| 09.03.2010 |
Construction work begins on Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site
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Construction work on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site begins today (Tuesday, March 9), with the arrival of the 164m “Nordnes” vessel, which will position rocks at selected foundation locations in preparation for the start of the installation of the giant monopile structures next month.
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| 16.02.2010 |
Wells Harbour construction complete |
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Construction work has finished on a new outer harbour in Wells which will be the operation and maintenance base for Sheringham Shoal.
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| 04.02.2010 |
New outer harbour at Wells taking shape |
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A rectangular "pool" has been dredged at Buxton's Bight - near the local lifeboat station - which will house the new jetty and 14 pontoons due to be installed this month. A marine piling rig now in the port will soon be transported to the site where it will set the foundations for the facilities.
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| 05.01.2010 |
Announcing Sheringham Shoal Community Fund |
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The Sheringham Shoal Community Fund, a fund that will provide grants to North Norfolk community groups, including schools and NGOs, seeking financial assistance for projects or initiatives that meet key criteria, has now been announced.
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| 19.10.2009 |
First marine work begins on Sheringham Shoal with horizontal directional drilling. |
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The first marine work on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm will begin on the weekend when contractor Visser & Smith Marine Contracting utilises a horizontal directional drilling technique to install ducts at Weybourne in preparation for the “pull-in” of the wind farm’s two export cables. The 22 kilometre export cables will carry the power generated by the wind farm to landfall, where they will be connected to the onshore cable, now being installed by Carillion plc |
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| 15.10.2009 |
Wells Harbour dredger official naming ceremony. |
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The 200 tonne motorised barge tasked with deepening the Wells Harbour main channel to extend the operating hours of the historic port was officially named today (Thursday, October 15). |
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| 07.09.2009 |
Newt safety assured as substation work begins. |
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Having received a Newt Licence from Natural England - the final hurdle to start of construction - work has now begun on a multi-million pound substation at Salle, near Cawston, as part of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm development. |
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| 21.08.2009 |
Wind farm developers pay for Harbour safety boost. |
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The NCI Coastwatch Lookout at Wells is to get an Ł8,000 major upgrade - paid for by the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm developers. |
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| 13.07.2009 |
Wind energy visitor and education centre. |
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The Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm will work with the management of The Mo to establish a visitor and wind energy education centre in Sheringham, the North Norfolk seaside town after which the wind farm is named. |
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| 30.06.2009 |
Onshore work commences |
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After nearly five years of planning, public consultation and stakeholder negotiation, work on the Ł1 billion Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm project has finally commenced. |
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| 24.06.2009 |
Historic cooperation agreement signed. |
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An historic agreement was signed by the Wells Harbour Commissioners and the developer of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, Scira Offshore Energy Ltd last night in Wells-next-the-Sea. |
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| 19.06.2009 |
Wind farm helps fund rejuvenation of Plumstead Village pond. |
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Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm has agreed to help fund the Plumstead Parish Council’s project to rejuvenate the overgrown and neglected village pond and upgrade the adjoining land. |
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| 17.06.2009 |
Charlie Ward takes wind farm project role at Wells. |
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Charlie Ward has recently been appointed as Project Manager for the Channel Deepening and Outer Jetty Project at Wells Harbour as part of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm development. |
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| 01.04.2009 |
StatoilHydro and Statkraft to develop offshore wind farm. |
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StatoilHydro and Norwegian power utility Statkraft join forces to develop the 315 MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk in the UK. |
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