Port of Aberdeen to investigate underwater hydrogen storage
Subsea 7 (OSLO: SUBC) has been awarded work to study whether hydrogen can be stored underwater at the Port of Aberdeen.
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‘Strike prices can’t continue to go down’ – green energy chiefs calls for CfD reform
The heads of some of the world's biggest offshore wind companies have called for reforms to the UK Government’s flagship support mechanism.
Vattenfall appoints public affairs boss as interim UK country manager
Vattenfall’s Lisa Christie will take on the role of interim UK country manager alongside her existing position as of next month.
Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm reaps benefits of surging energy prices
A major north-east offshore wind farm boosted its takings last year as the cost of energy in the UK soared.
Siemens, Aker Solutions to deliver grid connection for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Boreas
Vattenfall has contracted Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions to deliver grid connection infrastructure for the Norfolk Boreas wind project off the coast of East Anglia.
PD&MS wins three-year deal to support Vattenfall offshore wind farms
PD&MS Group has secured a three-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with Vattenfall, supporting the developer’s offshore wind portfolio across the UK and Europe.
Hydrogen Blending: From the North Sea to the network and into UK homes
The most popular decarbonisation solutions will be those that require little or no behavioural change and do not cost the earth. Humans are creatures of habit and, perhaps more importantly, comfort.
Hydrogen opportunity could evaporate
During a recent visit to the USA the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon gave a speech at the Brooking Institute in which she expressed extensive support for the proposition that hydrogen will be an essential part of the move away from fossil fuels.
BEIS backs Vattenfall’s ‘world-first’ plan for hydrogen-producing wind turbine off Aberdeen
Vattenfall has been awarded £9.3 million in UK government funding to add green hydrogen production facilities to a turbine at the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (AOWF).
Industry trade body anticipate major announcement to complete investment hat trick at energy conference
The East of England Energy Group’s (EEEGR) SNS 2022 Energy Integrated in the East event will launch later this month on the 25th May, the same day the planning decision for Sizewell C is expected.
Consent granted for Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm
The UK government has granted planning consent for the Norfolk Vanguard wind farm, developer Vattenfall confirmed.
Vattenfall, Seagust team up for Norway offshore wind bid
Vattenfall and Norwegian company Seagust have formed a joint venture to bid for offshore wind areas in Norway’s upcoming licensing rounds.
Paint it black: Vattenfall mulls efforts to end bird collisions
A new study in the Netherlands backed by energy developer Vattenfall aims to further investigate whether painting wind turbine blades black can help reduce bird fatalities.
ScotWind – Who’s in the running with the results due imminently?
The results of Scotland's first offshore wind leasing round in more than a decade are expected to be released in a matter of days.
Peterson secures HKZ grid logistics contract with Petrofac
Peterson has been awarded a logistics contract from Petrofac to support the offshore installation phase of two 700 megawatt (MW) transformer platforms for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore grid.
Vattenfall director takes helm at offshore wind safety body
The G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation (G+) has today announced Jakob Nielsen as its new chairman.
Vattenfall plans hydrogen upgrade to Aberdeen offshore wind farm
New proposals would see the renewable energy developer add green hydrogen production equipment to the Aberdeen offshore wind farm (AOWF), with supplies piped to an onshore site near the city.
Giant Norfolk Boreas wind farm gets green light despite objections
The huge Norfolk Boreas wind farm has been given the green light by the UK Government.
Vattenfall lodges scoping report for redesign of north-east wind farm
Swedish renewables giant Vattenfall has lodged a scoping report on a planned redesign to a north-east onshore wind farm.
ScotWind partnership enters into agreements with key Orkney organisations
A renewables consortium has made a raft of supply chain commitments, should it be successful in its Scottish offshore wind bid.
Turbine blades dropped into the sea at Ormonde Wind Farm
An investigation is underway after a hub of three 61-metre turbine blades were dropped at the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.
ScotWind organisers face tough task to differentiate bids, says renewables expert
The organiser of ScotWind faces a selection headache as it tries to decide whether an offshore wind bid should be given the green light or not.
Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm reports 2020 profits of £16m
A prominent north-east offshore wind farm made millions of pounds last year in spite of the impact of Covid-19.
Blown away: ‘Major interest’ in ScotWind leasing round with more than 70 bids made
More than 70 bids have been made by companies for the ScotWind offshore leasing round, showing the country’s “scale of potential” for wind development.
Shell communications boss named new CEO of Aberdeen renewables group AREG
A communications advisor at Shell has been named as the new CEO of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG).