2887 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • Bold Tern Loads First Moray East Turbine Hardware

    12 January 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern is on her way to install the first wind turbines at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The vessel departed Port of Nigg loaded with the first sets of the MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines on Tuesday, 12 January, AIS data shows. In total, Bold Tern will […]

  • Beatrice Puts Pedal to the Metal

    31 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The Beatrice offshore wind farm has produced 587.9MW of capacity, which represents the highest output from renewable sources in Scotland to date. According to Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL), the 588MW project reached the double milestone this week. To remind, the last of 84 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines at the Beatrice wind farm was commissioned in the […]

  • Beatrice Partnership Fund Up for Grabs

    15 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    SSE plc has reopened the Beatrice Partnership Fund and is inviting local Highland and Moray communities in Scotland to apply for grants. Groups and organizations in the two regions are welcome to apply for grants amounting to between GBP 10,000 and GBP 50,000. This deadline for the submission of applications is 25 April by 12:00 […]

  • MVDC Could Reduce Offshore Wind Costs, Study Says

    13 April 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    At this year’s EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen, Gordon McFadzean represented TNEI where he was selected as a poster award winner in the “Grids” topic. His poster tackled Medium Voltage Direct Current technology for offshore wind farms. TNEI Services has been commissioned by Scottish Enterprise, which is working in partnership with SP Energy Networks (SPEN), […]

  • Beatrice Turbines One Third Done

    18 October 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    A third of wind turbines has now been installed on the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) said.

  • First Offshore Transformer Module Installed at Beatrice

    20 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the first Beatrice Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) has been completed with the OTM 1 topside now placed on its jacket foundation that was installed earlier this month. 

  • Forthwind Cleared to Install Two-Bladed Turbine Duo off Scotland

    12 January 2017
    Authorities, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Forthwind Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 2-B Energy, has been granted a license by the Scottish Ministers to construct and operate the 18MW Forthwind Offshore Wind Demonstration Project in the Firth of Forth at Methil, Scotland. The marine license covers marine renewables construction, operation and deposit of substances or objects in the Scottish marine area. The license remains in […]

  • EDPR Sells More Moray East Stake

    16 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    EDP Renováveis has, through its subsidiary EDPR UK Limited, closed the sale of a 13.4% stake in equity shareholding and outstanding shareholder loans on Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited to Diamond Generating Europe Limited.

  • Moray West Wind Turbine Installation Nearing Halfway Mark

    31 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    UPDATE: On 16 August, the Moray West project developer, Ocean Winds, said via social media that more than half of the wind turbines were now installed. The Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland is nearing the halfway point of its wind turbine installation, according to the latest Notice to Mariners issued by the Moray […]

  • First Kincardine Floating Foundation En Route to Rotterdam

    9 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Fjord has set sail from Spain to the Netherlands carrying the first floating foundation for the Kincardine offshore wind project in Scotland. Fjord began its journey from Navantia’s yard in Fene on 7 October towards Rotterdam, where the turbine will be mounted on the foundation before leaving for the wind […]

  • Profit Spikes at Vattenfall’s Wind Division

    30 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall’s Wind division posted an underlying operating profit of SEK 1.9 billion (EUR 182.5 million) in the first nine months of 2018, a 153% increase compared to SEK 752 million reported for the same period in 2017. The increase was largely attributed to additional capacity, as well as positive price and currency effects. Vattenfall’s latest capacity […]

  • Fugro to Survey Beatrice Site

    15 October 2019
    R&D

    Fugro is set to carry out surveys at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland, according to the project’s Notice to Mariners. Survey vessel Fugro Frontier will conduct surveys of 10 turbines, both offshore transmission modules, 12 inter-array cables and sections of export cables 1 and 2. Works are due to kick off on 16 October and […]

  • Kite Power Systems Completes Senior Management Roster

    3 July 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Scotland-based kite power generation technology developer, Kite Power Systems (KPS), has appointed Simon Heyes as Chief Executive and Dr Andrew Tyler CBE as non-executive Chair.

  • Merkur OSS Topside to Marry Its Foundation Today

    12 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The 2,660t topside for the Merkur offshore substation was lifted yesterday, 11 January, from a transport barge to the Oleg Strashnov heavy lift vessel, which is expected to install it on its foundation today. 

  • EDS HV Studies Kincardine Grid Connection

    9 October 2019
    Grid Connection, R&D

    EDS HV Group has carried out studies on the grid connection system for the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. Under a contract with Cobra Group, the UK-based company was in charge of power system research which included load flow, short circuit, fault ride through, reactive compensation and operation/contingency studies. “Floating wind is becoming an increasing part of […]

  • Inch Cape Awards Foundation Design Contract

    23 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sea and Land Project Engineering (SLPE) has won a contract to provide the turbine foundation concept design for the Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland. According to SLPE, the project site has varying seabed depths and ground conditions making it one of the most complex in Europe. This is said to require structural, hydrodynamic […]

  • Stril Server Bags Beatrice Contract

    5 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) has awarded Møkster with a new contract for its vessel Stril Server to be deployed for walk-to-work activities at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland.

  • THE CROWN ESTATE AWARDS FOUR COMPANIES OFFSHORE WIND DEMONSTRATION SITES (UK)

    6 August 2010
    R&D

    The Crown Estate today has announced that four companies have been awarded offshore wind demonstration sites. The awards follow an application process conducted in response to the UK offshore wind industry’s need to demonstrate new offshore wind turbines and other technologies in the marine environment. These demonstration projects will play a key part in addressing […]

  • ORJIP Offshore Wind Stage 2 Kicks Off

    27 August 2019
    R&D

    The Carbon Trust has launched Stage 2 of the Offshore Renewable Joint Industry Project (ORJIP) for offshore wind. The programme aims to reduce consenting risk, project maturation time, cost and the environmental impact of existing and future offshore wind farms. Over the next four years, ORJIP Offshore Wind Stage 2 will provide a framework to […]

  • UK: CWE’s Kieran O’Brien Participates in All-Energy Panel

    24 May 2012

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the participation of Mr Kieran O’Brien, Executive Director of European Business Development in a panel at the All Energy Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland today. The company is the ASX-listed inventor, owner and developer of the patented CETO wave energy technology that converts ocean swell into zero-emission renewable power and desalinated […]

  • Export Cable Laying Soon to Begin at Moray East Offshore Wind Project

    28 July 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The boulder picking operations have begun at the export cable route of the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland. The boulder picking work started on 24 July using Olympic Triton, while the export cable laying and trenching operations are set to begin circa 28 July. NKT Victoria will be laying the three export cables […]

  • Going Dutch: Partnerships in Wind Power (UK)

    23 November 2010

    Tuesday 11 January 2011 Moller Centre, Cambridge Will current challenges in the supply chain be addressed in time to deliver up to 33GW in the UK by 2020? Building the North Sea offshore wind energy market is encountering a crucial phase where a further developed supply chain needs to be in place to support the […]

  • SEANEX Connections for Seagreen 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    20 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables, together with Vestas, has selected the SEANEX inner cone system from Pfisterer for the connections on more than 100 wind turbines at the Seagreen 1 project, located 27 kilometres off Scotland’s Angus coastline. According to the supplier, the system offers significant benefits during installation and continuous operation of the 66 kV inter-array cabling. […]

  • VBMS Secures Moray Offshore Windfarm East Inter-Array Cable Contract

    26 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has signed a Preferred Bidder Agreement for the supply and installation of the inter-array cables for Moray Offshore Windfarm East (MOWE) off Scotland, the UK.

  • BP, EnBW and ORE Catapult to Investigate Use of Low Emission Vessels on Offshore Wind Farms

    27 February 2023
    Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    EnBW, bp, and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult will jointly investigate the use of zero- or low-emission support vessels at offshore wind farms. EnBW and bp are jointly developing three offshore wind projects in two UK locations – Morven, a potential 2.9 GW lease area off the east coast of Scotland, and Morgan and […]

  • Hydrogen-Producing Offshore Wind Turbine Project Progressing Towards Permit Application

    11 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall’s offshore wind-to-hydrogen pilot project in Scotland is moving towards filing consent applications, with a public consultation event set to be held next month and the developer appointing a UK-based consultancy for the metocean design criteria for the project. The Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1) project is said to bring the world its first hydrogen-producing offshore wind […]