Ocean Winds installs final turbine at Moray West
Ocean Winds has installed the 60th and final wind turbine at its Moray West offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth.
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Beam reveals autonomous ‘Scout’ subsea robot for offshore wind inspection
Subsea technology firm Beam has unveiled the 'Scout' autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) targeting inspections in the offshore wind sector.
Ocean Winds submits first consent application for Caledonia offshore wind farm
Ocean Winds has submitted the onshore planning consent application for its 2GW Caledonia offshore wind project in the Moray Firth.
UK’s Mission Control pledges clean energy auction reforms
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The UK government's Mission Control taskforce has flagged reforms to renewable auctions and electricity markets as part of its push to decarbonise the grid by 2030.
Scottish Power signs £1bn turbine contract with Siemens Gamesa
Scottish Power has announced a £1 billion turbine contract with Siemens Gamesa for its East Anglia Two wind farm.
Worker killed in turbine blade incident at Australia’s largest wind farm
A worker has been killed in an incident during construction at Australia's largest onshore wind farm in the state of Victoria.
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Latest trials find BladeBUG robot halves the time it takes to inspect turbine blades
An ingenious robotic solution could halve the time it takes wind farm operators to inspect turbine blades.
Marriage plans for wave energy and offshore wind in Scotland
Wave energy leaders in Scotland see offshore wind developers as potential infrastructure partners in their drive to harvest vital renewable power from the country's waters.
Swift policy changes vital to offshore wind goals
The British energy security strategy published by the UK Government on 7 April 2022 reasserted the key role that offshore wind must play if we are to achieve the overarching objective of providing “clean, affordable, secure power to the people for generations to come”.
Chapter 2: What is systems thinking and why is it important?
Rather than seeking to simplify complex issues and problems by breaking them down into their component parts, systems thinking focuses more on the development of a holistic understanding as well as the relationships and interactions between elements within a system.
Europe invested £35bn in new wind farms in 2021, ‘well short’ of what is needed
Europe invested almost £35 billion in new wind farms last year, bankrolling 25 gigawatts (GW) of fresh capacity.
Ørsted trials rig-to-reef coral scheme for turbine foundations in Taiwan
Wind developer Ørsted has launched a project which aims to support new reefs by growing corals on wind turbine foundations in waters off Taiwan.
Equinor appoints new senior VP for North Sea Renewables
Equinor has appointed a former exec of Orsted and Copenhagen Offshore Partners as its new senior vice president of North Sea Renewables.
BP announces £18 billion investment for UK with North Sea at its heart
BP has announced plans to invest £18 billion in the UK energy system by 2030, with the North Sea at its heart, days after calls were once again raised for an oil and gas windfall tax.
US offshore wind takes a Bight of the Big Apple
After a decade of languishing in the doldrums, the US offshore wind industry is picking up steam as it races to meet new installation targets set by the Biden administration.
First turbine assembled for Equinor’s Hywind Tampen project
The first of 11 turbines bound for Equinor's Hywind Tampen floating wind project in the Norwegian North Sea is now standing tall, ahead of installation later this year.
Offshore construction kicks off on world’s largest offshore wind farm
Work has begun to install the first length of cable for what will be the world’s largest wind farm, firing the starting pistol on offshore construction.
Union laments ScotWind supply chain commitments with billions set to go overseas
There are concerns that the rest of the world could again reap the lion’s share of the benefits from Scotland’s renewables boom.
ScotWind pledges ranked: SSE, BP and Shell lead the way as winners set out billions for Scotland’s supply chain
Offshore wind developers have set out their intention to invest billions in Scotland’s supply chain in the coming years.
Wind power’s ‘colossal market failure’ threatens climate fight
Optimism abounds about the future of wind power, with a clean-energy boom powering robust growth in an industry that businesses and governments agree is key to slowing climate change. But a nagging problem could keep the sector from fulfilling that promise: Turbine makers are still struggling to translate soaring demand into profit.
Use ScotWind £700m ‘to stop green lairds buying up all land’
A former government minister has called on the SNP to use a recent £700 million windfall from the ScotWind round to buy up land across Scotland to protect it from the new “green lairds”.
Kit from failed Scottish turbine manufacturer CS Wind up for auction
Numerous pieces of equipment that belonged to Scotland’s only wind turbine manufacturer are up for grabs.
Iberdrola buys rights to 1GW wind project in Australia
The Australian subsidiary of Spanish utility Iberdrola has acquired the rights to an up to 1-GW onshore wind project in the Australian state of Queensland. This further expands its operations in the local market as part of a wider green energy expansion strategy.
Orsted generates first power at Taiwan’s biggest offshore wind project
Danish offshore wind developer Orsted has successfully generated first power from the Greater Changhua 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. Significantly, the development is the largest of its kind offshore Taiwan and Orsted’s first large-scale offshore wind farm in Asia Pacific.
Heerema unveils ‘floating to floating’ installation process for offshore wind
Marine contractor Heerema has developed a new method for the installation of floating wind turbines, which it says will cut down on onshore space requirements and reduce industry bottlenecks.
Huge potential for offshore wind in Philippines, reports World Bank
The Philippines could get nearly one-fifth of its power from offshore wind by 2040 under a high-growth scenario that would deliver 21GW of capacity, according to the latest study from the World Bank. However, numerous challenges need to be overcome to realise this commercial potential.
SSE Renewables buys Siemens Gamesa wind portfolio for £483m
SSE Renewables has agreed to buy a portfolio of nearly 4 gigawatts of European onshore wind projects from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) for €580 million (£483m).
‘Too early to say’ impact of Saipem 7000 failure on Scotland’s largest wind farm
It is currently unclear whether the construction of Scotland's largest offshore wind farm will be hampered while the Saipem 7000 is assessed.
Global wind capacity grew by almost 100 GW in 2021 despite tight supply chain
Supply chain woes and inflation couldn’t stop the growth of renewables last year as wind capacity grew by almost 100 gigawatts (GW).
All 17 ScotWind winners green lit to move into development stage
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that all 17 successful ScotWind applicants now have option agreements in place.
ScottishPower and Shell reserve seabed off Scotland for floating offshore wind farms
Shell (LON: SHEL) and ScottishPower have become the latest ScotWind winners to announce they have signed option to lease agreements.
