All 17 ScotWind winners green lit to move into development stage
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that all 17 successful ScotWind applicants now have option agreements in place.
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Crown Estate signs string of ScotWind option agreements
Successful bidders including SSE Renewables and BlueFloat Energy have signed option agreements with Crown Estate Scotland (CES) for floating offshore wind sites secured as part of the ScotWind auction round.
Ørsted takes majority stake in 100MW floating wind project off Peterhead
Ørsted will take a majority stake in the Salamander floating wind project off the Aberdeenshire coast, as part of a joint venture set up by Simply Blue Group and Subsea 7.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ScotWind: Assurances sought over Russian sanctions
Crown Estate Scotland is seeking “formal assurances” that winners in the ScotWind auction adhere to sanctions being imposed on Russia.
Shetland transition plans dealt blow after island misses out on ScotWind
The spread of offshore wind farms in Scotland could dent a key Shetland net zero project, which is working to decarbonise nearby oil and gas assets.
INTOG: ScotWind-style auction launching this year for offshore wind to power oil platforms
A ScotWind-style auction will be launched this year for offshore wind projects to power oil and gas platforms in the North Sea.
Crown Estate Scotland chief executive to retire
Crown Estate Scotland (CES) has announced that its chief executive is to retire in August this year.
Nova wins new seabed lease for Shetland tidal array
Tidal energy developer Nova Innovation has been given approval develop its largest tidal array to date at Yell Sound in Shetland.
New partnership to bring green job opportunities to Angus development
A new partnership will boost training for science, technology, engineering and maths jobs in Angus.
Brian Wilson: Don’t fritter away the ScotWind millions
Don’t fritter away Scotland’s ScotWind millions, argues former energy minister Brian Wilson, on the £700m coming to the country's coffers.
ScotWind 2: When is it likely, who will be in the mix, and is it needed?
Scotland’s energy industry has now had some time to digest the results of arguably the most hotly anticipated offshore wind auction in history.
Big Oil wins big in ScotWind – Shell, TotalEnergies and BP land acreage
ScotWind has proved a big boon to Big Oil, with fossil fuels giants BP, Shell and TotalEnergies all winning acreage.
ScotWind – Who’s in the running with the results due imminently?
The results of Scotland's first offshore wind leasing round in more than a decade are expected to be released in a matter of days.
ScotWind partnership enters into agreements with key Orkney organisations
A renewables consortium has made a raft of supply chain commitments, should it be successful in its Scottish offshore wind bid.
ETIDEX: Crown Estate Scotland confirms ScotWind 2 is ‘on the horizon’
Another offshore wind leasing round in Scottish waters is in the pipeline, organisers of the process have confirmed.
Plans for green hydrogen facility at Flotta terminal could yield hundreds of jobs
Hundreds of jobs could be created in Orkney as part of ambitious plans to create a green hydrogen hub on the island.
Energy Voice ETIDEX event will raise the curtain for COP26
The long-awaited UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) kicks off in Glasgow in November when world leaders arrive in Scotland to seek agreement on how to tackle clime change collectively.
Renewables giant Orsted reveals multibillion-pound plans for Scotland
Danish renewable energy giant Orsted plans to directly invest up to £12 billion in Scotland if it is successful with all five of its bids in the ScotWind offshore wind auction.
BP makes £40million ScotWind boast for Aberdeen
Success in the ScotWind offshore leasing round for BP will be worth up to £40million annually to the local Aberdeen economy and create up to 120 jobs, the company has claimed.
New leasing process to decarbonise oil and gas to launch next year
A leasing process for offshore wind to help decarbonise oil and gas operations is expected to open early next year.
ScotWind organisers face tough task to differentiate bids, says renewables expert
The organiser of ScotWind faces a selection headache as it tries to decide whether an offshore wind bid should be given the green light or not.