2900 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • OX2 and IKEA Owner Receive Permit for 5.5 GW Swedish Offshore Wind Farm

    3 April 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The County Administrative Board of Gotland has granted a Natura 2000 permit for the 5.5 GW Aurora offshore wind farm in Sweden, being developed by OX2 and the investment arm of IKEA parent, Ingka Group. When granting the project Natura 2000 permit, the County Administrative Board agrees with other authorities that the wind farm can […]

  • Saipem Contracts Cathie for Neart na Gaoithe Work

    9 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Cathie Group has secured a contract by Saipem to provide geotechnical assistance for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind project in the UK. Cathie is in charge of providing the interpretation of the geotechnical conditions encountered at the 450MW wind farm located off the coast of Fife. The UK-based company also played a role […]

  • RelyOn Nutec Invests in Offshore Wind Safety Training

    6 January 2020
    Training & Education

    Safety training provider RelyOn Nutec has invested in its Aberdeen facility to diversify into offshore wind safety training. RelyOn Nutec updated its Foinavon Close and Wellheads Road centers with a GBP 60,000 refurbishment to accommodate new wind safety training courses. According to the company, the investment includes an extension to the platform in the pool […]

  • WindEurope: Investments in New Offshore Wind Projects Slide in 2019

    7 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    EUR 6.1 billion was invested in four European offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of around 1.4 GW in 2019, marking the lowest amount invested and the capacity financed in a year since 2012, according to a report by WindEurope. The four wind farms that reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2019 are […]

  • Offshore Renewables Play Significant Role in All-Energy 2014

    16 May 2014

    Offshore wind, wave and tidal all play key roles in next week’s All-Energy 2014 (Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre – AECC, 21-22 May). Nearly 11 hours of conference time at the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference is devoted to offshore wind –including 105 minutes to floating offshore wind; a further nine and a […]

  • UK: Siemens Installs 6 MW Wind Turbine

    14 October 2013

    Siemens has now installed a market-ready version of its new 6 megawatt (MW) gearless wind turbine on the test site of the power utility SSE, the UK’s largest generator of renewable energy. Together with its customer, Siemens plans to carry out final testing at the site before going ahead with series production for the UK […]

  • Tidal Project in Bay of Fundy Gets CAD 5 Million in Funding (Canada)

    18 February 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    The Harper Government is showing its commitment to stimulating innovation and job creation with an investment of $61.8 million to help 23 new clean technology projects from across the country reach commercialization. One of these projects is ARC-1000 full scale tidal turbine demonstration at FORCE, which got $5 million investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada […]

  • Nexans Aurora on Sea Trials

    10 May 2021
    Vessels

    Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has commenced its sea trials off the Norwegian coast. Nexans Aurora began the yard sea trial on 3 May and continued with the technical sea trial on 5 May. Ulstein Verft said that the sea trial will continue for a few more days, after which the yard has still […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier to Support Drilling at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    12 May 2022
    Vessels

    EDF Renewables and ESB have chartered Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up offshore construction vessel Blue Tern for the next stage of the drilling process at the delayed 450 MW Neart an Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. In a social media post, NnG’s project team said that the jack-up Blue Tern is being mobilised for the […]

  • Floating Offshore Hydrogen Production Plant Design Gets ClassNK Nod

    4 April 2022
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Classification society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a floating offshore hydrogen production plant developed by Japan Offshore Design & Engineering Platform Technology & Engineering Research Association (J-DeEP). The amount of power generated by offshore wind turbines is likely affected by weather conditions, and surplus electricity may be generated […]

  • Saipem 7000 Goes Deep with Seagreen Hardware

    21 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Heavy lift vessel Saipem 7000 has installed the jacket foundation for the offshore substation at Seagreen, the world’s deepest fixed bottom and soon to be Scotland’s largest operating offshore wind farm. The substation topside is due to be installed in early 2022. Engineered, constructed, and installed by Petrofac and weighing in at 5,100 tonnes, the […]

  • EMEC Gears Up for 2012 (UK)

    17 January 2012

    EMEC are gearing up for another exciting year, as developers continue their testing programmes at their wave and tidal testing facilities, and they look forward to welcoming a number of new clients on site throughout the year. On Wednesday, Jenny Norris and Matthew Finn facilitated the first EMEC Developers Research Forum (DRF) of the year […]

  • California and Denmark Sign Offshore Wind MoU

    2 May 2018
    Authorities, Environment, Training & Education

    The California Energy Commission and the country of Denmark have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on offshore wind.

  • Chris Huhne – We Will Break Through Barriers Facing Scottish Renewables

    23 March 2011
    Authorities

    Chris Huhne vowed today to leave no stone unturned in support of Scottish renewable energy projects. The Energy and Climate Change Secretary said: “If we are to meet our climate change targets, Scotland will be mission critical. Success here will define our low carbon legacy. “I know that every day that projects are delayed is […]

  • SgurrEnergy Appoints Its First Senior Advisor

    8 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group company, has appointed David Blunt as Senior Advisor to the business at their headquarters office in Glasgow, Scotland. David has been appointed, with immediate effect, in a newly created position and will support the development of new markets for the growing business, the company said. Blunt joins SgurrEnergy after three years with […]

  • UK: Donald Trump Writes Another Open Letter

    23 July 2012

    Scottish First Minister has received another open letter from Donald Trump regarding offshore wind turbines, which are to be built near the coast. Mr. Trump said in his letter that the SNP’s concept of tax breaks for the golfing industry is a very good idea which will have a great impact. Nevertheless, he argued against […]

  • Donald Trump Fights Scottish Parliament

    25 April 2012
    Authorities

    Donald Trump told to the officials today that the government persuaded him into investing millions in the golf resort at Balmedie, and assured him that the offshore wind farm would not progress, reported Bloomberg. He also said that because of the wind farm plans the country will lose tourists. He was giving evidence to the […]

  • Floating Wind Brings Principle Power and Technology From Ideas Together

    1 October 2020
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Principle Power has partnered with Irish company Technology From Ideas (TfI) for the development of shallow-water mooring components for floating offshore wind. An international consortium led by Principle Power secured a contract by the U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC) for the Demonstration of Shallow-Water Mooring Components for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines […]

  • Seagreen Applies For Alpha and Bravo Capacity Limit Removal

    5 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Seagreen Wind Energy Limited has issued an application to Marine Scotland to remove the capacity limit on the Section 36 consents and Marine Licences for the 525MW Seagreen Alpha and the 525MW Seagreen Bravo offshore wind farms.

  • WaveWalker 1 Walkin’ Down the Beach (Video)

    21 January 2020
    Vessels

    Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Ltd. has shared a video showing the WaveWalker 1 walking jack-up barge in action at the project. WaveWalker 1 has been at the Thorntonloch Beach in East Lothian, Scotland, over the last week, exploring the best options for installing the wind farm’s offshore export cable. The nearshore geotechnical survey work […]

  • UK: Next CfD Round Scheduled for Spring 2019, GBP 557 Million Earmarked for Renewables

    11 October 2017

    The next UK Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction is planned for spring 2019, the UK Government informed today, along with the announcement that up to GBP 557 million will be made available for renewable energy projects as part of the Clean Growth Strategy. 

  • Oleg Strashnov to Stay on Beatrice Until New Year

    11 December 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Oleg Strashnov – which left the Beatrice site after installing the 24th jacket foundation in late September and returned to the job in November – has put the 25th jacket in place and thus officially resumed the works after more than two months of suspension. 

  • Lloyds Register Certifies Mainstream Renewable Power (UK)

    28 November 2011

    Mainstream Renewable Power today announced that its Offshore Business has been independently certified by Lloyds Register for Quality Assurance (LRQA) for its integrated management system for Safety, Health, Environment and Quality. The certification verifies that Mainstream’s management system meets internationally recognised Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. The […]

  • Seaway Heavy Lifting Gearing Up for Beatrice Work

    9 March 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Monday 6 March saw the delivery of the purpose built 700 tonne Pile Installation Frame (PIF) to the Rhenus Logistics Facility in Rotterdam, ahead of deployment to the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm site in Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • Swedish County Recommends Gov’t Approval for 5.5 GW Aurora Offshore Wind Farm

    3 June 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The County Administrative Board of Gotland has suggested that the Government should issue a permit for the Aurora offshore wind farm, a project developed by OX2 and Ingka Investments, under the Act governing Sweden’s exclusive economic zone. If the government gives an approval, the first phase of the 5.5 GW offshore wind project could be […]

  • Ministers to Discuss Future Offshore Grid Infrastructure (UK)

    22 November 2011
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Scottish, Irish and Northern Irish ministers will meet later this week to discuss the issues raised in a major study on a future offshore grid infrastructure linking the countries, as well as other areas where the countries have mutual and shared energy, environmental and economic interests. The tripartite meeting will take place this Wednesday, alongside […]