Dundee renewables hub among projects honoured at Scottish Green Energy Awards
Forth Ports’ £40m renewables hub in Dundee was amongst the projects and companies honoured at the Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards on Thursday night.
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Long-awaited energy skills passport to go live in first quarter of next year
An energy skills passport – that will allow workers to move between oil and gas and renewables – is expected to be fully functional early next year.
China yard to supply towers for Dogger Bank – world’s largest windfarm in UK
A fabrication yard in China has been awarded a $76m contract to supply tower components for Dogger Bank – the world’s largest windfarm – in the UK.
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.
SSE acquires 50MW Aberarder wind farm near Inverness
SSE Renewables will take on construction of the 12-turbine project following its acquisition from developer RES, but said development would rely on supportive government policy.
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.
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.
Seagreen construction hits halfway point
Half of the turbines are now in place at what will soon become Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, as the construction of Seagreen continues off the Angus coast.
ScotWind: ‘Yes it’s a race, but supply chain can’t be left behind’
Getting ScotWind projects over the finish line is indeed “a race”, a major conference in Aberdeen has heard, but the supply chain mustn’t be left behind.
Martin Compston visits Scottish wind farm for TV series
Line of Duty star Martin Compston has had a “Scottish Fling” with an onshore wind farm as part of a new TV series.
SSE touts £1bn economic boom from Seagreen wind construction
The delivery of Scotland’s largest wind farm has supported a £1 billion boost to the Scottish economy, according to new figures published by developer SSE Renewables and PwC.
Planned North Sea wind farm could deliver multi-billion pound boost for Scottish economy
A mammoth North Sea green energy project could deliver a £4.1 billion boost to Scotland, new research has found.
Scottish Government green lights Bhlaraidh Extension plans
Final approval of plans to extend the Bhlaraidh wind farm near Fort Augustus will create ‘substantial opportunities’ for local employment and investment, according to developer SSE Renewables.
First power achieved from Seagreen, largest wind farm in Scotland
First power has been achieved from Seagreen, the largest offshore wind farm in Scotland.
Kent picked to provide concept designs for huge SSE Renewables wind farm
Multinational engineering firm Kent has secured a contract with SSE Renewables for work on a major offshore wind project.
SSE Renewables joins Opportunity Cromarty Firth green freeport consortium
Renewable energy developer and operator SSE Renewables is the latest organisation to lend its support to Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF), the consortium bidding for a green freeport centered on the firth and Inverness.
SSE tips first power from Seagreen by end of July
The energy group reported strong quarterly performance and said it expects to generate first power from its Seagreen offshore wind farm by the end of this month.
SSE warns 15GW of ScotWind capacity overlooked in National Grid transmission plans
National Grid's plans to build sufficient transmission to help reach the UK’s 50GW offshore wind target have been welcomed by industry, but some have warned significant ScotWind capacity has so far been omitted.
1.6GW of Scottish wind and solar inbound following CfD success
Nearly 1.6GW of Scottish onshore wind and solar projects will receive backing under the latest clean energy procurement round, marking a promising return for the cheapest forms of new energy generation.
VIDEO: Aibel takes receipt of first topside for huge Dogger Bank wind farm
Aibel has shared footage of the first offshore platform for the Dogger Bank wind farm arriving at its Haugesund yard.
Third Beatrice survey contract supports 50 jobs at Rovco
Subsea services firm Rovco has been awarded a contract to carry out survey work on the Beatrice offshore wind farm for the third year running.
SSE Renewables launches new wind sustainability partnership
SSE Renewables has formed a new partnership designed to foster a circular and sustainable wind sector in the UK.
SSE Renewables reduces overall area of massive Scottish offshore wind farm
SSE Renewables has confirmed plans to reduce the overall area for its proposed Berwick Bank Wind Farm by around a fifth.
Subsea 7 bags contract worth up to £600m for work on Seagreen 1A offshore wind farm
Subsea 7 (OSLO: SUBC) has struck a “very large” agreement for work on a major Scottish offshore wind farm.
SSE Renewables ‘devastated’ after death of worker at Shetland wind farm construction site
Investigations are ongoing after an accident on an onshore wind farm construction site in Shetland that resulted in the death of a worker.