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  • CIP Targets More Offshore Wind with New Investment Fund

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has initiated the fundraising process for its new fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S, which has already received commitment of DKK 8.8 billion (around 1.2bn EUR).

  • SSE Halts Work on Proposed Offshore Wind Farm at Kintyre (UK)

    1 March 2011

    SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) has decided to halt work on the development of its proposed offshore wind farm at Kintyre. West Coast development effort will be focused on the site off Islay. SSE was granted exclusive rights to develop both these sites by The Crown Estate in February 2009. Kintyre Initial site survey […]

  • Scotland Gives Thumbs Up to Two Offshore Wind Farms

    19 March 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has announced the formal consent of two adjacent offshore wind farm applications in the outer Moray Firth. Moray Offshore Renewables Limited (MORL) and the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), together will be the world’s third largest offshore wind farm, with up to 326 wind turbines. The developments, sited off the […]

  • BiFab Crisis: Workers Rally at Scottish Parliament as Unions Urge SSE to ‘Rein In’ SHL

    16 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The trade unions supporting BiFab workers have called on SSE to ‘rein in’ the contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) and save 1,400 jobs in Fife and Lewis. On 16 November, SSE issued a statement saying that, as a 15% shareholder of BiFab, it is willing to play its part in a recovery package supported by and involving all shareholders.

  • K2 Management Calls for ‘Reality Check’ on Turbine Design Lifetime Limits

    3 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Conservative wind turbine design lifetime limits are a costly distraction from the potential of offshore wind projects to continue to help meet decarbonisation targets, K2 Management said, calling on the offshore wind industry to be better aligned in project timelines and equipment lifecycles. As the latest offshore wind leasing rounds propose a 60-year project lifespan, […]

  • Offshore Wind Better Choice for UK than Hinkley Point C?

    17 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Following UK Government’s decision to re-examine EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power project, offshore wind has emerged as a potentially better solution for the country than nuclear power.  Namely, after the board of EDF approved Hinkley Point C, which would be built together with China General Nuclear (CGN), and was ready to enter into an agreement with […]

  • HIE to Showcase Its Renewable Expertise in Aberdeen Tomorrow

    20 May 2014

    Innovation, expertise and experience – all the characteristics commonplace amongst over 60 businesses from the Highlands and Islands set to converge on All Energy in Aberdeen tomorrow, the renewable sector’s key exhibition and conference in Scotland. In conjunction with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), these businesses will exhibit over the two day event in the […]

  • UK: Massive Wind Turbines Could ‘Confuse’ Air Traffic Radar

    3 May 2012
    R&D

    Developers of an offshore wind farm project in Moray Firth have examined the environmental impact and found that the turbines may be impossible to differentiate from aircraft on radar screens at the air traffic control centres, according to the Scotsman. The project could also affect evacuation and transfer flights to oil and gas platforms near […]

  • Floating LiDAR Deployed at Moray West OWF Site

    14 December 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Ltd. has installed an EOLOS floating LiDAR buoy at the Moray West offshore wind farm site, located next to the Moray East and Beatrice offshore wind farms.

  • UK Government Awards FID Contracts to Five Offshore Wind Projects

    23 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Government today awarded five offshore wind projects with Financial Investment Decision (FID) enabling contracts. The Government today unveiled eight major renewable electricity projects, which are awarded under the Final Investment Decision (FID) Enabling for Renewables process, allocating the first Contracts for Difference (CfDs) that are being introduced through the Electricity Market Reform programme. […]

  • Irish Utility Enters Scottish Offshore Wind Market

    9 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Red Rock Power Limited has formed a 50:50 joint venture with the Irish state-owned utility ESB to develop the Inch Cape Offshore Limited wind farm development off the east coast of Scotland. Inch Cape is set to be constructed 15 kilometres off the Angus Coast. The project recently received approval to increase its capacity to […]

  • Ørsted Pushes Ahead with Large Wind Farm Project Offshore Sweden

    29 September 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has submitted an environmental report for the 1.5 GW Skåne Havsvindpark wind farm project offshore Sweden. The submission of the report was preceded by surveys and a thorough environmental impact assessment (EIA), the developer said. Skåne offshore wind farm is planned in the Baltic Sea, approximately 22 kilometers south of […]

  • EOLOS Floating LiDAR Wraps Up Two-Year Campaign at Moray West

    4 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Moray Offshore Windfarm (West), majority owned by Ocean Winds, has completed a two-year resource measurement campaign for which it deployed an EOLOS Floating LiDAR at the Moray West site, located next to the Moray East and Beatrice offshore wind farms. The developer contracted EOLOS as a turn-key provider of wind and ocean measurements in summer […]

  • TRIG, Equitix Acquire Stake in Hornsea One

    18 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) and Equitix have partnered to acquire a minority stake in the 1.2 GW Hornsea One offshore wind farm in the UK from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The acquisition was backed by investment manager InfraRed Capital Partners Ltd (InfraRed) and operations manager Renewable Energy Systems (RES). The transaction is expected to […]

  • Siemens Lays Out Cost Cutting Strategy

    22 June 2016

    Siemens stated that its offshore wind projects from 2025 onward will be capable of generating electricity at a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) level below eight euro cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), with the price also including the costs for grid access to shore.  The company said it is confident that the current goal of generating offshore wind […]

  • Atkins Joins SNC-Lavalin Team

    3 July 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Canada’s SNC-Lavalin Group has completed the acquisition of WS Atkins plc, a UK-based design, engineering and project management consultancy.

  • Crown Estate to Lease 5 Sites Offshore Scotland

    28 October 2011

    The offshore wind industry will today take a major step forward with the announcement of a raft of new seabed lease agreements from the Crown Estate that could support up to 5GW of new capacity. The organisation, which manages the UK seabed, will confirm it has awarded conditional agreements for lease to five offshore renewable […]

  • UK: Finance Secretary John Swinney Looks into Port of Ardersier Potential

    29 April 2013
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney visited the Port of Ardersier last week to find out how the large deep-water port in the Highlands of Scotland could become a major centre for the UK’s offshore wind industry. The fact-finding mission, hosted [on Monday April 22] by Port of Ardersier Chief Executive Stephen Gobbi, enabled Mr Swinney […]

  • Scottish Renewables Appoints New Chairman and Vice-Chair

    24 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ronnie Bonnar, Managing Director of Repsol Nuevas Energias UK, has been named as the new Chairman of Scottish Renewables. Ronnie, who has had a long career in the offshore oil and gas sector in the north of Scotland, was instrumental in taking forward Talisman Energy’s Beatrice Demonstrator Project which would become Scotland’s first offshore wind […]

  • The Netherlands: Seaway Heavy Lifting Announces Organizational Changes

    9 January 2013

    Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) announces that Martin Spaans, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has decided to leave the company. Over the last 20 years Martin Spaans has guided SHL into the strong business it is today. His leadership has been integral to building the company’s reputation in both offshore oil & gas and renewable sectors. The […]

  • Business Focus: IBG Companies in the News

    5 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    With Offshore WIND heading towards the launch of its International Business Guide 2017, the new Business Focus articles will update you on the companies that appeared in the news over the past two weeks.  Deutsche Windtechnik  Starting in January 2017, Deutsche Windtechnik will be servicing six Senvion 5M turbines at the alpha ventus offshore wind farm. The […]

  • Fugro Hit by O&G Downturn, Offshore Wind Softens the Blow

    24 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Fugro today reported a net loss of EUR 309 million and 1,430 jobs lost in 2016, due to low activity in the oil and gas sector. The company’s revenue amounted to EUR 1.8 billion, a 22.7% decline from the EUR 2.4 billion reported for 2015. However, offshore wind has brought several projects to the company last year.

  • Port of Nigg Making Room for More Offshore Wind

    28 January 2021
    Ports & Logistics

    Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved an investment of up to GBP 8.3 million in Scottish Government funding for an GBP 18.9 million project to develop the East Quay at Port of Nigg in Easter Ross. Owned by Global Energy Group (GEG), Port of Nigg is home to the largest graving dock […]

  • 2016: When Great Things Happened

    30 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    We are leaving what has arguably been the best year for offshore wind so far with a hope that the one ahead of us will be at least as eventful and successful as 2016 was, if not better. The Eurocents This year, we saw several tenders resulting in remarkably low prices. First, there was Borssele […]

  • RenewableUK: Tax Freeze on Carbon Emissions “Missed Opportunity”

    20 March 2014

    The trade association representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, RenewableUK, has expressed disappointment at the Chancellor’s announcement that he will freeze a tax on carbon emissions created by fossil fuels – the Carbon Price Support – at its 2016/17 level for the rest of the decade. The Chancellor claimed that investment in new […]

  • BVG Associates: Who Could Win Next CfD Auction in UK?

    7 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Following the UK Energy Secretary Amber Rudd’s announcement that the government will hold three Contract for Difference (CfD) auctions before 2020, the first of which will kick off this year, Chris Willow, Senior Associate at BVG Associates, has selected front runners in the race to win the first auction. In terms of projects that could win the auction, […]