Sulmara signed up to survey Stormar floating wind farm
Sulmara will perform site characterisation for Orsted, BlueFloat Energy and Renantis’ 1GW Stormar floating offshore wind farm in Scotland.
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UK renewables firms facing up to 1,000 cyberattacks a day
New research has warned that UK renewables companies are faced with up to 1,000 attempted cyberattacks per day.
OPITO launches new training standard for offshore safety zones
Training and skills organisation OPITO has launched a new training standard which aims to reduce incidents in the safety zones around offshore installations.
FLOWMIS: Cromarty port in line for share of £160m wind manufacturing fund
The bid is one of two left across the UK in the running for funds to build the next wave of floating windfarms
Plans afoot for giant floating wind test rig facility in Aberdeen
Project would build on new FLOWIC centre in Aberdeen, and questions have been asked on whether the Scottish Government will support it.
First Minister opens £9m Floating Wind Innovation Centre in Aberdeen
ETZ chairman Sir Ian Wood says Aberdeen has the potential to build on oil and gas success to become the "Net Zero Capital of Europe".
Vattenfall scraps Aberdeen hydrogen project in blow to city’s clean energy plans
HT1 had been hoped to supply hydrogen to Aberdeen vehicles "for at least 10 years".
Industry reacts to UK government’s gas plant plans and electricity market reforms
UK Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has set out plans to build new gas power stations to avoid what she described as the "genuine prospect of blackouts".
Seagreen 1A moves ahead as geotechnical survey works complete
The first geotechnical seabed surveys for a proposed second phase to Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm have now been completed.
Policymakers more influenced by ‘grey’ reports which emphasise offshore wind negatives
A new study has found policymakers are more likely to be influenced by reports which tend to emphasise the negative environmental aspects of offshore wind farms.
TotalEnergies wind boss joins Crown Estate as Celtic Sea tender opens
The Crown Estate has made a pair of senior appointments to oversee efforts in offshore wind and nature and environment, as it kicks off tendering on its fifth leasing round.
Updated: UK government confirms £800m wind budget for AR6 auction
Renewable industry leaders called the AR6 budget a "missed opportunity" and said the government's 2030 offshore wind target "looks unachievable".
UK to offer record £800 million support for offshore wind farms
The UK will offer record support for new offshore wind farms in an upcoming auction as the government tries to make up ground after the process failed to draw any bidders for the technology last year.
SSE Renewables and Equinor cancel Dogger Bank green hydrogen plans
Dogger Bank D developers will now focus on producing power for the grid.
North Sea firms keenly await Spring Budget clarity on windfall tax
Reports suggest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning to extend the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms.
Salamander floating wind partners with Scottish universities on marine environment study
The team behind the Salamander floating offshore wind project will partner with two Scottish universities to study the impact of floating windfarms on marine ecosystems.
UK wind farm to pay £5.5m for breaching market rules
UK energy regulator Ofgem ordered a wind farm in Scotland to pay £5.53 million for breaching energy market rules.
Households pay after Highland wind farms earn £68 million for nothing
New figures also reveal more than £275m was paid to keep Scottish turbines still during 2023.
Pathfinder: Inch Cape wind developers seek expert advice
Developers of the Inch Cape wind farm off the Angus coast are looking for experts to support a range of key planning and procedures.
Masdar completes deal, marking UK’s importance to grand target
Masdar has a target of reaching 100 GW of power by 2030. To achieve that, the company is seeking a range of opportunities, with the UK hitting the right mix.
The power of FLOW to make Aberdeen an offshore wind powerhouse
The appetite for FLOW is clearly there – and Aberdeen is well-positioned to play a central role in the offshore wind revolution, writes ORE Catapult.
Aberdeen’s Three60 Energy secures multi-million pound deal on Sumitomo Highlands cable factory
Aberdeen-headquartered Three60 Energy has announced a multi-million pound deal with Sumitomo for work on a planned high voltage cable factory near Inverness.
Heat pumps powered by community wind turbines could cut bills – report
Community energy schemes using onshore wind to power heat pumps could cut household bills by more than a quarter compared to gas, a report suggests.
Orsted seeks new equilibrium, outgoing COO Brown states
The offshore wind industry had been lulled into a false sense of security through cheap money and a deflationary services market, Orsted’s outgoing interim COO Andy Brown said today.
Miliband calls out government failures, pledges just transition
The government is guilty of “sluggish decision making”, Ed Miliband, shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, said this morning, setting out some plans for a change of pace under a potential Labour administration.