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  • Moray West to Start 2023 with Export Cable Route UXO Work

    30 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    A dive vessel, DSV Curtis Marshall, is scheduled to soon begin investigations and disposal of potential unexploded ordnance (pUXO) at the nearshore part of the export cable corridor of the Moray West offshore wind farm, close to the town of Portsoy. This work will be followed by the commencement of the first construction activities on […]

  • SSE Hires ABB for 1.2GW Transmission Job

    2 December 2014
    Grid Connection

    SSE’S networks business, SHE Transmission, has awarded £460million contract for the 1.2GW subsea cable system to engineering firm ABB Limited. The contract is part of the Caithness to Moray Transmission Project, the vital new subsea link which will allow more renewable energy to join up to the network in the north of Scotland. It is Scotland’s largest […]

  • Top News of the Week, 10 – 16 July 2017

    16 July 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 10 to 16 July 2017.

  • UK: Partrac Completes Oceanographic Surveys in Moray Firth Round 3 Zone

    25 September 2012
    R&D

    Partrac Ltd has announced the successful completion of metocean surveys in the Moray Firth Round 3 Zone. Contracted by Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd (MORL), Partrac, headquartered in Glasgow, managed the planning, deployment, maintenance and recovery of metocean monitoring equipment to collect and analyse marine data over a two-year period. MORL (a joint venture between between […]

  • Fathom Enters Offshore Wind Picture with Beatrice Contract

    6 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Fathom Systems has won a contract to supply a turnkey service of design engineering, procurement and manufacture of specialist electrical distribution equipment to be installed in each of the 84 turbine transition pieces intended for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm. The scope of supply for the GBP 2.6 billion wind farm project located off the coast […]

  • Nexans in Export Cable Talks for Major UK Offshore Wind Project

    10 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Nexans revealed on 10 September that the company had entered into exclusive negotiations for the supply and installation of both onshore and offshore export cables for an offshore wind project in the UK. The cable manufacturer has not disclosed any specifics about the project and its client, noting that further details will be provided upon […]

  • Nigg Attracts £6.5 Mln Investment and Potential OW Development

    2 May 2014
    Authorities

    Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has announced £6.5 million for the development of the new quayside during a visit to Nigg Energy Park to witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd (MORL) and Global Energy Group. The MoU will see the two companies enter discussions on a wide variety […]

  • SSE Commits to Dogger Bank JV Partnership with Statoil

    4 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland’s energy company SSE has confirmed the formation of a 50:50 joint venture (JV) partnership with Norway’s Statoil to progress three of the four consented Dogger Bank offshore wind projects towards financial investment decisions.

  • Work Underway on Caithness Moray Project

    5 January 2015
    Grid Connection

    Construction work is under way on the first of two substations to be built at Spittal. The works, which began in November, sees SHE Transmission investing £39 million as part of the Caithness to Moray Transmission Project. The new subsea link, which will feature over 100 miles of underground and subsea cable, is needed to […]

  • NHV Helicopters on Beatrice Duty

    22 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The NHV Group has won a contract with Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) to provide helicopter services in support of their upcoming wind farm construction project at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Scottish North Sea.

  • Ecosse Triples Profit

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS) more than trebled profits to £3.4 million and increased revenue by 88% to £15.6 million according to its latest published accounts. The Aberdeenshire-based subsea engineering specialist attributed the phenomenal growth to a diversification from its traditional oil and gas market in to renewables and interconnectors. ESS has developed technologies which […]

  • SSE Picks Buckie Harbour as Contingency Base for Beatrice OWF

    30 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish and Southern Energy  (SSE) have chosen Buckie harbour as a contingency base for Beatrice offshore wind farm’s operation and maintenance (O&M) work and for the marine control co-ordination base. SSE announced last week that Wick will be the main O&M location for the £2.6 billion Beatrice offshore wind farm project, but in the event of poor weather, emergencies or […]

  • Crown Estate: OWFs Consents ‘Big Step Forward’

    21 March 2014
    Authorities

    Following the announcement from Scottish Government that the Beatrice and MORL offshore wind projects in the Moray Firth off the north east coast of Scotland have been awarded consents totaling 1,866 MW, the Crown Estate has released a statement. Ronnie Quinn, The Crown Estate’s lead on Energy & Infrastructure in Scotland, said: “These consents signal […]

  • TechConsult UK Catches Opportunities in Evolving Offshore Wind Market

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    TechConsult UK sees growth in the energy market as a great field of new opportunities for workers, many of whose skills can be transferred to various sectors, reported the GazetteLive. The company is working with Energi Coast to identify the opportunities, and is interested in developments off the Moray Firth in Scotland, Hornsea in east […]

  • Three Offshore Wind Projects Secure Contracts for Difference as Strike Prices Go Down

    11 September 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK government has awarded three offshore wind projects with Contracts for Difference (CfD) in the second round of auctions with strike prices going as low as GBP 57.50/MWh for projects scheduled for commissioning in 2022/23.

  • MOL Makes Grand Entrance Into CTV Business with Japanese Charter Deal

    15 June 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Japan-based Mitsui O.S.K. Line (MOL) has concluded a time charter contract with Shimizu Corporation for two crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the Ishikari Bay New Port offshore wind project in Japan. This marks the MOL Group’s entry into the CTV business. MOL Group company MOL Coastal Shipping will operate the CTVs, which will support the […]

  • Chinese Company Plans to Open Offshore Wind Foundation Factory in Europe

    6 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    Dajin Offshore Heavy Industry, which just announced that it signed a contract for the supply of monopiles for the UK’s Moray West project, plans to open a manufacturing facility in Europe that would produce both fixed and floating foundations for offshore wind projects. For Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm, the Chinese company first […]

  • Port of Ardersier Gets Full Consent to Become Offshore Wind Super-Hub

    20 August 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Ardersier today secured the full backing of the Scottish Government for plans to turn the former oil fabrication yard on the Moray Firth into a manufacturing ‘super-hub’ for offshore wind.  In what the port’s Chief Executive Officer Captain Steve Gobbi described as a ‘major milestone’, the 400 acre facility has been given […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Sell Stake in Windar Renovables

    22 May 2023
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has agreed to sell a stake in Spain-based wind turbine tower manufacturer Windar Renovables to London-headquartered Bridgepoint. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Avilés (Asturias), Windar Renovables operates ten manufacturing plants over five continents – seven of them located in Spain and the remaining three located in Brazil, India, and Mexico. The company […]

  • SSE Opens Next Round of BOWL Fund

    3 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    SSE has opened the next round of its Partnership fund for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, making GBP 600,000 available to support transformative community projects in both Highland and Moray in Scotland.

  • RenewableUK Hails Moray Firth Projects Entering Planning System

    31 August 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, has warmly welcomed the news that EDP Renewables and Repsol’s Moray Firth projects (Telford, Stevenson and MacColl) have entered the planning system. The capacity of these projects, off the north east coast of Scotland, adds up to 1.5GW – enough to power […]

  • UK: AREG Appoints New Board Members

    25 February 2013

    Three high-profile business leaders have been appointed as directors to the Board of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), collectively bringing a considerable breadth of experience to help further position the region at the forefront of the sustainable energy industry. The appointments, which were elected by associate members, have been announced following AREG’s Annual General Meeting […]

  • Offshore Wind Developers Back UK Seabirds Count

    24 June 2019
    Environment

    EDF Renewables, Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited, Red Rock Power Limited, and SSE Renewables have provided a financial boost to ‘Seabirds Count’, the fourth national census of the UK’s breeding seabird populations. Thanks to equal funding contributions from the offshore wind developers, alongside support from government and conservation charities, the count is now set for […]

  • UXO Survey Begins at Beatrice OWF Site

    8 January 2015
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    An unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey is taking place this month (January 2015) at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site. The survey is being carried out ahead of planned geotechnical surveys, to identify seabed ground conditions and the presence or absence of seabed unexploded ordnance for the nearshore extent of the offshore export cable route. Beatrice Offshore […]

  • Mitsubishi Buys Stake in Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

    26 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Mitsubishi Corporation has entered into an agreement with EDP Renewables to acquire 33.4% of shares in Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited (MOWEL) through its wholly owned UK-based subsidiary Diamond Generating Europe Limited (DGE).

  • Seacat Intrepid Heads to Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

    19 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore Energy Support Vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services has secured a contract with Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) to support the construction of the 588MW beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.