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16.01.2012 New floating hotel for Sheringham Shoal wind farm Artist John Hurst with one of his watercolours, along with Wells-next-the-Sea Harbour Master Robert Smith and Scira's Einar Strømsvåg.
  A new floating hotel for wind farm construction workers will arrive at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm next week to replace the previous “floatel”, which is required elsewhere.
 
08.12.2011 Norfolk artist paints Sheringham Shoal Artist John Hurst with one of his watercolours, along with Wells-next-the-Sea Harbour Master Robert Smith and Scira's Einar Strømsvåg.
  Norfolk watercolourist, John Hurst who specialises in capturing the area's maritime heritage as well as local landscapes has turned his attention to the Sheringham Shoal project as an example of maritime history in the making.
 
07.12.2011 New turbine installation vessel to start at Sheringham Shoal The 76m turbine installation vessel Seajacks Leviathan joins the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm.
  A replacement wind turbine installation vessel will arrive on site at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm in February to help reduce delays to the 317MW project’s forecast schedule following a period of unseasonably poor weather.
 
02.12.2011 Scira helps Wells get its skates on Skating in Wells-next-the-Sea.
  The annual Wells-next-the-Sea Christmas Tide event to welcome in the 2011 festive season, which this year included a Central Park style outdoor ice-skating rink, was once again supported by Scira.
 
19.10.2011 Completed bearings take a load off the foundations at Sheringham Shoal Every foundation on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site now has elastometric spring bearings installed.
  The innovative elastometric spring bearings designed to improve the vertical load carrying capacity of the wind turbines of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, have now been installed on each of the 90 foundations at the site, 20 kilometres off the coast of the Norfolk in the UK.
 
30.09.2011 BBC Countryfile films Sheringham Shoal The BBC film crew getting ready to record John Craven’s interview with Einar Strømsvåg
  John Craven and the team from BBC’s Countryfile arrived in Wells-next-the-Sea yesterday to film Sheringham Shoal for a feature on offshore wind energy to be broadcast on Sunday, October 16.
 
22.09.2011 More vessels join Sheringham Shoal fleet SEA JACK’ in Great Yarmouth ready to leave for the Sheringham Shoal site.
  Two new vessels will join the growing fleet working on the site of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm today as the installation and commissioning of the 88 turbines progresses.
 
09.09.2011 Scira Offshore Energy’s emergency preparedness has been put into action this week  
  Yesterday a contractor for one of the wind farm’s construction suppliers fell ill due to a non-work related condition onboard the floating hotel “Wind Ambition” and had to be airlifted to hospital. Due to high sea conditions at the time a helicopter was called in to perform a medical evacuation.
 
23.08.2011 Foundation installation complete at Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm site All 90 foundations for the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm are now in place.
  All 90 foundations for the 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, located off the UK’s Norfolk coast, are now in position and awaiting the arrival of the remainder of the wind farm’s 88 turbines.
 
02.08.2011 First power to the Grid First power to the Grid.
  The first turbine has been successfully installed and commissioned at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, and on 2nd August started producing electricity to the UK grid.
 
04.07.2011 First turbine installed at Sheringham Shoal The GMS Endeavour installing the first turbine.
  The Endeavour jacked up offshore at the wind farm site on Friday and completed the highly technical lifting procedure to raise and install the 80 metre tower, and subsequently the nacelle, of the first turbine in the field. By Sunday all three 52 metre blades had been successfully fitted.
 
24.06.2011 Celebrating the installation of the 44th foundation/TP Einar Strômsvâg, General Manager of Scira Offshore Energy, cuts the first slice of cake.
  A small celebration took place at the Scira offices on Polka Road in Wells on 14 June 2011, to mark the successful installation of the 44th foundation for the windfarm. 

 
 
10.06.2011 Sheringham Shoal's first turbine due for installation this coming week, as the GMS Endeavour arrives from Great Yarmouth ....... The GMS Endeavour is a self propelled, self elevating jack up barge.
  The first turbines due to be installed at Sheringham Shoal have been transported by barge from the Danish port of Esjberg, and recently arrived in Great Yarmouth. Two barges are used for this operation, and each barge collects 6 sets of towers, nacelles and blades which make up the complete turbine.

 
 
27.05.2011 New vessels due to arrive at Sheringham Shoal New vessels due to arrive at Sheringham Shoal
  Over the next few days the state of the art vessel Oleg Stashnov is due to arrive back at Sheringham Shoal along with new vessles Smit Constructor and a floating hotel the Wind Ambition.

 
 
13.05.2011 Sheringham Shoal offshore substations in place Sheringham Shoal offshore substations in place
  Two large offshore substations, each weighing nearly 1,000 tonnes, arrived off the North Norfolk coast at 22:00 on 3 May to be installed at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. The substations will channel the energy generated by the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm to the onshore substation at Salle for distribution into the National Grid.

 
 
04.05.2011 The ’Oleg Strashnov’ arrives off North Norfolk coast The ’Oleg Strashnov’ arrives off North Norfolk coast
  A new vessel will be visible off the North Norfolk coast over the coming weeks as further work continues on the installation of the foundations for the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. The ‘Oleg Strashnov’ is a state-of-the-art crane vessel designed for heavy lifting operations, and its key features include a 5000-mt fully revolving crane combined with a high sailing speed of 14 knots.

 
 
11.03.2011 Substation and foundation installation contract awarded  
  Seaway Heavy Lifting Contracting Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Scira Energy Offshore Limited for installation of the two offshore substations and the remaining number of foundations at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Windfarm operated by Scira Ltd. Scira Ltd is owned 50% by Statoil ASA and Statkraft AS.

 
 
07.02.2011 Another North Norfolk business awarded Sheringham Shoal contract  
  Elite Taxis, a North Norfolk business in Wighton near Wells-next-the-Sea, has been awarded a contract from the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm.

 
 
01.02.2011 Sheringham Shoal Visitor Centre opens in The Mo Inside The Sheringham Shoal Visitor Centre.
  While the construction of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm continues off the coast of the region, it is timely that the Sheringham Shoal Visitor Centre will open today. The visitor and wind energy education centre associated with this exciting renewable energy project is opening in The Mo, located on nearby Sheringham seafront.

 
 
22.12.2010 New turbine installation contract awarded  
  Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has been awarded a contract by Scira Offshore Energy Limited for wind turbine installation works in connection with the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm construction. GMS will mobilize GMS Endeavour to the Southern North Sea during Q1 2011 and installation of wind turbines is scheduled to start in April-May.

 
 
17.09.2010 Trio of vessels to install Sheringham Shoal export cable "Team Oman" loaded up with the cables bound for the Sheringham Shoal project.
  A trio of large vessels will be visible off the north Norfolk coast over the coming weeks as work starts on the preparation of the route and installation of the export cable that will carry the electricity from the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm to shore.

 
 
15.09.2010 Grant applications open  
  Applications are now open for the second round of grants from the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund.

 
 
15.09.2010 More than 700 to Scira stand at Greenbuild Colouring in a wind turbine at the Sheringham Shoal stand
  The Scira stand at last weekend's Greenbuild event at Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk attracted more than 700 visitors who were eager to find out about wind energy in general and the Sheringham Shoal project in particular.

 
 
06.09.2010 Scira supporting Greenbuild 2010 this weekend The Scira stand at last year's Greenbuild.
  This weekend's North Norfolk District Council’s Greenbuild event will once again be supported by the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, which will sponsor the event for the second time.

 
 
23.08.2010 Statement regarding Norfolk seal deaths  
  Recent media reports have attempted to implicate the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm operations in the death of more than 40 seals at Blakeney Point on the Norfolk coast. Both Scira and the police have checked all equipment on vessels operating at the site and found no connection.

 
 
27.07.2010 First grants awarded by Sheringham Shoal Community Fund  
  The first grants have been awarded by the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund and will assist three local community groups in their environmental endeavours.

 
 
19.07.2010 Guard vessel now in operation on Sheringham Shoal wind farm site "Jadi", on contract from Offshore Marine Management as a guard vessel for the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm.
  A guard vessel is now in operation on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm to ensure the safety of marine traffic around the foundation installation sites and along the export cable corridor.

 
 
13.07.2010 Public consultation on wind farm operational base  
  The developers of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm will host a public exhibition and consultation event on their proposed operational base facility on Wednesday (July 21).

 
 
28.06.2010 First foundation installed at Sheringham Shoal The Svanen and Toisa Sonata on the Sheringham Shoal site.
  The first foundation for the 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm has now been installed on the wind farm site, off the coast of Norfolk in the UK.

 
 
14.06.2010 First foundation on way to Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm site First foundation on way to Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm site
  The first foundation for the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm is now at Great Yarmouth, having arrived from Vlissingen in the Netherlands on the weekend.

 
 
04.06.2010 Two reactors arrive at Salle substation Two reactors arrive at Salle substation
  The two reactors for the new substation under construction at Salle, near Cawston, arrived on site this week.

 
 
14.05.2010 First applications due for Fund grants First applications due for Fund grants
  The deadline for applications for the first round of grants to be awarded by the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund is next Friday (May 21).

 
 
30.04.2010 WWII bomb found on Sheringham Shoal site A canon and a stock anchor were found during the UXO survey
  A 250lb air-dropped German WWII bomb has been safely detonated on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site having been found during an unexploded ordnances (UXO) survey.
 
26.03.2010 Sheringham Shoal awards vessel work to Wells-next-the-Sea contractor  
  The first contracts for the provision of vessels to the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm have been awarded to North Norfolk contractor, Safety Boat Services.
 
18.03.2010 Weybourne Parish Council receives grant from wind farm for low energy lighting initiative  
  Weybourne Parish Council will begin to replace its current inefficient streetlights with new energy saving lighting systems with funding assistance from the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm.
 
09.03.2010 Construction work begins on Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site Nordness vessel
  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.
 
16.02.2010 Wells Harbour construction complete New outer harbour at Wells taking shape
  Construction work has finished on a new outer harbour in Wells which will be the operation and maintenance base for Sheringham Shoal.
 
04.02.2010 New outer harbour at Wells taking shape The dredging work at Wells-next-the-Sea is moving into its second phase, with work now underway to deepen the channel to the North Sea.
  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.
 
05.01.2010 Announcing Sheringham Shoal Community Fund The Sheringham Shoal Community Fund will provide grants to North Norfolk groups for initiatives meeting key criteria.
  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.
 
19.10.2009 First marine work begins on Sheringham Shoal with horizontal directional drilling. Weybourne beach, where the cables will come ashore.
  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
 
15.10.2009 Wells Harbour dredger official naming ceremony. Kari Hege”, the 24m dredger
  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).
 
07.09.2009 Newt safety assured as substation work begins. Specially-designed newt fence
  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.
 
21.08.2009 Wind farm developers pay for Harbour safety boost.  
  The NCI Coastwatch Lookout at Wells is to get an £8,000 major upgrade - paid for by the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm developers.
 
13.07.2009 Wind energy visitor and education centre.  
  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.
 
30.06.2009 Onshore work commences Onshore work begins
  After nearly five years of planning, public consultation and stakeholder negotiation, work on the £1 billion Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm project has finally commenced.
 
24.06.2009 Historic cooperation agreement signed. Historic cooperation agreement signed
  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.
 
19.06.2009 Wind farm helps fund rejuvenation of Plumstead Village pond.  
  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.
 
17.06.2009 Charlie Ward takes wind farm project role at Wells. Charlie Ward
  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.
 
01.04.2009 StatoilHydro and Statkraft to develop offshore wind farm. Windfarm CGI
  StatoilHydro and Norwegian power utility Statkraft join forces to develop the 317 MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk in the UK.