2887 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • Scottish Minister for Energy Welcomes Ofgem’s Review of Transmission Charging

    7 May 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Minister for Energy Fergus Ewing responded to Ofgem’s review of transmission charging. He said: “We have Europe’s best renewable energy resources, yet the unfair system of locational charging continues to result in Scotland facing the highest charges in the UK, while subsidies are paid to generators elsewhere.  “We welcome Ofgem’s recognition that the current system […]

  • Scottish SMEs Invited to Explore Chances in Wind Energy Market

    28 September 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Scottish SMEs have an ‘enormous opportunity’ to develop wind farm technology and exploit global markets thanks to a new programme giving access to the country’s leading researchers and testing facilities, according to Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) is an alliance of 12 Scottish universities offering Scottish SMEs and SMEs interested […]

  • Rovco Completes Survey Work on 1.4 GW Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Farm Site

    23 November 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Rovco has completed all survey work on behalf of Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn for the planned Cenos floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The Cenos floating offshore wind farm is located in the Central North Sea, 200 kilometres off the coast of northeast Scotland. The geo-environmental survey was completed over an area covering approximately […]

  • Magnora-TechnipFMC JV Submits Two Proposals in ScotWind Leasing Round

    19 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind

    Magnora Offshore Wind, a joint venture (JV) between Magnora and TechnipFMC, has submitted two applications in the ScotWind seabed leasing round in Scotland, the company informed on 19 July. The two companies, which established the joint venture earlier this year, did not detail on the projects, but the focus of the partnership is on floating […]

  • Scottish Affairs Committee Publishes Report on Crown Estate in Scotland

    20 March 2012
    Authorities

    In a report published yesterday the Scottish Affairs Committee says the Secretary of State for Scotland should announce the Government’s commitment to devolve and decentralise the Crown Estate Commissioner’s (CEC) marine and ancient rights and responsibilities in Scotland. The Crown Estate (CEC) is a statutory corporation that manages various Crown property, rights and interests in […]

  • New Scottish Cluster Targets Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    3 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Scottish industry and the public sector have established a new cluster dedicated to supporting the growth of the offshore wind supply chain on the east coast of Scotland. The Forth & Tay Offshore cluster includes the Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Perth & Kinross, East Lothian and Scottish Borders councils with support from SSE, EDF Renewables and Red […]

  • Scotland Turns to Sea in Their Pursuit of Renewable Targets

    29 July 2011

    From his office in a converted Victorian schoolhouse, Neil Kermode can see little more than centuries-old stone buildings and narrow streets better suited to horse carts than Land Rovers. Yet Kermode, head of the European Marine Energy Centre in Scotland’s Orkney Islands, will tell you he can also see the future. Orkney, a collection of […]

  • BVG Associates Announce New Office and Team in Scotland

    23 November 2012

    BVG Associates, a highly respected consultancy with expertise in wind and marine energy technology and supply chain development, has chosen to locate their new Scottish office in Burntisland, Fife. The renewable energy sector is set to become one of Scotland’s major growth areas in the next decade and Fife is perfectly located on the East […]

  • 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 […]

  • Partnership Secures Dundee’s Bright Future in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    15 December 2011

    A new partnership has been launched that aims to secures Dundee’s position as a leading centre of Scotland’s rapidly developing offshore renewables sector. Forth Ports, Scottish Enterprise, Dundee City Council and energy firm SSE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see them work together to develop the city’s renewable strengths. SSE, a […]

  • SSE Marks Half Way Milestone on Beauly-Denny

    17 October 2013
    Grid Connection

    Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission (SHE Transmission), part of SSE Plc, is celebrating a milestone in the construction of the Beauly to Denny powerline. The erection of the 267th tower marks the half way point in the project with the final bolts being tightened on the tower located at the foot of the historic Corrieyairack Pass. […]

  • Scottish Companies Invest in Business Growth Through Innovation

    19 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Companies across Scotland are investing in their business growth through innovation, according to the latest figures from Scottish Enterprise (SE). The figures, unveiled at today’s Scottish Technology Showcase, show that despite economic conditions, Scottish companies are continuing to recognise the importance of innovation in developing new products and processes, increasing their competitiveness and accessing new […]

  • RSPB Scotland Gives Its Blessing to Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Project

    2 December 2016

    The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland submitted its consultation response to the Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration project on 30 November. Charles Nathan, Marine Conservation Planner at RSPB Scotland said: “RSPB Scotland has written to Marine Scotland in support of the ambitious Dounreay Trì floating wind demonstration project. Our own research […]

  • Inch Cape Opts for Vestas 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    28 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL), a joint venture between Red Rock Power Limited and ESB, has appointed Vestas as the preferred wind turbine supplier for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape wind farm offshore Scotland. Located 15 kilometres off the Angus coast in the East of Scotland, the Inch Cape offshore wind project will feature 72 […]

  • Sottish Renewable Energy Sector Holds Great Potential

    12 December 2011

    The report from Reform Scotland, a well-established and respected think tank, has confirmed what the renewable industry has known for some time – that Scotland have the potential to play an internationally-important role in the development of the sector – and strongly contradicts recent critics. The report assesses renewable energy against the four key criteria […]

  • Principle Power Joins DeepWind Cluster

    31 August 2020
    Business & Finance

    Principle Power has joined the DeepWind cluster to promote the development of deepwater offshore wind in the UK. Principle Power said that DeepWind is an excellent vehicle to further deepen its relationship with local and international stakeholders and suppliers in order to drive the UK floating wind industry forward, particularly in the context of the […]

  • Floating Wind, Hydrogen Bring Scotland and French Occitanie Region Together

    18 May 2022
    Business & Finance

    Scotland’s floating wind cluster DeepWind and Wind’Occ, the regional offshore wind collaborative in the French Occitanie region, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on floating offshore wind and hydrogen supply chain development in Scotland, Occitanie, and internationally. The two clusters have agreed to champion floating wind by encouraging and facilitating the exchange […]

  • Pelamis in Debt GBP 16 Mln after Going into Administration

    16 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Pelamis Wave Power, which went into administration in November 2014, had owed almost GBP 16 million before most of its assets were taken over by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).  The largest amount that Pelamis owed was £12.86 million to Scottish Enterprise. An additional £3.5m were owed to unsecured creditors: Edinburgh Council, the University of Dundee, the University of Edinburgh, […]

  • Probe Starts into Floating Wind and Hydrogen Supply Chains in Scotland and France

    9 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The Scottish Government has awarded the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) a contract to explore opportunities for floating offshore wind and hydrogen supply chains in Scotland and France. EMEC will partner with French engineering firm INNOSEA and London-based Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) to carry out research to understand the technical status of floating wind and […]

  • Hunterston Is No More

    26 September 2019
    R&D

    SSE Renewables has decommissioned the last remaining test turbine at the Hunterston National Offshore Turbine Test Facility in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Following six years of testing, the 6MW Siemens turbine was brought down to the ground in an operation by lead decommissioning contactors, Keltbray, and under the supervision of SSE Renewables. The operation involved a […]

  • HIE, Scottish Enterprise Launch R&D Funding Call for Offshore Wind Innovation Projects

    22 February 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Enterprise have launched a research and development funding call to support project ideas with the potential to reduce the cost of producing energy from offshore wind. R&D funding is available to support the development of the offshore wind industry in Scotland, which it’s estimated has a direct market […]

  • Energy Minister Pushes for Scotland to Become Offshore Wind Hub

    16 April 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    In an interview for Bloomberg, Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced intention of reducing corporate tax levied by the UK with an aim of bringing more investors in the oil and gas industry and laying foundations for fast-tracked development of offshore wind power. “The budget was difficult for us. Oil and gas producers want stability […]

  • Edward Davey Visits European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, UK

    10 October 2012
    Authorities

    Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey is in Scotland this week highlighting the massive benefit for jobs and business, the energy sector can bring as he visits Shetland, Orkney, Caithness, Edinburgh and Glasgow. On Monday Ed Davey started his visit in Shetland, visiting Burradale wind farm, where Scottish Ministers recently granted consent for the 103 […]

  • Ørsted and Acciona Team Up to Industrialise Fabrication of Carbon-Neutral Concrete Floating Wind Foundations

    19 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Ørsted and the infrastructure division of Spanish Acciona have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore options for floating wind foundations, including using carbon-neutral materials and industrialising the fabrication of concrete foundations. Under the MoU, the two companies’ focus will be on the use of carbon-neutral bio-cement, bio-concrete, and other materials and solutions, with […]

  • EOWDC Partners Welcome Scottish Government’s Consent Approval

    26 March 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The project partners behind the ground-breaking European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) have welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to approve consent for the project. The cutting-edge project is a demonstration facility for next generation wind turbines and associated technology. With expected capital expenditure of more than £230 million, the EOWDC would prove to be a […]

  • Seagreen 1A Secures Marine Licence

    13 December 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish Government Ministers have approved the Marine Licence application for the 36-turbine Seagreen 1A offshore wind proposal being brought forward by SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies. The Marine Licence covers the offshore elements of the project, including an export cable approximately 110 kilometres in length, to connect the project to the grid at Cockenzie in East […]