Competition or cooperation: How Scotland and Norway can learn from their floating wind sectors
As the world’s leaders in floating offshore wind, Scotland and Norway are well-positioned to learn from each other to bolster their respective industries.
Hywind Scotland
Hywind maintenance a ‘lost opportunity’ for UK supply chain
Scottish Enterprise’s David Rennie said the news had given him a “shiver”.
Contract dished out for ‘major maintenance’ on Equinor’s Hywind Scotland
This is the second time in recent months when a Scottish floating wind project has gone overseas for repairs.
Equinor to return Hywind turbines to Norway for ‘heavy maintenance’
Equinor is to return all turbines from the world’s first floating wind farm to Norway for several months of maintenance.
Aberdeen loses floating wind crown as Norway opens world’s largest project
Aberdeen’s floating wind crown has been passed to Norway today as the world’s largest project, Hywind Tampen, officially opens.
Gas shortfall drives surge in profits for Hywind Scotland wind farm
Profits from Equinor’s (OSLO: EQNR) Hywind Scotland scheme surged last year as legacy renewables projects unintentionally gained from Europe’s gas crisis.
Equinor hails five years of operation at pioneering Hywind Scotland off Peterhead
The world’s first floating offshore wind farm – Hywind Scotland - has passed five years in operation since its commissioning in 2017.
Global floating wind pipeline growing exponentially with UK leading the way, report finds
Fresh research from trade body RenewableUK shines a light on the massive growth in floating offshore wind projects in recent months.
Proserv picked to monitor cables at Hywind Scotland floating wind farm
Energy services firm Proserv has been picked to monitor cables at the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm.
Equinor unveils ScotWind floating foundation design
Norwegian energy giant Equinor (OSLO: EQNR) has unveiled the floating wind foundation design it will use if its successful in ScotWind.
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.
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.
Exclusive: Equinor becomes latest company to confirm ScotWind participation
Norwegian energy giant Equinor is the latest company to confirm its involvement in Scotland’s offshore wind leasing round.
CNOOC teases floating wind plan to ‘build a new energy business’ in UK
CNOOC has teased plans to electrify its North Sea platforms through floating wind and “build a new energy business” in the UK.
InfraStrata well positioned to be ‘major player’ in floating wind, says CEO
InfraStrata’s chief executive says he expects the company to be a “major player” in Scotland’s emerging offshore floating wind sector.
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.
Equinor renewables boss to join Aker Solutions
The head of Equinor’s UK renewable operations has announced he is leaving the company after more than a decade.
2020 a ‘massive year’ for floating offshore wind, says renewables expert
A leading renewable energy expert has heralded 2020 as having been a “massive year” for the development of floating offshore wind.
Equinor hopeful of bringing floating wind costs in line with fixed-bottom by 2030
A boss at Equinor has said the firm is hopeful of bringing floating offshore wind costs in line with those of bottom-fixed by the end of the decade.
ETIDEX: ‘Step change’ needed for floating wind, calls to ‘transform’ transmission network
The offshore renewables industry needs to make a significant “step change” if floating wind deployment is going to be brought on par with fixed-bottom.
Floating offshore wind sector faces ‘huge’ mobilisation challenges
The floating offshore wind sector will have to overcome “huge” mobilisation challenges in order to get up and running, according to an industry expert.
Equinor plots new floating wind farm off Canary Islands
Struggling to end their reliance on expensive fossil fuels for power generation, Spain’s Canary Islands are set to become a test bed for the latest technology in wind energy.
Wood inks multi-million deal with Equinor for Hywind Tampen work
Aberdeen-headquartered firm Wood has agreed a multi-million pound deal with Equinor to support its plans to power North Sea oil and gas platforms with offshore wind.
New report to target UK job creation in floating wind, trade bodies claim
A new report published today by two of the UK's most prominent energy trade bodies will focus on job creation within the floating offshore wind sector.
Equinor looking ‘very closely’ at North Sea as it plots big commercial floating wind project
Norwegian energy giant Equinor said yesterday it was following the next Scottish North Sea offshore wind leasing round “very closely”.