related to the energy sector in the north. Tourism, Food & Drink Good to see coverage in today’s press of the new business venture being established […]
Energy & Business Services It is good to note this week’s coverage in the local press of the arrival of the cable-laying vessel “Siem Daya 1” in the Pentland Firth as part of Atlantis Resources Ltd’s MeyGen tidal project. Following the successful completion of directional drilling for the cables that will take power from the […]
Energy & Business Services Further good coverage this week for the ongoing activity at Scrabster Harbour, which has had a record month for Oil & Gas traffic through the port. This increased level of business for Scrabster Harbour Trust is also having a welcome impact on Wick John O’ Groats airport, which oil & gas […]
Energy & Business Services Following their attendance at last week’s Wick RNLI Open Day this week’s Caithness Courier carries a piece on the team from Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL), who took a stand at the event to promote the project. The representatives confirmed the work currently taking place in and around the harbour to […]
Energy & Business Services Good to see today’s John O’Groat Journal piece welcoming the current survey work being carried out at Wick Harbour using a jack-up barge. The survey work is being used to support the design of onshore Operation & Maintenance (O&M) facilities for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) project in the Moray […]
Energy & Business Services It was good to meet up this week with directors of Abbey Group, whose company Abbey Ecosse has taken over ownership of the Forss Science and Technology Park. It was particularly good to hear of the company’s exciting plans for the Forss site, which should see good news over the coming […]
Energy & Business Services The Meygen tidal energy project continues to progress, with arrival in Caithness of the steel to be used by JGC Engineering Services to fabricate the underwater structures in Phase 1 of the project. The steel arrived at Scrabster harbour and was safely offloaded by staff from JGC and H. Simpson Contractors […]
Enabling activities: This week around 70 businesses and organisations took part in an event led by Caithness Chamber of Commerce. Entitled “Investing in Our Young People” the event focused on the recommendations coming out of the “Commission for Developing Young People” led by Sir Ian Wood and published last summer. Attendees at the event heard […]
Energy & Business services: The Partnership’s Advisory Board met this week, and members heard a presentation from Calum Davidson, Director of Energy & Low Carbon at CNSRP partner Highlands and Islands Enterprise, on a feasibility study currently taking place on the subject of a possible “Floating Wind Test & Demonstration centre” off the north coast […]