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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

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

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

Electrical Networks Update - March 2012

Joined up electrical, materials and marine services Following the move to our new laboratories in Blyth last year, interest continues to grow in the utilisation of our electrical and materials laboratories with the adjacent marine dry docks.  We are actively exploring opportunities for saltwater immersion...

Posted 26/03/12 in Narec | View the full Article

Shepherd Construction - Blyth Port Development News - Issue 4 March 2012

Welcome to the fourth issue of the Newsletter, which provides up to date information about progress on site and upcoming works at Shepherd's Narec site, Blyth Docklands.  Work on site is progressing well with major works on Blade Test 2 underway. Download the full news article here:

Posted 07/03/12 in Narec | View the full Article

Construction begins on the world’s largest wind turbine drive train test facility

Piling has started on the site of a new £35m wind turbine drive train testing facility at Narec in Northumberland.  292 piles will be drilled to 19m deep, ranging from 450mm diameter to 900mm diameter.  When commissioned in summer 2013, the 15MW capacity test facility will be the most advanced of its...

Posted 16/02/12 in Narec | View the full Article

Narec Solar Spun Out

Narec has spun out it’s Photovoltaic Technology Centre (PVTC) and created a new company: Narec Solar Ltd. 15 full time employees have been transferred into the new company, which will sublease the PVTC premises and operate on a commercial basis.

Posted 16/02/12 in Narec | View the full Article

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