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  • Wiking Helikopter Inks Two Contracts for German North Sea Projects

    13 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    In the last two weeks, Wiking Helikopter Service has signed a multi-year contract with TenneT and a contract extension with Deutsche Windtechnik, both of which will see the company providing offshore helicopter services for projects in the German part of the North Sea. With the transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT, Wiking said it was awarded […]

  • Saipem 7000 Set to Install Seagreen OWF’s Offshore Substation Jacket

    18 November 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation for the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm’s offshore substation is currently on its way to the project site in Scottish waters in the Firth of Forth, where the work on installing the structure is about to start. The jacket, which left Eversendai Offshore’s fabrication yard in Ras Al Khaimah on board the Dongbang Giant […]

  • Scotland: Energy Minister Welcomes Audit Scotland Findings

    12 September 2013
    Authorities

    Commenting on today’s Audit Scotland report Fergus Ewing said:  “Today, I welcome the findings of this report which shows that strong and strategic leadership from this government within the renewable sector is key to the successes to date.  “No government since devolution has embarked on such an ambitious programme of investment to transform our renewable […]

  • Magnora Targets ScotWind, Norway with Floating Wind Tie-Up

    29 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Norway-based Magnora has entered into a partnership with an undisclosed company to establish a joint floating wind player called Magnora Floating Wind, which already started working on the application for the ScotWind round in Scotland. The newly established company also plans to participate in the first offshore wind application round in Norway this year, and […]

  • Seaway 7 Selects Port of Blyth as Seagreen Cable Base

    29 September 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway 7 has selected the Port of Blyth as the location for the storage and mobilisation of the inter-array cables for the 1,075 MW Seagreen 1 wind farm offshore Scotland. The Northumberland-based port has already started to receive cable into quayside storage tanks, designed and built by their in-house technical team. In total, approximately 12,000 […]

  • Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering Power

    20 July 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, the 588MW Beatrice, has started generating power for the first time.

  • ESB Takes Stake in Neart na Gaoithe as Construction Kicks Off

    28 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The EDF Group has launched the construction of the Scottish Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm project along with the new partners, the Irish electricity company ESB, which is taking a 50% stake in the project. The 450MW Neart na Gaoithe will consist of 54 turbines and will be located in the North Sea […]

  • Scottish Renewable Energy Targets Possible, Says CEO of NgenTec

    15 December 2011

    Dr Makhlouf Benatmane, CEO of supplier of direct drive and slow speed permanent magnet generators NgenTec, said that the Scotland can meet its renewable energy targets. Scotland showed its potential at EWEA’s event. EWEA Offshore 2011 was the largest event in the offshore wind industry, with more than 480 exhibitors, and 8,200 visitors. Mr. Benatmane […]

  • Vattenfall Kicks Off EOWDC Environmental Research Programme

    25 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall has invited applications for funding under a EUR 3 million scientific research programme at the company’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Scotland, to understand the impacts of offshore wind on the environment. A scientific panel has been assembled to advise on the allocation of the funding to study the environment around […]

  • Survey Starts at Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall’s ScotWind Site

    12 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    A preliminary geophysical and environmental survey campaign has started at the Muir Mhòr floating wind project site in Scotland, being developed by Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall. The survey campaign will take place along the export cable corridor for the Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind project from June to July 2023. Operations will be conducted […]

  • MRV Alba na Mara Conducting Survey in Scotland

    16 July 2014
    Environment

    MRV Alba na Mara is undertaking a renewable energy survey off the north and east coast of Scotland. The survey work involves the deployment of the TV drop frame and, where practical, the deployment of a day grab.  Some additional bathymetric survey work and trawling may also be undertaken depending on the weather conditions. The […]

  • Ossian Submits Array Consent Application to Scottish Gov’t

    15 July 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Scottish Government has received a consent application for the offshore array of the 3.6 GW Ossian floating wind project, being co-developed by SSE Renewables, Marubeni Corporation, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The scope of this application covers the generating assets and transmission platforms within the offshore array, with the offshore export cables and onshore […]

  • Statoil Picks MacGregor Mooring Systems for Hywind

    27 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Cargotec’s MacGregor has won an order for substructure connection mooring systems for Statoil’s Hywind pilot park in Scotland, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm. MacGregor will be responsible for the delivery of the Pusnes substructure mooring connection system for the project’s five floating wind turbines. “This contract represents a step change for MacGregor in […]

  • Scotland to Impose Local Content Requirements for Offshore Wind Projects

    16 January 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Scottish Government and Crown Estate Scotland have established an agreement on local content requirements for wind farm projects offshore Scotland. Under the agreement, offshore wind developers will have to agree on supply chain commitments when applying for leases. According to the government, Scottish companies will benefit from new steps to increase the number of […]

  • Chinese Fabricator Delivers Final Batch of Moray West XXL Monopiles

    23 November 2023
    Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    China’s Dajin Heavy Industry has delivered the final batch of eight XXL monopiles for the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. In June 2022, Dajin Heavy Industry was contracted by the wind farm’s developer, Ocean Winds, to supply 48 XXL monopiles for the project. The units weigh about 2,000 tonnes and have […]

  • Scottish Energy Minister to Meet Baden-Württemberg Politicians

    28 June 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing will today meet with politicians from one of Germany’s major Federal States to discuss shared interests and opportunities in the growing domestic and international low carbon economy. On the final day of his three-day visit to Germany, Mr Ewing will meet with Franz Untersteller MP, Minister for Environment, Climate and Energy, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Scotland Allocates GBP 1.5 Million for Offshore Wind Projects

    20 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The Scottish Government has awarded GBP 1.5 million (approx. EUR 2 million) of funding to the Carbon Trust to support its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) research and design programme. The Carbon Trust will fund projects in regard to floating offshore wind technology in Scotland, international collaboration on efficiency of Scottish offshore wind projects, and knowledge sharing on innovation and […]

  • Scotland Nods to Sleeker Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    18 June 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Scottish government has approved the proposed changes to the Inch Cape offshore wind farm which allows for the installation of fewer but larger capacity wind turbines. Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) said this is a key milestone for the project as it prepares to bid for the third Contract for Difference (CfD) funding allocation […]

  • Floating Offshore Wind Could Be Bigger Than Fixed-Bottom by 2050, But There Is Catching Up to Do in Supply Chain

    15 December 2022
    Industry, Ports & Logistics, R&D

    “We are looking at a market today that is immense. It is new and unprecedented when you look at the numbers. Floating wind is expected to be, in 2050, bigger than fixed offshore wind. But we got some catching up to do, and catching up to be done is really in the supply chain”, GustoMSC’s […]

  • EDP Renewables Urges Industry to Unite for Scottish OW Supply Chain

    21 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    EDP Renewables has called on the offshore wind industry to work together to promote supply chain opportunities in the sector for regional businesses in the North of Scotland. At an event held by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), EDPR Director Dan Finch urged the offshore wind industry to work in close partnership with the private and public […]

  • Ossian Floating Wind Farm Could Have Capacity of 3.6 GW

    4 November 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables, Marubeni Corporation, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have identified an increase in the potential overall project capacity for their Ossian floating wind project in Scotland from 2.6 GW to up to 3.6 GW. Geophysical and benthic surveys completed at Ossian development area Two Eolos floating LiDARs, Partrac’s metocean equipment deployed According to a […]

  • Scotland Could Cash in GBP 30 Billion from Renewable Energy

    16 February 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    First Minister Alex Salmond thinks that independent Scotland could cash in GBP 30 billion from green energy over 20 years. He said that unparalleled energy resources would give Scotland a huge competitive advantage over the rest of Europe, reports The Guardian. The country has 25% of Europe’s tidal and offshore wind potential and 10% of […]

  • RPS Wins Contract for BP and EnBW’s UK Offshore Wind Projects

    26 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    BP and EnBW have selected RPS as Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) lead for the development of the two lease areas the joint venture partners secured this February in the UK Offshore Wind Round 4. “The lease areas have a combined potential capacity of 3 GW, enough to power the equivalent […]

  • Scottish Green Energy Awards 2012 Held in Edinburgh

    7 December 2012

    The eleventh Scottish Green Energy Awards celebrated the successes of the renewables industry last night with its largest ever ceremony. Among the winners were MSP Rob Gibson SNP for Best Politician and Judith Patten, founder of All-Energy for her outstanding contribution to the industry. The Scottish Green Energy Awards, sponsored by RWE npower renewables and […]

  • UK Appeases Scotland’s Worries Over Green Investment Bank Privatisation

    20 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Keith Brown, has received assurances from the UK government that the strategic importance of the Green Investment Bank  (GIB) to Scotland will be fully considered as part of ongoing discussions around its privatisation. “The Green Investment Bank plays a unique strategic role in funding innovative and […]