ScottishPower appoints first head of Scottish offshore wind
ScottishPower Renewables has appointed its first ever head of offshore development for Scotland, as it looks to make good on success in the ScotWind leasing round.
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Sunak eyes U-Turn on onshore wind as Tory divisions grow
One of Rishi Sunak’s senior Cabinet ministers hinted his government could drop an effective ban on new onshore wind farms, amid growing calls for a U-turn from members of his ruling Conservative Party.
‘Basically impossible’ for UK to get a heavy lift business
The UK will spend billions removing oil and gas assets over the next decade, and billions more installing offshore windfarms – so why doesn’t it have a heavy lift business to capitalise on it?
North Sea wind farm to supply green energy to Google
A planned offshore wind farm, earmarked for off the Aberdeenshire coast, will sell power to technology giant Google (NASDAQ: GOOG).
Family of wind farm worker who froze to death secure compensation
The family of a man who froze to death at a Scottish onshore wind farm have been given a six-figure sum of compensation.
North Sea floating wind farm signals intention to spend £419m in UK
Supply chain information, setting out how a key North Sea floating wind farm plans to use local content, has been published by Crown Estate Scotland.
UK renewables windfall tax risks ‘disaster’ for wind investment
UK offshore wind farm investment will be at risk if any windfall tax imposed on renewable producers is too severe, according to the head of the world’s top developer of the projects.
‘Very poor quality’ decommissioning plans for UK offshore wind
Over 3.5GW of global offshore wind capacity will reach the end of operational life by 2035 if no other action is taken.
Salamander JV wants floating wind project ‘in the water’ as early as 2028
“We’re hopeful we can get the seabed lease then put our foot down on delivering,” is the message from the triarchy behind the Salamander floating wind scheme off Peterhead.
UK Government to join Global Offshore Wind Alliance
The UK is poised to join a coalition committed to accelerating the deployment of offshore wind worldwide.
UK firm fights off ‘stiff international competition’ to secure work on Scottish wind farm
A contract for the supply and installation of inter-array cables for the Moray West offshore wind farm has been settled.
Construction kicks off on £130m subsea cable manufacturing facility
Work on a new “state-of-the-art” subsea cable manufacturing facility is now underway in the north of England.
Equinor assesses ‘gigawatt-scale’ floating wind bids in Celtic Sea
Equinor has signalled its interest in developing new floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea ahead of the Crown Estate’s 2023 leasing round.
Public views sought on Scottish offshore wind farm
A series of public consultation events on a major Scottish offshore wind farm are due to be held this month.
Scotland’s lack of renewables workers? Blame baby boomers
Ahead of a skills summit in Aberdeen this week, employment experts have assessed why Scotland and the wider UK has woes around attracting enough workers in renewable energy.
Peterhead floating wind farm Salamander dishes out design deal to US specialist Ocercy
US-headquartered Ocergy has been awarded a pre-FEED (front-end engineering design) deal for the foundations for the Salamander floating wind farm off Aberdeenshire.
Rovco awarded rock contract for Galloper offshore wind farm
Rovco has secured a contract for rock bag deployment and installation at the Galloper offshore wind farm in the Outer Thames Estuary.
SSE acquires 50MW Aberarder wind farm near Inverness
SSE Renewables will take on construction of the 12-turbine project following its acquisition from developer RES, but said development would rely on supportive government policy.
Ministers approve plans for 48-turbine Clash Gour wind farm near Forres
The Scottish Government has approved plans to build a 225-megawatt (MW) wind farm on uplands near Forres, overturning objections by local planners.
Shell tapping upstream expertise as it goes ‘great guns’ on giant Scottish wind farms
Shell (LON: SHEL) is harnessing talent from its offshore oil and gas division to progress two major Scottish floating wind farms.
Orsted workers protest ‘paltry pay offer’ outside Danish embassy in London
Offshore wind workers have taken to the streets after receiving a “paltry pay offer” from one of the world’s largest green energy firms.
Seagreen construction hits halfway point
Half of the turbines are now in place at what will soon become Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, as the construction of Seagreen continues off the Angus coast.
Kishorn Port chasing ‘certainty’ from industry ahead of wind expansion plans
A boss at Kishorn Port is asking the offshore wind industry to give clarity around future floating turbine and foundation designs.
Global floating wind pipeline growing exponentially with UK leading the way, report finds
Fresh research from trade body RenewableUK shines a light on the massive growth in floating offshore wind projects in recent months.
Renewables windfall tax ‘would skew investment towards fossil fuels’
Renewable energy generators have hit out at a new UK Government bill which they said would impose a “windfall tax” on the sector and “skew investment towards fossil fuels”.