2832 results found for 'hywind scotland'

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  • 24 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has signed an agreement with funds managed by Schroders Greencoat to divest its remaining 25 per cent minority interest in the London Array offshore wind farm in the UK. The total value of the transaction is GBP 717 million (approximately EUR 829 million). Ørsted originally owned 50 per cent of the project and divested […]

  • 2 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Moray West has selected the Siemens Energy/Iemants consortium for the supply of the project’s two offshore substation platforms using Siemens Energy’s Offshore Transformer Module (OTM®) technology. The contract is subject to the award of a Contract for Difference in 2022 and financial close for the 860 MW Moray West wind farm in the Outer Moray […]

  • 3 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Cork based DP Energy is set to become Europe’s largest independent developer of tidal stream projects following SSE Renewables’ transfer of an Agreement for Lease (AfL) with The Crown Estate. The transfer will see DP Energy take on the development of the Westray South project in Orkney, Scotland, with the potential to install up to […]

  • 20 January 2014

    New research from a global group of scientists and engineers, including from the University of Southampton, has been published in a special issue journal of the Royal Society. The work is in support of tidal power, which has the potential to provide more than 20 per cent of the UK’s electricity demand. In order to […]

  • 18 December 2013
    Training & Education

    South Wales based RenewableUK accredited safety training provider, Safety Technology Ltd, has been selected as an official trainer for the EU Skills’ new Low Carbon Energy and Marine Power Institute. This new initiative, developed by EU Skills Cymru and part funded by the Welsh Government, has been established with the aim of providing a gateway […]

  • 6 June 2011

      The Crown Estate’s investment of £1 million in the Inch Cape offshore wind site, part of the Scottish Territorial Waters leasing round, has secured the future of the project after the dissolution of the consortium initially awarded the lease. The £1 million sum has enabled work on the site to continue to plan, and […]

  • 13 June 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Supply chain companies are being urged to tap into opportunities in the UK’s growing offshore wind industry – worth a potential £2 billion a year between now and 2025.  The figures are highlighted in a new guide from Scottish Enterprise and the Crown Estate – The Guide to UK Offshore Wind Operations & Maintenance – […]

  • 6 March 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development

    The world’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has been granted a Natura 2000 permit for the 1.5 GW Skåne Offshore Wind Farm in Sweden. The County Administrative Board in Skåne granted Ørsted a permit for the construction and operation of the Skåne Havsvindpark project in connection with a Natura 2000 area south of Skåne. “This is […]

  • 8 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    With its headquarters at Renfrew, on the River Clyde in Scotland, and offices in the United States, Australia and Singapore, James Fisher Defence is one of the most respected names in subsea engineering. Established for almost 30 years, the company is a world leader in submarine rescue services, being the operator of the national service […]

  • 16 May 2012

    Colpitts World Travel announces its newly formed Renewable Energy travel support team, operating from their UK and European Headquarters in Edinburgh.   The team is able to draw on over 30 years of experience from the Oil and Gas division in Aberdeen, utilising a number of transferable skills as well as offering concessionary airfares that many sectors […]

  • 24 April 2013

    Scottish-based FoundOcean, the world’s largest dedicated offshore construction grouting company, today announced its 2012 year-end results which saw turnover hitting £17.9 million, up 51% on the previous year.  FoundOcean’s Managing Director, Jim Bell sheds light on how the company has recorded successful growth, despite the tough times the construction industry has faced: “This is a […]

  • 12 April 2013

    There’s one place, and only place, to be on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 May … All-Energy 2013 at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). There’s a very special buzz at the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference. It’s the sound and sense of business being done, contacts being made. It’s exciting, it’s stimulating, […]

  • 10 April 2012

    A sales pitch by Nova Innovation on local tidal energy generation was held on April 7 at the Eilean Eisdeal, the community trust on Easdale Island, Forargyll informs. Last year Nova Innovation engaged in consultations with Eilean Eisdeal and neighbouring slate islands of Luing and Seil, on advantages and disadvantages of potential tidal turbine installation […]

  • 31 October 2012

    3sun Group, a leading provider of products and services to the energy industry in the UK and internationally, has announced that it has taken on a record 20 apprentices. It is a major achievement for the company as it continues its efforts to train the workforce of tomorrow. The company is exhibiting at stand 189 […]

  • 29 August 2012
    Authorities, R&D

    The UK Government is to support a range of major collaborative research and development projects, worth in excess of £13 million, that will help to show how wave and tidal energy can be generated at scale, and with lower energy production costs. The UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board and Scottish Enterprise – in […]

  • 16 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    TotalEnergies and Corio Generation have signed a joint venture partnership to develop the Formosa 3 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under this agreement, Corio will remain the majority shareholder and lead developer with 50 per cent plus ten shares overall in the project. The announcement comes after Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy confirmed in late December […]

  • 14 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Environment

    International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has confirmed the recent appointments of Dr Ross McGregor, Senior Ornithologist and Leona Graves as Senior Ecologist within the industry leading Ecology & Hydrology department. Leona is an experienced ecological consultant, with a six year track record in environmental consultancy and a background in both terrestrial and aquatic ecology. […]

  • 19 December 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The 115.5 m blade for Vestas’ V236-15.0 MW™ wind turbine is currently being tested at Blaest’s blade test facility in Aalborg, Denmark. Before going into commercial production, the new V236-15.0 MW™ wind turbine will undergo comprehensive test campaigns which are a mandatory part of the type certification process. One of the tests to be performed […]

  • 4 March 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    Maersk Training is about to launch two new offshore emergency courses, the OPITO Helideck Emergency Response Team Member Training and the OPITO 6 Day Combined Helideck and Team Member Training. These two OPITO Accredited courses will kick start this month at the company’s training centre in the North-East of Scotland and be delivered using a […]

  • 12 October 2015
    R&D

    Saab Seaeye Falcon spent three days gathering vital benthic data for an impact assessment of a proposed tidal array installation at Torr Head on Northern Ireland’s rugged and dramatic coast. Undertaking the assessment project was Marine Ecological Surveys Limited for their client, Tidal Ventures Ltd, who intend developing a 100 megawatt tidal array. Daniel Brutto, […]

  • 22 September 2011

    The world’s first commercial wave energy plant went online this summer and is supplying electricity to a town in northern Spain. Despite its high investment costs, it could serve as a model for other coastal regions.  The small Spanish coastal town of Mutriku doesn’t look like it would be home to a high-tech power plant. […]

  • 16 July 2013
    R&D

    A team of Cardiff University’s researchers have found that a large majority of the British public support moves to an efficient, clean, fair, and safe energy system but distrust remains a concern. Transforming the UK energy system – public values, attitudes and acceptability brings together the findings from two in-depth phases of research carried out […]

  • 3 April 2012

      SPR has announced a further delay in submitting its planning application for the proposed Tiree(Argyll) Array . The proposed Array is now delayed till 2nd ha 2014. If consented , the Array will not come on line till 2020. Note , if consented, under the Crown Estates lease , SPR has a further 12 […]

  • 20 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The UK government should establish a new 60 percent UK content target for British offshore wind projects, according to former UK Energy Minister Michael Fallon.

  • 9 May 2013

    SgurrEnergy has concluded a one year wind measurement campaign, conducted on the first Offshore Risk Quantification Analysis (ORQA) platform, located near Lamma Island, Hong Kong. The measurement campaign, which began in March 2012, was carried out on behalf of The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK Electric), which is looking to develop a 90-100MW offshore wind […]

  • 25 March 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The developers of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm have revealed the design for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base that will serve the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. Subject to planning approval, the base will be constructed in the Port of Tyne, the UK. It will serve as the main hub for operating the 3.6 […]