Moray Firth
Ocean Winds has secured planning approval from Scottish ministers for the 2GW Caledonia wind farm in the Moray Firth.
[Read more…] about Ocean Winds secures go-ahead for 2GW CaledoniaVan Oord and Sumitomo sign framework agreement with SSEN Transmission
HVDC
SSEN Transmission and the Sumitomo Electric and Van Oord consortium have signed a long-term framework agreement to support the delivery of future high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission infrastructure across northern Scotland.
[Read more…] about Van Oord and Sumitomo sign framework agreement with SSEN TransmissionBuchan OW has appointed Kent as owner’s engineer
Floating wind
Buchan Offshore Wind has appointed Kent as Owner’s Engineer to drive their pioneering floating offshore wind farm project into its next phase of development.
[Read more…] about Buchan OW has appointed Kent as owner’s engineerScottishPower seeks consent for 2GW MachairWind OWP
Application
ScottishPower Renewables has submitted an application for offshore consent to the Scottish Government for its proposed MachairWind offshore wind project, which is located off the coast of the Inner Hebrides.
[Read more…] about ScottishPower seeks consent for 2GW MachairWind OWPQair assesses North Scotland ports for Ayre offshore wind farm base
Wind Energy – Ayre OWF Base
The French renewable energy company Qair has advanced plans for the operational base of its 1 GW Ayre floating offshore wind project in Scotland, with the project team having visited a number of port facilities.
[Read more…] about Qair assesses North Scotland ports for Ayre offshore wind farm baseTWP submits offshore plans for Bowdun OWF
Wind Energy – Bowdun OWF
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has achieved another key milestone in the development of the Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm project by submitting its offshore consent application to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate.
[Read more…] about TWP submits offshore plans for Bowdun OWFFinal arrival of all 30 TPs at Port of Leith
Wind Energy – Inch Cape OWF
CWHI announced the successful arrival of the final batch of fifteen (15) Transition Pieces (TPs) at the Port of Leith, Scotland.
[Read more…] about Final arrival of all 30 TPs at Port of LeithUK government rejects Mingyang plan for Scottish factory
General – Politics
Chinese renewable energy company Ming Yang said its plans to open the UK’s largest wind turbine manufacturing plant in the Highlands have been blocked by the UK government.
[Read more…] about UK government rejects Mingyang plan for Scottish factoryVestas sets out plans to build nacelle factory in Scotland
Wind Energy – New Factory
Vestas has announced plans to establish a nacelle and hub factory in Scotland to meet growing demand for offshore wind in the UK and Europe.
[Read more…] about Vestas sets out plans to build nacelle factory in ScotlandOcean Winds scraps Arven South OWF
Wind Energy – Scotland
Ocean Winds has announced plans to return the lease awarded to it for the Arven South offshore wind farm as part of the 2022 Scotwind scheme.
[Read more…] about Ocean Winds scraps Arven South OWF