2875 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • Foundation Fabrication Kicks Off for TotalEnergies’ Culzean Pilot Project

    20 November 2024
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Archer Wind has started the fabrication of the foundation which will be installed as part of the Culzean floating offshore wind pilot project. This single-turbine, 3 MW pilot project, owned and developed by TotalEnergies, will provide power to the Culzean gas platform in the UK North Sea. According to Archer Wind’s recent social media post, […]

  • USA: Tidal Energy Company Wins International Pioneer Award

    24 June 2012

    ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest, leading tidal energy company, receives the “International Pioneer Award“ during the 9th Energy Ocean International Conference & Exhibition held in Boston, USA for their contribution and efforts in exploring marine energy. ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest is a is a world market leader in technologies for energy generation from tidal currents occurring in coastal […]

  • Fund Managers Support Edinburgh’s Bid to Host Green Investment Bank (UK)

    31 January 2012

    Edinburgh’s bid to host the Green Investment Bank (GIB) has received a significant boost following the endorsement of a group of leading international fund managers. Chief Executives from Standard Life, Baillie Gifford, Kames Capital, Artemis Investment, Martin Currie and Aberdeen Asset Management have written a joint letter to Vince Cable and officials at the Department […]

  • First Nacelles for Moray West En Route to Port of Nigg

    4 April 2024
    Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first 14 MW turbine nacelles have been loaded onto the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel, Rotra Vente, at Siemens Gamesa’s Cuxhaven plant in Germany. They are destined for the Moray West offshore wind farm and are heading toward the Port of Nigg, Scotland, according to AIS data available online. The vessel left Cuxhaven on 3 April […]

  • North Scotland World Leader in Wave, Tidal Technology

    1 August 2012
    Technology

    The designation of the Pentland Firth and Orkney area as a Marine Energy Park confirms what those of us in the industry already know – the north of Scotland is a world leader in wave and tidal technology. Over the last decade, supportive government policies and the establishment of the European Marine Energy Centre have […]

  • PNE Wind Opens Office in Edinburgh (UK)

    14 February 2011

    SCOTLAND’S renewable energy target of 80 per cent by 2020 has been boosted by the arrival of a major wind farm developer. PNE WIND UK Limited is planning to invest intensively in Britain over the next three years. The company has recently acquired offices in Edinburgh city centre which was officially opened by Anne MacColl, […]

  • 2H Wins Moray West Integrity Management Contract

    26 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    UK-headquartered 2H has been awarded a four-year integrity management (IM) contract for the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. The contract’s scope covers IM for all balance of plant (BoP) equipment, including the wind turbine’s monopile foundations and tower structures, inter-array and export cables, and offshore and onshore substations. According to 2H, […]

  • New Plan to Lay Out Path for UK Offshore Wind Growth Expected in Early 2024

    27 November 2023
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    RenewableUK, the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC), the Crown Estate, and Crown Estate Scotland are developing a new Industrial Growth Plan (IGP) to boost the long-term growth of the UK offshore wind sector. The industry players have appointed KPMG to support the development of the IGP which is expected to be published early next year. […]

  • UK: BOWL Submits Application to Develop Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) has submitted an application to the Scottish Government for consent to develop the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth. BOWL is a joint venture partnership formed between SSE Renewables (75%), SSE’s renewable energy development division, and Repsol Nuevas Energias UK (25%) (formerly SeaEnergy Renewables). The application is […]

  • Sif Logs Upcoming Order as UK Closes Sixth CfD Round; Launches New Production Line at ‘World’s Largest Monopile Factory’

    3 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Sif is in exclusive negotiations for a 140-kilotonne monopile foundation project for an offshore wind farm that was awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the UK’s Allocation Round 6 (AR6), the Dutch company informed following the announcement of the AR6 results. “It is expected that a final contract will be reached before the end […]

  • Moray West Homeports in Buckie Harbour

    1 November 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Moray West, an offshore wind farm planned in the outer Moray Firth, has selected Buckie harbour in Moray, Scotland, as its long-term Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base. The base will be the onshore hub from which the offshore facilities are run through its operational life. The base will include a new building to house offices, […]

  • JFMS Secures Moray East Contract

    17 May 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) will deliver marine coordination and provide communications infrastructure during the construction of the 950MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. JFMS will provide Moray East, being built 22 kilometers off the coast of Scotland, with its offshore wind management system (OWMS) to deliver real-time data from various sources, together with […]

  • Lamprell to Manufacture 30 Seagreen 1 Jacket Foundations

    8 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Subsea 7’s renewables business unit Seaway 7 has chosen Lamprell for the delivery of 30 foundations for the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm. Under the contract, yet to be finalised and to be executed on a lump-sum basis, the UAE-based company will manufacture jackets, transition pieces and suction caissons. Lamprell will deliver the jackets to […]

  • Mainstream Raring to Build 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe OWF

    26 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power is in exclusive discussions with a consortium led by power company InterGen to take its 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to financial close and into construction. The consortium also includes Siemens Project Ventures, The Marguerite Fund and Infrared Capital. Speaking today at the Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind Conference in Glasgow, Mainstream’s […]

  • Vattenfall Puts Bird Monitoring on Radar

    25 June 2019
    Environment

    The next phase of environmental research at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off the Aberdeenshire coast is scheduled to start next week after Vattenfall appointed a Scottish specialist to carry out the studies. The Edinburgh-based team of RPS Consulting and Danish-based DHI Group will deploy radar-camera based digital technology to monitor the flight patterns and […]

  • Offshore Wind Trumps Trump

    16 December 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    This morning, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump in his latest legal battle against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). Donald Trump challenged the approval for the offshore wind project, given by Scottish ministers, arguing that the offshore wind farm would ruin the view from his Aberdeen golf resort. After losing a couple of times in the Scottish courts, the Trump […]

  • IBERDROLA, CorPower, WavEc Start Wave Energy R&D Project

    25 September 2013
    R&D, Technology

    IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA, in partnership with the Swedish company CorPower Ocean specializing in wave energy converters and the Portuguese marine research centre WavEc, has embarked on the development of the R&D project HiWave, focused on high efficiency wave power. This international initiative aims to demonstrate wave power harnessing using a new type of compact device with […]

  • Overcoming Floating Wind Challenges Is Key to Global Energy Transition – Houlder

    27 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Contribution, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The following article is a guest post by Mark Goalen, Director – Offshore Engineering, Houlder. The scaling up of renewable energy capacity will be essential for the success of the global energy transition. Increasing offshore wind capacity is, in turn, key to scaling up renewable energy production but is reliant on developers installing high-capacity farms […]

  • Renewables Aid Marine Wildlife

    5 May 2014
    Environment

    A new study has looked into the effect of offshore marine renewable energy devices on marine organisms. These devices provide novel habitat to marine organisms, allowing species to spread to new areas. The study focused on marine fauna, particularly pelagic larvae, such as barnacles or gastropods, in the region around south‐western Scotland. Even though these […]

  • World’s Deepest Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind Farm Taking Shape

    3 March 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Ten out of the 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines have been installed at the 1.1 GW Seagreen offshore wind farm, Scotland’s largest and the world’s deepest fixed-bottom offshore wind farm. The first wind turbine was installed at the site some 27 kilometres off the Angus coast in early December. This marked the first time a […]

  • Trump to Fight EOWDC in November (UK)

    19 September 2013
    Authorities

    A hearing for the case of Donald Trump against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project has been scheduled to take place on November 12, according to BBC Scotland. Earlier this year, Mr. Trump has filed a legal complaint against the development of the project and his lawyers will now make their best to […]

  • Two Companies Join Forces to Create Scottish Fabrication Alliance for Renewables

    16 January 2012

    Across the UK, businesses in areas such as Humberside, Merseyside and Teesside have formed alliances to deliver renewable projects, but no such coalition exists in Scotland. In order to create the Scottish Fabrication Alliance for Renewables, IFAB, the subsidiary of Highlands group, has signed a deal with the Steel Engineering of Renfrew. The reason for […]

  • Moray West Wind Turbine Components Arriving at Port of Nigg

    26 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades and tower components for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm have arrived at the Port of Nigg in Scotland. The 882 MW offshore wind farm, developed by Ocean Winds, will comprise 60 wind turbines and will be the first project to feature Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD model. The turbines […]

  • Inch Cape Onshore Substation Work Kicks Off

    23 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Civil engineering contractor, Careys, is set to start work at the brownfield site of the former Cockenzie coal-fired power station on the East Lothian coast as the next phase of the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm substation gets underway in Scotland. Contracted by Siemens Energy, Careys will be responsible for the construction of […]

  • Crown Estate Scoops Sustainable Development Accolade (UK)

    12 December 2012

    The Crown Estate has won an award for sustainable development at the Green Energy Awards, recognising the success of the enabling actions in addressing the complex challenges in developing offshore renewables. The annual Scottish Renewables event, held in Edinburgh on 6 December, saw a record 1,000 guests attend this year. The Contribution to Sustainable Development […]

  • Onshore Planning Application Submitted for 100 MW Scottish Floater

    2 November 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) has submitted the onshore planning application to the Highland Council for its 100 MW floating offshore wind project located off the north coast of Scotland. Following public consultation, very few changes were made to the application for Planning Permission in Principle. This application covers the onshore infrastructure elements of […]