2915 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • Seabed Cone Penetration Tests to Start at Neart na Gaoithe OWF

    4 December 2013
    R&D

    Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited will be carrying out 110 seabed Cone Penetration Tests (CPTs) at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site, the KIS-ORCA announced on its website. The tests will commence between the 7th and 10th December 2013, and will be completed approximately within 26 days, weather permitting. The Neart na […]

  • Boskalis Adds to Inch Cape Tally

    7 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) and Boskalis have signed an exclusive Pre-Construction Agreement (PCA) covering the transportation and installation of the wind turbine foundations, the offshore substation, and the inter-array cables.

  • GSS Sets Up Joint Venture with Taiwan’s Hwa Chi Construction

    16 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Scotland-headquartered GSS Marine Services and Taiwan’s marine construction company Hwa Chi Construction Co. Ltd. have established a joint venture company to jointly support the Taiwanese booming offshore wind industry.

  • Ofgem Shortlists Four Bidders for GBP 2 Billion Offshore Wind Transmission Assets

    28 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Ofgem has shortlisted four potential bidders for its next Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) bidding round for three offshore transmission links worth an estimated GBP 2 billion (about EUR 2.3 billion). In the “most valuable” OFTO tender round ever run by Ofgem, a new bidder has joined three others in a competition to own and operate […]

  • UK Gov’t Grants GBP 55 Million to Scottish Port for Floating Wind Expansion

    6 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The UK government has awarded more than GBP 55 million (about EUR 66 million) for the expansion of the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland. According to the government, this will enable the port to become the first in the UK capable of making floating offshore wind turbines on site and at scale. The Department […]

  • CIP Hikes Beatrice Stake

    22 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland-based SSE has sold a further 10% stake in the Beatrice offshore wind farm to its joint venture partner Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). SSE now holds a 40% stake in the project, with CIP controlling a 35% stake, and Repsol the remaining 25%. SSE says that the sale marks another key step in the project’s preparation […]

  • Harland & Wolff Taking Over BiFab Methil, Arnish Sites

    12 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    Owner of the Harland & Wolff shipyards, InfraStrata, is acquiring the assets of Scotland’s Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) at Methil in Fife and Arnish in Western Isles. BiFab officially went into administration in December 2020 after a deal for jacket foundation work for the Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm at the Methil site fell […]

  • Highlands and Islands Showcases Region’s Capabilities at Offshore Wind Conference (UK)

    1 February 2012

    Highlands and Islands businesses are showcasing the region’s infrastructure and skills capabilities at Scotland’s largest ever Offshore Wind conference taking place in Aberdeen since yesterday. Attracting more than 600 of the most influential business leaders in oil and gas and renewable energy from across the UK and Europe, the two day Scottish Offshore Wind Conference […]

  • UK: MORL to Hold Public Exhibitions Regarding Offshore Wind Project

    7 September 2012

    After Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd (MORL) announced that it had submitted an application to the Scottish Government for consent to develop offshore wind power at three sites within Zone 1 of The Crown Estate’s Third Round of offshore wind licensing, it now invites all of those individuals and organisations with an interest in the project […]

  • Paul O’Brien to Visit New Zealand

    20 July 2012

    One of the leading experts in the UK for renewable energy will visit New Zealand next week, reports Scoop news portal. Paul O’ Brien will be talking to the leaders from the energy industry and government agencies from Wellington and Lower Hutt City. Mr. O’ Brien has a long career in renewable energy. Before joining […]

  • SSEN Wants Scottish Grid Ready for Offshore Wind Surge

    28 June 2019
    Grid Connection

    A minimum investment of GBP 2.2 billion is required between 2021 and 2026 to maintain and grow the north of Scotland transmission network, and a significant proportion of this investment will be aimed towards accommodating the growth in offshore wind in the north east, SSEN Transmission said in a recently issued draft Business Plan. There is […]

  • Ersg, Taylor Hopkinson to Provide Skilled Personnel for Moray West Offshore Wind Project

    3 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ersg and Taylor Hopkinson have been selected to supply personnel to work on the Moray West offshore wind project in Scotland. The two companies will supply temporary staff for the lifecycle of the project. “After a competitive tendering process, ersg are ecstatic to have been declared one of two exclusive suppliers of temporary personnel for […]

  • First Offshore Substation Soon to Be Installed at Moray West

    11 December 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Work on the installation of the two offshore substations (OSS) at the Moray West offshore wind farm site has started, with Boskalis’s DP installation vessel Bokalift 1 currently moored in the Port of Nigg with the components for the first OSS on board. The Moray West project team notified about the commencement of the OSS […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Lines Up First Beatrice Blades in Hull

    23 February 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has manufactured the first of the blades for the Beatrice offshore wind farm at its facility in Hull.

  • VBMS Pulls In First EOWDC Export Cable

    2 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has pulled ashore the first export cable for Vattenfall’s 92.4MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) located in the Aberdeen Bay, Scotland.

  • UK: Trump to Fight EOWDC in Courts

    13 February 2013

    The Trump Organisation executive vice president George Sorial has confirmed that Donald Trump will stop the proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) from being built close to his golf resort by filing an appeal to any approval of the project. “It will be many years before we have exhausted the appeals process, which we […]

  • Update: EOWDC Transformer Arrives at Blackdog

    4 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The transformer for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Center (EOWDC) arrived at the Blackdog substation site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on 3 January.

  • First Kincardine Floating Wind Turbine Sets Off

    17 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    A fully assembled floating wind turbine has left the Port of Dundee in Scotland to be installed on the Kincardine floating wind farm located around 15 kilometres south-east of Aberdeen.

  • New Guide to Help Scottish Companies Tap Into Global Offshore Wind

    30 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    A new Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) report has been launched to help Scottish companies understand and gain a foothold into the burgeoning global offshore wind market. Produced for SOWEC by Scotia Supply Chain, this guide aims to appraise current and prospective Scottish exporters of the main offshore wind opportunities between now and 2030, […]

  • UK: MeyGen Submits Consent Applications for Phase 1 Tidal Energy Project

    27 July 2012

    MeyGen Ltd. announces the formal submission of consent applications for the MeyGen Phase 1 Tidal Energy Project. The offshore application has been submitted and will be determined by Marine Scotland Licencing Operations Team and the onshore applications are to be determined by The Highland Council. The company has spent nearly 4 years collecting and processing […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2013

    1 December 2013

    Clarity in Germany Until 2020  German environment minister Peter Altmaier announced yesterday that the German incoming government has agreed explicitly to extend the current Stauchungsmodell  for 2 more years, until 2020. RWE Terminates Atlantic Array OWF Development (UK)  Atlantic Array, offshore wind farm proposed for the Bristol Channel Zone, has turned out to be nonviable […]

  • First Moray West Transition Pieces Arrive at Port of Nigg

    28 November 2023
    Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of transition pieces (TPs), that will be installed at the Moray West offshore wind farm, has arrived at Port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth. The first delivery to Nigg included two TPs for the offshore substations, allowing progress on the export electrical infrastructure to be made, said Ocean Winds. As part […]

  • Hunterston Test Turbine to Go Out with a Bang

    13 September 2019
    R&D, Technology

    SSE Renewables is set to conclude decommissioning of the Hunterston National Offshore Wind Turbine Testing Facility in Scotland with the controlled felling of the remaining turbine. The original intention was to dismantle the components of the Siemens 6MW turbine by crane. However, a suitable method of safely dismantling the turbine by crane could not be […]

  • NKT Firms Up Moray East Cable Deal

    5 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited and NKT have signed a final binding agreement for the delivery and installation of export cable systems on the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm.

  • FLiDAR Completes Neart na Gaoithe Measurements

    9 March 2015
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    FLiDAR has wrapped up the onsite wind measurements at Mainstream Renewable Power’s 448MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. The FLiDAR floating LiDAR buoy provided on-site wind measurements and resulted in a considerable development time and cost saving compared to a traditional meteorological mast. The unit is now decommissioned and undergoing post validation at the ORE Catapult […]

  • Oyster Wave Energy Device Returns on the Right Track

    15 April 2013

    The Oyster wave energy device, developed by Aquamarine Power, has returned to the right track having met various development challenges on the way and “will get there” after achieving an uninterrupted 24 hours of electricity generation, 18 months after installation in the Pentland Firth, the Herald Scotland reports. Installed at the European Marine Energy Centre […]