Ridgeway secures deal with French offshore wind farm
Belfast-based Ridgeway, through its European distribution partners, has secured a contract with its first French client to use Kyowa Filter Units, known as Rockbags® in the UK and Europe. Saint Nazaire is a 480MW offshore wind farm being developed in the Loire-Atlantique region of France and it is owned by EDF Renewables and EIH S.à r.l. (Enbridge Inc. et CPP Investments). It will deploy the sustainable Rockbags® for protecting and stabilising sections of the cable.
Crafting lifelong skills with the Navigate Programme
During National Apprenticeship Week 2024, MJM Marine spent the week participating in promoting apprenticeship opportunities through its Navigate Programme. Designed to empower and support young talent in their career journey, the Navigate Programme has emerged as a beacon of skill development and career advancement.
Spearheading floating wind turbines project
The two proposed sites by specialist SBM Offshore, and managed by Niamh’s North Channel Wind project, are nine-to-25km from the eastern coast of the north. They have huge capabilities to relieve our reliance on fossil fuels and secure our future flow of energy.
Apprentice Spotlight: Belfast
When Dean McGibban left school, he decided that the best thing for him to do was to learn a trade. He secured his place on a scheme; he worked hard and began his career. But something did not quite feel right, and last year with his interest in welding ever strong he decided to go back to the start and join Harland & Wolff’s apprenticeship scheme in September 2023.
Artemis Technologies to Revolutionise Offshore Wind Operations
Artemis Technologies, a trailblazer in sustainable maritime transport, is spearheading a collaborative industry-led Research and Development project that has received £3 million of government backing through the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 4 (CMDC4).
Harland & Wolff preferred bidder for Falklands project
Harland & Wolff has been chosen as the preferred bidder by the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) to support delivery of the islands’ port facility, known as FIPASS. The decision was announced by FIG following a sitting of its Executive Council last week. The value of the contract is between £100 and £120million.
Team CASC announce the opening of a third plant
Team CASC are delighted to announce the opening of our 3rd plant and an increased factory floor capacity of 15,000sq ft. Plant 3 will be dedicated to fabrication to our local and international clients in the automotive and offshore renewables industry.
Green methanol to become scalable zero emission fuel
Larne-based B9 Energy Storage and Teesside University’s Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre have developed an innovative, patent-pending tech solution, which has the potential to make a truly net zero green methanol economy a reality.