SPONSORS OF EAST ANGLIA FEATURE PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE
EEEGR, the East of England Energy Group, is poised to play a vital and pivotal role in what is emerging as one of the most significant energy regions in Europe.
New wind farms have already sprung up along the East Coast but they will inevitably fall under the shadow of even more imposing developments in the Southern North Sea - East Anglia ONE, Hornsea and Dogger Bank among them.
That activity will build alongside the continuing oil & gas fields, the development of new nuclear, the emergence of tidal power and an array of other potential raw power points.
A STRONG SINGLE VOICE
With such a variety of sectors, resources and skills, EEEGR believes it essential to have a strong single voice to unite, drive and champion the entire energy industry across the region.
EEEGR works to promote the East of England as a world leading all energy hub, encouraging inward investment from energy majors and attracting international business opportunities. The group may be approaching only its 12th birthday, but with 390 members ranging from major national and international companies through to fledgling start-ups, it has never been stronger or more active.
RISING TO THE CHALLENGE Chief Executive Simon Gray sees it becoming even more involved in making sure that the East of England supply chain is communicating, preparing and making itself fit for purpose to rise to the challenges ahead.
“The opportunities are there but we have to make them happen. We have to step up to prove that we can compete and deliver; to work as a team and provide the safety and quality that the industry demands.”
SOUTHERN NORTH SEA (SNS) 2013 They are words backed by action. EEEGR’s Southern North Sea (SNS) 2013 Conference and Exhibition in March at the Norfolk Showground will be the biggest energy event ever staged in the region and featuring global expertise and guidance.
DELEGATION
In the autumn, EEEGR and its partners will also head a delegation of 18 key regional energy players to the combined East of England Energy Zone exhibition stand at Offshore Europe 2013 in Aberdeen to showcase the area’s abilities to an audience of up to 50,000 global visitors.
SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Meanwhile EEEGR’s Supply Chain Development
Simon Gray
Programme, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, is giving businesses the chance to meet industry specialists for free guidance, assistance and contacts to help develop their role in the ever-expanding energy industry.
VITAL IT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SHERINGHAM SHOAL OFFSHORE WINDFARM
Computer Service Centre, based in Norfolk, first engaged with the renewables industry through its contract with Scira Offshore Energy Ltd, the operator of the Sheringham Shoal offshore windfarm.
INITIAL THREE YEAR CONTRACT Christopher Cooper, Co-Director, reports that the company was responsible for building the IT infrastructure for Scira from scratch, as part of a three year contract with option to extend. There were two parts to the contract – “making it operational” and then “looking after it” as Cooper puts it.
CONSIDERATIONS
Firstly, the company had to consider the way in which data could flow between the windfarm and the offshore and onshore substations. Secondly it had to provide all of the traditional functions that a business needs – everything from server infrastructure to collaborative working applications. The team decided to follow Statoil’s IT system for ease of use. “We visited Norway to evaluate the systems they were using and decided to mimic them for Scira, giving transferred staff familiarity with a lot of the systems,” says Cooper.
A wide area network transfers data from the windfarm to the onshore systems. “Delivery of the wide area network to North Norfolk was a challenge - we had to prevail on BT to install vast amounts of fibre optic cable,” Cooper says.
The network Scira is using is known as a redundant cloud network. Cooper explains that this means the information resides in separate data centres. If the primary cloud fails, the data remains available. “The environment that they’re using is a private closed environment on Computer Service Centre’s own infrastructure,” he adds. “Our ISO27001 accreditation means customers can be assured their data is secure.“
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