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GREEN VISION April/May 2015 October/November 2015

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Strengthening Skills in the Region

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Atlantis Electronics

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Green Port Hull

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Renewables Network

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Myton Law

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Atlantis ES, Supporting the Growing Humber in Germany

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Communities to benefit from The Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm

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Strengthening Skills in the Region

10 Partnership in Practice to Deliver Basic Safety Training to the Energy Estuary 11 Marine Survey, Monitoring, Research & Assessment 12 Business Support Funding 13 Clever Cam Saves Energy 14 Offshore Wind – The Health & Safety Challenge

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Welcome to the Green Vision Magazine A lot less talk and a lot more action.

For years the Humber and offshore wind was one huge talking shop with multi millions of pounds promised to be invested but very little actual action. Over the past year this situation has most definitely changed. The Greenport Hull partnership between Associated British Ports and Siemens continues to develop with construction work ongoing at Hull’s Alexandra Dock’s along with the first stages of recruitment in place.

Along with the Able’s Marine Energy Park on the Humber south bank finally got its planning approval and has signed a memorandum of understanding with offshore wind giant Dong Energy.

Away from these huge developments small

businesses are also benefiting from investment in the sector. Local businesses have begun to win work and inward investors are choosing the Humber for their UK bases. Within Renewables Network we have seen huge amounts of activity over this past year with ideas and concepts rapidly turning into reality.

However, we must also keep a cautionary eye on the changing political landscape. Government support for the onshore wind and solar sectors has been cut. The opposition appears to be in disarray. The renewable energy sector is being forced to change and become competitive with fossil fuel production; this will long term be our biggest challenge and the key determinant of renewable energy success on the Humber.

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Atlantis ES, Supporting the Growing Humber in Germany

Layton Barr Founder and CEO of Atlantis ES Marine Technologies left the port of Hull, on the P&O overnight ferry, commencing a one thousand mile round trip from Kingston-upon-Hull to Rostock Germany. With the purpose to attend the ASV Pioneer to make urgent repairs to the vessels satellite telecommunications link, data I.T. infrastructure and satellite television systems.

The ASV Pioneer managed by Dalby Offshore, Beverley is floating hotel and barge configuration and was used as the main platform and hotel accommodation throughout the raising the ill-fated cruise ship the Costa Concordia. Being adaptable, the ASV Pioneer’s current assignment is found within the renewables industry. The Pioneer’s accommodation block upgraded, house up to 236 persons including surveyors, engineers, ROV operators and the ship’s crew in the middle of the Baltic Sea, whilst the barge platform with her two cranes are used to land High Voltage

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cables from the seabed onto her deck which are then spliced onto new cable sections before the combined cables making one cable, is buried under the seabed. The now jointed cable segments form a single High voltage cable which delivers the collected Wind Turbine energy transferring it ashore.

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Communities to benefit from The Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm In February 2015, the first turbine at E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm generated electricity for the first time with all turbines generating electricity in May, two months ahead of schedule. This was a major milestone in the construction process of the 73 turbine project that is now providing enough renewable energy to power thousands of homes and businesses.

On 30 September 2015, the wind farm was formally opened by Andrea Leadsom MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, at the company’s impressive Operations and Maintenance base in Grimsby.

Matthew Swanwick, Project Manager said “it required a remarkably effective team effort to deliver this project ahead of schedule and against the challenges we faced and the outcome is something we are all incredibly proud of” The project will certainly leave a lasting legacy having invested £2m in community initiatives.

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This will provide for: n Two new cutting-edge 16 seat electric minibuses that will help to connect communities in rural areas with vital services, including transport for social and recreational activities for youth and community groups and transport for school children to sport and culture activities n Development of a new Offshore Wind Apprenticeship Programme in North East Lincolnshire, which will give up to 10 apprentices the chance to benefit from an Advance Apprenticeship in Wind Turbine Operations and Maintenance and will bring

much needed educational and employment opportunities to that area n Fund to support smaller, sustainable projects in the parishes that border the wind farm that will help to make environmental improvements, or provide services and activities that make a difference to people’s lives and/or the economic regeneration of the area n Support for a proposed new visitor centre at one of the UK’s most important and best nature reserves, Spurn Point, delivering socio-economic, environmental and educational benefits to the area.

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“The money you are donating will make such a huge difference to our club and to local people. We are so grateful for this wonderful contribution which will help to sustain what we do for years to come.

You really are giving power to the people.”

The company has already committed to investing £200,000 in smaller local projects and in the first year alone 20 fantastic projects across eight of the parishes on the Humber Gateway cable route have benefitted from £100,000 in grants ranging from £650-£10,000. A second £100,000 will be available to local people to apply for funding in early 2016.

- capable of generating enough electricity to power up to *170,000 UK homes, which is more

than one and a half times the number of homes in neighbouring Hull.

In the words of one beneficiary: “The money you are donating will make such a huge difference to our club and to local people. We are so grateful for this wonderful contribution which will help to sustain what we do for years to come.

You really are giving power to the people.”

Sandra Stephens, Renewables Stakeholder Manager at E.ON, said: “Providing a helping hand to organisations that are looking to deliver projects that make a real difference to local people is the core principle of the Community Support Fund and something we’re incredibly proud of”.

Located 8km off the East Yorkshire coast, just north of the mouth of the river Humber, the wind farm has an installed capacity of up to 219MW *Based on an average annual domestic household electricity consumption of 4,266 kWh (Source DECC)

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Strengthening Skills in the Region Businesses in Hull and the East Riding are using the Green Port Growth Programme to increase the skills capacity within their workforce in preparation for the renewable energy sector in our region.

This has been done by providing guidance and funding for up-skilling initiatives and apprenticeship schemes in order to increase the capabilities of their employees.

Bob Ferraby, economic inclusion manager at Hull City Council, has been involved with the employment and skills development strand.

He said: “We have been working to broaden the scope for businesses to access funding and

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support for skills. As a result, we now cover any advanced or higher level apprenticeship frameworks for businesses in the renewables supply chain on the north bank of the Humber. This will provide a solution for SME manufacturing employers affected by labour market displacement or churn, such as the local caravan industry.

becoming the UK’s energy capital, we need to be training young people and giving them the skills and experience they need for a bright future in this industry. Funding from the Green Port Growth Programme has enabled us to take on apprentices like Owen.”

MWD apprentice Owen Taylor

“We have also incorporated specific Level 2 apprenticeship frameworks within our funding criteria for roles such as deckhands and our upskilling support is also ongoing.”

Thanks to funding from the Green Port Growth Programme, Hull-based marine engineering firm MWD were able to take on local apprentice Owen Taylor, 18, who was looking to embark on his dream career as an engineer. Owen started his three-year apprenticeship in October 2014 and is hoping to stay with MWD beyond his training period.

MWD Managing Director Andy Healey commented: “Investing in the future of our workforce is high on the agenda at MWD, with apprentices key to this objective. With the Humber region fast

Offshore network solutions business given assistance to access energy giants A Hull-based company that specialises in communications systems for offshore operations

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hadn’t taken on an additional team member.

Latitude Surveys is now undertaking CHAS accreditation and reviewing opportunities for taking on an additional staff member in 2016.”

Dawn Hall, project manager for Green Port Growth Programme’s Business Support strand, added: “Latitude Surveys is one of 200 businesses to register with the Green Port Growth Programme, and one of 100 that have received significant support. This has been through funding, advice and attending our workshops. Businesses that want to make sure they’re not missing out on opportunities can join our supplier directory which aims to provide information to the renewables industry on the region’s suppliers, products and services.

“We are also planning two new workshops covering social media and ports and logistics and would encourage businesses to sign up and come along.”

L-R Mariano Davies, CEO of the British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark; Rachel Addison, Communications Manager, Humber, at ABP; Councillor Anita Harrison, The Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull and Admiral of the Humber; Councillor Peter Turner, Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council; and Pauline Wade, Director of International Trade at the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce.

has moved a step closer to supplying one of the leading energy companies thanks to vital funding and advice.

Patrick Bell, Managing Director of Force 55

Force55 Ltd is a newly formed business built to address the increasing legislation, safe construction and navigation needs of a growing offshore renewables industry. Managing Director Patrick Bell has developed a unique system to improve communications for operations and maintenance staff working in the oil and gas industry.

The business, which is backed by 20 years of extensive experience, has received interest in its products from potential investors, as well as Dong Energy UK. However, Patrick needed assistance on navigating the process of product development and to access a procurement framework before the company could be considered as a potential supplier.

Dr Alan Lowdon, R&D Director of the Green Port Growth Programme, commented: “Dong Energy UK requires supply companies to register with Achilles, a procurement agency for the sector. The Green Port Growth Programme’s business support strand assisted with the registration and audit process and R&D strand helped with numerous applications most recently the protection and patenting of Force55 Ltd’s MarineStream® and WatchTower© products. This has enabled them to be in a stronger position when it comes to investment.

We also put Patrick in contact with Fred Mead from UK Government’s MAS GROW: Offshore Wind Programme, which has enabled him to meet with established owners and developers.

Fred has also offered guidance on potential funding options relevant to the marketing of new Force55 Ltd products. This is in response to the recent invitation by Lloyds of London to invest.”

Latitude Surveys is currently contracting with ADAS undertaking surveys on farmland for the installation of wind turbines.

Danish business desk set to bring European opportunities to Green Port Hull Surveyors double renewables work thanks to funding An East Yorkshire surveying firm that specialises in wind farms has seen its work double in the past year after securing a new staff member.

Latitude Surveys, based in Melton, wanted to increase its work opportunities in the renewables sector. To do this it needed to recruit a new surveyor and invest in additional equipment so more work would be taken on in-house rather than subcontracted.

The company enrolled with the Green Port Growth Programme in August 2014 and applied for financial support to fund the new kit. Funding was granted in October 2014 and a new land surveyor was appointed in November. In this time, Latitude Surveys has seen projects and profits increase by 100 per cent.

Gary Cunningham, Managing Director of Latitude Surveys, explains: “We are currently contracting with ADAS undertaking surveys on farmland for the installation of wind turbines and solar panels.

We are also working with Local Transport Projects in surveying access routes for turbine blades. This wouldn’t have been possible if we

Green Port Hull has opened a business desk in Denmark, to help establish and strengthen networks across Europe between companies involved in the renewable energy sector supply chain.

Green Port Hull, working in partnership with the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce has launched the initiative in Copenhagen which will be run by the British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark. The chambers will engage with both Danish and UK businesses and act as a signpost for those that want to access supply chain opportunities with Green Port Hull.

The partnership will promote inward investment opportunities for Danish businesses at Green Port Hull and present potential joint venture and supply chain opportunities for businesses in Denmark and in Hull and the East Riding.

The objective is to capitalise on the current high profile investments in Green Port Hull including £310m by Siemens and Associated British Ports.

For further details about how your business can benefit from support through the Green Port Growth Programme, which is supported by the Regional Growth Fund, please contact the Business Support Team tel: 01482 391639 or email greenportgrowth@eastriding.gov.uk or visit www.greenporthull.co.uk

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Partnership in Practice to Deliver Basic Safety Training to the Energy Estuary Delivering all five RUK/GWO Basic Safety Training modules in a one week package in Hull

A new partnership between two local training providers has been formed to deliver the wind industry’s five Basic Safety Training (BST) modules in a one week package in Hull.

The partnership between HFR Solutions and HOTA offers training that meets the standards of the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and RenewableUK (RUK) in working at height, marine safety, fire awareness, first aid and manual handling.

HFR Solutions is a full service risk prevention and emergency response provider offering emergency planning, consultancy, bespoke training, safety interventions and emergency response teams to established and emerging industry. HFR Solutions was established in 2012 to take the skills, knowledge and expertise of Humberside Fire and Rescue Service to the commercial sector, with the vision of enabling their business partners and community to be safer, every single day.

The Humber Wind Partnership, delivering the five modules of the RUK/GWO Basic Safety Training in a one week package in Hull.

HOTA is a quality training provider, offering nationally approved training and tailor-made courses to meet company specific training needs. It is renowned for its flexibility and its highly trained team of professional trainers delivering courses when, where and how they are required. Through diversification and industries ever changing needs HOTA now trains over 8,000 delegates annually and offers in excess of 100 courses in Offshore, Maritime, Renewable, Electrical, Emergency Response, First Aid and Health & Safety.

Nick Granger, Director at HFR Solutions said: “This is a really exciting partnership as it incorporates the established training facilities at HOTA in Hull with our new training facilities in Hessle. The partnership is a natural fit as we’re both local training providers established to benefit the local community. HFR Solutions is a community interest company investing all surplus in either community based safety initiatives or directly back into the business. HOTA a limited company with charity status established in 1987 by the offshore industry for the offshore industry. HOTA’s primary aim was to provide training and facilities for the Oil & Gas sector, investing all surplus funds into enhancing its training facilities.”

Karen Shepherd, General Manager at HOTA said: “This is an excellent opportunity for two highly professional local companies to collaborate and offer their expertise from the maritime and offshore industries, and the fire and rescue service, to the renewable industry.”

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Marine Survey, Monitoring, Research & Assessment

Precision Marine Survey Ltd (PMSL) is an independent environmental consultancy established to provide integrated data acquisition, analysis and assessment with regard to estuarine, coastal & offshore marine development, marine conservation and commercial & recreational fisheries.

Established in 2004, PMSL moved to a new office and laboratory in Thorngumbald in 2008, from where the business has continued to expand. Although operating predominantly on a UKÂ national basis, PMSL staff have significant experience of working in European and East African waters, and have undertaken analysis of fauna from the UK, European continent, Middle East and Indian Ocean. PMSL is a member of the NMBAQC scheme (The National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme).

PMSL staff have worked on a range of offshore renewable projects since 2004, which include the Humber Gateway, Westermost Rough, Dogger Bank Projects, Triton Knoll and the Race Bank. In addition, PMSL have carried out a range of environmental surveys for companies engaged in marine aggregate extraction, port developments, the oil and gas sector and also nature conservation projects for UK governmental organisations and statutory bodies.

PMSL has in house capabilities to undertake surveys for a variety of intertidal and subtidal marine environmental baseline and monitoring assessments including fish surveys, benthic sampling and drop down video survey along with habitat/biotope mapping and water quality

modelling/sampling. Through its fully equipped laboratory PMSL can facilitate the analysis of biological and chemical samples. For a range of analyses including taxonomy and particle size analysis (PSA). The capabilities of the laboratory were further strengthened in 2014 when PMSL purchased a Malvern 3000 Mastersizer Laser Granulometer.

In 2012, PMSL took delivery of its second multipurpose survey vessel, the 12m Catapult built catamaran; Precision 1. This vessel was built to our own specification and incorporates the latest equipment and electronics necessary for the varied marine operations the vessel undertakes.

The vessel is designed and constructed to strict UK MCA category 2 coding to carry up to 12 passengers and 2 crew, powered by twin Iveco N67 ENT M45 450hp engines giving a comfortable cruising speed of eighteen knots.

The specialist areas of vessel operations include on site, pipeline and cable route surveys using geotechnical (CPT and grab sampling), geophysical (shallow seismic and sonar surveys), and bathymetric surveys using MBES. Crew transfer access to offshore infrastructure (e.g. wind turbines) is provided via the specially designed foredeck, whilst comfortable seating is

provided within the main cabin for passengers.

The deck mounted hiab and winch also allows for the deployment and recovery of scientific instrumentation such as wave rider buoys and sampling equipment. Amenities on board include; shower, toilet, hot and cold running water, beverage making facilities, microwave oven and a space heating system for the wheelhouse/main cabin seating area.

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Precision Marine Survey Ltd (PMSL) is an independen established to provide integrated data acquisition, analysi to estuarine, coastal & offshore marine developme commercial and recreational fisheries.

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Business Support Funding

Renewables Network is delivering on a range of funded business support projects which support regional businesses with growth, innovation, R&D, job creation, manufacturing and sales & marketing. Our projects are private sector led and targeted for Humber based SME’s looking to win business within the energy sector.

Renewables Network is working with regional SME’s to deliver projects and will work with you at all stages to: n Define a fundable project n Identify a consultant to deliver the project n Provide support in completing the application, project delivery and close out processes Renewables Network’s aim is to simplify the business support funding process and ensure that its clients get maximum gain with minimum pain. There is a whole range of business support funding available and we are able to advise on how your business can maximise this funding.

Our consultant will work on a one-to-one basis with you to define and achieve business goals.

Our coaches have relevant experience ranging from start-ups ventures to business turnaround in multi-national organisations.

businesses ranging from new start ups with real growth potential through to established SME’s with up to 250 employees and a turnover of less than £40m/ year.

Project Scope Renewables Network will work with your company to identify opportunities.

Whether it’s developing and marketing new products and services, adapting existing products to new markets and demands, protecting your intellectual property rights or R&D, Renewables Network works alongside you to identify the critical steps you need to take.

Typical Process Renewables Network is experienced in delivering this process. Our aim is to make it ‘light touch’ ensuring that your organization receives maximum benefit with minimum cost and disruption.

In addition becoming part of Renewables Network will provide you with regular energy sector updates and attendance at workshops and seminars run in the region. You can choose which events to attend to suit your business needs.

Stage 1: Telecon or face to face meeting to identify the opportunity

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Stage 2: Completion of application form.

Stage 3: Delivery of the programme by a jointly agreed and consultant.

works in partnership with a range of different funding providers to deliver our projects.

Risk Reward Renewables Network is open to working on a risk/ reward basis on certain projects. We are a private sector led organisation and understand that projects need to deliver real, tangible results. We are happy to explore this approach on a project by project basis.

Continued Support Renewables Network staff are available to continue support on a commercial project by project basis. They are also available to provide support in accessing grant funding, often on a risk share basis.

Renewables Network Contact Energy Technology Centre, Flemingate Centre, Armstrong Way, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 0GH info@renewablesnetwork.co.uk

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Clever Cam Saves Energy A thermal survey was the first step in overcoming a host of problems that were wasting energy at Hull-based Ideal Boilers.

Carried out by Environmental Strategies Ltd (ESL), the survey identified that the internal temperature of the powder-paint curing oven was actually 15% higher than required for the curing process due to a faulty temperature sensor. This finding has not only enabled staff to simply turn the temperature down, resulting in a huge energy saving without loss of product quality, the company are now piloting a lower temperature bake paint, which will further reduce their energy costs per component.

Steve Winn, Engineering Project Manager at Ideal Boilers, commented, “With help from ESL we are using the opportunities for improvement identified from the thermal survey to develop our ISO 50001 Energy Management System.”

Elsewhere, at Three Crowns Confectionary, a thermal survey identified how much heat was being lost from an extensive network of pipework that carries liquid chocolate at a set temperature around the factory. ESL developed the business case for insulating it which will prevent the company overloading their electricity supply by reducing the amount of electric heating required significantly.

The same infrared principles apply to conducting a thermal survey of a commercial or industrial building. The camera can detect missing or compromised insulation in the roof and walls; cold air infiltrating where it shouldn’t; whether HVAC systems are operating effectively; and the impact of thermal bridging.

“The huge advantage of thermography is that all this can be done without disruption to production and in a very short time. It empowers the client to make informed decisions on energy efficiency improvements, potentially saving hundreds of pounds a year,” said Helen Wheeler-Osman of ESL.

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Offshore Wind – The Health & Safety Challenge

By Scott Yates, Myton Law The generation of electricity from renewable sources is fundamental to achieving the UK’s legally binding targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 20% of 1990 levels by 2050 and offshore wind will be at the forefront of the push towards that goal. The offshore wind farm (OWF) industry is already a major UK manufacturing activity, bringing significant new inward investment, businesses and jobs.

However, the increased pace of construction and development of progressively large scale and far offshore OWF developments brings a corresponding risk of safety incidents.

Unsurprisingly, there is renewed focus on health and safety issues specifically those involving working at height, manual handling, falling objects, personnel transfers and shipping operations.

by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 on: n employers; n employees; n self-employed; n those who have control of workplaces; n designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of articles and substances for use at work; These will apply equally to those involved in OWF projects. Near identical obligations are imposed on the employers of sea going crew by regulations made under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. In essence, the obligation is to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of those who may be affected by their actions or omissions.

The relative youth and rapid pace of growth of the industry have led to a lack of international consistency in health and safety practices with the result that formulating guidelines and practices outside the scope of individual projects is largely up to the industry itself, with manufacturers, developers and operators having to tailor their approach to each country or project.

A very welcome attempt at harmonisation of industry good practice and to help stakeholders fulfil their legislative obligations in respect of persons working on board wind turbine plant and LV assembly is the RenewableUK Wind Turbine Safety Rules 2015. These are a model template of rules and procedures to help formalise a safe system of work for protecting employees from the inherent dangers of wind turbine equipment .

There are no health and safety specific regulations relating to OWF activities in the UK but there are various legal obligations imposed

Clearly training and knowledge sharing are both critical in maintaining and improving safety standards but unlike the oil and gas sector there

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is no common approach or standard for such matters and at the very least a more integrated approach for the UK and Europe is needed.

So, the way ahead is to learn from mistakes, share solutions, and develop consistent guidelines and training, while taking the best from the oil and gas industry. Offshore wind is still an emerging and developing industry and it faces a big challenge in health and safety terms.

Scott Yates is a Director and Solicitor at Myton Law and has represented several companies in relation to accidents and incidents involving OWF operations. Myton Law can advise and assist on all aspects of health and safety law applicable to the development, construction and operation of OWF operations. Scott is also a board member of the Green Port Growth Programme. Call 01482 485022 www.mytonlaw.co.uk

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