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According to a new report commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Scotland’s offshore wind sector holds an investment potential of over £40 billion, with the region positioned to become the country’s main development hub and a key job creator through to 2040.
[Read more…] about £40bn investment potential for Scots offshore windSalamander Offshore Wind Farm has been awarded Planning Permission in Principle for the onshore aspects of its proposed floating development, located 35 km off Peterhead on the East Coast of Scotland.
[Read more…] about Salamander OWF secures critical onshore consent milestoneThe UK government has awarded more than GBP 55 million (about EUR 66 million) for the expansion of the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland.
[Read more…] about Expansion of Port of Cromarty Firth in ScotlandCenos Offshore Windfarm, a joint venture project between Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, has submitted its consent application to the Marine Directorate – Licensing Operations Team (MD-LOT).
[Read more…] about Offshore consent application submitted for Cenos OWFScottish Minister for Climate Action Alasdair Allan has appointed a new Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) industry co-chair to represent the country’s offshore wind industry.
[Read more…] about Claire Mack new co-chair SOWECGlobal Underwater Hub (GUH) and Scottish Enterprise (SE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will see them work in partnership to establish a subsea supply chain ecosystem as a global centre of excellence for floating offshore wind.
[Read more…] about GUH and SE combine forces to establish Scottish subsea supply chainLast week CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) held a special ceremony at its Qinzhou shipyard in China marking the start of cutting and rolling as part of the manufacture of monopiles for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm in the UK.
[Read more…] about CWHI begins manufacturing XXL monopiles for Inch Cape projectSumitomo Electric Industries, together with consortium partner Van Oord and in collaboration with client SSEN Transmission, announced the signing of a Capacity Reservation Agreement (CRA) encompassing the supply and installation of a second 525kV HVDC cable link between Shetland and the Scottish mainland.
[Read more…] about Capacity Reservation Agreement for Sumitomo Electric and Van OordSpiorad na Mara and Havbredey, two proposed offshore wind farms located off the west coast and northeast of the Isle of Lewis respectively, have announced the appointment of Martin Whyte as their new Project Director.
[Read more…] about New project director for Scottish wind farmsDutch-based TKF awarded a turnkey inter-array cable contract by Inch Cape Offshore for the Inch Cape Wind Farm, located off the East Coast of Scotland.
[Read more…] about Inter-array cable system contract for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm
