Operated by Equinor
he Dudgeon Community Fund receives a donation of around £125,000 each year from the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, operated by energy company Equinor, to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education projects in Norfolk, designed to inspire the next generation of scientists, innovators and inventors.
Supporting four very different projects in Norfolk, the latest grants from the Dudgeon Community Fund clearly demonstrate that STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) does not have to be confined to the classroom.
The UK Secretary of State for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, has granted development consent to the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extension Projects off the North Norfolk coast. The projects are extensions to the operational Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farms, which currently power around 710,000 UK homes.
A grant from the Dudgeon Community Fund STEM Skills and Employability Programme For Younger People is enabling students at East Norfolk Sixth Form College in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to enter the global Junk Kouture fashion competition.
Eleven innovative STEM projects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) will be delivered in Norfolk during the 2023/24 academic year as a result of grants recently announced by the Dudgeon Community Fund.
The Dudgeon Community Fund has announced that eight organisations in Norfolk have been successful in gaining grant awards from its pilot funding scheme - the Dudgeon STEM Skills and Employability Fund for Younger People.
The Dudgeon Community Fund has opened for grant applications to its STEM for Schools Programme (science, technology, engineering and maths) for projects to be delivered in the 2023/24 academic year, starting in September 2023.
The Dudgeon Community Fund has introduced a new pilot funding opportunity – the Dudgeon STEM Skills and Employability Fund for Younger People - aimed at supporting groups of younger people in the Great Yarmouth, North Norfolk and Breckland regions of Norfolk to achieve their STEM skills and employability aspirations.
Seacat Columbia, one of the UK’s first low emissions vessels, has commenced its service of Equinor’s Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms.
The Planning Inspectorate has accepted for examination the application submitted by Equinor on behalf of its partners to develop the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Extensions (SEP and DEP), both of which are situated off the North Norfolk coast and would power the equivalent of an additional 785,000 UK homes.
The Dudgeon Community Fund has recently awarded grants to seven schools and colleges in the Great Yarmouth, North Norfolk and Breckland districts of Norfolk to support an exciting array of STEM projects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) during the 2022/23 academic year, which commences in September 2022.
Equinor has today applied to the Planning Inspectorate for permission to build extensions to both the Sheringham Shoal and the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farms, both of which are situated off the North Norfolk coast.
Extensions to existing Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms are confirmed by UK Energy Minister as one of the ‘Pathfinder’ projects to deliver early benefits on better coordinated offshore transmission systems.
The Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm has announced that its Community Fund has opened for grant applications for STEM programme (science, technology, engineering and maths) projects to be delivered in the 2022/23 academic year.
On behalf of Sheringham Shoal Extension and Dudgeon Extension partnerships, Equinor is hosting a series of Public Information Days on the week commencing 7th March 2022. These events will allow local stakeholders to learn more about the extension projects, provide an opportunity to ask questions to the project team, and for the project team to understand local concerns.
On behalf of Sheringham Shoal Extension and Dudgeon Extension partnerships, Equinor has published a summary of its phase two consultation, which took place in summer this year. The summary report provides an update on proposals to the two wind farm projects in response to the consultation, and upcoming plans to meet the community.
05 October 2021: On behalf of Sheringham Shoal Extension and Dudgeon Extension partnerships, Equinor has taken the decision to extend the preapplication period for the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Extension Projects (SEP and DEP) to allow time to undertake additional analysis and further develop proposals.
Equinor, operator of Dudgeon offshore wind farm, has presented those aboard the ESVAGT Njord vessel with a Safety Award, to honour their life-saving actions in the rescue of seven fishermen.
Today, 29 April 2021, marks the start of the phase two community consultation and the publication of the Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) for the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Extension Projects (SEP and DEP).