Offshore Marine Management
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Offshore Marine Management (OMM) is an independent provider and supplier of managed marine solutions to the Offshore Renewables, Subsea
Telecoms and Oil and Gas
industries for UK and international markets. Offshore Marine Management specialise in Subsea Cables, Cable Protection, Project Support and Supply of Experienced Personnel and Vessels. OMM was founded in 2001 by Mr Robert Grimmond.
, Owner's engineer
and Supplier for offshore windfarm projects for the Renewable Energy
sector
Offshore Marine Management has contributed to much of the UK's Offshore wind farm installed capacity, often working on Submarine power cable
laying and installation.
Offshore MM have worked on the following Windfarm projects:
Subsea
Subsea is a general term frequently used to refer to equipment, technology, and methods employed in marine biology, undersea geology, offshore oil and gas developments, underwater mining, and offshore wind power industries.- Oil and gas :...
Telecoms and Oil and Gas
Petroleum industry
The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting , and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline...
industries for UK and international markets. Offshore Marine Management specialise in Subsea Cables, Cable Protection, Project Support and Supply of Experienced Personnel and Vessels. OMM was founded in 2001 by Mr Robert Grimmond.
Offshore Windfarms
The company acts in such capacities as ConsultantConsultant
A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...
, Owner's engineer
Owner's engineer
Owner's Engineer or Client's Engineer is a term often given to the representative of the commissioning company of a construction or engineering project...
and Supplier for offshore windfarm projects for the Renewable Energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
sector
Offshore Marine Management has contributed to much of the UK's Offshore wind farm installed capacity, often working on Submarine power cable
Submarine power cable
Submarine power cables are major transmission cables for carrying electric power below the surface of the water. These are called "submarine" because they usually carry electric power beneath salt water but it is also possible to use submarine power cables beneath fresh water...
laying and installation.
Offshore MM have worked on the following Windfarm projects:
- Barrow Offshore WindBarrow Offshore WindThe Barrow Offshore Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm in the East Irish Sea approximately south west of Walney Island, near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, with an installed capacity of 90 MW. The 30 turbine wind farm was completed in June 2006 and first power was generated in...
- Burbo Bank Offshore Wind FarmBurbo Bank Offshore Wind FarmThe Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm is a wind farm located on the Burbo Flats in Liverpool Bay at the entrance to the River Mersey. It is owned and operated by DONG Energy. The wind farm consists of 25 Siemens Wind Power 3.6MW wind turbines with a total nameplate capacity of 90 megawatts...
- Lynn and Inner Dowsing Wind FarmLynn and Inner Dowsing Wind FarmLynn and Inner Dowsing Wind Farm is located in the North Sea, in the shallow waters off the coast of Lincolnshire, England. Completed on time and on budget in 2008, its 54 Siemens Wind Power 3.6-107 wind turbines have a generating capacity of 194 MW, enough to power 130,000 homes on average.The...
- Lincs
- Scroby Sands wind farmScroby Sands wind farmThe Scroby Sands Wind Farm is a wind farm located on the Scroby Sands sandbank in the North Sea, off the coast of Great Yarmouth in eastern England, United Kingdom. It was commissioned in March 2004 by Powergen Renewables Offshore, a division of E.ON UK. It is expected to produce up to a maximum...
- Thorntonbank Wind FarmThorntonbank Wind FarmThe Thorntonbank Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm, off the Belgian coast, in water ranging from deep. Electricity production started in early 2009, with a capacity of 30 MW...
- Alpha Ventus
- Horns Rev
- Rhyl FlatsRhyl FlatsRhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a 25 turbine wind farm approximately 8 km north east of Llandudno in North Wales. It is Wales' second offshore wind farm and the third offshore wind farm to be built within Liverpool Bay...
- Robin Rigg Wind FarmRobin Rigg Wind FarmRobin Rigg Wind Farm, Scotland's first offshore wind farm, has been constructed by E.ON at Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth, a sandbank midway between the Galloway and Cumbrian coasts. The windfarm first generated power for test purposes on 9 September 2009...
- Thanet Offshore Wind ProjectThanet Offshore Wind ProjectThe Thanet Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm off the coast of Thanet district in Kent, England. As of September 2010, it is the world's biggest offshore windfarm. It has a nameplate capacity of 300 MW and it cost £780-900 million...
Services
- Subsea cables engineering and consultancy
- Cable protection and burial
- Sub sea inspection and maintenance
- Project support via diving ops and vessel management
- Offshore Wind Farm Maintenance and inspection solutions
Associations and Qualifications
Offshore Marine Management is a member of the following:- RenewableUK .
- European Wind Energy AssociationEuropean Wind Energy AssociationThe European Wind Energy Association is an association based in Brussels, promoting the use of wind power in Europe. It has over 600 members from nearly 60 countries including manufacturers with a 90% share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and...
. - American Wind Energy Association
- International Marine Contractors Association
- EEEGR
- RegenSW
- Offshore MM holds ISO9000 approval.
Coastal Marine Trust
Offshore Marine Management donates a portion of its profits via the Charitable organisation Coastal Marine Trust.See also
- Renewable energyRenewable energyRenewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
- Wind powerWind powerWind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
- Wind power industryWind power industryThe wind power industry is involved with the design, manufacture, construction, and maintenance of wind turbines. The modern wind power industry began in 1979 with the serial production of wind turbines by Danish manufacturers...