2873 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • NMS Secures Seagreen Client Representative Role

    8 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Developers of the Seagreen offshore wind farm have appointed Northern Marine Services (Scotland) Ltd (NMS) to support the delivery and installation of the project’s offshore wind turbine foundations out of Port of Nigg in Scotland’s Cromarty Firth. The awarding of the contract follows the announcement in February that Global Energy Group’s (GEG) Port of Nigg […]

  • EMEC Wraps Up Concept Design for 100 MW Floating Offshore Wind Test Facility

    10 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has concluded concept design for a new 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site offshore Scotland. Located 20 kilometres west of Orkney and further out to sea from its existing wave energy test facility at Billia Croo, EMEC’s proposed test site will comprise six berths for floating offshore […]

  • Scottish Project to Explore Tugdock Tech Application to Accelerate Floating Wind Development

    28 September 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Innovation, Project Updates, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology

    The joint venture behind the Salamander floating wind project and the UK developer of marine buoyancy technology, Tugdock, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on research and innovation related to the development of technologies and supply chain for floating wind energy in Scotland. The 100 MW floating wind farm, developed jointly by […]

  • Vattenfall Reveals Offshore Wind Research Projects

    20 June 2017
    Environment, R&D, Training & Education

    Swedish utility company Vattenfall has announced the first successful projects for its EUR 3 million research programme aimed at examining the environmental and socio-economic impacts of offshore wind farms.

  • Scotland to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Project

    5 November 2012
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate plans to develop a demonstration offshore wind project in water depths of about 100 metres, off the Scotland’s west coast. The authority held a consultation with around 50 stakeholders and public bodies, planning to issue a licence to a developer who would construct the demonstration project comprising floating wind turbines. Senior development […]

  • Ideol Sets Up Partnership for Floating Wind Mooring Solutions

    4 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    Ideol and Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group (BBRG) have entered a strategic partnership to develop a new synthetic mooring solution for the floating offshore wind market. According to the parties, the goal is to meet the floating offshore wind market’s cost reduction, capacity and lead-time expectations. “Mooring solutions and offshore installation have a significant impact on a […]

  • Ocean Installer Selects Aberdeen as New UK Base

    13 June 2012

    Norwegian based subsea construction and engineering firm, Ocean Installer, has selected Scotland’s energy capital to set up a new UK division, in a move that will see the company create up to 100 new jobs in the energy sector. The company has signed a new ten year lease with Aberdeen Energy Park joint venture partners, […]

  • Salamander Wind Project Partners with Scottish Universities on Marine Environment Study

    5 March 2024
    Business development, Environment, R&D, Research & Development

    Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has partnered with two Scottish universities to investigate any potential impact of floating offshore wind farms on marine ecosystems. The PREDICT 2.0 initiative forms part of a research programme led by experts at the University of the Highlands and Islands’ (UHI) Environmental Research Institute […]

  • Highlands and Islands MSP: Scottish Islands’ Renewables Need Interconnectors

    15 May 2015
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Scottish MSP representing the Highlands and Islands, Mike MacKenzie, has written to the new UK Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, calling for an urgent review into island interconnectors for Orkney, Shetland and Westerns Isles to keep Scotland’s leading position in marine renewable energy.  “We are ten years ahead of the rest of the world in wave and tidal power research and […]

  • COP Opens Floating Wind Competence Centre in Scotland

    13 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) has opened an office in Edinburgh, Scotland, which will serve as its global floating offshore wind competence centre. The Denmark-headquartered company said Edinburgh was the ideal place for it to launch the growth of its floating wind ambitions. According to Richard Copeland, COP’s Technical Development Director based in the company’s new […]

  • EMEC and West of Orkney Partner on New Offshore Wind R&I Programme

    20 July 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has started a new research and innovation (R&I) programme in partnership with the West of Orkney wind farm offshore Scotland. The new R&I project will examine how to increase the competitiveness of the offshore wind farm and enhance the R&I capacity in the north of Scotland. Specific challenges that […]

  • Richard Yemm Wins Award for Outstanding Contribution to Industry (UK)

    5 December 2011

    Richard Yemm was presented with the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry at Thursday evening’s Scottish Green Energy Awards in Edinburgh. The award from Scottish Renewables was sponsored by Highlands & Islands Enterprise and recognises exceptional contribution to the renewables industry. In the announcement of the award, Scottish Renewables recognised Richard’s long standing and […]

  • Marine Scotland Consulting on Using Offshore Wind to Decarbosnise Oil & Gas Sector

    25 August 2021
    Authorities

    Marine Scotland has launched consultation on the potential opportunities for offshore wind innovation and projects to assist in decarbonising the oil and gas sector, which could be included in the future leasing process. Namely, the Scottish Government has started working on a new Sectoral Marine Plan round for Offshore Wind for Innovation and Targeted Oil and […]

  • Scottish Island Leading Renewable Energy Revlolution

    22 May 2012

    The islands of Scotland are leading the renewable energy revolution, according to Highlands and Islands Enterprise Board member, Steve Thomson. Mr Thomson will be delivering a presentation titled “Energy and the Islands” at the All Energy conference in Aberdeen tomorrow [Wed 23 May]. There are more than 50 inhabited islands in Scotland with a total […]

  • UK Renewable Industry to Create 50,000 Jobs Says UK Knack Group

    11 January 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Prestige executive careers consultancy UK Knack Group has announced the gathering in the Granite City of more than 30 captains of industry for a summit meeting on renewable energy. Energy Minister Alex Salmond was at pains to point out that Scotland’s offshore energy capacity could create 50,000 jobs in the next 10 years and inject […]

  • Fugro to Start Surveys at Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    10 January 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is set to begin nearshore surveys at the Inch Cape offshore wind farm, located 15-22 kilometres off the Angus coastline in Scotland. The information gathered will be used to inform detailed design work and ultimately the construction process, according to Inch Cape Offshore Limited, a joint venture between the Edinburgh-based Red Rock Power Limited […]

  • StormGeo, Vissim Win Seagreen 1 Contract

    13 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    StormGeo and Vissim have been contracted to provide vessel management and weather forecasting services for the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm in Scotland. The collaboration between StormGeo and Vissim will see live, on-site measurement data from Vissim’s wave devices being sent to StormGeo, which then creates live weather forecasts for Vissim’s vessel management system. These […]

  • UK: SHETL to Develop Subsea Electricity Cable Between Caithness and Moray

    23 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Limited (SHETL), the licensed transmission owner in the north of Scotland, is planning to develop a 109 km subsea electricity cable between Caithness and Moray to transmit the large volume of existing and planned electricity from renewable sources in the north of Scotland. The proposed subsea cable, which will connect to […]

  • Alstom Acquires 40 pct Equity Stake in AWS Ocean Energy (UK)

    21 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Power major Alstom has acquired a 40 per cent equity stake in Inverness-based wave energy company AWS Ocean Energy in its first investment in the marine energy sector. Financial details were not disclosed. AWS said the investment will give it the financial strength to expand its operations and accelerate the development of its third-generation wave […]

  • Smulders Piecing Together EOWDC Suction Bucket Jacket Foundations (Video)

    15 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Belgian steel foundations specialist Smulders has shared a video showing the construction of the eleven suction bucket jacket foundations for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Scotland.

  • Scotland Sets Targets to Cut Carbon Emissions from Electricity Generation

    29 January 2013

    Scotland has set a target to cut carbon emissions from electricity generation by more than four-fifths by 2030, underlining the huge market for offshore wind beyond 2020. First Minister Alex Salmond revealed the new target at the Scottish Renewables-Scottish Enterprise Offshore Wind & Supply Chain Conference, Aberdeen. He also announced the signing of new Memorandums […]

  • TotalEnergies Opens UK Offshore Wind Hub in Scotland

    18 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    French energy major TotalEnergies has opened its UK Offshore Wind Hub in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Hub was opened by Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies. It will be part of the company’s existing offshore operations centre in Aberdeen and will enable the transition of staff from oil and gas to offshore wind. ”Investing in […]

  • Energy Skills Scotland Announced with Double Funding

    10 May 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Training & Education

      A doubling of planned funding to improve oil and gas training facilities and develop other energy sector skills courses has been announced by the First Minister. Led by Skills Development Scotland and located at Robert Gordon University, Energy Skills Scotland (ESS) is being backed by an investment package worth £6.5 million – double the […]

  • Scottish Renewables CEO Responds to UK Energy Bill

    29 November 2012

    Responding to the new UK Energy Bill set out in Westminster by Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “It is a long time since a UK Bill was introduced that will have such important consequences for Scotland, given the importance of renewable energy […]

  • Scottish Enterprise to Launch New Offshore Wind Initiative (UK)

    31 January 2012
    Authorities

    A new £900,000 offshore wind initiative will be launched today, 31 January 2012 at Scotland’s largest offshore wind conference in Aberdeen to support rapid growth in the developing offshore wind supply chain. To be announced by Scottish Enterprise chief executive, Lena Wilson, during her opening address to more than 600 delegates, the new Offshore Wind […]

  • Scottish Floating Wind Demo Site Has GBP 690 Million Economic Potential

    25 January 2023
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The economic potential of the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) proposed 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site off Orkney, Scotland has been estimated at GBP 690 million to UK economy. The Orkney-based EMEC concluded the concept design for a new floating offshore wind test and demonstration site in 2022 and is aiming […]