VIDEO: CHC launches new training facility as diversification drive gathers speed
Helicopter operator CHC has unveiled a winch training facility to give its North Sea diversification drive a lift.
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New Moray industrial estate is ideal base for offshore wind developers
Construction of a new industrial estate to support the regeneration of a Moray port is expected to be completed this week.
‘Less reckless’ approach to protect wind industry from Brexit, says Sturgeon
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said yesterday that a “less reckless approach to Brexit” will help prevent Scotland's wind sector from being “compromised”.
Heerema to build platform connecting North Sea wind farms to grid
Belgian transmission system operator Elia has handed Heerema Fabrication Group a contract to build an offshore platform for a grid project.
Statoil enters offshore wind in Poland
Statoil has agreed to buy 50% stakes in two Polish offshore wind farms which will be capable of powering more than 2 million homes.
North-east Scotland’s new energy industry
Aberdeenshire has a new energy industry and it’s green. From being the dream of a few individuals probably written off as slightly barmy, offshore wind has become a major part of the energy transition, for the UK as a whole, but also for north-east Scotland. Just take a look off the beach at Balmedie where the piles for the Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind Farm are being installed as I write. Work is also continuing apace in the Moray Firth where the last 12 months have seen installation of all the offshore piles and a third of the jackets for the 84-turbine, £2.6billion Beatrice Offshore Windfarm. The first electricity could be generated as early as July and the operator, SSE, expects the farm to generate up to 588MW of power – enough for about 450,000 homes – once it is fully operational, which is expected in 2019.
Looming subsidy deadline spells the end for Scottish floating wind farms
A green energy trade body has warned Scottish floating wind farm projects are at risk unless the UK Government makes a “simple, minor change”.
US wants to make its own massive offshore wind turbines
With state officials eyeing $56 billion of wind farm projects off the American coastline, developers are worried the turbines will need to be stamped with a big "Made in the U.S.A." That’s because the U.S. doesn’t make any.
Subsea 2018: Offshore wind a ‘bright spot’ for supply chain
Offshore wind is a “bright spot” for UK energy service companies, an industry expert said today.
Minister’s backing for major wind farm off Fife
Scotland’s energy minister has highlighted the planned Neart na Gaoithe (NNG) windfarm off the coast of Fife as an example of the country’s leading position on renewables development.
Five-fold increase in offshore wind by 2030, claims report
The UK's offshore wind capacity could increase five-fold by the 2030s, cutting carbon emissions and saving on consumer bills, analysis suggests.
Scatsta airport objects to wind farm plans over safety concerns
The operator of Scatsta Airport in Shetland says it will object to initial plans for a windfarm of up to 63 turbines on the island of Yell due to concerns over the effect the development could have on aircraft operations.
Winds of change blow for oilfield service sector
Oil-field service (OFS) companies are increasingly looking for work in offshore wind as activity in core markets remains suppressed, an analyst has said.
Statoil eyes further Scottish sites for turbines
The company behind the world’s first floating windfarm, off Peterhead, has revealed it is looking at further sites around the Scottish coastline.
Opinion: Progress towards new energy era ‘unstoppable’
I was chatting recenty to a leading figure in the world of garment manufacturing. The biggest challenge they currently face, he said, was to manage the transition away from synthetic fabrics. “Within a few years,” he declared firmly, “they will be gone”.
Offshore wind ‘bonanza’ could hit UK, claims academic
Professor Mike Barnes, from the University of Manchester's School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, believes that offshore wind ‘could be a bonanza’ for the UK.
Offshore wind costs rising, not falling, data shows
Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF) data on the Walney Offshore Wind Farm extension shows that, despite industry claims, the building in of wind farms in deeper water is costing more rather than less.
RenewableUK welcomes the next offshore wind CfD auction round
The organisation RenewableUK has welcomed the government announcement that there will be a fresh Contract for Difference auction round in 2019.
EPA chief calls for ending wind tax credits to help coal survive
Tax incentives for the wind industry should be eliminated, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt said Monday.
CHC picked for Dong’s Hornsea wind farm project
CHC has clinched a deal to provide helicopters for the first phase of a major offshore UK wind farm project.
Offshore wind due to hit record low price – over 50% off in under five years
Government figures, to be published by National Grid on Monday, are expected to show that the price paid for electricity from offshore wind farms has dropped by more than 50% in under five years.
RSPB takes case against Scottish wind farms to Supreme Court
The RSPB has applied to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal against a major wind farm development which it believes would hit seabird colonies.
Ofgem picks Burbo Bank wind farm extension owner
The UK's energy regulator has selected a preferred bidder to owner and operator the offshore transmission link to the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm for the next 20 years.
1.1GW Estonia wind farm project gets the go ahead
A proposed offshore wind development with a capacity of up to 1.1GW has been given the go-ahead in Estonia, after an agreement was struck with residents in the area.
Beatrice wind farm jackets take shape in Belgium
More than 120,000 tonnes of steelwork are currently in fabrication across the UK, Europe and Asia for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, its developer SSE has said.