VIDEO: Hywind turbine sets sail for Scotland
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has published video footage of the first of five turbines for its pioneering Hywind project setting sail for Scotland.
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First Hywind turbine departs Norway for north-east Scotland
Norwegian energy giant Statoil said yesterday that the first of five turbines for its pioneering Hywind project is en route to Scotland.
Video: Statoil Hywind making progress
Statoil has released footage of the progress being made on the world's first floating windfarm.
Video: Statoil’s Hywind turbines could be in position next month
Statoil said today that the turbines for its groundbreaking floating wind farm project could be in position off Peterhead as early as July.
Video: Statoil’s Hywind puzzle gets pieced together
Statoil's Hywind project will be the world's first floating offshore windfarm. It will produce enough clean energy to power around 20,000 homes in Scotland.
Statoil to divest 25% stake in Hywind
Norwegian operator Statoil has agreed to divest 25% of its assets in Hywind Scotland pilot park to Masdar.
Application submitted for world first energy project off Dounreay
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Offshore wind farms among north-east projects set for £5bn investment
A tally of investment projects in north-east has highlighted that the region will get an injection of £5billion in coming years and that it is "open for business".
Exclusive: Scottish ports ‘must unite to share post-oil’ work
Ports in the north-east of Scotland must band together with their UK neighbours to fend off the challenge from Norway and the Netherlands for decommissioning work.
Petrofac to train up staff for Statoil North Sea projects
Petrofac has scooped a deal to provide a range of training services for staff working on Statoil’s key projects in the North Sea.
Prolific Statoil flexes muscles in North Sea
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has been flexing its muscles in the North Sea this month with a number of big announcements.
Statoil cleared to begin work on Europe’s largest floating windfarm
Construction work on Europe’s largest floating wind farm will begin later this year after the Crown Estate granted a lease to Norwegian multinational Statoil.
Statoil wins ENOVA grant for Hywind Demo
Statoil has been awarded a grant from ENOVA to test the condition monitoring capabilities of the Kongseberg EmPower System for the floating wind turbine Hywind Demo.
Renew News: Statoil launches survey work on Hywind project
Statoil is preparing to launch its seabed and UXO surveys along the cable route and project area of its 30MW Hywind project off the coast of Aberdeenshire.
ReNew News: Statoil says low oil price both an “opportunity and a challenge”
Statoil's head of asset management for Renewables said the lower oil price is both a "challenge and opportunity" for the industry to move into other growth areas.
Statoil launches battery project strong enough to power two million iPhones
Statoil today launched a new power pilot for the world’s first offshore floating windfarm.
NorSea Group wins Statoil Hywind contract
NorSea Group has struck a deal with Statoil for the use of its Strodbase in Norway to assemble the world’s first floating windfarm off the coast of Aberdeenshire.
Statoil to launch new renewables investment fund
Statoil is to launch a new investment fund specifically for investment in renewable energy.
Statoil’s Hywind project taking shape
The first part of Norwegian operator Statoil's substructure for its Hywind project has begun to take shape.
Statoil’s Hywind project could create “hundreds” of jobs
The firm behind ambitious plans to create a floating windfarm off the north-east coast have promised it will deliver a jobs bonanza. Energy giant Statoil said last night its Hywind scheme would generate hundreds of posts during the construction, 15 miles from shore.
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Siemens to supply five turbines to Hywind project
German engineering giant Siemens will supply five turbines for the world’s largest floating wind energy project off the coast of Peterhead. Siemens helped Statoil prove the concept at the first full-scale floating wind project, Hywind Demo, off the coast of Norway six years ago.
MacGregor wins Hywind mooring contract with Statoil
Offshore moorings specialist MacGregor, has won an order for substructure connection mooring systems for Statoil's Hywind pilot park off the north east Scotland coast.
Statoil Hywind project work goes to Global Energy firm
Key equipment for the world’s first floating windfarm will be made in Aberdeen and at Nigg Energy Park in the Highlands, it was announced yesterday.
Statoil awards offshore wind contract to Isleburn Limited
Statoil has awarded the latest Hywind pilot park contract to Isleburn Limited.