UK government delays decision on two Equinor offshore wind extensions
Equinor wants to double the capacity of the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms off the coast of Norfolk
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UK climate watchdog chief Chris Stark to resign with goals in doubt
The head of the UK’s Climate Change Committee Chris Stark will resign as the government struggles to put the country on a trajectory to reach a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Wind power beats gas plants to grab record share of UK power
Britain’s thousands of wind turbines grabbed their biggest slice of the electricity mix ever in December, sending output from gas-fired plants to their lowest in almost four years.
Aberdeen’s Cutting Underwater Technologies toasts record year in 2023
Aberdeen's Cutting Underwater Technologies (CUT) has posted record revenue and project numbers in 2023.
UK hydrogen sector set for “critical” year in 2024
Significant progress was made in establishing a competitive hydrogen sector in 2023, but industry leaders say "it all hinges" on decisions made in 2024.
Delivering floating wind at scale
Given the wealth of stakeholders with a vested interest in decarbonising the North Sea, getting any number of them together at any one time is a tough ask.
Vattenfall plans for Aberdeenshire wind farm challenged over wildcat conservation
Plans for a wind farm in Aberdeenshire are set to face legal action from a conservation group concerned about wildcat protection.
Andy Burnham tells Starmer ‘stick to your guns’ on £28 billion green investment
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged not to backtrack on his plans to invest £28 billion in green projects, by Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.
2024 the year of a ‘Sea Change’ in the North Sea
The UK urgently needs coordinated and integrated transition plans to ensure a just and fair transition for all, writes Professor Paul de Leeuw
‘Insulting pittance’: Rural Scottish communities question value of renewables community funds
Scottish communities "expected to bear a large part of the burden" of the UK's renewables transition are questioning the value of funding they receive in return.
Opinion: Offshore sector must be at the heart of securing UK’s energy future in 2024
When GMB said the UK needs “plans not bans” for the future our energy sector we meant it, and our offshore sector must be front and centre.
Scottish wind farm rejected due to MoD nuclear test ban concerns
Scottish ministers reject Faw Side wind farm plans over potential impacts to UK nuclear treaty obligations
Offshore wind’s Tim Pick ‘ genuinely shocked’ to win MBE in honours list
Offshore wind stalwart Tim Pick says he’s “genuinely shocked” to have been awarded MBE in the New Year Honours list.
Opinion: Securing a worker-led Just Transition
Unite is clear that the UK cannot allow oil and gas workers to become the coal miners of our generation.
RWE set to begin work on 63MW Strathy Wood onshore wind farm in Scotland
German energy firm RWE is set to begin construction on the 63MW Strathy Wood onshore wind farm near Inverness, its third Scottish development to get underway within 12 months.
Offshore wind and its ‘interesting times’
The saying “may you live in interesting times” - often erroneously thought of as a Chinese curse - can easily be attributed to the wind sector during 2023.
Ayrshire wind turbine sheds blades in Storm Gerrit gales
Onlookers captured the moment an onshore wind turbine in Scotland shed its blades and disintegrated amid high winds during Storm Gerrit.
Hundreds of offshore wind vessels boost traffic at Port of Aberdeen
700 offshore wind vessels - 12% of total traffic - came to the port in 2023.
Lamprell secures supply work for Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind developments
UAE-based fabrication firm Lamprell has signed a "very large capacity" supply agreement for two major offshore wind developments off the coast of Norfolk.
TotalEnergies to sell part of Seagreen wind farm for £552m
TotalEnergies (XPAR: TTE) has agreed to sell 25.5% of Seagreen, Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, in a £552m deal with Thailand national oil firm PTTEP.
Aberdeen’s OEG Renewables lands Taiwan offshore wind contracts
OEG Renewables is continuing its expansion into the Asia-Pacific renewables markets, with further opportunities beckoning in Japan and South Korea
Ørsted takes FID on Hornsea 3
Ørsted has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the 2.9GW Hornsea 3 wind project – billed as the world’s single largest offshore wind farm.
First substation in place at Moray West wind farm
Boskalis has installed the first offshore substation at the Moray West wind farm, while work to install monopiles continues.
UK to introduce carbon levy on imports starting 2027
The UK will introduce a carbon border levy in 2027 for imports of emissions-intensive goods from countries deemed to have weaker climate rules, following a similar move by the European Union.
Government to set budget for ‘catch-up’ AR6 CfD auction in March
AR6 could be the ‘catch up auction’ for offshore wind projects after last round failed to attract bids.