Energy: Oil & Gas and Renewables

£150m has been invested at Narec to provide the most comprehensive open-access test and research facilities anywhere in the world for the scale-up of offshore renewable energy technologies.
These reliability, design verification and accelerated life testing facilities have been built to meet demand for the development of bigger offshore turbines and bigger blades.
Narec has adapted three docks for testing subsea equipment, such as: rock trenchers, ROVs, tether management systems, sonar devices and robots. The docks are complemented by electrical and materials laboratories for the development of power take-off systems, failure analysis, materials and coatings selection, cable joint integrity tests and electrical grid integration.
The proposed Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Site is the largest open-access demonstration site in the UK, and is now in a position to leverage the additional investment that will make it a world-leading proving ground for novel and cost reducing offshore wind technologies.

A leading specialist manufacturer of cable glands, cable connectors and associated accessories, CMP’s products are used extensively for power, control, lighting and instrumentation cable applications in connection with IEC and NEC cables.The company’s product portfolio also offers a variety of solutions for use in marine, hazardous and non-hazardous areas across a large selection of cable types.

AVID Technology specialises in the design, manufacture and distribution of technology products which reduce the emissions and fuel consumption of heavy duty vehicles.The company’s thermal management products are used by leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and other heavy machinery to control temperature of critical systems on low-emission diesel, electric and hybrid vehicles.
Founded in 2004, the company is based in Cramlington and continues to go from strength to strength, supplying vehicle manufacturers, tier-one suppliers and the aftermarket throughout Europe.
With noted expertise in control systems, cooling systems, water pumps, cooling fans, Micro Hybrid systems, fuel saving and emissions reduction, AVID Technology is delivering reductions in fuel consumption and emissions by up to15% and a return on investment of less than18 months.

Advanced Engineering Solutions offers specialist pipeline equipment engineering for the pipeline inspection industry and has core expertise in mechanical, material, electronics and software engineering. Based on a blend of applied consultancy, engineering development activities and specialist technical operations, AES is involved in water engineering, gas engineering and pipeline coating projects throughout the UK, including the assessment and improvement of the operating performance of water pipelines, as well as condition assessment of low and medium gas mains.

PII Pipeline Solutions was born from research work originally carried out in the 1970’s at the British Gas Engineering Research Station in Killingworth with the aim of developing advanced inspection technology to keep the UK’s gas pipeline network safe. The team at PII has continued that tradition of research and innovation and its latest generation technology is now serving customers from North America to China and all points in-between.
Based in Cramlington since1979, PII is now one of the industry leaders in pipeline inspection services, offering more tool technologies and more enhanced data analysis methodologies than any other pipeline integrity company. With over one million kilometres of pipeline inspected worldwide during the last 35 years, PII’s advanced assessment techniques form the basis of a broad scope of pipeline integrity services, offering technological expertise, field experience, and advanced data management capabilities to help their customers meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements, and to enhance the safety, productivity and asset life of pipelines.