Charging Forward: Ibrox battery approval, Swansea grid park and a Finnish sand battery that could ‘redefine’ energy storage
Energy Voice takes a look at major developments in the UK energy storage sector in the latest edition of Charging Forward.
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Investment fund Equitix buys stake in Moray East wind farm
OW Ocean Winds said proceeds will help it invest in other Scottish wind projects.
Ocean Winds celebrates first power from Moray East offshore wind farm
Developers behind a North Sea wind farm are celebrating a major milestone after it exported green electricity to the grid for the first time.
Developers install 103rd and final jacket foundation for major Moray Firth wind farm
Developers behind a 100 turbine wind farm under construction in the Moray Firth are celebrating a major project milestone.
Moray East hands out £150k deal for portable toilets and showers
The developers of a major wind farm off Moray have awarded a £150,000 deal for toilets and washing stations to combat the spread of Covid-19.
Shell and Total join UK floating offshore wind syndicate
North Sea oil giants Shell and Total have joined a UK floating offshore wind consortium created to drive forward the technology.
First turbine jackets arrive at Moray Firth offshore wind project despite ‘challenging conditions’
Giant structures that will make up part of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm have arrived in the Moray Firth despite the current ‘challenging’ global conditions.
Moray East offshore wind project ‘on track’ despite Covid-19 delays, director claims
Delays to onshore work should not affect the schedule of Scotland’s largest planned offshore wind farm and will be “full steam ahead” after Covid-19 restrictions lift, according to the project boss.
No Covid-19 delay to offshore wind power auction delivery, UK Gov says
The UK Government timetable for its offshore wind power auction will not be delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Crown Estate confirms ScotWind offshore wind leasing to go ahead ‘as planned’
The upcoming ScotWind offshore wind leasing round will go ahead "as planned" despite the uncertainty caused by the spread of coronavirus, the Crown Estate confirmed last night.
‘Interesting marriage’ between North Sea oil and offshore wind firms imminent, DeepWind boss says
An “interesting marriage” between North Sea oil majors and offshore wind companies is imminent and could electrify the basin, according to the man leading the charge in the north-east.
‘Risk’ coronavirus could delay Scottish offshore wind projects
Offshore wind project manager, Jamie Dempster, conceded yesterday that there could be delays to offshore wind farm projects in Scotland in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
North Sea sector making ‘eye-opening’ progress in hydrogen development
The North Sea energy sector is making “eye-opening” progress in the development of hydrogen power, according to top industry bosses in Aberdeen.
EDP Renewables ‘actively pursuing’ ScotWind floating wind opportunities
EDP Renewables is “actively pursuing all opportunities in relation to floating wind”, according to its project boss.
Scottish Renewables elects top energy bosses to board
Energy trade body Scottish Renewables has announced the election of four top green energy bosses to its board.
Exclusive: Highland offshore wind farms paying £20m more per year than English projects
Mammoth Highland offshore wind farms are footing a bill of around £20 million more per year than English projects to connect to the grid, according to the builder of what will be Scotland's biggest wind venture.
Equinor, Engie, EDPR among floating wind’s big investors up to 2025
A number of firms active in the Scottish energy sector will be amoung the biggest investors in floating offshore wind over the next five years, a new forecast has claimed.
WindFloat hits halfway point at ‘first’ Atlantic floating wind project
The Atlantic Ocean's first floating wind farm has reached its halfway point, according to a consortium of firms behind the project.
Fate of huge Scottish wind projects decided by UK Government today
The fate of billions of pounds worth of renewables projects will be determined today as the results of the third offshore wind auction round are announced.
Shell, Equinor, SSE back new project to address offshore wind ‘barriers’
Some of the world's biggest energy firms are backing a new project aimed at addressing current barriers in the UK offshore wind market.
‘Legal challenge’ to hold up UK offshore wind auction, BEIS confirms
A bizarre legal challenge is set to hold up the third UK offshore wind auction until the end of this month, according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Workforce set to double as Moray East deal brings hundreds of jobs to UK yard
Belgian steel manufacturer Smulders has revealed that work for a Moray Firth wind project has created hundreds of jobs at its UK site.
Exclusive: Multi-million Moray Firth wind farm wins approval
A giant Moray Firth wind project has been given the go-ahead by authorities, with the project boss calling it "major hurdle" to overcome.
Exclusive: Moray East wind project announces £12m deal at Port of Nigg
A Highland energy boss last night hailed the agreement of a £12 million deal with a giant Moray Firth offshore wind project as "a real statement of confidence" in the Scottish renewables sector.
Work at major wind farm development unearths ancient tunnel
Work on a major north-east offshore wind farm has unearthed what is thought to be an Iron Age tunnel.