Scroby Sands Installation Video Clips:

ode has become a leading consultant in the field of offshore Wind Farm Developments. The British Government has committed to providing 10% of the UK's energy consumption from renewable sources by 2010, increasing to 20% by 2020, of which an initial proportion of approximately 40% and growing will be through offshore wind power. Hence we have seen this new industry develop a pace, along similar lines to the dash for offshore oil and gas in the early sixties.

ode has been well placed to benefit from this new market. The Company's "offshore marine" skills are directly transferable within a very similar application of risk management, offshore construction, marine logistics and vessel deployment. Building on skills developed within the Oil and Gas Industry in liasing with governmental and regulatory authorities, industry focus groups and fisheries now extend to the MOD, local agencies and environmental groups such as the RSPB.

ode provides a complete range of engineering services through the full life cycle of a Wind Farm, drawing on expertise within all three of the Company's Operating Divisions. These range from conceptual studies, safety and the environment, project engineering and procurement through to overall project, construction and operations management.

In 2002, a strong priority was given to the Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm, then being developed by E.ON UK (formally Powergen) off the East Coast of England. Scroby was one of the first of the Crown Estate Round 1 developments to receive consent and hence one of the very first offshore projects in UK waters. E.ON UK, for whom ode has now recently successfully completed the Project Management for finalisation of engineering through fabrication and installation, achieving full operation in December 2004. Two fascinating video clips of the various phases in the development of Scroby are provided adjacent.

Another exciting new development is Eclipse Energy's prestigious Ormonde Project, offshore Barrow-In-Furness in the East Irish Sea. This project will be a world first in providing the generation of low carbon emission electricity by utilising hydrocarbon (gas) reserves offshore in parallel with offshore wind power. The addition of gas fired generation introduces reliability of power supply and hence revenue, countering the problem of intermittency of supply typically associated with wind power. Successful deployment of the scheme is likely to open up the development of a proliferation of other marginal pockets of gas currently lying dormant offshore in the UK in areas such as the Southern Gas Basin of the North Sea.

As a result, the Company has developed an impressive portfolio of services in wind power. These are summarised under Track Record, with specific references being provided as Project Data.

To the future, ode's Marine Base in Great Yarmouth is ideally placed for forthcoming Round 2 developments in support of the Thames Estuary and Greater Wash areas. We will continue to invest in developments throughout UK waters and seek opportunities to take this valuable expertise overseas.