2945 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • UK: Caithness Predicts Offshore Energy Boost

    12 September 2012

    As Marine Scotland starts with meetings throughout Scotland to engage communities in discussions over Holyrood’s plans for offshore renewable energy, Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership’s programme manager Eann Sinclair predicts that Caithness could be set for offshore energy boost, the John O’Groat Journal informs. Though Caithness is not listed as a venue, Mr. Sinclair […]

  • North East Fife Councillors Advised to Support Inch Cape Wind Farm

    7 May 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    James Wright, a planner at Fife Council’s Department for Enterprise, Planning and Protective Services, has recommended that the North East Fife councillors support the Inch Cape offshore wind farm. Furthermore, in a report to Fife Council’s North East Planning Committee, Mr. Wright has also identified areas that require additional assessment, including ecology and archaeology. He […]

  • University of Strathclyde to Open Centre for Offshore Wind Technology Development (UK)

    20 June 2011
    R&D

    A new centre to develop and test offshore wind condition monitoring technologies – and help Scotland meet its renewable energy targets – … (engineerlive) [mappress] Source: engineerlive, June 20, 2011;

  • Red Rock Power Schedules Inch Cape Supply Chain Event

    14 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Red Rock Power Ltd is holding a supply chain event in Scotland to help companies get involved in the Inch Cape offshore wind project.

  • Scottish Independence Could Drastically Increase Electricity Bills

    6 August 2013
    Authorities

    The Scots would pay the highest power bills in the world in an independent Scotland, as they would have to import electricity from England. The country’s current energy policy, which requires production of 100% renewable energy by 2020, and unreliability of wind power would lead to paying for imported power, the Scotsman cited Sir Donald […]

  • Xodus Examines Scotland’s Offshore Renewables Potential

    5 August 2019
    R&D

    Xodus Group has begun investigating the integration of offshore renewables into localized energy systems off the Scottish coast. Commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland, the five-month offshore generation energy study will focus on two main areas, including project landscaping and the value case. “We are seeking to further understand the potential to communities across Scotland of utilising offshore […]

  • First Moray West XXL Monopiles Arrive in Scotland

    11 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Last month, the first shipment of XXL monopiles, manufactured by the Dajin Penglai facility, for the Moray West offshore wind farm arrived in Invergordon, 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 monopiles weigh about 2,000 tonnes and […]

  • Acquisition Not Magic Solution for BiFab, but New OWFs Could Be

    11 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    A number of consented offshore wind projects present a big opportunity to get BiFab back on its feet, according to the Scottish Government. BiFab was acquired by Canadian JV Driver in April as part of the government’s intervention to save the Fife-based company, however, it still needs new contracts to secure its future operation. 

  • TWP Submits Offshore Scoping Report for 1 GW Floating Wind Project in Scotland

    10 July 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium comprising DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi, has submitted the offshore scoping report for the Ayre floating offshore wind project to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate. The report was submitted to the Marine Directorate – Licensing & Operations Team to request a scoping opinion under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations. It provides […]

  • Vicinay Marine Grabs Hywind Mooring Contract

    4 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish chains and mooring systems supplier Vicinay Marine has signed a contract with Statoil to design, manufacture and deliver mooring components for the 30 MW Hywind pilot park, the world’s first floating offshore wind park, located 30 kilometers off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Vicinay Marine will provide the mooring chains and connectors for the Hywind project to be delivered […]

  • Crown Estate to Lease 5 Sites Offshore Scotland

    28 October 2011

    The offshore wind industry will today take a major step forward with the announcement of a raft of new seabed lease agreements from the Crown Estate that could support up to 5GW of new capacity. The organisation, which manages the UK seabed, will confirm it has awarded conditional agreements for lease to five offshore renewable […]

  • Scotland’s 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Fully Operational

    25 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm has become fully operational, with Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney visiting Eyemouth on 24 July to mark the launch of the country’s newest offshore wind project. Located 15.5 kilometres off the coast of Fife, NnG is co-owned by EDF power solutions UK and Ireland and […]

  • Trump Personally Objects Offshore Wind Farm Plans (UK)

    15 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has personally written to Scotland’s First Minister objecting to plans to build an offshore wind farm…   (paisleydailyexpress) [mappress] Source: paisleydailyexpress, September 15, 2011

  • Scotland to Join Forces with Ireland for Renewable Energy Progress

    21 December 2011

    The focus is offshore when it comes to renewable energy in Scotland, but the Scots figure that to really get the most out of the wind… By Pete Danko ( earthtechling ) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, December 21, 2011

  • First Minister Unveils GBP 35 Million Fund for Scottish Offshore Wind

    27 September 2011
    Authorities

    FIRST Minister Alex Salmond today unveiled a new £35 million fund to attract offshore wind turbine manufacturers to Scotland… (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, September 27, 2011

  • UK: Finance Secretary John Swinney Looks into Port of Ardersier Potential

    29 April 2013
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney visited the Port of Ardersier last week to find out how the large deep-water port in the Highlands of Scotland could become a major centre for the UK’s offshore wind industry. The fact-finding mission, hosted [on Monday April 22] by Port of Ardersier Chief Executive Stephen Gobbi, enabled Mr Swinney […]

  • SGN Working on World’s First Offshore Wind-Powered Hydrogen Heating Project

    15 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The UK gas network operator SGN has launched a project that will be world-first to employ a direct supply of offshore wind power to produce green hydrogen energy for heating. The project will start with heating around 300 homes in Fife, Scotland, using clean gas produced by an electrolysis plant, powered by the offshore wind […]

  • UK: Funding Boost for Glasgow Technology & Innovation Centre

    11 June 2012
    R&D, Training & Education

    A cash injection of £6.7 million will complete the funding for a major centre for research and innovation in Glasgow, Alex Neil said today. The European Funding for the Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC) at Strathclyde University will help develop a world leading centre for the development of renewable energy technologies and enabling technologies, including […]

  • UK: Energy Secretary Meets Scottish Renewables Industry Leaders

    13 March 2012

    The new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, met with leaders of the Scottish renewables industry on the fringes of the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Inverness. Organised by Scottish Renewables, the roundtable meeting included representatives from SSE, RES, EDPr, Repsol, RWE Npower, Renewable UK and Inverness College, and focussed on […]

  • Scottish Renewables CEO Applauds EOWDC’s Consents from Government

    26 March 2013

    In response to consent being given by the Scottish Government to the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre will be a unique testing facility for the development of offshore wind turbines and technology. It will create an opportunity […]

  • Subsea 7, Seaway Heavy Lifting Land Ten-Figure Offshore Wind Contract

    23 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Subsea 7 has teamed up with Seaway Heavy Lifting on an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for wind farm turbine foundations and array cables to be installed at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm located in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland. The value of the contract is over USD 1.3 billion (over GBP 896 million), according to Seaway Heavy […]

  • Oil and Gas Knowledge Could Help Reduce Offshore Wind Power Costs (Scottish)

    27 September 2011

    The expertise of Scotland’s oil and gas industry could help reduce costs of offshore wind operations by at least 20 per cent, according to… By Jenny Fyall (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, September 27, 2011

  • Swire Blue Ocean to Install Seagreen Turbines

    20 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) has secured a contract with MHI Vestas for the transportation and installation of turbines at the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Seagreen will comprise 114 MHI Vestas V164-10 MW turbines located some 27 kilometers off the Angus coast. SBO expects to commence the installation of the units in the second […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Seals Moray East Deal

    2 May 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has secured a contract for the transport and installation of turbines at the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier is in charge of transporting and installing 100 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines at the 950MW wind farm located off the East coast of Scotland. The company will deploy one of […]

  • Game Not Over for Trump

    17 December 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Following the decision by the UK’s Supreme Court to dismiss the appeal by Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd, Donald Trump might take the case against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) to European courts, according to BBC.  In June, Trump announced he will take the fight to European courts if he loses in the Supreme Court. “We […]

  • Scottish Offshore Wind Supply Chain Goes Online

    11 July 2019

    Xodus Group is working with Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International (SDI) to create a directory of Scotland-based suppliers for the offshore wind market. The new Scottish Industries Directories platform will include a directory and gap analysis which are expected to help local suppliers capture a greater share of the offshore wind market by advertising their experience […]