North Sea services company splits in two, nets over £200m of fresh backing
A leading North Sea contractor has split in two as it looks to maximise opportunities in different energy markets.
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Construction kicks off on £130m subsea cable manufacturing facility
Work on a new “state-of-the-art” subsea cable manufacturing facility is now underway in the north of England.
Damen and Ulstein prepare for mega-turbines market
Dutch group Damen Shipyards is developing a new class of vessel that will be capable of supporting the next big development in offshore wind; the large-scale roll-out of large floating offshore wind turbines.
SSE Renewables in bid to increase scale of huge Scottish floating wind farm
Green energy developer SSE Renewables is exploring upping the potential overall project capacity of its ScotWind scheme.
Public views sought on Scottish offshore wind farm
A series of public consultation events on a major Scottish offshore wind farm are due to be held this month.
Sunak reinstates fracking ban in reversal of Liz Truss policy
Rishi Sunak has reinstated a ban on fracking in England, in a reversal of his predecessor Liz Truss’ policy.
New strategy required due to end of offshore wind workers immigration concession
Tackling climate change is an important component of policy agendas across the UK and more broadly on a global scale.
SSE Renewables’ Seagreen supports £1bn economic boost to Scotland
The construction of what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, SSE Renewables' Seagreen, has supported the delivery of a £1 billion economic boost to the Scottish economy in the last year, according to new independent analysis.
Turbine installation at Equinor’s Hywind Tampen put on hold for winter
Equinor has pressed pause on the installation of the final few turbines for the Hywind Tampen project, a floating wind boss at the company has confirmed.
Shell tapping upstream expertise as it goes ‘great guns’ on giant Scottish wind farms
Shell (LON: SHEL) is harnessing talent from its offshore oil and gas division to progress two major Scottish floating wind farms.
Orsted workers protest ‘paltry pay offer’ outside Danish embassy in London
Offshore wind workers have taken to the streets after receiving a “paltry pay offer” from one of the world’s largest green energy firms.
Equinor appoints new president of US offshore wind
Equinor has appointed Molly Morris as its new president for US offshore wind, who will take on the role from the start of next year.
Shell boss hoping for North Sea electrification system akin to pipeline network
A senior energy transition figure at Shell (LON: SHEL) has shared his “dream” of an integrated network of electricity cables spanning the North Sea.
Cromarty Firth could become wet storage base for dozens of floating wind structures
For decades oil rigs have been part of the furniture in and around the Cromarty Firth in the north of Scotland.
SSE Renewables’ Seagreen supports £1bn economic boost to Scotland
The construction of what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, SSE Renewables' Seagreen, has supported the delivery of a £1 billion economic boost to the Scottish economy in the last year, according to new independent analysis.
Kishorn Port chasing ‘certainty’ from industry ahead of wind expansion plans
A boss at Kishorn Port is asking the offshore wind industry to give clarity around future floating turbine and foundation designs.
Japan offshore wind offers huge opportunities with vast potential
Major offshore wind developers, including bp (LON:BP), RWE Renewables, Equinor (OSLO:EQNR), Orsted (CPH:ORSTED), Shell (LON:SHEL), and TotalEnergies (LON:TTE), are excited by the huge offshore wind potential in energy-short Japan, delegates heard at the Japan Wind Energy 2022 conference in Tokyo.
BP ‘following through’ on ScotWind pledge to Aberdeen
Energy giant BP (LON: BP) is “absolutely following through” on its pledge to put Aberdeen at the heart of its offshore wind activities.
All eyes on Japan’s floating offshore wind
Japan has enormous potential to become a global leader in floating wind if the government can develop a coherent strategic plan for the sector, delegates at the Japan Wind Energy 2022 conference heard in Tokyo on Thursday. But rapid action is needed to attract investment in an increasingly competitive global offshore wind market.
Global floating wind pipeline growing exponentially with UK leading the way, report finds
Fresh research from trade body RenewableUK shines a light on the massive growth in floating offshore wind projects in recent months.
Westwood: Offshore wind has potential to grow 2.5 times
Westwood, the energy market research and consultancy firm, has found that the global offshore wind market has the potential to grow 2.5 times, with 135 GW of new capacity on offer to developers.
BP to triple wind-farm workforce as part of renewables push
BP plans to triple its number of offshore wind-farm workers as it expands the business to reach its green goals.
Project directors appointed for Scottish offshore wind farms
Project directors have been appointed for two offshore wind farms secured as part of the ScotWind leasing round.
Inflation a major ‘stumbling block’ to ramp up of renewables, says Bracewell
It is feared the ballooning cost of raw materials will “definitely be a stumbling block” to the deployment of green energy projects.
Proserv acquires stake in power system monitoring firm Synaptec
Energy services firm Proserv has acquired a minority stake in Glasgow based power system monitoring expert Synaptec.