Final platform to set off for Moray East wind farm
The final platform for the Moray East wind farm will set sail across the North Sea this weekend.
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Moray East wind farm jackets arrive on giant transport ship – video
A set of huge turbine jackets have arrived for construction of Moray East, one of Scotland’s largest offshore windfarms.
Siemens launches first sail-away of offshore module destined for Moray Firth wind farm
Siemens Energy has undertaken the sail-away of the first offshore transformer module (OTM) that will be used to transfer power from a giant Moray Firth wind project.
UK offshore wind manufacturing firms cost £40m more than foreign alternative – report
Offshore wind jackets manufactured by UK firms costs around £40 million more than their foreign counterparts, according to a new fabrication report.
BiFab shut out of £200m deal due to ‘changes’ in bidding criteria, bosses claim
Owners of troubled Scottish firm Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) have claimed the company was effectively shut out of a £200 million wind turbine contract – despite being the lowest bidder for the project.
Moray East fabrication deal for Smulders revealed as over £200m
A deal handed to Belgian firm Smulders for the giant Moray East Offshore Wind Farm project has been confirmed as more than £200 million.
BiFab contract hopes dwindle as Belgian firm hotly tipped to win Moray East fabrication deal
Burntisland Fabrication’s (BiFab) hopes of winning a substantial portion of a huge north-east fabrication contract was hanging in the balance last night as it emerged a Belgian firm is tipped to take the lion share of the deal.
BiFab commitment ‘can only be good news’, says Scottish offshore wind expert
A pledge of commitment by BiFab owner DF Barnes to all three Scottish yards "can only be good news", but the company will have to build a significant order pipeline, an offshore wind industry representative said.
Anchors arrive for Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm
Estonian company Marketex Offshore Constructions, a BLRT Grupp affiliate, has produced and delivered 21 anchors for the Aberdeen Bay windfarm project.
Beatrice wind farm jackets take shape in Belgium
More than 120,000 tonnes of steelwork are currently in fabrication across the UK, Europe and Asia for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, its developer SSE has said.