‘Critical’ years for rapid test and deployment of net zero technologies
New research has set out how the UK could rapidly accelerate net zero technologies and cut costs in the “critical” years ahead to capture global economic opportunities.
Floating offshore wind
Partnership to investigate floating wind turbine offshore storage areas
A new joint industry partnership has been formed to identify areas suitable for stowing wind turbines while they await installation.
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Floating offshore wind could produce up to ‘67,000 UK jobs by 2040’ report finds
A new forecast has estimated there could be as many as 67,000 people working in floating offshore wind (FOW) in the UK in less than 20 years.
INTOG among several Scottish opportunities being chewed over by Equinor, says North Sea offshore wind boss
The upcoming INTOG offshore wind round is among a raft of “different opportunities” Equinor (OSLO: EQNR) is chasing in Scotland.
Proserv picked to monitor cables at Hywind Scotland floating wind farm
Energy services firm Proserv has been picked to monitor cables at the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm.
TotalEnergies starts construction of floating offshore wind farm
French oil giant TotalEnergies (LON: TTE) has confirmed construction has kicked off on the Eolmed floating offshore wind farm.
Bigger Faster Better #3: Offshore wind heavyweights: the UK and Denmark
The UK and Denmark are widely considered the titans of the offshore wind industry and the third episode of Bigger Faster Better explores the outlook for this low-carbon technology as the global energy transition gathers pace.
The tide is turning for global export opportunities in the blue economy
Momentum is building within the UK’s energy sector and the blue economy.
ScotWind explainer: Who ensures the big money pledges are kept?
The ScotWind offshore wind programme has been hailed as an unprecedented boon for Scotland and the UK, providing jobs, cash and infrastructure – but how do government and industry ensure these local benefits are delivered?
From oil rigs to floating wind – work starts on Ardersier Port transformation
Multi-million pound works to bring a mothballed Highland harbour back up to speed are due to kick off in the coming days.
UK Gov to invest £160m to create floating offshore wind ports in Scotland
The UK Government has set aside tens of millions of pounds to build new large-scale floating offshore wind ports and factories.
Plans unveiled for ‘world’s largest’ floating wind farm in Pentland Firth
Plans have been officially unveiled for a new floating wind farm that could supply power to more than half of the homes in the Highlands.
Kincardine Wind Farm partnership announce 7GW ScotWind bid, Wood to assist
The pair behind Kincardine, the world’s largest floating wind farm off Aberdeen, have teamed up on a joint ScotWind bid, with energy services firm Wood drafted in to assist.
‘World’s largest’ floating wind farm completed off north-east coast
Work to install turbines for the "world’s largest" floating offshore wind farm near Aberdeen has been completed.
Simply Blue Energy launches supply chain portal for planned north-east floating wind farm
A “pioneering” supply chain portal has been launched to give companies early sight of opportunities arising from a planned North Sea floating offshore wind farm.
Floating wind ‘on the drawing board’ as means of powering Equinor’s Rosebank project
A floating offshore wind farm could be used to supply power to Equinor’s 300 million barrel Rosebank field.
Calls for UK to ‘raise the ambition’ for floating wind at opening of industry event
A renewables leader has called on the UK to ‘raise the ambition’ for floating wind during the opening of an industry event in Aberdeen.
Floating wind proposals could create 3,900 green jobs in Scotland
Scotland could be in line for almost 4,000 green jobs if proposals for a floating offshore wind farm are rubber stamped.
Updated: Aker Offshore Wind promises ‘large early investment’ as part of planned 6GW north-east floating wind development
Ocean Winds (OW) and Aker Offshore Wind (AOW) have pledged to create thousands of high-skilled jobs in Scotland if they're given the green light to build what would be the UK’s largest floating offshore wind development off the north-east coast.
Salamander floating wind project joins Scottish Cluster
An ambitious scheme to develop floating offshore wind off the north-east coast has joined industry group the Scottish Cluster.
Equinor to trial safe fishing within floating wind farm off coast of Aberdeenshire
Equinor has launched a study to better understand how fishers can safely operate around and within floating offshore wind farms.
Equinor continues floating wind expansion with new partnership
Equinor is continuing to expand its floating offshore wind operations with plans to roll out the technology in France.
Magnora Offshore Wind bids for two ScotWind sites, RWE participating in process
Magnora Offshore Wind has confirmed it has submitted applications to secure two plots of seabed off the coast of Scotland.
Shell and ScottishPower launch ScotWind bid to develop floating wind farm off north-east coast
Oil and gas giant Shell has confirmed plans to participate in the ScotWind leasing round at the eleventh hour.