2945 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • Beatrice Turbines Halfway There

    24 December 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    42 out of the 84 Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbines have been installed on the 588MW Beatrice wind farm offshore Scotland, Swire Blue Ocean said.

  • KEPCO and MUL Buy Into Moray East

    30 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc (KEPCO) and Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (MUL) have acquired stakes in the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland.

  • CS Wind UK Sends Off First Nine Tower Sections

    15 January 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    CS Wind UK has shipped out the first batch of UK-made offshore wind tower sections from the Campbeltown harbour in Scotland.

  • Jacket for Second Moray East OTM In Place

    14 August 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation for the second of the three Moray East’s Offshore Transformer Modules (OTMs) was installed on 10 August, according to the project’s Notice of Operations. Siemens Energy shipped out the first OTM, ME OSP2, on 30 June. However, this was not the first OTM to have been installed. As reported a few days […]

  • Offshore Wind Generates 9.9% of UK Energy in 2019

    27 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind generated 9.9% of total energy in the UK in 2019, largely due to new capacity coming online, according to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The UK renewable electricity capacity was 47.4GW at the end of 2019, a 3GW or 6.9% increase on the year earlier. Offshore wind farms […]

  • All Moray East OTMs In Position

    14 September 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The third and final offshore transformer module (OTM) has been installed at the Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The wind farm’s first OTM was installed on 10 August, and the second unit followed shortly. Siemens Energy secured the contract to connect the wind farm to the grid in 2018. The company is also in charge […]

  • Fugro to Start Geotechnical Surveys on Neart na Gaoithe

    18 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Nearshore geotechnical surveys along the Neart na Gaoithe export cable corridor route are due to start off the Fife coast in Scotland later this month. The survey work is being carried out by Fugro using a ‘walking’ jack-up barge, Wavewalker 1. The survey is planned to start no earlier than 25 November and last approximately […]

  • Boskalis Harbours EOWDC Foundations at Peterhead Port

    10 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Boskalis has awarded Peterhead Port Authority with a contract to harbour the suction bucket jacket foundations for the 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Scotland.

  • Iberdrola Opens Dedicated Office in London, UK

    10 May 2012

    The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey MP, has officially opened the new London offices of Iberdrola and ScottishPower in an inauguration ceremony presided over by the Chairman and CEO of Iberdrola and Chairman of ScottishPower, Ignacio Galan. At the launch, Galan told guests that the UK was central to the […]

  • Bird and Marine Mammal Surveys Underway at First Flight Wind’s Site

    19 May 2014
    Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Natural Power, a renewable energy consultancy headquartered in Scotland, is conducting surveys of birds and marine mammals at the First Flight Wind offshore wind farm site in the Irish Sea. Natural Power’s team of ornithologists and marine mammal observers commenced survey work in July 2013, using a local Kilkeel vessel, the Glenravel. The last from […]

  • ESB Issues Technical Due Diligence and Consultancy Call

    7 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has issued a tender for technical due diligence services and energy consultancy services for offshore wind, as well as solar and onshore wind projects. The services will be for various projects which are at different stages of development, for future generation auctions in Ireland and the UK and for acquisition […]

  • Bladt Starts Working on Beatrice Jacket Foundations

    22 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Bladt Industries has welded together the first pieces of what are to be jacket foundations which will support 30 wind turbines at the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm off Scotland. The first x-braces and upper A-frames for the four-legged jacket foundations have been welded at Bladt’s Lindoe facility. Surface treatment will commence shortly, and the upper […]

  • Donald Trump Plans to Terminate Golf Resort Expansion if Wind Farm Offshore Aberdeen Gets Approved (UK)

    18 January 2012

      Donald Trump said that he will scrape hotel and housing plans for a golf resort if the government approves an offshore wind farm off the coast of Aberdeenshire, reports Bloomberg. He will not go ahead with the plans if the „ugly industrial park“ will have ruined his golf course. On 1st August 2011, Vattenfall, […]

  • UK: Steel Engineering Gets ‘Investors In People’ Award

    18 May 2012

    One of Scotland’s engineering giants is celebrating after achieving ‘Investors In People’ status. Renfrewshire based, Steel Engineering achieved the award with support from its partnership with Scottish Enterprise and Sound Advice Scotland’s senior partner, Mary McLuskey. The standard reinforces Steel Engineering’s commitment to its employees and the company’s long-term strategic vision. Peter Breslin, Managing Director […]

  • Nexans Goes Full Steam Ahead with Beatrice Works

    5 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans has completed the installation of its 400kV Outdoor Sealing Ends at Blackhillock, where the onshore substation for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm is being built.

  • ESB Launches Geophysical Surveys Qualification System

    4 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has invited applications for its Offshore Geophysical Surveys Qualification System. Through this procedure, ESB plans to procure the scope of services pertaining to the offshore geophysical surveys for the development of its offshore wind farm projects in Ireland and the UK. The scope of the services is intended to provide […]

  • Trump Invited to Appear Before Scottish Parliament Committee

    8 March 2012

    Donald Trump has been invited to appear before a Scottish Parliament Committee, as part of questioning a range of experts and others on renewable energy, reports BBS. “The committee agreed they wanted to hear from Donald Trump about his wider concerns regarding the impact of wind energy development on tourism and the economy in Scotland,” […]

  • Offshore Construction Starts at Neart na Gaoithe Site

    13 August 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish offshore wind farm Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) has entered the first phase of offshore construction. Saipem’s vessel S7000 set to start installing pile casings at the site some 15 kilometres off the Fife coast. The 197.5-metre semi-submersible crane vessel will also prepare the seabed for the jacket foundations for the project’s 54 wind turbines […]

  • SMC Inspection Technicians Back SHL’s Beatrice Works

    20 December 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has provided inspection services at the Beatrice offshore wind farm for Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL), the EPCI contractor in charge of foundations. 

  • UK Bankrolls Self-Installing Floating Offshore Wind Project

    25 January 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The UK’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has granted GBP 10 million to technology partners – SENSEWind, Glosten, and Subsea Micropiles, and six delivery partners to design and construct a SENSE PelaStar floating wind turbine demonstrator off the coast of Scotland. The SENSE concept (stands for Self-Erecting Nacelle and Service) looks to […]

  • Lessons Learned on Assessing Environmental Impacts of OWFs

    6 October 2014
    Environment

    Chesapeake Biological Laboratory of University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in cooperation with Marine Scotland Science and Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences of University of Aberdeen worked on recent publication reviewing the assessments carried out for offshore wind farms. The article describes the lessons learned from recent experiences in the European offshore wind industry […]

  • Scottish Enterprise Schedules CfD Prep Event

    11 February 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Scottish Enterprise is holding an event for the local offshore wind supply chain regarding the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. The event will focus on lessons learned in previous CfD auctions, the opportunities expected in the forthcoming round and how the industry will evolve for future rounds. The speakers will present competition, innovation and skills to […]

  • Bourbon Toasts Scottish Floater (Video)

    28 November 2018

    Bourbon Subsea Services has shared a video showing the installation of the first turbine at the 50MW Kincardine offshore wind farm in Scotland.

  • Clinton Marine Starts Beatrice Export Cable Routes UXO Survey

    1 August 2016
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Clinton Marine Survey AB, on behalf of Nexans Norway AS, has started a survey for unexploded ordnance (UXO) along the Beatrice offshore wind farm export cable routes in the Moray Firth, Scotland, according to Brown and May Marine, the fisheries liaison for the survey. The UXO survey commenced at the end of July and will continue over a […]

  • UK: Ardersier and Petty Residents Find Out about Plans for Former Oil Yard

    7 June 2013

    Ardersier and Petty residents had the opportunity (Wednesday June 5) to find out more about the Port of Ardersier’s ambitious plans to develop the former oil yard. Alastair Wood, of Savills property consultants, which represents site owners the Port of Ardersier Ltd, gave a brief presentation and answered questions on the proposed development. Ronnie Fraser […]

  • Cerulean Submits Offshore Consent Application for 1 GW Scottish Floating Wind Farm

    9 September 2025
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Cerulean Winds has submitted offshore consent applications to the Scottish Government for its 1 GW Aspen project, one of three floating offshore wind farms the company is developing in the Central North Sea. Lodged with the Scottish government’s Marine Directorate Licensing Operations Team, the applications are a key statutory milestone in securing offshore consent for […]