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Construction Completes On First Of Three World Class Buildings For Testing Offshore Renewable Technologies

National contractor Shepherd Construction has completed the first of three new structures being constructed at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland. First completed, the 3MW input capacity Drive Train Test Facility will test tidal turbines in a controlled environment out of the water....

Posted 14/05/12 in Narec | View the full Article

Circuit - Summer 2012 Edition 1

This is the first edition of Circuit and comes at an exciting time for Narec, as we look forward to the opening of new testing facilities in the summer. These will provide timely impetus to the growth of commercial offshore wind, wave and tidal generating capacity in the UK. In this issue, we highlight recent...

Posted 10/05/12 in Narec | View the full Article

Supply Chain & Procurement Survey

Supply chain and procurement Survey The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) based in Blyth, Northumberland, has invested over £150 million to create the UK’s national translational research centre for accelerating the deployment of offshore renewable energy technologies. We are currently updating...

Posted 01/05/12 in 100m Facility | View the full Article

Breakfast briefing Up-skilling for Offshore Renewables

Date: Tuesday 29th May 2012 Registration: 08:00-08:30 Time: 08:30-10:00 Venue: Narec, Hertz Suite, Eddie Ferguson House, Ridley Street, Blyth, NE24 3AG Refreshments: Breakfast buffet will be provided Narec in collaboration with Semta, the Sector Skills Council for science, engineering...

Posted 01/05/12 in Narec | View the full Article

RenewableUK Wind Energy Charter

The Charter sets out how the wind energy industry is delivering significant benefits to the UK and its economy, and how it intends to deliver continued investment which will help the UK to prosper in the future. This Charter is formed around three core principles: To invest in the prosperity and energy security of...

Posted 20/04/12 in 100m Facility | View the full Article

3MW Turbine Drive Train Facility

Our new 3MW Turbine Drive Train Facility will be commissioned very soon.  The steel structure of the test hall is 15M high and is constructed over an existing dry dock. The dry dock needed three mass concrete pours to cover an area of 45x15x6.5m (approximately 7000m3) and is reinforced with large grade steel to...

Posted 17/04/12 in 100m Facility | View the full Article

100M Blade Testing Facility

Our new 100m Wind Turbine Blade Test Facility is nearing completion. The steel structure will be 28M high, 130M long and will the largest of its kind, allowing Narec to test offshore wind tubine blades to a length of 100M.  The building is due to be commissioned in Summer of 2012.  A gallery of images...

Posted 17/04/12 in 100m Facility | View the full Article

Narec Wins North East Award

Andrew Mill, CEO of Narec receives the award for Excellence in the Marine Industry from Malcolm Vincent, President and Simon Murray, Branch Chairman, North East Coast Joint Branch of IMarEST. The full article is available to download here.

Posted 04/04/12 in Narec | View the full Article

Narec submits application for the construction and operation of the Blyth Offshore Demonstration Project

Narec is seeking consent from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to construct and operate a 99.9MW offshore wind demonstration site at Blyth, Northumberland. The proposed project will  comprise a maximum of 15 turbines, to be constructed across 3 arrays, with a maximum number of 5 turbines in each array, at...

Posted 28/03/12 in Narec | View the full Article

Application for Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Project

The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (as amended) The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Electricty Act 1989 Application for Blyth Offshore Demonstration Project Notice is hereby given that the...

Posted 28/03/12 in Narec | View the full Article

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