COMMUNICATION HUB FOR THE WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY ICE DETECTION SPOTLIGHT ON COLLabOraTION EAST ANGLIA FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 | £5.25 INTRODUCTION ‘SPOTLIGHT On’ EAST yourA smart phoneNGL and it will direct you IA to the featured company/organisation Almost 2 years ago we visited East micropage held within our website, so Anglia to feature our first ‘Spotlight that can learn much more in all sorts of On’... as ‘an area of excellence in formats. the wind energy industry throughout Europe and beyond’. East Anglia These have already become very popular was our ideal not least because of as it links the printed magazine in a very their political awareness and the interactive way – a great marketing tool realisation of the need to pull together for our decision making readership to for the good of the area and spot the find out about products and services opportunities available. immediately following the reading of an interesting article. Contact the commercial Personally I have a strong link with the department to find out how to get area having lived in Caister-on-Sea, just involved. north of Gt Yarmouth, in the late 1970s. At that time Scroby Sands windfarm was not even on the drawing board so as we neared the coast on our visit the sight of the wind turbines was quite a sight having not been there for some 35 years! Things have moved on considerably since WIND ENERGY NETWORK SKILLS GAP our visit and you will find our largest major INITIATIVE feature yet within this edition. We continue in this edition with another 2 areas of interest... COLLABORATION Our industry lead article in this edition • A general area where educational features the work of a Vessel Co- establishments are making Operative with the objective of serving the considerable progress industry’s needs. • Our next target area – attracting individuals with transferable skills form Having attended many conferences and other industries and the Forces seminars, it has often been suggested that smaller organisations should join forces and pool resources. Offshore Marine Support Ltd (OMS) and Energy Marines Services (EMS) joined forces in September 2012 and the idea of a Vessel Co-Operative was born as the brainchild of Andy Iannetta and Richard Brookin. Read more on this innovative initiative in Duncan McGilvray our lead industry article on page ???. Editor | Wind Energy Network MAGAZINE AND WEBSITE www.windenergynetwork.co.uk INTERACTIon – QR CODES You will have noticed that we changed our pink and green flashes indicating more information online in the last edition. QR codes have been substituted which means that you can scan the code with www.windenergynetwork.co.uk 01 WIND ENERGY NETWORK Seasonal CONDITION MONITORING – ICE DETECTION We have featured general condition monitoring in almost every edition and IMPACTSyou will find a particularly interesting and helpful article by Bosch Rexroth on the The cover image is just to remind us subject of ice detection and monitoring. of the kind of conditions that we can expect in many parts of the world. SPOTLIGHT ON EAST ANGLIA We covered East Anglia in an edition some 2 years ago and the region has moved on a considerable pace since then. This feature has eclipsed all of those Spotlights which have gone before by some margin. A wide range of articles from small companies to multi-nationals as well as organisations, educational established and membership groups are featured. SKILLS GAP We again feature education and training in our regular skills gap initiative split into 2 separate areas – transferable skills from other industries/the Forces and a general area with an interesting article regarding a very successful Grammar School in the north of England. Duncan McGilvray Editor | Wind Energy Network 02 www.windenergynetwork.co.uk CONTENTS PAGE 34 All in a day’s work – Peter Sommerfield, Marine Manager at Scira Marine Coordination Centre servicing Sheringham Shoal windfarm PAGE 36 Risk management – Risktec our regular contributors on Quantitative Risk Assessments PAGE 38 Spotlight on East Anglia – we return to the region to highlight progress CONTENTS PAGE 76 Law – Andrew Jackson Solicitors – a personal view from the inside PAGE 78 Bosch Rexroth on Ice Detection PAGE 4 Collaboration – the formation of a Vessel Co- Operative highlights the necessity for collaboration in PAGE 80 Servicing offshore windfarms part 2 – we complete the industry our popular feature PAGE 8 Your Industry News section starts here PAGE 84 Port focus – the Port of Tyne PAGE 14 Your regular events calendar and what’s new PAGE 86 Event feature – the recent 2012 Concrete Offshore Wind conference in London PAGE 16 Skills Gap – we continue our initiative again in 2 parts – attracting individuals from the forces/other PAGE 88 Specialist engineering feature industries as well as a general interest area PAGE 100 Company profile – Worlifts PAGE 27 Ormonde Offshore Wind farm – a case study by A2Sea PAGE 102 Innovation feature – WaveWinder – a very interesting concept linking wave and wind energy PAGE 28 Business Development section – regular advice from the team od experts PAGE 104 20 Questions – John Best from Fendercare Marine P16 P61 P83 GREEN ENERGY PUBLISHING LTD (NORTHERN) The Oaks, Oakwood Park Business Centre, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 3JN GREEN ENERGY PUBLISHING LTD (SOUTHERN) OrbisEnergy, Wilde Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1XH TELEPHONE 01765 644224 WEB SITE www.windenergynetwork.co.uk EDITORIAL [email protected] SALES [email protected] Wind Energy Network magazine is happy to accept unsolicited contributions for consideration. Editorial opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of Green Energy Publishing Ltd and the company does not accept responsibility for advertising content. The publishers cannot accept any responsibility for omissions or errors. The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without written permission. www.windenergynetwork.co.uk 03 COLLABORATION COLLABORATION: THE NAME OF THE GAME THE WIND ENERGY We have featured in every edition of our now nearly 3 year tenure, INDUSTRY HAS companies and organisations working HIGHLIGHTED together to ensure successful outcomes – pulling together skills, A SPECIAL expertise and resources. REQUIREMENT, All of the aforementioned bodies will be Co-operatives, alliances and associations featured again in more detail with a view WHICH ULTIMATELY have grown and evolved to ensure that to updating progress. We also intend ENSURES ITS services exist to support the industry in its to spotlight those we have not covered entirety. before so please get in touch if you would SUCCESS – no like to get involved. As you should now MATTER WHAT SIZE We list just a few which we have know we do not charge for any editorial, featured in earlier editions... whether written by individuals, or created THE ORGANISATION by our team. OR COMPANY, • Crown Estate • Dundee Renewables SERVING THE INDUSTRY THE NEED TO • East of England Energy group We are here to serve the industry and help • Enterprise Europe Initiative it communicate. The wind energy industry COLLABORATE IS • European Wind Energy Association is a very sophisticated and professional ESSENTIAL. • Federation of Fishermen’s market place – we are therefore funded Organisations by sponsorships and website tools with • Footprint Renewables limited advertising. • Global Wind Alliance • MPA Concrete Centre To start the ball rolling, so to speak, we • Mersey Maritime Group would like to feature a vessel services co- • Newcastle Chambers of Engineering operative we recently heard about. • NAMTEC (The National Technology Centre) We let Andy Iannetta and Richard Brookin, • NOF Energy pick up the story... • Renewplus • Renewables East COLLABORATION BETWEEN SMALLER • Renewables Network ORGANISATIONS • RenewableUK Having attended many conferences and • Renewable World (our chosen charity) seminars, it has often been suggested that • Scottish Renewables smaller organisations should join forces • Team Humber Marine Alliance and pool resources. • Whitby & Scarborough Offshore Wind • World Trade Centre Hull & Humber Not forgetting of course all the local enterprises, chambers of commerce, etc., many of which are funded by local businesses/organisations, since the demise of the Regional Development Agencies. 04 www.windenergynetwork.co.uk COLLABORATION OFFSHORE MARINE SUPPORT LTD AND ENERGY MARINES SERVICES To this end, Offshore Marine Support Ltd (OMS) and Energy Marines Services (EMS) joined forces in September 2012 and the COST EFFICIENT idea of a Vessel Co-Operative was born For the end user, the daily charter rates as the brainchild of Andy Iannetta and are kept to a reasonable level as OMS Richard Brookin, respectively. and EMS do not have the overheads of a larger organisation. VESSEL CO-OPERATIVE This Co-Operative has brought together DIVERSIFICATION several small owner/operators with one or The Co-Operative has enabled owner/ two vessels with the aim of presenting a operators of vessels to diversify their own more forceful presence in the Renewables businesses and work in an industry sector Sector. OMS and EMS have built up that still displays growth – i.e. many fishing many senior contacts within the industry companies have joined the Co-Operative which enables the smaller operator to gain to offer their vessels for guard duties. access to people that they may not have They have a number of fishermen who been able to before by joining the Co- completely endorse the concept of the Operative. There is no charge to join. offshore wind industry which has gone a long way to change the mind-set of those LIMITED RISK who may previously have been against it. OMS and EMS market the vessel and submit tenders for appropriate jobs, taking Currently, there are offices in Gloucester, a small percentage of the charter rate Preston and the Isle of Wight and should the vessel be successful. Thus vessels available are at various locations risk to the owner is minimal. The range of throughout the UK and Southern Ireland.