WORKING TOGETHER
PARTNERSHIPS/CONSORTIA AND WORKING TOGETHER A FOCUS ON THE RES GROUP AND TIDAL TRANSIT
Yet again we find companies and organisations seeking to work together to ensure successful project outcomes whether large or small.
Over the last few months we have experienced many and have selected 3 such projects which are perfect examples demonstrating the need to work together.
1 RES Group’s official celebration of the launch of ‘Eden Rose’ one of Tidal Transit’s transfer vessels at Grimsby
2 Tidal Transfer and Sheringham Shoal partnership
3 Iberdrola-Eole-RES Consortium secure French Government contract
RES GROUP’S CELEBRATION LAUNCH OF ‘EDEN ROSE’ VESSEL IN GRIMSBY This event was jointly sponsored by Port of Grimsby East and RES which gave invited guests an opportunity to view one of the very latest offshore wind farm access vessels, “Eden Rose”.
The Eden Rose was launched in April 2012 and is a sister vessel to the Ginny Louise which visited Grimsby earlier this year. She was chartered by RES to visit a metrological mast situated more than sixty miles offshore, as such she has to be classified as a Class 1 vessel.
As well as Grimsby Renewable Partnership members, the invite extended to local authority members, LEP members and MPs. There was plenty of time available for networking and short presentations were given by RES/POGE and GRP.
OFFICIAL PRESENTATIONS Following a very interesting on-board visit to ‘Eden Rose’ Chris Holden, RES Offshore Operations Manager opened the proceedings thanking those present for attending the GRP event sponsored by RES and Port of Grimsby East and celebrating the fact that this is a significant milestone in the journey of Great Grimsby’s role in the O&M area of Offshore Wind.
SPECIAL THANKS Chris publicly thanked and asked the assembly to toast Winston Phillips on his work to get GRP where they are today.
SMART WIND MET MAST Prior to this gathering a team of RES engineers and contractors sailed to the SMart Wind met mast. The mast is situated over 60 miles offshore and needed to utilise a vessel known as Cat1 capable of safely operating at that distance from shore.
The Eden Rose, which is at the cutting edge of technology carried out this task. Adam Wright skippers Eden Rose. He is also a director of Tidal Transit and brings his skills from the fishing industry to the offshore wind industry.
UNNERVING EXPERIENCE The RES team who visited the mast undertook a series of planned maintenance tasks including the replacement of a faulty aircraft warning light over 120M above sea level. The mast is a lattice structure which is designed to move slightly. At 120M above sea level the mast moves about 2M side to side. Even with all the fall prevention PPE, the experience is unnerving to even experienced climbers.
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS Chris then went on to name many who have been involved in the fishing industry who would be well suited to the offshore wind industry to ensure the best services are provided for future customers and clients.
The importance of this visit to the met mast cannot be underestimated. This was the first ever maintenance visit to a North Sea Round 3 asset. It was operated from Greater Grimsby and it really puts them on the map, showing that Greater Grimsby is the place where Operations and Maintenance activities for any of the R1 R2 and now round 3 wind farms can be undertaken.
I personally, am very proud to stand here today and it gives me great pleasure to ask council leader Chris Shaw to join me.
COMMEMORATIVE TANKARDS To mark the occasion Chris asked those involved in this first feat of many which will be experienced in Round 3 he gave out commemorative tankards to Adrian White, Mike Smith, Tony Gell, Lisa Somercales and Gary Maddison from RES, Adam Wright from Tidal Transit, Roger Smith from POGE and Stuart Deans from Grimsby Rigging.
Chris rounded off the proceedings by toasting the achievement not only for RES, POGE, Tidal Transit but also for Greater Grimsby in building a solid and sustainable future.
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GREATER GRIMSBY Greater Grimsby is already benefiting from the Centrica. R1 and R2 windfarms and survey work for Eon, RWE and Dong, who’s offshore wind farms are due to commence construction shortly.
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