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  • Geotechnical Borehole Surveys Set to Begin at Neart na Gaoithe

    24 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    A geotechnical borehole survey campaign is set to begin at the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind project on 1 September. Geotechnical drilling vessel Ocean Vantage is expected to survey 32 of the planned wind turbine and one of the offshore substation locations. The survey works are expected to last approximately 80 days. Neart na […]

  • UK Firms Launch Offshore Rescue Conveyor Belt

    23 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Scottish start-up Zelim has unveiled a new rescue technology named the Swift Rescue Conveyor for tackling man overboard (MOB) incidents offshore. Developed in collaboration with naval architect Chartwell Marine, the automatic water-to-deck Swift Rescue Conveyor belt will be installed on the Guardian Class, which is a remotely operated rescue vessel designed by Chartwell Marine. UK-based […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe Teams Busy Offshore and on Land

    11 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Works on bringing the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind turbines to spin off the Scottish coast are moving forward with export cable route boulder clearance now completed. The same operations that were being carried out at the inter-array routes are paused for the winter, while activities on getting the project’s O&M base up are now […]

  • Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm Set for Geotechnical Survey

    27 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    A geotechnical survey is set to begin along the proposed export cable route at the Seagreen Phase 1A offshore wind farm. The survey vessel Northern Ocean will conduct the seabed cone penetration tests and vibro core sampling within the export cable area and the Seagreen array site boundary. The survey is expected to start on […]

  • Europe Getting First Robot Testing Center for Offshore Wind

    17 January 2020
    R&D

    INESC TEC and EDP have launched a project that will see the establishment of the first real-time maritime robot testing center for offshore wind in Europe. The initiative is part of the Atlantis – The Atlantic Testing Platform for Maritime Robotics: New Frontiers for Inspection and Maintenance of Offshore Energy Infrastructures project, which has the […]

  • PSG Starts Moray East Work

    28 May 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Invergordon-based PSG Marine & Logistics Ltd has started loading in and loading out the jacket prepiles and the related equipment from the Port of Cromarty Firth as part of the port marshalling contract awarded by DEME Offshore in support of the Moray East offshore wind project. As reported earlier, DEME’s installation vessel Apollo is carrying out […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe Signs O&M Base Lease Deal

    4 February 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Ltd and Eyemouth Harbour Trust (EHT) have signed a 25-year lease for the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 450 MW offshore wind project. Construction of the three storey, 1,040 m2 main O&M building and its two storey, 538 m2 storage warehouse in Eyemouth will start in March. […]

  • Chartwell Marine and Zelim Develop Unmanned Rescue Vessel

    24 September 2021
    R&D, Vessels

    Scottish start-up Zelim, developing a lifesaving system for offshore energy, has partnered with naval architect Chartwell Marine to deliver a remotely operated unmanned rescue vessel.  As the offshore energy sites present a challenging environment for personnel and vessel crews, with a huge risk of man overboard (MOB) incidents and traditional approaches to search and recovery […]

  • NKT Victoria Wraps Up Moray East Export Cable Work

    13 October 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    All three export cables for the Moray East offshore wind farm have been laid and pulled in, with the cable laying vessel NKT Victoria now demobilised after finishing the project. The vessel Havila Phoenix is currently burying the three subsea power cables below the seabed by using remotely operated trenching vehicles. Cable trenching is expected […]

  • Rigmar Enters Offshore Wind Big League with EOWDC Contract

    16 July 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has contracted the Aberdeen-based Rigmar to inspect and maintain subsea structures and cables as well as foundations, turbine transition pieces, subsea cabling, and boat landings at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). This is Rigmar’s first win as a main contractor in offshore wind, having built up experience as a sub-contractor, Vattenfall said. “Having completed […]

  • Sweden Greenlights Construction of Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    19 May 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Swedish government has granted a construction permit to Vattenfall for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. Located in the south of the Baltic Sea some 30 kilometres off Trelleborg, Kriegers Flak is one of Vattenfall’s Swedish offshore wind projects that has come the furthest in its development. Vattenfall’s application covers 40 to 50 wind […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe Books Supply Chain Events

    17 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    EDF Renewables and ESB are holding a series of supply chain events for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind project in March. The aim of the events is to showcase how more Scottish companies can help support the delivery of the 450MW offshore wind farm. Meetings will be held in East Lothian on 2 […]

  • Moray East Wind Turbine Installation to Start Soon

    29 December 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine installation at the Moray East offshore wind farm is scheduled to start in the first days of the next year, around 5 January. The wind turbines will be installed by the Bold Tern jack-up vessel, with the commissioning work to be done from Acta Centaurus, supported by two crew transfer vessels, HST Harri […]

  • Maersk, Port of Aberdeen to Explore Building Offshore Vessel Charging Hub

    18 August 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Maersk’s offshore charging company, Stillstrom, and Port of Aberdeen have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to perform a joint feasibility study into a vessel charging hub that would use offshore wind or other renewable energy source. Running until the end of this year, the study will analyse the benefits, use cases, fundamental requirements, economics, […]

  • Navantia-Windar Starts Building Moray West Monopiles

    17 January 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables have started production of the first of the 14 XXL monopiles for the Moray West offshore wind project, with the bending of the first sheet. The monopiles will have an approximate length of 90 metres, a maximum diameter of 10 metres, and a maximum weight of 2,000 tons. This […]

  • Final Kincardine Floating Wind Platform Leaves Spain

    10 May 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Navantia-Windar consortium has shipped out the fifth and final floating wind platform for the Scottish Kincardine offshore wind farm from the Fene Shipyard in Spain. The five floating platforms were built under a contract with Cobra Wind International Ltd., a subsidiary of the Cobra Group. The five floating platforms will support Vestas 9.5 MW […]

  • Moray East’s Third OTM Ready to Go Home

    28 August 2020
    Grid Connection

    OSP1, the third and final offshore transformer module (OTM) that will be installed at the Moray East offshore wind farm, is ready to leave Belgium this weekend (29 – 30 August). The OTMs, for which Siemens Energy secured a contract in 2018, were fabricated by Smulders and ENGIE Solutions in Hoboken, Belgium. “This milestone – three […]

  • Germans and Scots Set Up Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen Co-Op

    23 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    German wind industry association WAB e.V. has signed a three-year cooperation agreement with Scottish partner DeepWind to collaborate for the expansion of offshore wind and the development of a market for green hydrogen from wind energy. WAB and DeepWind plan to exchange and analyze information, experiences and knowledge and keep each other informed about progress […]

  • UK Raises Passenger Limit for Vessels Transporting Offshore Wind Workers

    9 February 2022
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    As of 9 February, the high-speed offshore service craft of up to 500 GT will be able to carry up to 60 workers to and from wind farms offshore the UK while still meeting safety standards under new rules proposed by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Vessels which transported workers to offshore wind farms […]

  • Scots Okay Inch Cape Onshore Planning Application

    25 February 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Scottish Government has approved the onshore planning application for the Inch Cape offshore wind project. Inch Cape Offshore Ltd (ICOL) submitted the planning application in principle to East Lothian Council in March last year proposing the former Cockenzie Power Station site as the new location for the project’s onshore substation. The application and supporting Environmental Impact […]

  • NKT Preferred Doggerbank Creyke Beck Cable Contractor

    20 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    NKT has entered a Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) as the main contractor for delivery and installation of high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable systems to the Doggerbank Creyke Beck A and B offshore wind farms. With a combined capacity of 2,400MW, the wind farms are being developed as a joint venture of Equinor (50%) […]

  • BlueFloat and EOLOS Team Up on Eight LiDAR Campaigns

    14 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    BlueFloat Energy and EOLOS have signed a five-year global frame agreement for turn-key floating LiDAR campaign services, with the immediate contract award for eight campaigns. BlueFloat Energy awarded a supply frame agreement for the delivery and operation of site-specific wind and metocean campaigns to EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions. “A move to frame agreements is a […]

  • ‘Too Low and Too Tight’ – UK Industry Calls On Government to Revise CfD Budget

    17 March 2023
    Authorities, Industry

    Following the announcement of the budget for the UK’s fifth Contracts for Difference (CfDs) allocation round (AR5), and the plan on how different renewable energy projects will compete, the renewable energy industry in the UK has warned the budget and the parameters were “too low and too tight” and that CfD Round 5 would “fail […]

  • SSE: O&M in the Time of COVID-19

    17 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Scottish energy company SSE has engaged practiced emergency responses and has adapted working arrangements to ensure the safety of the staff working on the Beatrice offshore wind farm during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 584 MW Beatrice comprises 84 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW wind turbines which have been in operation for almost a year. The wind […]

  • Strathclyde Uni to Lead Wind Centre for Doctoral Training

    7 February 2019
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    A new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) led by the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK, will train researchers to PhD level in wind and marine energy. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) after a winning proposal was submitted by the University, a total of 70 researchers will be employed for […]

  • Lamprell Gearing to Send Off First Moray East Jackets

    16 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The UAE-based Lamprell plans to start delivering the jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind farm from its facility in Hamryiah at the end of the first quarter of 2020. The upending of the jackets is ongoing, the company said. Lamprell won a contract to manufacture and deliver 45 wind turbine jacket foundations and three […]