NOF Network News

The world’s longest offshore wind turbine blade has arrived at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s testing facilities in Blyth, Northumberland. The 107 metre LM Wind Power blade will be put through its paces at ORE Catapult’s world-leading 100m blade-test facility over the coming months and...

Following the £1.5m collaboration between ORE Catapult and Vattenfall, the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) is offering an exciting opportunity for innovative companies in the offshore wind sector. The EOWDC has launched its Technology Accelerator project which will give innovator...

Impeller Assurance & Resilience are pleased to announce the launch of their new website.  Working with Sunderland based design studio, Dodio, work has been progressing over the past four months, the new site offers an easier user experience with new features including online ordering, blogs a...

Collaboration within the offshore energy industry has never been more important and mutually beneficial. Vessel sharing in the North Sea and beyond ensures efficiencies for companies that cannot be achieved when operating in isolation. One example of an initiative that highlights the value in sha...

Fully integrated independent operations and engineering services company ODE has opened an office in Aberdeen after a number of key contract wins worth around £20 million in the Southern North Sea (SNS). ODE’s new office in The Exchange, Market Street, will be used to facilitate further expansion...

Technical recruitment business NRL is celebrating reaching the finals of the TALiNT International Annual Recruitment Awards 2019. The revamped awards, following the merger of Recruitment International with TALiNT, are one of the recruitment industry’s most coveted accolades. This year NRL makes t...

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 from 09:30 to 15:20 (BST) Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network are hosting the fourth Clean Growth and Infrastructure Innovation event. The purpose of the day is to foster innovation and enhance collaboration acros...

Leading law firm for businesses and private clients, Muckle LLP, has appointed Luke Busbridge to its growing Agriculture, Estates and Rural Property team. Luke, a private client lawyer specialising in trusts and succession planning and strategic advice for landed estates and farmers, joins Muckle...

Damped AC testing used for the first time in the renewables industry, representing a “real step change” All array cables were tested from one single point on the offshore platform EDS provides Vattenfall with the confidence to re-energise their network safely. High voltage engineering specia...

Following the launch by Achilles of Oil & Gas Europe in August, NOF members that are registered in Achilles FPAL will now also be automatically visible to Norwegian and Danish operators and main contractors that use the Achilles JQS system in Scandinavia for procurement. Malcolm Wilson – Achi...