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Scottish 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 FarmThe UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has today announced an investment in subsea HVDC cable manufacturer XLCC to develop a new world-leading factory in Hunterston, Scotland.
[Read more…] about UK Infrastructure Bank and XLCC confirm subsea cable investmentThe first geotechnical seabed surveys for a proposed second phase to Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm have been completed.
[Read more…] about Geotechnical surveys underway for Seagreen 1AA funding package has been agreed to secure an estimated £350 million inward investment project for Scotland from Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables (SEUK).
[Read more…] about Funding to secure £350 million inward investment projectBuchan Offshore Wind, developer of a 1GW floating offshore wind farm off the northeast coast of Scotland, recently completed its offshore site investigations.
[Read more…] about Buchan Offshore Wind completes offshore site investigation
