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Strengthening Connections Across the UK Energy Supply Chain Podium Energy Consultancy is pleased to announce that we have become a member of NOF, the leading business development organisation for companies operating across the energy sector. As a consultancy focused on helping clients improve project delivery, operational performance, governance, quality, and continuous improvement across renewable energy projects, joining NOF represents an important step in our continued gro

17 September 2026 Podium Energy Consultancy is pleased to announce that we will be attending WindEnergy Hamburg 2026, one of the world's leading events for the onshore and offshore wind industry, taking place from 22-25 September 2026 in Hamburg, Germany. Bringing together developers, OEMs, vessel operators, contractors, service providers, investors and technology innovators from across the global renewable energy sector, WindEnergy Hamburg provides a unique platform to discu

Podium's OPT provides a single source of truth for operational planning, bringing together people, processes and data into one collaborative platform. By centralising information and improving visibility across projects, the system helps teams make faster, better-informed decisions, reduce inefficiencies and support the safe, efficient delivery of complex offshore energy operations.

Offshore foundation completion and commissioning is a critical phase in offshore energy projects, bridging construction and operational readiness. The process verifies that foundations have been installed correctly, meet design specifications and can safely support long-term operations. Thorough testing, inspection and commissioning reduce risk, improve reliability and help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and on schedule.

Construction of the UK’s largest offshore wind project has taken a significant step forward with the successful installation of the first fully commissioned foundation at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.

The UK offshore wind sector has marked a major engineering and supply‑chain milestone with the successful installation of the first turbine at the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm, setting a new national record for turbine blade size and underlining the continued momentum of large‑scale offshore renewables in 2026. [zawya.com], [offshorewind.biz]

The UK’s battery energy storage system (BESS) sector is entering a new phase of rapid expansion, with a wave of multi‑hundred‑megawatt and gigawatt‑scale projects announced, financed, or advancing through construction across the country. Developers, utilities, and institutional investors are accelerating deployment as battery storage becomes critical to managing the growing share of offshore wind and solar on the national grid. [energy-storage.news], [renewableuk.com]

Why first‑generation projects matter in the transition to larger scale Offshore Windfarms and Maintenance Schedules