2757 results found for 'hywind scotland'

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  • Briggs Marine to Stay Busy Offshore Scotland with Neart na Gaoithe CTV Contract

    27 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Briggs Marine has secured a contract to provide crew transfer vessel (CTV) services to the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland as it progresses from the construction phase into the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase. Under the three-year contract, Briggs Marine will continue to provide its CTV vessel, Forth Engineer, to facilitate […]

  • Principle Power, HSG Sungdong Join Forces to Produce WindFloat Foundations in South Korea

    20 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Principle Power and South Korea’s HSG Sungdong have agreed to a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance engineering efforts for the scalable production and assembly of WindFloat technologies. According to Principle Power, the agreement furthers the development of a sustainable domestic supply chain in South Korea and supports the country’s ambition to achieve […]

  • Eiffage Details EPCIC Contract for Belgian Energy Island

    5 July 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    France-headquartered Eiffage has unveiled details about its engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) contract, which the company won last month to build four electrical substations for the world’s first artificial energy island, Princess Elisabeth Island. The contract was won through its Belgian arm Eiffage Métal subsidiary Smulders, in a consortium with HSM Offshore Energy […]

  • Ventus Energy Expands into US Offshore Wind Market

    25 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    UK-based high-voltage engineering company Ventus Energy has launched its US entity with two East Coast locations to further support the growing offshore wind industry in the country. Operating as Ventus Energy Incorporated, the primary office is located in Brooklyn, New York, within the Industry City complex. This places it close to key clients and overlooks […]

  • Technology Centres Launch INTOG Network to Drive Innovation in Floating Offshore Wind

    28 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) have launched the INTOG Innovation Network, focusing on maximising the impact of commercial, pilot scale, innovative, floating wind projects through the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing process. The INTOG leasing round, managed by Crown Estate Scotland, is designed both […]

  • Scottish Fire Safety System Provider Bags Contract with Ørsted for Nine Offshore Wind Farms

    13 June 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Supply Chain

    Blaze Manufacturing Solutions, a Scotland-based fire safety system provider to the global energy industry, has signed a contract with Ørsted for nine North Sea offshore wind farms. The contract, signed earlier this year, covers fire protection and detection on Ørsted’s offshore wind farms, including Hornsea 1 and Hornsea 2 in the UK, for the next […]

  • Archer Wind Orders TP-Products Flange Connector for TotalEnergies’ Pilot Floating Wind Project

    12 September 2024
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Archer Wind has ordered TP-Products’ bolted connections for the floating wind foundation which will be installed as part of the Culzean pilot project. The one-turbine, 3 MW pilot is owned and developed by TotalEnergies and will power the Culzean gas platform in the UK North Sea. TotalEnergies has contracted Archer Wind, a floating wind company […]

  • New UK Initiative to Boost Local Supply Chains and Jobs in Offshore Wind

    12 November 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    During the opening day of the World Leaders Summit at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a new strategy aimed at motivating offshore wind developers to invest in the country’s industrial heartlands, coastal areas, and oil and gas communities. According to the government, the Clean Industry Bonus will offer a […]

  • UK’s First Offshore Hydrogen Production Trials Kick Off in South Wales

    3 July 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, Research & Development

    After six years of development, sustainability consultancy ERM has launched offshore trials to test its Dolphyn Hydrogen process which combines electrolysis, desalination, and hydrogen production on a floating wind platform, marking the first time hydrogen has been produced from seawater in a marine environment in the UK. The trials conducted in Pembroke Port, South Wales, […]

  • Scottish Ports Forge Offshore Wind Alliance

    15 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics

    Ports from across Scotland have launched the Scottish Offshore Wind Ports Alliance (SOWPA) which aims to optimise the opportunities from offshore wind. The alliance comprises 13 ports, including Kishorn Port, the Port of Nigg, Ardersier Port, Port of Cromarty Firth, Port of Inverness, and Scrabster Harbour, among several Highland ports. SOWPA is formed by sites […]

  • Lamprell Delivers Final TPs for 882 MW Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    27 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Lamprell has completed the final delivery of transition pieces (TPs) for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. All 62 TPs, including the penultimate and final batch destined for Scotland, have been delivered and handed over to Lamprell’s client Ocean Winds. According to the UAE-based company, the project was completed on schedule and […]

  • North Star Charts Course for 40 Hybrid SOVs by 2040 with GBP 425 Million Investment

    6 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    UK-headquartered North Star has secured debt investment of up to GBP 425 million (approximately EUR 500 million) to accelerate its ambition to add 40 hybrid service operation vessels (SOV) to its fleet by 2040. The committed financial package of GBP 225 million includes term facilities from existing lenders, IFM investors, and committed capex and working […]

  • Swedish County Recommends Gov’t Approval for 5.5 GW Aurora Offshore Wind Farm

    3 June 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The County Administrative Board of Gotland has suggested that the Government should issue a permit for the Aurora offshore wind farm, a project developed by OX2 and Ingka Investments, under the Act governing Sweden’s exclusive economic zone. If the government gives an approval, the first phase of the 5.5 GW offshore wind project could be […]

  • BP, JERA Forming ‘One of Largest Global Offshore Wind Developers’

    9 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    BP and Japanese global renewable energy developer JERA have signed an agreement to combine their offshore wind businesses to establish a new standalone company. The two partners say the new company will become one of the largest global offshore wind developers, owners and operators with 13 GW in operational and in-development assets and USD 5.8 […]

  • Entrion Secures US Patent for Monopile that Can Be Installed in Water Depths of Up to 100 Metres

    8 November 2024
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Innovation, Supply Chain, Technology

    Norwegian company Entrion Wind has been issued a US patent for its Fully Restrained Platform (FRP) monopile, which combines fixed and floating platform technologies. The technology can extend the water depths for monopile foundations to up to 100 metres, according to the company. Entrion Wind plans to commercially roll out the FRP monopile in 2027. […]

  • Ørsted, Simply Blue, Subsea7 Submit Application for 100 MW Scottish Floating Wind Farm

    14 May 2024
    Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, through their joint venture partnership in Scotland, have submitted an offshore consent application for the proposed 100 MW Salamander floating offshore wind farm, one of the 13 projects selected in Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The floating wind farm, one of the five INTOG […]

  • Entrion Wind, Simply Blue to Jointly Evaluate 100-Metre Depth Foundation Tech Feasibility

    29 July 2024
    Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Entrion Wind has joined forces with the offshore wind developer, Simply Blue Group, to explore the feasibility of the Fully Restrained Platform (FRP) monopile foundation technology. Entrion Wind is developing the FRP which combines fixed and floating platform technologies extending the water depths of the monopile up to 100 metres. The joint study will examine […]

  • New Partnership to Develop Next-Gen SOV for Floating Offshore Wind Projects

    9 October 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Vessels

    North Star, a service operations vessel (SOV) operator in the UK’s renewable industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MO4, Principle Power, SMST, Vard, and Voith Group to form a working group aimed at developing a new SOV concept for floating offshore wind. The six organisations have committed to developing a detailed, high-performance […]

  • Swedish County Greenlights 2.5 GW Floating Wind Farm as Developer Agrees to Requested Modification

    13 June 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland has completed its review of the application for the 2.5 GW Mareld floating offshore wind farm and recommended that the Swedish government approve the proposal after the developer agreed to the Board’s request to reduce the size of the wind farm area. The project, developed by Freja Offshore, […]

  • Sweden Rejects 13 Offshore Wind Farms, Greenlights Vattenfall’s Poseidon Project

    4 November 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Swedish government has rejected 13 applications to build offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea due to defense concerns while approving one project on the west coast, being developed by a joint venture between Vattenfall and Zephyr. On 4 November, the Swedish government announced that 13 submitted applications to build offshore wind farms in […]

  • Statkraft Plans to Build 2.1 GW Offshore Wind Farm in Sweden

    21 October 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Statkraft has submitted a planning application to the Swedish Ministry of Climate and Economic Affairs for the 2.1 GW Baltic Offshore Delta North offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The proposed offshore wind farm includes up to 105 turbines in an area far out at sea to ensure low to no visibility from land. […]

  • New Marine Research Project to Tackle Underwater Noise from Floating Offshore Wind Farms

    31 May 2024
    Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development

    A new collaborative marine research initiative has started, focusing on identifying innovative designs and best practices for monitoring and mitigating underwater noise associated with floating offshore wind farms. Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE) will work alongside project partners Equinor, JASCO Applied Sciences, Scottish Association for Marine Science […]

  • All Moray West Transition Pieces Installed Offshore Scotland

    28 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All transition pieces (TPs) have been installed at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland, according to a Notice to Mariners issued on 27 May by Moray Offshore Windfarm (West). In addition, Cadeler’s Wind Orca has installed ten wind turbines so far at the offshore site in the Moray Firth. The final […]

  • Redevelopment of Scottish Port Begins as Owner Secures GBP 400 Million for Offshore Wind Upgrade

    21 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Haventus, the owner of the Ardersier Port in the Moray Firth, Scotland, has taken a final investment decision and kicked off construction work on redeveloping the port to serve both fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects. The revamped port is expected to open in the second half of 2025. This month, Haventus was granted a […]

  • Scottish Offshore Wind Farm Hit with GBP 33 Million Fine for Breaching Energy Market Rules

    29 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Industry

    Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), the operator of an 85-turbine wind farm off northeast Scotland, has agreed to make a payment of GBP 33.14 million (approximately EUR 39 million) after admitting it breached energy market rules. BOWL, the operator of the 588 MW Beatrice offshore wind farm, admitted to breaching one of its licence conditions […]

  • Interview with Rovco CEO: New Technologies Can Close Huge Offshore Wind Skills Gap

    31 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    New technologies have the ability to massively close the huge skills gap and shortage of workers that is looming over the offshore wind industry, allowing 10 to 17 times more work to be done by one person, according to Brian Allen, CEO of Rovco, a UK company focused on automating offshore wind services by creating […]