Port of Aberdeen hits 100 vessel milestone for offshore wind
More than 100 vessels working in offshore wind have now passed into the Port of Aberdeen so far this year.
More than 100 vessels working in offshore wind have now passed into the Port of Aberdeen so far this year.
Developers of a massive offshore wind farm planned off the coast of Aberdeenshire have named it after Stonehavenโs distinctive coastal landmark, Bowdun Head.
It is now over a year since the ScotWind leasing process created the opportunity for an additional 27.6GW of offshore wind in Scottish waters. Of the 20 projects that came through the application process, 14 are set to use floating wind turbines, positioning Scotland as a world leader in this technology. Whilst the scale of the result was eye catching, the accompanying Scottish supply chain commitments of over ยฃ28bn was perhaps the most significant result.
Orsted has cast some doubt over its future UK offshore wind projects after yesterdayโs budget failed to deliver a โfull package of supportโ.
The Government needs to transform up to 11 ports around the UK to enable the roll-out of floating offshore wind at scale, according to a new report.
A ceremony was held in North East England yesterday to mark the official opening of the O&M base for what will be the worldโs largest offshore wind farm.
Two major marine contractors have secured work providing geotechnical investigations at the site of the Ossian floating wind farm off Scotlandโs east coast.
The Welsh Government has granted consent for Walesโ first floating windfarm, Erebus, with high hopes the project will secure a CfD as part of the 2023 procurement round.
Off the coast of New England, winds whip over the frigid Atlantic Ocean creating perfect conditions for giant offshore turbines. While plans are in place to tap that natural power to generate electricity, progress โ here and around the world โ is being held up by soaring inflation.
The energy sector is certainly changing. Analogies about the industry being on a journey are fast becoming clichรฉd but nevertheless we are on one.
Orsted (CPH: ORSTED), the developer behind the giant Hornsea Three windfarm, has said the ยฃ8bn development is at risk without tax breaks.
Inpex has acquired a minority stake in the Moray East wind farm via a division of rival industrial giant Mitsubishi.
GMB also accused Harland & Wolff of not paying its bills, and even failing to provide toilet paper for workers at the troubled site.
Flotation Energy and Vรฅrgrรธnn have filed a scoping report for the Cenos floating wind project, their second INTOG venture aimed at powering offshore oil and gas assets.
EnBW and BP have launched a project to evaluate the use of zero or low-emission support vessels at their planned offshore wind farms.
Shell Ventures principal Bilal Ahmad said he saw more opportunity in โclean energy than I see in oil and gas. As a venture fund, weโve ceased investing in oil and gas. It doesnโt make sense, from a returns perspective.โ
Energy bosses have stressed the significance of the subsea industry in pinpointing a solution that allows carbon storage and offshore wind to coexist.
It is likely the UK will fall short in its quest to have 50 gigawatts (GW) of operational offshore wind by the end of the decade.
An ovarian cancer survivor has become the world's first "turbine bagger" after walking thousands of steps to tick off all the turbines at one of the UK's largest windfarms.
Installation work on Scotlandโs largest offshore wind farm is entering its final stages, after the remaining jackets for the project were loaded out.
A Singaporean mooring and anchoring specialist is eyeing Aberdeen as a location for a European manufacturing facility which could create up to 100 jobs.
New data from RenewableUK shows Britainโs pipeline of offshore wind projects now sits just shy of 100 gigawatts (GW), but faces increasing global competition for equipment and resources.
The backers of the Green Volt floating wind farm off Peterhead have submitted a key marine application ahead of a licensing award, as they look to deliver the project by the middle of the decade.
Work to fit the remaining turbines at Scotlandโs largest offshore wind farm has paused, the developer has confirmed.
Equinor and SSE Renewables are scoping out the potential for a further phase of development at Dogger Bank which could produce green hydrogen.