Outcry as UK loses out to UAE’s Lamprell on £10bn floating wind projects
Work for a trio of giant floating wind projects off the coast of Scotland have gone to the UAE fabricator Lamprell, sparking outcry.
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UK energy strategy to ‘breathe new life’ into North Sea and Net Zero
A commitment to North Sea oil and gas while ramping up nuclear, hydrogen and offshore wind, is at the heart of a new UK strategy to protect consumers from future surges in energy bills.
Swire Energy Services wins wind farm maintenance deal with Orsted
Swire Energy Services (SES) has been handed a routine maintenance campaign contract by Danish green energy giant Orsted.
Moray East offshore wind farm hits full output
A major offshore wind farm located off the north-east coast has achieved full output.
INTOG round will help oil firms to gain foothold in offshore wind sector, report finds
Hooking up offshore wind farms directly to North Sea platforms could help oil firms into the renewable energy sector.
Scottish energy opportunity blowing away into the desert wind
“Put simply, a just transition is about moving to an environmentally sustainable economy (that’s the ‘transition’ part) without leaving workers in polluting industries behind,” says NGO Greenpeace
North Sea firm Orcadian Energy writes to Crown Estate Scotland to flag concerns about INTOG
A North Sea oil firm has expressed concerns about the makeup of the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process.
Lamprell delays 2021 results on financing scramble
Lamprell has pushed back publishing its results as its board seeks alternative financing.
Orsted strikes £3 billion sale of 50% of world’s largest wind farm Hornsea 2
Orsted has struck a £3 billion deal to sell a 50% stake in Hornsea 2, soon to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
ERG strikes two off-take deals with Engie for Scottish wind farms
French utility company Engie has reached an agreement to buy green energy from two wind farms currently under construction in Scotland.
Unions left livid after Moray West fabrication work disappears ‘into the desert wind’
A union boss has slammed the decision to send fabrication work for a major Scottish offshore wind farm to the Middle East.
Firm laying key cables for Seagreen wind farm enters receivership
The firm installing a pipeline to the major Seagreen offshore wind farm off the Angus coast has been placed in receivership.
Shell aiming for more than 40% local content in ScotWind projects
Shell has revealed the proportion of local content it is aiming to use to build two major wind farms off the coast of Scotland.
ScotWind developers must reckon with delivery ‘crunch point’ for floating wind
ScotWind will present a valuable learning experience for the emergent floating wind sector and the supply chain, but expectations must be managed carefully, according to one marine engineering consultancy.
BP trying to block part of UK offshore windfarm, says Orsted
BP is trying to block development of part of a giant wind farm in waters off England’s east coast, according to Denmark’s Orsted.
Crown Estate issues second statement on ScotWind and Russian sanctions
Crown Estate Scotland (CES) has issued its second statement to ensure that winners of the ScotWind offshore leasing round are complying with sanctions on Russia.
Current timeframe for building offshore wind farms now ‘unacceptable’ amid energy crisis
Offshore wind developers have been told they need to slash the amount of time it takes to build projects.
Supply chain urged to ‘act now’ rather than wait for Scottish offshore wind projects
Industry leaders delivered a rallying cry for Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain during Scottish Renewables’ flagship conference yesterday.
East of Shetland front-runner for ScotWind clearing round
Losing ScotWind bidders are “likely” to get another shot at offshore wind acreage through a clearing round.
Shell and Scottish Power pledge £75m for ScotWind supply chain funds
Scottish Power and Shell will provide £75 million in supply chain funding to support development of three floating and fixed-bottom offshore wind projects.
Scotland expects – ScotWind winners told to deliver on supply chain pledges or risk ‘failure’
Scotland’s net zero and energy secretary has issued a clear reminder to the offshore wind industry that supply chain pledges are more than simply “indications”.
Orsted leading southern North Sea offshore wind revolution
Danish green energy giant Orsted can lay good claim to being the don of the UK’s offshore wind sector.
Offshore wind boom risks North Sea fishermen being ‘crowded out’
The North Sea is a very busy place. But even as late as the 1980s, it could seem huge when out there in a yacht, racing or cruising because sightings of fishing vessels, merchant shipping and oil & gas platforms could be quite rare.
Heerema installs 4,800 tonne topside for Seagreen offshore wind farm
A key component of what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm has been installed off the Angus coast.
Future CfD rounds should avoid ‘competition for competitions sake’, says SSE Renewables boss
Industry chiefs set out how government support for offshore wind could be improved during the opening day of a key renewables event in Glasgow.