Kincardine Wind Farm partnership announce 7GW ScotWind bid, Wood to assist
The pair behind Kincardine, the world’s largest floating wind farm off Aberdeen, have teamed up on a joint ScotWind bid, with energy services firm Wood drafted in to assist.
Floating offshore wind
‘World’s largest’ floating wind farm completed off north-east coast
Work to install turbines for the "world’s largest" floating offshore wind farm near Aberdeen has been completed.
Simply Blue Energy launches supply chain portal for planned north-east floating wind farm
A “pioneering” supply chain portal has been launched to give companies early sight of opportunities arising from a planned North Sea floating offshore wind farm.
Floating wind ‘on the drawing board’ as means of powering Equinor’s Rosebank project
A floating offshore wind farm could be used to supply power to Equinor’s 300 million barrel Rosebank field.
Calls for UK to ‘raise the ambition’ for floating wind at opening of industry event
A renewables leader has called on the UK to ‘raise the ambition’ for floating wind during the opening of an industry event in Aberdeen.
Floating wind proposals could create 3,900 green jobs in Scotland
Scotland could be in line for almost 4,000 green jobs if proposals for a floating offshore wind farm are rubber stamped.
Updated: Aker Offshore Wind promises ‘large early investment’ as part of planned 6GW north-east floating wind development
Ocean Winds (OW) and Aker Offshore Wind (AOW) have pledged to create thousands of high-skilled jobs in Scotland if they're given the green light to build what would be the UK’s largest floating offshore wind development off the north-east coast.
Salamander floating wind project joins Scottish Cluster
An ambitious scheme to develop floating offshore wind off the north-east coast has joined industry group the Scottish Cluster.
Equinor to trial safe fishing within floating wind farm off coast of Aberdeenshire
Equinor has launched a study to better understand how fishers can safely operate around and within floating offshore wind farms.
Equinor continues floating wind expansion with new partnership
Equinor is continuing to expand its floating offshore wind operations with plans to roll out the technology in France.
Magnora Offshore Wind bids for two ScotWind sites, RWE participating in process
Magnora Offshore Wind has confirmed it has submitted applications to secure two plots of seabed off the coast of Scotland.
Shell and ScottishPower launch ScotWind bid to develop floating wind farm off north-east coast
Oil and gas giant Shell has confirmed plans to participate in the ScotWind leasing round at the eleventh hour.
Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind form ScotWind floating wind partnership
Two of the world’s leading offshore wind energy companies have teamed up to develop floating offshore wind farms in Scotland.
Danish investor revives plans for floating wind farm off Caithness coast
Plans for a floating offshore wind farm off the north coast of Scotland that appeared to have fallen by the wayside have resurfaced.
Wood bags early design contract for ‘milestone’ floating offshore wind project
Aberdeen-headquartered Wood has bagged a pre-front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for a proposed floating offshore wind farm.
Equinor continues foray into floating wind with new North Sea partnership
Equinor has solidified its position as one of the frontrunners in floating offshore wind with a new collaboration agreement.
SBT Energy launches new product designed to speed up floating wind deployment
A north-east concept design and product development company has developed a new integrated solution which could accelerate the deployment of floating offshore wind.
Pinsent Masons: Floating offshore wind presents diversification opportunities
As the UK and other countries seek to seize the potential in Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW), the nascent technology offers diversification opportunities for the oil and gas industry and the supply chain.
Research and innovation key factors for future success of floating offshore wind, says WindEurope
Fostering research and innovation will be key if floating offshore wind is to become competitive in the coming decades.
Subsea UK webinar series to highlight multi-billion pound floating wind potential
The potential for subsea companies to benefit from the forecasted floating offshore wind boom will be explored in a three-part webinar series starting next week.
Big oil eyes South Korean offshore wind
News that South Korea aims to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm by 2030 follows moves by major exploration and production companies to establish a foothold in the nascent market.
Floating offshore wind could be massive in Asia
The floating offshore wind power market in Asia Pacific could offer investment opportunities worth up to $58 billion as a significant market for the technology is emerging, latest research from Wood Mackenzie shows.
Newly formed floating wind company to bid in ScotWind
A newly formed floating offshore wind company is planning to submit a bid for the ScotWind leasing round.
Plans unveiled for England’s first floating wind farm at EDF Renewables’ Blyth site
EDF Renewables aims to support the “further development” off floating offshore wind in the UK after it confirmed plans to deploy the technology in the North Sea.
Shell snaps up majority stake in floating offshore wind farm
Shell has signed an agreement to take on a majority stake in a planned floating wind farm off the south coast of Ireland.