Crown Estate sets out five potential areas for floating offshore wind schemes
Five areas in the sea off Cornwall and Wales have been mapped out for the development of floating offshore wind schemes, the Crown Estate said.
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BP received 10,000 applications for 200 low carbon jobs as ‘appetite’ to transition surges
Oil giant BP (LON: BP) has been inundated by applications from workers vying to transition into the low carbon energy space.
Eni offloads Dogger Bank stakes to Vårgrønn joint venture
Eni is to offload its stakes in the 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project to its Norwegian clean energy venture Vårgrønn.
Matheson tells industry Scotland ‘not prepared’ to be just a ‘production base’ for offshore wind
The offshore wind industry has been warned not to see Scotland as simply a “production base for renewable energy”.
Lamprell posts for sale sign amid severe liquidity issues
Lamprell (LON:LAM) faces “urgent and severe liquidity constraints”, the company has admitted, with an immediate need for $75 million, due in June and July this year.
Police escorted transformers to make way from Lerwick Port to Viking Wind Farm this Sunday
A police escorted convoy of two grid transformers between the Port of Lerwick and the Viking Energy Wind Farm (VEWF) construction site is scheduled to take place on Sunday (26 June).
Energy minister promises to ‘remove barriers’ to offshore wind deployment
The UK energy minister has told the industry that government will do its bit to help accelerate the deployment of offshore wind.
‘He literally banged the table in frustration’ – Johnson riled by slow offshore wind timelines
Boris Johnson is demanding the offshore wind industry slashes the time it takes to build a wind farm in the UK.
Climate and energy security now one and the same, says COP26 president
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means climate security and energy security are “now synonymous”, according to the UK’s COP26 President.
Plans approved for mammoth £300m offshore wind base factory in Teesside
Plans have been approved for a giant £300 million factory to produce the bases for offshore wind turbines in Teesside.
Plan for UK’s largest wind tower factory at Nigg struck by delay as key Spanish partner exits
Doubt has been cast on delivering the UK's largest offshore wind tower factory at Nigg in the Highlands next year after a key Spanish partner made its exit.
Ocean Winds throws backing behind Cromarty Firth green freeport bid
Offshore wind developer Ocean Winds is joining Opportunity Cromarty Firth and supporting the body’s green freeport bid.
Seaway 7 finalising contract for East Anglia THREE foundations
Seaway 7 (Euronext:SEAW7) is finalising an agreement with ScottishPower Renewables for the installation of nearly 100 monopile foundations at the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm.
Third Beatrice survey contract supports 50 jobs at Rovco
Subsea services firm Rovco has been awarded a contract to carry out survey work on the Beatrice offshore wind farm for the third year running.
Orsted generates first power from maiden Scottish wind project
Danish renewables giant Orsted has generated first power from its inaugural Scottish wind project.
SSE Renewables launches new wind sustainability partnership
SSE Renewables has formed a new partnership designed to foster a circular and sustainable wind sector in the UK.
Sir Ian Wood: UK unlikely to take more than 20% of ‘early’ ScotWind fabrication work
Sir Ian Wood has said it is unlikely that the UK supply chain will take more than 20% of the major fabrication work in the early wave of ScotWind contracts.
SSE Renewables reduces overall area of massive Scottish offshore wind farm
SSE Renewables has confirmed plans to reduce the overall area for its proposed Berwick Bank Wind Farm by around a fifth.
Offshore wind a ‘powerhouse’ for job creation with sector forecast to employ 97,000 people by 2030
A “surge” in the number of people working in offshore wind is on the horizon, with billions of pounds forecast to flow into the sector.
Brexit ‘slowed down investment’ into UK renewables, report finds
Brexit has “posed challenges” to development of renewables in the UK, according to a new report into the country’s energy transition.
Exclusive: AREG to launch new clean energy conference in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) will launch a new clean energy conference in Aberdeen this year.
Turbine tables: Fred. Olsen Renewables and ReBlade team up to tackle wind waste
Old wind turbine blades could soon be used as bus stops or dining tables as part of ambitious new plans.
Man who died in Shetland wind farm construction accident named by police
The 23-year-old man who died after an accident at an onshore wind construction site in Shetland has been named by police.
First offshore substation fitted at Neart na Gaoithe wind farm
The construction of a 54-turbine Scottish offshore wind farm has taken a “huge step forward” with the fitting of the first of its two offshore substations.
Subsea 7 bags contract worth up to £600m for work on Seagreen 1A offshore wind farm
Subsea 7 (OSLO: SUBC) has struck a “very large” agreement for work on a major Scottish offshore wind farm.