Consultation launched on plans for north-east onshore wind farm
A public consultation has been launched on plans to build an onshore wind farm in the north-east.
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Offshore wind increasingly hot ticket for apprentices
Offshore wind is fast becoming the hottest industry to be if you’re an aspiring low carbon energy apprentice looking for adventure.
UK Government to support creation of offshore wind supply chain with new investment programme
UK Government has launched a new initiative with the aim of supporting the creation of a domestic renewables supply chain.
Subsea UK webinar series to highlight multi-billion pound floating wind potential
The potential for subsea companies to benefit from the forecasted floating offshore wind boom will be explored in a three-part webinar series starting next week.
‘It makes sense’: Renewables beckon for Wood graduate
“It gives me a bit more confidence”, says Wood graduate Sebastian Eunson, “working for a company that is investing in different industries”.
Coping with Covid and training for the future
Three of the north-east’s top oil and gas industry training providers share their insights on the challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic and energy transition with emeritus editor Jeremy Cresswell.
Tributes paid following death of ‘much-loved’ energy industry veteran
Tributes have been paid to Ian Bonnon, founder and chairman of Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC), after the company confirmed he died earlier this week.
EDF Renewables to break ground on Scottish onshore wind farm next week
EDF Renewables will break ground next week on its new onshore wind farm in Scotland’s central belt.
UK wind farm investor Greencoat raising £200m through placing
Renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind has said it would raise £198 million through a placing of new shares announced on February 12.
Blackfinch snaps up Aberdeenshire-based wind farm sites
Gloucester-based investment manager Blackfinch Group has snapped up two wind-farm sites in Aberdeenshire for an undisclosed sum.
Equinor to sell Bakken assets for $900m, slides to losses of $4.2bn in 2020
Equinor has reached a deal to sell its stakes in the Bakken field, onshore US, to Grayson Mill Energy, backed by EnCap Investments, for $900 million.
UK could get Saharan green energy via huge cable under ambitious scheme
Of all the things the UK is internationally renowned for, good and reliable weather certainly isn’t one of them.
Big oil takes over next generation of UK offshore wind
Oil majors agreed to pay a hefty premium to develop the next generation of major British offshore wind farms after BP Plc and Total SE won contracts in an auction ahead of many of the utilities that have dominated the space until now.
‘Serious intent’ to get major west of Shetland oil projects to net zero – Orion
West of Shetland operators are working with “serious intent” to get huge new oil projects “to a net zero outcome”, according to the head of a major clean energy scheme on the islands.
ORE Catapult study reveals floating offshore wind could be ‘subsidy-free’ by end of the decade
Floating offshore wind could become “subsidy-free” in the UK by the early 2030s, according to a new study.
Newly formed floating wind company to bid in ScotWind
A newly formed floating offshore wind company is planning to submit a bid for the ScotWind leasing round.
Global gets £8.3m of backing for Nigg quay expansion
Global Energy Group (GEG) has secured backing of up to £8.3million from development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for a £19m project to extend the quayside at its Port of Nigg facility.
Global Energy Group joins forces with Rosetti Marino on green projects
Global Energy Group (GEG) has gone into partnership with Italian company Rosetti Marino to deliver large-scale renewable energy and net-zero projects around the UK.
SSE Renewables battles freezing temperatures to install first turbine at Gordonbush Extension
SSE Renewables has installed the first completed turbine at its Gordonbush Extension in the Highlands.
Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm to be kitted out with turbine toilets in ‘world first’
Vattenfall has announced plans to kit out every turbine at its Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm with the “world’s first” in-tower toilet.
CHC to support delivery of offshore wind farms from Aberdeen base
North Sea helicopter operator CHC has bagged a contract to provide services for three offshore wind farms, including two in Scotland.
Ørsted announces intention to bid in ScotWind leasing round
Ørsted has announced its intention to bid in the forthcoming ScotWind leasing round, which opened to applicants last week.
Applications window opens for major Scottish offshore wind leasing round
A major leasing round expected to generate more than £8 billion of investment in Scottish offshore wind projects opened to applicants today.
London-listed renewables investor to buy stake in Scottish wind farm
A London-listed green energy infrastructure investor has struck a deal to buy 17.5% of the Beatrice wind farm off the coast of Scotland.
SSE Renewables launches consultation on Seagreen grid connection plans
SSE Renewables has launched a consultation on the connection proposals for part of its major North Sea offshore wind development.