2900 results found for 'Hywind Scotland'

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  • Saipem 3000 Installing Jacket Piles at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    16 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Preparations for the installation of inter-array cables at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site, located some 15 kilometers off the Fife coast in Scotland, have been completed while several other offshore activities are ongoing, including the pile installation for the jacket foundations being performed by the Saipem 3000 crane vessel. Helix Robotics Solutions, […]

  • FLOTANT Validates Dynamic Cable Design for Floating Wind

    9 September 2021
    R&D

    The consortium behind the FLOTANT project has completed the validation of a dynamic cable concept for deepwater floating wind projects. As part of the dynamic cable scope, consortium partners Hellenic Cables and ITA have completed the design and engineering of a braided armor for the protection of the dynamic cables cross-section. This consisted of the […]

  • ORE Catapult: Celtic Sea Floating Wind Could Bring 3,200 Jobs by 2030

    5 February 2020
    R&D

    The floating offshore wind industry in the Celtic Sea could support 3,200 jobs in South West England and Wales by 2030, according to a report by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.

  • SSE Goes Solo at Seagreen

    25 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish utility SSE plc is taking full ownership of the 1.5GW Seagreen offshore wind projects under development by Seagreen Wind Energy Limited, in which it currently has a 50% share.

  • ACT’s Lightweight Blade Passes First Test

    8 April 2020
    R&D

    ACT Blade, a spin-off company from UK yacht-sail developer SMAR Azure, has completed the first test of its new lightweight blade for wind farms at ORE Catapult’s Blade Test Facility in Blyth. This first of two static tests was carried out in three weeks and saw a full-length 13m blade withstand the toughest simulation of […]

  • Vattenfall Looking for Offshore Wind Marine Warranty Services

    11 August 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall has issued an invitation for tenders for the provision of offshore wind marine warranty services. According to the tender’s NUTS code, the places of delivery of the contract(s) include Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK. 

  • Experts Look Ways to Accelerate Offshore Energy Projects

    3 February 2015

    The RiCORE (Risk Based Consenting for Offshore Renewable Energy Projects) project has been awarded €1.4 million from the European Commission’s competitive Horizon 2020 programme. Led by Robert Gordon University (RGU), a group comprising teams from Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France and Scotland will look at ways of accelerating and streamlining the environmental requirements associated with consents for […]

  • Largest Harbour Crane Arrives at Able Seaton Port

    20 February 2014

    The largest harbour crane in the UK will arrive at Able Seaton Port today, marking a major step forward in Able UK’s expansion of its port facilities on both the Tees and the Humber. The multi-million Leibherr LHM600SHL mobile crane is being delivered from Rostock in Germany. It has been specially adapted to meet Able’s […]

  • MOL, Toyo Construction Form Japanese Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    9 June 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Japanese-based Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) and its compatriot Toyo Construction have established a joint venture focusing on offshore wind power generation. Through the joint venture, the companies said that they will create stronger synergies in a wide range of areas related to offshore wind, including survey planning, procurement of work vessels, and offshore construction. “By […]

  • Vestas to Manufacture Blades for 15 MW Turbines in Italy

    31 October 2022
    Technology

    Vestas has announced it will begin serial production of V236-15.0 MW blades from the third quarter of 2023 at its blade factory in Taranto, Italy. A few days ago, Vestas rolled out the first 115.5-metre blade built for the V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine prototype, using the mould which was manufactured at the factory in […]

  • UK: RenewableUK Cymru Appionts New Chairman

    10 May 2012

    Jonathan Cawley from West Coast Energy has been appointed the new chairman of RenewableUK Cymru, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine renewables industries in Wales. He is currently planning and development manager at Mold-based West Coast Energy where he is responsible for overseeing the company’s interests in Wales. He is a […]

  • TechnipFMC Targets Floating Wind with Magnora Tie-Up

    18 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    TechnipFMC has entered into an agreement with Magnora ASA to jointly pursue floating offshore wind project development opportunities under the name Magnora Offshore Wind. In Januray, Magnora revealed it had entered into a partnership to establish the joint venture, but at the time did not disclose the name of the partner. Magnora Offshore Wind has […]

  • EMEC, FloWave Bring Scotland’s seas in Lab

    14 September 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Two of the world’s leading ocean energy test centres have joined forces for a ground-breaking project to recreate scaled versions of Scotland’s oceans in the laboratory.  EMEC, the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, and FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at The University of Edinburgh first began working together in 2012 to share their expertise […]

  • Philippines to Streamline Offshore Wind and Floating Solar Guidelines

    3 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has started working with the country’s Department of Energy (DOE) on updating the offshore wind and floating solar guidelines so they would become components of next year’s National Expenditure Program (NEP). According to the environment secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, DENR is working “very closely” with the DOE […]

  • Sparrows Nets East Anglia ONE Contract

    8 February 2017

    Sparrows Group, a provider of engineered products and services to the energy industry, has signed a contract to supply 103 cranes for installation at ScottishPower Renewables’ 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.

  • HDD Work for Seagreen OWF’s Onshore Cable Completed

    5 October 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) work on the onshore cable route for the Seagreen offshore wind farm have been completed, allowing for the installation of the electrical cables for what will become Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm. HDD has been used to insert ducting at eight locations along the onshore cabling route between landfall at the […]

  • Production Problems, Cost Overruns Behind BiFab Crisis

    14 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Production problems and cost overruns related to the Beatrice jacket foundations order are at the root of financial issues that the Scottish company BiFab is currently facing, resulting in its staff coming to work as usual despite the company having no money to pay their wages, just so the Beatrice order placed by Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) could be kept at BiFab.

  • Spain: Iberdrola Invests EUR 25 Billion in Renewables Over 10 Year Period

    6 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    IBERDROLA has allocated some €25,000 million to developing economically sustainable renewable energies in the last decade. This is the highest figure ever invested by a company in this field. With over 200 wind farms in Spain and 330 elsewhere in the world, these investments mean that the company now has a renewable installed capacity of […]

  • Buckie Harbour Readies For Beatrice Export Cable Trenching Team

    17 May 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The two vessels contracted to carry out the trenching along the export cable route for the Beatrice offshore wind farm project are expected to arrive in the Buckie harbour in Scotland this week and start mobilising for the project.

  • Newcastle College Sets Up Virtual Reality OW Training

    18 January 2019
    Technology, Training & Education

    The UK Newcastle College has installed a virtual reality system for offshore wind training at its Energy Academy. Delivered by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with Scotland’s Energy Skills Partnership, Heriot Watt University and Animmersion VR, the Immersive Hybrid Reality (iHR) training facility replicates working conditions experienced by turbine engineers operating on offshore […]

  • Statoil In the Empire State of Mind

    24 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian energy company Statoil has chosen the name of Empire Wind for the offshore wind project located off the southern coast of Long Island, New York.

  • JDR Inks EOWDC Cable Deal

    13 December 2016

    VBMS, part of Boskalis, has awarded JDR with a contract for the supply of 66kV inter-array and export cables for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). JDR will supply more than 20 kilometres of inter-array and export cables, including the first deployment of its 66kV technology, as well as associated accessories. “This contract demonstrates JDR’s […]

  • First Siemens Gamesa 14.7 MW Turbine Stands at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    22 April 2024

    Moray West, an offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth, Scotland, has installed the first of 60 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines. Supplied with “Power Boost”, each turbine can generate up to 14.7 MW output. The 882 MW wind farm is being developed by Ocean Winds. The pre-assembly activity of the 60 […]

  • North Star Secures Funds to Boost Its Renewables Fleet

    6 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    North Star has secured a GBP 140 million (approximately EUR 163 million) financing package to support the next phase of its offshore wind growth plan. “The £140million secured today secures the capital required for us to continue our newbuilding programme in the year ahead, whilst providing us with the flexibility to continue to expand these […]

  • Natural Power Partners with Welsh Firm Ecology Matters (UK)

    27 January 2012

    Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has signed a framework agreement with Welsh based ecology consultants, Ecology Matters. This agreement widens Natural Power’s resource and expertise in onshore and offshore wind farm ecology issues, allowing the companies to work together in order to further develop their respective and mutual expertise. Natural Power’s Welsh […]

  • Iberdrola to Continue Investing in Wind Energy Projects

    31 March 2014

    Ignacio Galán, the Chairman of Iberdrola and ScottishPower, has called for a pan-European energy regulator to be established to create an environment that can attract the major investment needed to deliver energy supply security and cut carbon emissions. Speaking at Iberdrola’s annual general meeting in Bilbao, Galán also confirmed investments in wind power through its […]