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  • TGS Wraps Up Survey for Europe’s First Commercial-Scale Floating Wind Farm

    24 July 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    TGS has completed an ultra-high-resolution 3D (UHR3D) seismic survey for the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, developed by a consortium of Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn. According to TGS, the record-breaking survey integrated Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES), Sub-bottom Profiler (SBP), Side Scan Sonar (SSS), and magnetometer data into a unified dataset. This dataset […]

  • Worley Gets FEED Contract for Green Volt Onshore Substation

    17 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Supply Chain

    Worley has been awarded a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for the onshore substation of the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. As part of the contract, Worley will lead on developing an all-encompassing design plan for the substation, covering electrical, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning engineering scopes. A team […]

  • Port of Nigg’s Owner Passes the Baton to Japanese Investor

    1 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    UK energy sector construction, maintenance & enhancement solutions player Global Energy Group (GEG) has concluded an agreement with Japanese company Mitsui & Co. for the sale of its group companies, including the Port of Nigg, a multi-sector energy port and green freeport. In addition to the Port of Nigg, GEG reached an agreement with Mitsui […]

  • West of Orkney Windfarm First ScotWind Project to Gain Full Consent

    30 June 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The West of Orkney Windfarm, a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Corio Generation, and Renewables Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG), has been granted offshore consent by the Scottish government. The decision makes the 2 GW West of Orkney Windfarm the first ScotWind project to secure both offshore and onshore planning permissions. The wind farm will be built […]

  • Canada’s First Designated Offshore Wind Zones Located Off Nova Scotia

    30 July 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia have designated the first four offshore wind areas to be made available for development, with a call for bids expected by the end of the year. Three of the identified areas are situated south of Nova Scotia’s eastern mainland, while the fourth is located to […]

  • Research Project Proves Large-Scale Oyster Reef Restoration at Offshore Wind Farms Feasible

    22 July 2025
    Business development, Environment, Research & Development

    A research project carried out by The Oyster Restoration Company (TORC) and supported by RWE has established that large-scale native oyster reef restoration at offshore wind farms in the North Sea is feasible. “Flat oysters are an important species because they can create reefs that provide food and breeding grounds for many other species. Due […]

  • Scottish Gov’t Mulls Increasing Offshore Wind Target to 40 GW by 2040

    19 June 2025
    Authorities, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    The Scottish government is seeking views on proposals which would see the country’s offshore wind ambition increased to up to 40 GW of new capacity by 2040. The consultation will run until 13 August. The estimate that 40 GW equates to enough renewable energy to power 45 million homes assumes offshore wind capacity in 20240 […]

  • Danske Commodities Books Hywind Scotland Power

    19 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Danish energy trading company Danske Commodities has signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the world’s first floating wind farm, Hywind Scotland. As the sole offtaker, Danske Commodities will take over balancing and trading of Hywind Scotland’s total volume of 30MW. Hywind Scotland is owned by Equinor (75%) and Masdar (25%). The wind farm, […]

  • World’s First Floating Offshore Wind Farm Celebrates Five Years of Operation

    29 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Hywind Scotland, the first floating offshore wind farm in the world, has passed five years in operation since its commissioning in 2017. According to Equinor, Hywind Scotland is the world’s best-performing offshore wind farm, achieving a capacity factor of 54 per cent over its five years of operations. “Importantly, Hywind Scotland has run to high […]

  • Onshore Consent Application for 1 GW Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Farm Approved

    20 June 2025
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The onshore consent application for the up to 1 GW Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind farm has been approved by the Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland. The application covers the floating wind farm’s onshore infrastructure, including underground cabling and a substation. The wind farm is the first fully floating project from the ScotWind leasing process to […]

  • Works on Hywind Scotland Foundations in Full Swing

    24 November 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Navantia started welding together the first blocks for the first Hywind Scotland floating foundation at the assembly area of its Fene yard in Spain.  Each of the five spar-type floating foundations will be made of five blocks, and Navantia currently has around 15 blocks in different fabrication stage, with the first spar scheduled to be ready in March 2017. The […]

  • World’s First Floating Wind Farm Best Performer in UK

    23 March 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm, has reached the highest average capacity factor for any wind farm in the UK for its third consecutive year. With an average capacity factor of 57.1% in the twelve months to March 2020, Hywind Scotland set a new record in the UK. During its first two […]

  • First Hywind Scotland Foundation Put Together (Photos)

    17 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Navantia-Windar today assembled the first foundation for the Hywind Scotland floating wind farm, with the construction of the remaining four well underway, the Spanish joint venture company informed.

  • Top News of the Week, 26 June – 1 July 2017

    2 July 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 26 June to 1 July 2017.

  • Benthic Survey Wraps Up for Scottish Floating Wind Farm

    3 July 2025
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Specialist contractors have completed a benthic survey along a 420-kilometre stretch of seabed for the proposed Ossian floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The month-long benthic campaign gathered information at 122 different sites along the route that will be used to export renewable energy from the Ossian floating offshore wind farm off the east coast […]

  • MMT and Reach Subsea on Hywind Scotland Duty

    12 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    MMT and Reach Subsea are set to carry out inspection services at Equinor’s Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind farm. Simon Møkster Shipping’s vessel Stril Explorer is expected to begin the work this month. Hywind Scotland comprises five Siemens 6 MW floating turbines mounted on SPAR-type foundations and located 25 kilometers offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. The […]

  • Equinor, Marine Scotland to Test Safe Fishing Options for Floating Wind Farms

    29 July 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor, in collaboration with Marine Scotland, will undertake a series of tests at its Hywind Scotland floating wind farm to explore how fishers can safely operate around and within floating wind farms. Last month, Marine Scotland performed a trial survey to test some of the fishing equipment in preparation for the survey scheduled to take […]

  • Aibel to Assist with Hywind Scotland Commissioning

    10 February 2017

    Aibel has been awarded further work on Hywind Scotland Pilot Park after Statoil assigned the company to assist with the commissioning of five floating wind turbines for the project.

  • World’s First Floating Wind Farm Back in Action After Maintenance

    9 October 2024
    Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance

    A heavy maintenance campaign has been completed on Hywind Scotland, the world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm, with all five turbines now connected. From operational data, it was previously determined that a heavy maintenance campaign for the wind farm’s five turbines was required. To complete the campaign, the Siemens Gamesa turbines were towed to Wergeland […]

  • Statoil Floats the Hywind Scotland Five

    28 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    All five Siemens 6MW wind turbines for the Hywind Scotland wind farm have been mounted on their respective floating foundations off Stord, Norway, Statoil reports.

  • Statoil Picks Survitec Safety Gear for Hywind Scotland Team

    31 August 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Statoil UK has selected Survitec as the preferred safety partner for the Hywind Scotland floating wind farm project off Aberdeenshire.

  • Siem Moxie Starts Hywind Scotland Charter

    31 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors’ accommodation and personnel transfer vessel Siem Moxie has begun work on Statoil’s Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm. 

  • Masdar’s Share in Hywind Scotland Valued at GBP 52.5 Million

    19 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Masdar has invested GBP 52.5 million (approx. EUR 61 million) in Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, according to Scottish Development International (SDI), as Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy investor agreed with Statoil to take a 25% stake in the project.

  • World’s Largest Floating OWF to Feature Siemens 6MW Turbines

    4 December 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens will supply five of its SWT-6.0-154 direct drive offshore wind turbines for Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland Project, the world’s largest floating wind project.  The turbines will be installed on floating foundations operating in water depths between 90 and 120 meters. For the new Hywind Scotland Project, assembly in West Coast Norway is scheduled for first half […]

  • Green Marine Completes Hywind Scotland Job

    15 March 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Green Marine (UK) Ltd has carried out buoy maintenance on Equinor’s Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind project. Under the contract, which was awarded by Partrac, Green Marine used its vessel Green Isle to conduct the works. “These works were carried out safely, efficiently and on budget, utilising the small weather windows available,” said Green Marine. Hywind […]

  • World’s First Floating Wind Farm to Undergo First Major Maintenance Campaign, Turbines to Be Towed to Norwegian Port

    15 January 2024
    Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    The world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm, the 30 MW Hywind Scotland, officially entered the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase in October 2017. After a little over six years of operation, the wind farm’s Siemens Gamesa wind turbines are now due for some major maintenance work. While offshore wind farms undergo turbine maintenance work more than […]