New publicly owned Welsh renewable energy body to drive onshore wind
The Welsh Government has launched Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru, a publicly owned renewable energy developer for Wales.
Miliband vows “rooftop revolution” to triple UK solar capacity
UK energy secretary Ed Miliband will push the use of rooftop solar panels on new homes and buildings to help triple the UK’s solar capacity by 2030.
SSEN progresses interlink projects with cable deals
SSEN Transmission has struck cable supply deals with NKT for two high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission connection projects.
Kuwait announces ‘huge’ oil and gas discovery in offshore field
Kuwait Oil Co. said it has discovered “huge commercial amounts” of light oil and associated gas in an offshore field, marking a “turning point” in its efforts to explore offshore hydrocarbons.
Construction of Aberdeen hydrogen hub could begin by year-end
Construction of a multi-million-pound green hydrogen production facility in Aberdeen could finally begin by the end of the year.
Unite ballots Siemens Gamesa wind turbine workers for strike
Around 300 Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blade makers in Hull are being balloted for strike action over pay, Unite has announced.
SSEN identifies new site for Western Isles HVDC convertor station
SSEN Transmission has identified a new site for the 1.8GW HVDC convertor station and AC substation for the Western Isles HVDC link.
Sulmara gathers data for Taiwanese offshore wind farm
Glasgow-headquartered subsea survey group Sulmara has delivered site characterisation data for the 495MW Formosa-4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
Buchan Offshore Wind to make landfall at Rattray Head
The developers of the 1GW Buchan floating offshore wind farm have proposed bringing the project’s export cable ashore between Rattray Head and the St Fergus gas terminal.
UK must stop building offshore wind on “knife edge”
The UK needs to look beyond driving down costs for offshore wind or risk failed critical energy projects.
Vattenfall appoints new UK country head
Vattenfall has appointed Claus Wattendrup as its new UK country head.
BHA expresses concern over lack of clarity in Labour’s plans for tidal energy
The British Hydropower Association (BHA) has called for more clarity from Labour about the party’s pre-election manifesto – which mentions tidal energy will be “aggressively explored” and “unleashed” across the UK.
Power Moves: ScottishPower CFO and more
ScottishPower made two senior appointments with Charles Langan becoming its new chief financial officer and Nicola Connelly taking over as chief executive for SP Energy Networks.
Technip, SBM Offshore form floating offshore wind JV Ekwil
Technip Energies and SBM Offshore have formed a 50/50 floating offshore wind joint venture, Ekwil.
Acteon to create Kincardine digital twin
Acteon has been commissioned to create a digital twin of the 50MW Kincardine offshore wind farm that will help optimise future inspection and survey activities.
Ocean Kinetics, Green Marine to decommission tidal energy platform
Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine UK have entered into a joint venture agreement to begin decommissioning a tidal energy platform located in the Orkney Islands.
Balmoral Group appoints Sarah Jane Hogg non-executive director
Balmoral Group has appointed Sarah Jane Hogg as a non-executive director.
ERM launches Dolphyn Hydrogen offshore trials in Wales
Sustainability consultancy Environmental Resources Management (ERM) announced on July 2 that it had launched offshore trials in South Wales to test elements of its Dolphyn Hydrogen process.
Moray West offshore wind farm delivers first power
Ocean Winds has delivered first power from its 882MW Moray West offshore wind farm.
Serica Energy completes first redetermination on $525m loan
Serica Energy (LON: SQZ) has increased the borrowing base on its up-to $525 million loan facility, increasing it from the previous US$463m to the full amount.
Survey aims to help firms tackle challenge of supporting offshore workers’ mental health
The IADC's former North Sea Chapter's chairman championed the offshore energy industry's "first" mental health survey soon after his organisation rolled out questions to the workforce.
CalEnergy seeks to drill two new North Sea exploration wells
CalEnergy Resources is seeking a partner to drill two new exploration and appraisal wells, according to data from the North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA’s) Pathfinder database.
First East Anglia Three wind farm onshore transformer arrives
ScottishPower Renewables, the UK unit of Spain’s Iberdrola Group, has said that the first of four onshore transformers for the company’s 1.4GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm has arrived at the company’s onshore converter station site in Suffolk.
Power Moves: Paradigm’s new HR partner and more
Aimee Fowlie was appointed as HR business partner at Aberdeen-based Paradigm.
SSE and Equinor submit Dogger Bank D Scoping Report
Developers SSE and Equinor have submitted a Scoping Report for the proposed fourth phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm to the Planning Inspectorate.