2887 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • ERM to Lead EIA for Salamander Floating Project Offshore Scotland

    15 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture (JV) between Simply Blue Group, Ørsted, and Subsea7 has selected ERM Group company MarineSpace to lead the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland. As part of the work, engineering consultants NIRAS has been contracted by Salamander to lead the Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) and Brown […]

  • FoundOcean Secures Monopile Grouting Contract for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

    14 June 2012

    Scottish-based FoundOcean Ltd announced it has been awarded the contract for the foundation grouting for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, UK. Gwynt y Môr is being built with an installed capacity of 576 megawatts in Liverpool Bay, around 13 kilometres off the North Wales coast; it is one of Europe’s largest offshore wind […]

  • Vattenfall Wants Local Opinion on EOWDC Fund

    1 February 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is seeking local advice about investing the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre’s (EOWDC) GBP 3 million community investment fund, set up to benefit locals in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and the Blackdog area in Scotland.

  • Inch Cape Enters Virtual Reality

    15 November 2017
    Environment, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) has used a 3D model created by SLR to communicate plans for the proposed 784MW Inch Cape offshore wind farm off the coast of Angus, Scotland.

  • Iberdrola to Invest in Scottish Renewable Energy

    5 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Ignacio Galán, the chairman and chief executive officer of Iberdrola, has outlined a strategy for further multi-billion pound investments in renewables in the UK, with a strong focus on Scotland, in a lecture at the University of Strathclyde.  Mr Galán was delivering the fourth James Blyth lecture at the university, in which he gave a detailed […]

  • RSPB Scotland Welcomes Offshore Wind Plan for Scottish Water

    18 March 2011

    The Scottish Government’s Plan for Offshore Wind in Scottish Waters, published today, is key to delivering renewables in the right places, say RSPB Scotland. The plan considers the potential of Scotland’s offshore environment to accommodate wind energy developments from a national perspective, making proposals for the short and medium term development of offshore wind energy. […]

  • UK: Tidal Turbine in Orkney Producing Electricity

    17 May 2012

    An underwater turbine that is set to be used in Scotland’s first and only consented tidal power project has successfully completed an initial testing period in Orkney, and is providing electricity for homes and businesses on the island of Eday, one of Orkney’s northern isles. The 1MW power generator was installed last December, in some […]

  • ‘World’s First Floating Wind Innovation Centre’ Opens in Scotland

    19 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Innovation, Technology

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has opened the National Floating Wind Innovation Centre (FLOWIC), which is said to be the world’s first dedicated innovation centre for floating offshore wind, in Aberdeen, Scotland. The GBP 9 million (approximately EUR 10.5 million) FLOWIC, located in Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone and delivered by ORE Catapult in collaboration with […]

  • SSE Bundles Two Projects in Scotland into One 4.1 GW Offshore Wind Farm

    17 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables has combined its Berwick Bank and Marr Bank offshore wind projects, proposed to be built off the east coast of Scotland, into one development which could have an installed capacity of 4.1 GW. According to earlier information, when the two projects were addressed separately, the Berwick Bank wind farm has been developed as […]

  • ScotWind Developers to Support Scottish Supply Chain Growth

    11 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Contribution

    Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced 24 new signatories of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) Collaborative Framework Charter with the goal to help build a pipeline of supply chain work in the country. The 24 new signatories include BayWa r.e., BlueFloat Energy, BP, BW Ideol, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIG), EDF Renewables, Fred. […]

  • Renewables Can Protect UK from Fossil Fuel Price Shocks

    18 May 2012

    A report released by Oxford Economics and commissioned by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), has shown that a low carbon scenario whereby the UK had a “significant increase in the share of renewable energy in the power sector” would mean that the impact of future fossil fuel price shocks on the UK […]

  • EOWDC Delivers First Power

    2 July 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall’s 93.2MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) has generated its first power.

  • Petrofac Taps Linxon for Seagreen 1 Work

    24 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Linxon, a joint venture between ABB and SNC-Lavalin, has won a contract to support Petrofac in delivering the substations for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Linxon is supporting Petrofac, the EPCI contractor for the wind farm’s substations, to deliver the turnkey onshore substation, and supply, install and commission the HVAC equipment for the […]

  • Marine Scotland Science Identifies New Areas for Offshore Wind Development

    30 November 2011

      New areas have been identified for future offshore wind development in Scotland’s waters. Marine Scotland Science’s new research report for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish waters is the first stage in the process to identify potential new areas for offshore wind energy. The new areas could support a further 10 Gigawatts of development and […]

  • UK: AREG Promotes Renewables Innovation at Low-Carbon Investment Conference

    11 October 2012

    Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) is to share its knowledge of innovative ways to invest in renewable technologies at a major Scottish low carbon conference being held today (October 11). The leading private-public partnership is participating at the Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. AREG, which is a key sponsor […]

  • Vattenfall’s Pontoon All Set for EOWDC

    2 May 2018
    Vessels

    Vattenfall has completed the construction of a 30-meter-long floating crew transfer pontoon which will be used for its European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Scotland.

  • Scotland Bankrolls Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme

    2 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The Scottish Government has invested a further GBP 1.5 million in the Carbon Trust’s collaborative research, development and demonstration (RD&D) programme – the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA).

  • SOWEC Unveils Stage 2 SIM Projects

    21 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    The Strategic Investment Model (SIM) Working Group of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) has selected three projects to move into Stage 2 of its programme. The Port of Cromarty Firth Expansion and the Port of Nigg Deepwater Quay Expansion projects will move into Stage 2 of the SIM programme. The Scottish Government revealed […]

  • Scottish Renewables to Next UK Government: Launch ‘Green Bond’

    4 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    A ‘Green Bond’ which would allow savers to generate returns from the growth of the UK’s renewable energy sector should be launched by the next UK Government, the head of the sector’s trade body in Scotland has said. The plan was outlined today (Tuesday, November 4) at the launch of Scottish Renewables’ blueprint for the […]

  • Rovco Wins Survey Work on Green Volt Floating Wind Farm Offshore Scotland

    25 July 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Supply Chain

    Rovco has been selected to conduct site characterization operations on the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm project in Scotland. UK-based company will focus on geophysical surveys in the offshore wind farm array area, offshore and nearshore export cable corridors, shallow Piezocone Penetration Test (PCPT), and vibrocoring. Rovco’s DP2 survey vessel Glomar Supporter will begin […]

  • Seagreen to Offer Shorter-Term Corporate Power Purchase Agreements

    2 August 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The 1.14 GW Seagreen wind farm, soon to be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, is launching its offshore corporate purchase power agreement (cPPA) offerings. The Seagreen terms significantly shorten the typical cPPA length, providing buyers with an alternative option to standard longer-term cPPAs which are typically ten years or more in duration, Seagreen Wind Energy, […]

  • Lamprell Selected for Giant Floating Wind Project in Scotland

    11 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    NOV and Lamprell have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the Dubai-based manufacturer will provide the fabrication, assembly and outfitting for NOV’s tri-floaters that are planned to be installed at Cerulean Winds’ floating wind project, proposed to power green hydrogen production and electrification of oil and gas assets in Scotland. Cerulean Winds […]

  • Scotland Green-Lights Kincardine Floating Wind Farm

    9 March 2017
    Authorities, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Scottish government has granted a planning consent for the eight-turbine Kincardine floating wind farm located around 15 kilometres south-east of Aberdeen.

  • AFBE-UK Scotland Gets Real on Offshore Wind

    9 February 2017
    Training & Education

    Aberdeen-based AFBE-UK Scotland is to hold a series of events throughout the year aimed at giving young people an insight into working in the engineering industry, including the UK offshore wind industry. The Scottish chapter of this not-for-profit organisation will hold its first Transition programme of 2017 on Saturday, February 18 in the Taylor Building (A21) […]

  • Maltese Wind Power Delegation Returns from Scotland

    3 October 2011
    Authorities

    A delegation from the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs led by Minister George Pullicino has just returned from Scotland where… (di-ve) [mappress] Source: di-ve, October 03, 2011

  • Gamesa Opens Offshore Wind Technology Centre in Scotland

    29 September 2011
    R&D

      A new £12.5 million (14 million euros) centre to develop next-generation offshore wind technology in Scotland was officially opened today by First Minister Alex Salmond and Jorge Calvet, Chairman and CEO of leading international turbine manufacturer Gamesa. The Spanish-based company has located its Offshore Wind Technology Centre at Strathclyde Business Park, in Bellshill, some […]