The Duke of York will be in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on Tuesday 24th July 2012, when he will be visiting Scira Offshore Energy and meeting staff from Gardline, the marine sciences company based in Great Yarmouth. His Royal Highness is interested to learn more about the rapidly developing offshore renewables industry in the UK.

The two companies, Scira and Gardline, are, in varying capacities, involved in the development of the 88 turbine Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, situated between 9 and 17 miles off the North Norfolk coast. Scira Offshore Energy, which was established to operate this offshore wind farm once completed, is jointly owned by two Norwegian companies, Statoil and Statkraft; Gardline, a leading marine sciences contractor that specialises in geophysical, hydrographic, environmental, oceanographic and geotechnical surveys has been involved in survey projects during the construction of the offshore wind farm, which is now nearing completion.

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