Local Grimsby resident, Declan Clarke, a Field Engineer at Triton Knoll, operated by RWE, was awarded a prestigious accolade at the 2024 Global Offshore Wind Awards, when he was named the ‘Unsung Hero’ at a glittering ceremony held in London. Organised by Renewables UK, the Global Offshore Wind Awards is an annual ceremony bringing together … Read more
RWE celebrates National Apprenticeship Week and launches 2024 Wind Turbine Technician apprenticeship programme RWE currently has twelve apprentices in training from the Humber region National Apprentice Week takes place between 5th and 11th February 2024 Four more regional apprentice positions have now opened for applications During National Apprenticeship Week, RWE is celebrating the success of … Read more
Over 200 Grimsby school children have taken part in the RWE Wind Energy Workshop programme throughout 2023 receiving great feedback from teachers and students alike. The hugely successful workshops, ran in collaboration with Lab Rascals, were adopted and launched by RWE in 2022. They are designed to give children the opportunity to work in a … Read more
RWE welcomed local MPs Lia Nici and Martin Vickers to its expanding Grimsby Hub, a new state of the art operations and maintenance facility, currently under construction at the company’s existing site in Grimsby’s Royal Docks. During the visit, the MPs took a tour around the facility, met with staff and had the opportunity to … Read more
RWE has appointed Humber-based firm Hobson & Porter to complete the construction of its new state-of-the-art operations & maintenance facility known as the Grimsby Hub. The multi-million pound contract includes an extension to the existing Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm operations base located at Grimsby’s Royal Dock, and includes the creation of a new Centralised … Read more
RWE has launched its 2023 Wind Turbine Technician Apprenticeship programme with applications being invited for four new roles based in Grimsby at the Grimsby Hub and Humber Gateway sites. The NVQ Level 3 Wind Turbine Technician apprenticeship first launched in 2012 to generate skilled wind technicians who could meet the growing needs of the offshore … Read more
Turbine commissioning at Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm has been successfully completed. The project has reached this milestone on time, overcoming the challenges posed by the global pandemic. Once fully operational, Triton Knoll will be one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, full operations are expected in Q1 2022 as planned. Triton Knoll will … Read more
RWE today confirmed that it has completed all the major onshore electrical system construction works associated with Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. The works, which commenced in September 2018, involved laying 57km of 220kV underground cable from the project’s landfall location near Anderby Creek to the newly constructed Triton Knoll Onshore Substation near Bicker Fen. … Read more
Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm has confirmed today that the 90th – and final – state-of-the-art wind turbine had been successfully installed at the project site, 32km off the coast of Lincolnshire. This major achievement marks yet another milestone in the project’s delivery schedule, which remains on track to complete turbine commissioning in 2021 and … Read more
Triton Knoll has achieved another major project milestone having now installed 45 of the 90 turbines planned for the offshore array. The first of Triton Knoll’s 9.5 megawatts (MW) turbines was installed in January 2021 and the project remains on track to complete offshore construction by the end of the year. Turbine commissioning will continue … Read more