Crown Estate seeks industry views on CCUS development
The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland (CES) have launched their first engagement with industry on the future of North Sea carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS).
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‘The end of the beginning’: Crown Estate Scotland talks ScotWind one year on
Crown Estate Scotland talks INTOG, ScotWind 2, and looks back on a year since the first ScotWind awards were unveiled.
INTOG recieves 19 applications Crown Estate Scotland confirms
A total of 19 applications have been made for its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process, Crown Estate Scotland has said.
‘Five or six years’ to decarbonise oil and gas through INTOG, ETIDEX hears
Energy Voice's ETIDEX 2022 event rounded off a call to action on oil and gas decarbonisation through floating offshore wind.
2.8GW Scotwind clearance projects secure option agreements
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed all three applicants in its ScotWind Clearing Round have now secured seabed option agreements.
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.
INTOG wind leasing round opens as Crown Estate backs North Sea decarbonisation
Crown Estate Scotland has opened the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process, a crucial step in lowering emissions from North Sea oil and gas production.
Crown Estate Scotland to launch INTOG in August following feedback
Crown Estate Scotland is aiming to kick off its upcoming Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round in August.
Crown Estate Scotland unveils new chief executive
Public body Crown Estate Scotland (CES) has announced Ronan O’Hara as its new chief executive.
Offshore wind a ‘powerhouse’ for job creation with sector forecast to employ 97,000 people by 2030
A “surge” in the number of people working in offshore wind is on the horizon, with billions of pounds forecast to flow into the sector.
All 17 ScotWind winners green lit to move into development stage
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that all 17 successful ScotWind applicants now have option agreements in place.
Crown Estate signs string of ScotWind option agreements
Successful bidders including SSE Renewables and BlueFloat Energy have signed option agreements with Crown Estate Scotland (CES) for floating offshore wind sites secured as part of the ScotWind auction round.
Ørsted takes majority stake in 100MW floating wind project off Peterhead
Ørsted will take a majority stake in the Salamander floating wind project off the Aberdeenshire coast, as part of a joint venture set up by Simply Blue Group and Subsea 7.
INTOG round will help oil firms to gain foothold in offshore wind sector, report finds
Hooking up offshore wind farms directly to North Sea platforms could help oil firms into the renewable energy sector.
North Sea firm Orcadian Energy writes to Crown Estate Scotland to flag concerns about INTOG
A North Sea oil firm has expressed concerns about the makeup of the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process.
Crown Estate issues second statement on ScotWind and Russian sanctions
Crown Estate Scotland (CES) has issued its second statement to ensure that winners of the ScotWind offshore leasing round are complying with sanctions on Russia.
Offshore wind boom risks North Sea fishermen being ‘crowded out’
The North Sea is a very busy place. But even as late as the 1980s, it could seem huge when out there in a yacht, racing or cruising because sightings of fishing vessels, merchant shipping and oil & gas platforms could be quite rare.
ScotWind: Assurances sought over Russian sanctions
Crown Estate Scotland is seeking “formal assurances” that winners in the ScotWind auction adhere to sanctions being imposed on Russia.
Shetland transition plans dealt blow after island misses out on ScotWind
The spread of offshore wind farms in Scotland could dent a key Shetland net zero project, which is working to decarbonise nearby oil and gas assets.
INTOG: ScotWind-style auction launching this year for offshore wind to power oil platforms
A ScotWind-style auction will be launched this year for offshore wind projects to power oil and gas platforms in the North Sea.
Crown Estate Scotland chief executive to retire
Crown Estate Scotland (CES) has announced that its chief executive is to retire in August this year.
Nova wins new seabed lease for Shetland tidal array
Tidal energy developer Nova Innovation has been given approval develop its largest tidal array to date at Yell Sound in Shetland.
New partnership to bring green job opportunities to Angus development
A new partnership will boost training for science, technology, engineering and maths jobs in Angus.
Brian Wilson: Don’t fritter away the ScotWind millions
Don’t fritter away Scotland’s ScotWind millions, argues former energy minister Brian Wilson, on the £700m coming to the country's coffers.
ScotWind 2: When is it likely, who will be in the mix, and is it needed?
Scotland’s energy industry has now had some time to digest the results of arguably the most hotly anticipated offshore wind auction in history.