2887 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • Rovco Inks Framework Agreement for Beatrice OWF

    19 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Rovco has signed a framework agreement for subsea inspection and survey works on the Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland. The company is carrying out inspection and survey work at nominated jacket foundation locations and export and inter-array cables, which will assist in informing the current condition and any potential maintenance planning at the site. […]

  • SPT Offshore Designs Jackets for Scottish Wind Farm

    23 March 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands-based SPT Offshore has completed the preliminary design of a three-legged jacket, including the suction pile foundation, for an offshore wind farm project at the east coast of Scotland.

  • BREAKING: UK Puts Massive Amount of New Offshore Wind Capacity on Fast Track

    26 September 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK will speed up planning and development consent processes for projects from the recently completed, currently ongoing, and upcoming (floating) offshore wind leasing rounds to bring new energy capacity online faster and facilitate economic growth and job creation. In this article: Will the UK Now Need to Set New Offshore Wind Target? Pre-Brexit Era […]

  • Maine Assessing Mack Port Terminal for Offshore Wind

    12 March 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    The U.S. state of Maine is set to examine the Mack Port Terminal in Searsport for opportunities to support the local offshore wind sector. The assessment will review current site characteristics, provide an analysis of potential port users and identify structural improvements or capital investments that may be needed. Additional analysis and review will be […]

  • Siemens Gamesa’s Cuxhaven Factory Produces First 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Nacelles

    26 February 2024
    Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Siemens Gamesa has rolled out the first 14 MW wind turbine nacelles at its Cuxhaven plant in Germany as the production of wind turbine components for the Moray West offshore wind farm is currently underway. The first batch of nacelles is now awaiting shipment and installation at the Moray West project site offshore Scotland, Siemens […]

  • UK: First Steel Jacket Installed at Gwynt y Môr

    9 May 2012

    Installation of the first offshore components at Gwynt y Môr, one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe, has begun off the north Wales coast yesterday. Work to install two steel jacket foundation structures was started earlier yesterday the Seaway Heavy Lifting crane vessel ‘Stanislav Yudin’, and is continuing approximately 10 miles off the […]

  • MeyGen Retains Xodus for Further Support on UK’s Tidal Project

    30 October 2012

    Independent, international energy consultancy Xodus Group has been retained by MeyGen Ltd to provide further environmental support for a major tidal project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. The initial contract for Phase 1 of the project, was awarded in March 2011 and is now valued at more than £450,000. The work conducted to date has […]

  • UK: Kongsberg Maritime to Conduct Underwater Noise Studies for MeyGen

    16 April 2012
    Environment, Technology

    A contract has been awarded to Kongsberg Maritime Ltd to conduct underwater noise studies for an offshore renewables project that could eventually lead to 400MW being installed in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth. The contract, awarded by MeyGen Limited, will involve Kongsberg Maritime Ltd conducting both baseline and operational noise measurements from prototype […]

  • Trump Receives Anti-wind Support (UK)

    27 January 2012

      Donald Trump has received support from two big players in his fight to block the offshore wind farm development in Aberdeen bay. The Scottish Golf Union, Aberdeen City and Shire Hotel Association joined one of the oldest golf clubs in the world saying that the wind farm could have a negative effect on the […]

  • First Beatrice OTM Jacket In Place

    5 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting has installed the first of the two jacket foundations for the Siemens Offshore Transformer Modules on the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • UK: Humber May House New Turbine Factory

    18 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    French turbine manufacturer Areva Wind has announced it is considering four possible sites along the northeast coast of Britain for a new factory, and the Humber is understood to be on the shortlist of possible locations, the Yorkshire Post writes. The Humber is competing against other port sites on the east coast on the Tyne, […]

  • Six Key Offshore Wind Themes to Watch in 2022 – Westwood

    20 January 2022
    Business & Finance

    The following is a guest post by Westwood Global Energy Group’s Senior Analysts Michelle Gomez, Bahzad Ayoub and Ruth Chen. The offshore wind sector had another record-breaking year in 2021. Some 18.6 GW of capacity was put into operation – the industry’s highest level of annual capacity additions.   Mainland China’s push to bring capacity […]

  • UK: Centrica Sells 50 Pct of Onshore Wind Farm, Retains Interests in Potential OWFs

    3 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Centrica plc has reached an agreement to sell its 50% interest in the 72MW Braes of Doune onshore wind farm in Stirlingshire, Scotland, for £59 million in cash. The stake has been acquired by the Hermes GPE Infrastructure Fund, which is managed by Hermes GPE LLP. Centrica will continue to receive 100% of the wind […]

  • Offshore Wind Giants to Invest EUR 7.5 Million in OWA’s Cost-Cutting R&D

    11 July 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    DONG Energy, RWE, E.ON, Iberdrola, Vattenfall, Statoil, SSE, EnBW and Statkraft have joined Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, bringing in GBP 6.4 million (approx. EUR 7.5 million) to help reduce the cost of offshore wind power below GBP 100/MWh by 2020. The fund of EUR 7.5 million that the companies will jointly invest in […]

  • Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm – Development Update (UK)

    26 May 2010
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate and SeaEnergy PLC are pleased to confirm developments concerning SeaEnergy Renewables Limited’s (SERL) interest in the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm (Inch Cape). In February 2009, The Crown Estate awarded the Inch Cape site to a consortium comprised of SERL, SeaEnergy’s 80% owned subsidiary, and RWE npower renewables as a part of […]

  • UK: TGL Tidal Turbine Passes 200 Megawatt Hours Mark

    13 March 2012
    Technology

    Harnessing the reliable and predictable energy of tidal streams, Tidal Generation Limited has surpassed the 200 megawatt hours (MWh) mark of electrical power generated and fed into the national grid with its 500 kilowatt (kW) tidal turbine prototype, which operates subsea off the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Robert Stevenson, CEO, Tidal Generation Limited said: “We are […]

  • Scottish First Minister Welcomes MCS’ Multi-Million Deal

    22 November 2012
    Authorities

    First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed Maritime Craft Services’ (MCS) EUR 11 million deal on his return from a trade mission to Germany’s Lower Saxony province. MCS will purchase three new offshore wind farm support vessels, which are expected to create 30 new jobs and generate up to EUR 4 million turnover per year. Mr. Salmond […]

  • UK: FoundOcean to Pile Grout World’s Largest Wind Turbine

    12 June 2013

    FoundOcean has been awarded the contract by Graham Construction to pile grout the foundation for the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, developed by Samsung Heavy Industries, in Fife, Scotland. This will be the first 7MW turbine to be installed. Each blade measures over 80m, longer than the wingspan of an Airbus A380, making them the […]

  • Moray West Says Show Must Go On

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Moray West offshore wind farm remains viable despite not having been selected in the UK’s third Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round, the project developer confirmed. The project team stated that it recognizes an opportunity for Moray West to be awarded a CfD in the next auction round in 2021 and would be on course to […]

  • 30 Jackets to Go on Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

    15 May 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting has installed 56 out of the 86 jacket foundations on the Beatrice Offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL), said.

  • MHI Vestas Launches UK Offshore Wind Apprentice Programme

    21 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    MHI Vestas has launched a new offshore wind technician apprentice programme in northeast Scotland. The apprentices will initially be based at Fraserburgh College Campus (NESCol) carrying out both classroom and workshop activities. This will be followed by practical work experience at offshore wind farms, primarily in the UK, that feature MHI Vestas turbines. Depending on […]

  • NTA Publishes Information Update on Argyll Array, UK

    20 August 2012
    Environment

    The No Tiree Array (NTA) campaign, which opposes to Argyll Array offshore wind farm, has published an information update on its website regarding basking sharks and night time visualisations of the proposed offshore wind farm. In its update, NTA brings tracking maps of the Scottish Natural Heritage’s basking shark survey in the area. However, Scottish […]

  • GAC UK Joins Beatrice Team

    14 November 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has appointed GAC UK to provide shipping services support during the construction and installation of foundations, inter-array cables and offshore substations at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm. SHL, the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contractor, will design, supply and install the piled foundations, jacket substructures and inter-array cables for the […]

  • K2 Management, DBD Systems Sign Floating Wind Power Deal

    24 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    K2 Management has been awarded with an assignment from DBD Systems to assist on the design, engineering and project development on its floating foundation technology. Starting up K2 Management will, according to its US Managing Director Carsten Jensen, provide specific offshore project development advice and create a product and demonstrator development strategy for the intended demonstration […]

  • Nexans Aurora Gets Its Cable Laying Equipment

    14 April 2021
    Vessels

    The installation of the MAATS Tech cable lay equipment package onboard cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has been completed. The MAATS Tech team installed and tested the package which includes the carousel, loading arms, access tower and control cabin at the Ulstein Verft shipyard. According to Nexans, the next step is the heeling test. […]

  • Osiris to Exhibit at Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind and Supply Chain Conference

    3 January 2012

      Osiris Projects are to exhibit at the Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind & Supply Chain Conference at the end of the month. With some 500 delegates from across the sector, its supply chain and supporting agencies, this is Scotland’s biggest, best and most important offshore wind event, taking place from the 31st January -1st February […]