Forth Ports targets net zero through Fife floating offshore wind hub
Forth Ports Group has outlined plans for an integrated floating offshore wind facility (FLOW) at the Port of Burntisland in Fife.
ScotWind
West Orkney wind farm becomes first ScotWind project to submit consents
Backers of the West of Orkney wind farm hailed a “major milestone” with the submission of offshore consent documents.
ScotWind developers flock together to gather two-year bird survey data
A two-year digital aerial survey has so far documented the movements of over 75,000 birds in the North Sea following a collaboration between ScotWind developers.
Scotwind project developers float £12m of supply chain work
The developers of the Muir Mhòr floating wind project have opened a new supply chain portal, inviting potential suppliers to bid for over £12m in contracts.
Minister responds to fishers’ anguish over North Sea wind farms
Scotland Office Minister John Lamont has pledged to make sure a “spacial squeeze” in the North Sea is “effectively” managed amid fishing industry concerns over offshore wind farms.
Highlands cable factory: Sumitomo won’t build without £24.5m government grant
Lack of government grant would put £350m cable factory from Sumitomo in doubt, says report.
Monitoring begins at 1GW floating Scotwind site off Caithness
Developers of the Stromar floating offshore wind farm have launched a buoy at its development site, kicking off a year-long monitoring campaign.
CfD results cast shadow over future of ScotWind projects
A washout of offshore wind in the latest Contract for Difference round is a wake-up call to government – but can issues be fixed to ensure Scotwind projects don’t founder?
Doris wins five-year BP work on offshore wind
“Drawing on the expertise of our international offices and Doris’ vision to make renewable energies possible, we look forward to partnering with BP to execute key projects in the BP offshore wind portfolio.”
Turbines and time travel: Scotwind developers stage ‘world-first’ play to explore wind power
A Scotwind project developer has announced the launch of a theatrical play as part of a drive to improve the public debate on energy.
Pair of ScotWind projects combine for giant 2.3GW Arven development
A pair of ScotWind projects have combined, expanding the Arven development off Shetland.
Ardersier is just the start: Why US private equity is splashing £300m in the Scottish Highlands
Haventus is eyeing expansion in the UK, Europe and elsewhere, using Ardersier as a template.
Caledonia wind survey reveals new insight on Royal Navy wreck
Developers of the Caledonia wind farm in the Moray Firth have shared a new look at a Royal Navy wreck found during surveys of the site.
Shell UK offshore wind head departs with shift back to oil and gas
Melissa Read, who led the Shell UK offshore wind unit in a major expansion into Scotland, said by email that she has resigned.
Trio of contracts awarded for 1GW Buchan floating wind project
The developers of the Buchan offshore wind project have awarded a suite of new contracts worth more than £1.5m to a trio of Scottish businesses.
Crown Estate Scotland names new chair
Crown Estate Scotland, the body which manages seabed rights for offshore renewables, has announced Euan McVicar as its new chair.
Minister calls for urgent action on grid for Scottish wind farms
Gillian Martin said offshore wind is “the greatest economic opportunity of recent times”.
SSEN Transmission to invest £10 bn to support offshore wind in Scotland
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission has announced £10 billion of investment to support offshore wind in Scotland.
‘A real commitment to Scotland’: Leith works lay path for BP’s Morven wind project
Morven is a 2.9GW ScotWind project set to be built in the E1 lease area, around 40 miles off the coast of Aberdeen.
Ardersier: Video sets out major offshore wind manufacturing vision at Highlands port
Up to 2,000 people will be onsite during peak production, with one floater produced at Ardersier every week, BW Ideol said.
ScotWind partner ‘spent three years trying to convince’ cabling giant to set up shop in Highlands
One of the developers behind a major Scottish floating wind project has shed light on the key role it played in persuading a cabling giant to build a factory in the Highlands.
Court throws out firm’s £400m lawsuit for ScotWind lease damages
A court has thrown out an offshore wind lawsuit for £400m in damages over a contested ScotWind seabed lease off Aberdeenshire.
SOWEC launches new investment framework for Scotwind supply chain
A new process to help the Scottish supply chain prepare for the wave of work expected from the Scotwind leasing round is now open to applicants.
Kent to tackle pre-FEED for BP-backed Scotwind project off Aberdeen
Kent has secured a contract to undertake pre-front-end engineering and design for the Morven wind project off Aberdeen.
Acteon’s Aberdeen teams take on survey work for northeast ScotWind projects
TerraSond and Benthic have been awarded a combined geophysical and geotechnical survey contract for a pair of floating offshore wind sites secured in last year’s Scotwind auction.