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A major solar power project at Teesside International Airport which could deliver enough green electricity to power the equivalent of more than 17,000 homes has been announced. An agreement has been reached between Teesside Airport and energy giant SSE Energy Solutions which will see a solar far...

Durham Lifting, one of the founding manufacturers of modular spreader beams in the UK, is proud to announce a new strategic global partnership with Mercia Lifting Gear LTD. The partnership will see Mercia Lifting Gear become a distributor of Multisec Spreader Beam products, making them immediatel...

Image credit: Dogger Bank Wind Farm – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hails Dogger Bank’s role in bolstering energy security, creating jobs, lowering costs, and achieving Net Zero –  – First power achieved at UK’s Dogger Bank as the first of 277 turbines installed 130km from UK coast – – Dogger Ba...

SES Engineering Services (SES) have chosen to partner with technical and engineering recruitment specialists NRL to deliver the supplementary workers needed to complete the building services programme on Sunderland’s gigafactory project. Working through a managed vendor framework, NRL will be on...

RWE, Wales’ largest renewable energy generator, has funded a study to investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms – one steel and one concrete – alongside the integration of next generation wind turbine generators onto these platforms. Their aim is...

The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE) has launched a programme focused on reducing risk and costs associated with floating wind. The new strategic programme, “Construction, Operations and Maintenance”, builds on previous work delivered by t...

International opportunities NOF Member company Aberdeen International Associates (AIA) has recently opened applications for three market visits across November and December. These visits would be well suited to companies seeking to investigate opportunities in new geographies as they can benefit...

The Future of Nuclear Power at Hartlepool Wednesday 25th October 2023 commencing 6.00pm ‘The nuclear power plant at Hartlepool has been quietly, cleanly, relentlessly generating electricity and has been a cornerstone of the local economy for decades. It is scheduled to shut down in 2026 but ther...

ITI Group has been awarded a place in Dounreay’s Technical Professional Services Support (TPSS) framework, which will provide essential services to decommissioning and clean-up of the Dounreay nuclear site on the north coast of Scotland. The framework, which is led by DBD and includes Westinghous...

Leading commercial law firm Muckle LLP continues to invest in the next generation of legal talent with the appointment of five new trainee solicitors. Martha Alsop Wood, Jordon Goodman, Ella Johnson, Jessie Melroy and Chloe Squire will gain valuable experience across the business by spending thei...