It was not an easy task we were presented with but, in just one month, donations have ensured that no child in the county will be at a digital disadvantage.
Ben Lynch, IT manager at Open Academy in Norwich, with one of the laptops from Norfolk County Council.
- Credit: Danielle Booden Officers at County Hall have done an amazing job in getting devices out to those who really need them.
“It has been a pleasure to work with both the NCF and the Eastern Daily Press on this campaign. A huge thank you to everyone who helped spread the word about the need for devices here in Norfolk and of course, a particular thanks to everyone who donated devices and money.”
Norfolk laptop campaign provides 4,500 laptops for pupils
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Sonja Chirico Indrebø, plant manager, Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm.
- Credit: Equinor
A windfarm has made a generous £100,000 donation to a campaign aiming to enable disadvantaged children to access online learning.
The Every Child Online campaign, run by this newspaper alongside Norfolk County Council and the Norfolk Community Foundation, is giving laptops and tablets to those who need them most.
Equinor, which operates Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm in Great Yarmouth and Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, donated the money from the windfarm s community fund, which will be used to purchase devices for the 6,000 children in Norfolk who do not have access to online learning.
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The Board of TRIG is pleased to announce that the Company has exchanged contracts to acquire an equity interest of 17.5% in Beatrice offshore wind farm (the Project) from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). Beatrice is a 588MW offshore wind farm developed by SSE plc using Siemens turbines, has an established track record since operations commenced in 2018 and benefits from a Contract-for-Difference ( CfD ) subsidy. Following completion of the transaction, Beatrice will represent approximately 12% of TRIG s investment portfolio.
The wind farm is located approximately 13km off the north east coast of Scotland and comprises 84 Siemens 7MW turbines which utilise direct drive technology. The Project has a 15-year maintenance agreement in place with Siemens. The Project s CfD subsidy fixes the price received for all power generated until 2034, with indexation to inflation. Debt financing on the Project is fixed rate and fully amortising within the
The Beatrice offshore wind farm Picture: SSE By Ian McConnell A 17.5 per cent stake in the Beatrice offshore wind farm, developed by Perth-based energy giant SSE, is being bought by The Renewables Infrastructure Group, which highlighted the part such projects could play in the UK’s decarbonisation drive. The equity interest in Beatrice, around 13 kilometres off Scotland’s north-east coast, is being acquired from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) said the 588-megawatt project had “an established track record since operations commenced in 2018 and benefits from a contract-for-difference subsidy”. It noted that, after the transaction was completed, Beatrice would represent about 12% of its investment portfolio.
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