COMPANY PROFILE
SHERINGHAM SHOAL OFFSHORE WIND FARM
THE FUTURE
The Company has an option for a further 8 vessels from Mercurio and hopes to take delivery of the next 3 during the coming 12 months with the rest to follow in 2013/14.
The Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm is the third major offshore wind energy project to be supported by Tidal Transit vessels. Immediately after her arrival in the UK from Spanish ship builder, Mercurio Plastics, Eden Rose went into operation for RES Offshore in Grimsby, servicing meteorological masts 60 miles out into the North Sea, whilst Ginny Louise is currently contracted to the SSE and RWE npower renewables partnership; this partnership is developing the 140-turbine Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm off the Suffolk coast.
STATE-OF-THE- ART VESSELS Both vessels are state-of-the-art, high-specification, purpose-designed vessels for use by companies involved in the planning, development and construction of offshore wind farms in the
Greater Wash and southern North Sea.
Einar Stromsvåg, General Manager of Scira Offshore Energy, said: “Here
As a well-capitalised company they strive to excel in their operations by having the right boats that are managed and operated by experienced crews. The Company has achieved ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 accreditation and its vessels were finalists in the EEEGR Innovations awards. Both Adam and Leo are in the EDP Future 50 businesses and entrepreneurs to watch in 2011/2012.
TIDAL TRANSIT’S VESSELS LEAD THE WAY IN NORTH SEA OFFSHORE WIND From May 2012, Scira Offshore Energy, the company developing the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm [88 turbines between 9-17 miles off the coast of North Norfolk,] is chartering Eden Rose, one of Tidal Transit’s innovative wind farm personnel and equipment transfer boats, to service the site development.
at Scira, we are very pleased to welcome such a high speccification vessel to our fleet, and are delighted that we can source this vessel from a local company. Tidal Transit is a fantastic example of a Norfolk based company which has positioned itself as part of the supply chain for the developing wind industry in this region.”
Tidal Transit Commercial Director Leo Hambro is delighted with the company’s progress since the first vessel, Ginny Louise, arrived in the UK in late December last year, saying: “There are currently some 4,000 offshore wind turbines in the early stages of the survey and EIA process, waiting for planning consent or actually under construction in the Greater Wash and the southern North Sea. This is creating a strong demand for our no-compromise workboats which are specifically designed to serve the needs of the North Sea wind energy industry. These are greatly superior to the current fleet being used for the same purpose around the UK.”
Leo added: “The Sheringham Shoal development is widely seen as a ‘pathfinder project’ and we are delighted to now be working with the team at Scira Offshore Energy.”
Tidal Transit
www.tidal-transit.com
Scira Offshore Energy
www.scira.co.uk RES Offshore
www.res-group.com
Ed’s note – Grimsby Renewable Partnership held a celebration event in Grimsby which was jointly sponsored by Port of Grimsby East and RES and included viewing the Eden Rose, launched in April 2012. The event included GRP members, local authority members, LEP members and MPs.
We will be featuring the event and the Tidal Transfer/RES working relationship in forthcoming editions.
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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