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MEDIA REACTION: UK Government announces Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce

MEDIA REACTION: UK Government announces Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce   The UK Government today (July 18) announced the formation of an Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce. The main aim of the taskforce will be to bring together key players from government, industry, regulatory bodies, the financial sector and other relevant organisations to drive forward the increases in onshore wind deployment needed to meet the UK’s 2030 targets. The taskforce will be chaired jointly by t...

Macquarie taking control of two UK North Sea wind projects

Macquarie taking control of two UK North Sea wind projects   Macquarie Asset Management plans to acquire full ownership of two UK southern North Sea wind farms using funds managed by BlackRock. Macquarie Asset Management plans to acquire full ownership of two UK southern North Sea wind farms using funds managed by BlackRock. Lynn and Inner Dowsing, off the coast of Lincolnshire, have been in service since 2009, with a total installed capacity of around 194 MW. Macquarie G...

MEDIA REACTION: King's Speech

MEDIA REACTION: King's Speech   The King's Speech, a key moment for the new UK Government to outline its priorities and set the legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, was delivered today (July 17) in the House of Commons. Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:     "Today’s King's Speech has built on the UK Government’s early focus on kickstarting economic growth and accelerating our m...

BP confirms work set to start on Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub

BP confirms work set to start on Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub   Final investment decision reached for major hydrogen project, just days after Essar Energy Transition moves forward with plans for hydrogen-ready combined heat and power plant The UK's fledgling hydrogen industry has received a major boost after developers confirmed they are moving forward with two flagship projects. Oil and gas giant BP yesterday announced its joint venture with Aberdeen City Council - BP Aberdeen Hyd...

Plans to form an offshore windfarm four time the size of Aberdeen seeks consent

Plans to form an offshore windfarm four time the size of Aberdeen seeks consent   Plans to build one of the largest floating offshore windfarms in the world have been lodged with the Scottish Government. The site of the proposed Ossian project is a whopping 331sq miles, more than four times the size of Aberdeen, and would be capable of powering up to six million homes annually. The project would have a capacity of 3.6gigawatts (GW) and is a joint-venture between SSE Renewables,...

Gas Prices and Energy Policies Under Scrutiny Amid Renewables Debate

Gas Prices and Energy Policies Under Scrutiny Amid Renewables Debate   In a recent discussion by Paul Burgess B.Sc, MS.C on UK energy prices and policies, significant concerns were raised about the impact of renewable energy on gas prices and the broader energy market. Current gas prices, while lower than their peak at the onset of the Ukraine war, remain high at approximately £65 per megawatt-hour. The reduction in gas prices has been partly attributed to increased frackin...

Innovative survey solution from Sulmara advances the Formosa-4 Offshore Windfarm project

Innovative survey solution from Sulmara advances the Formosa-4 Offshore Windfarm project   Subsea survey specialist Sulmara continues to push the boundaries of innovation, delivering site characterisation data for the Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) project in Taiwan. To overcome challenging environmental site conditions, the Sulmara team employed an industry-first, multi-platform approach running the sensors to meet the specified data coverage and data quality requirements. Sulmara...

DeepOcean secures offshore wind contract for Nordseecluster A in German North Sea

DeepOcean secures offshore wind contract for Nordseecluster A in German North Sea   DeepOcean has received a firm order for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany. DeepOcean’s scope of work includes trenching, transport and installation of all inter-array cables with adjacent services for all wind turbines of Nordseecluster A. RWE has recently made the final investment decision for its entire Nordseecluster, involving offshore wind projects with a total...

TotalEnergies wins maritime lease in North Sea for offshore wind

TotalEnergies wins maritime lease in North Sea for offshore wind   TotalEnergies, as shareholder of Offshore Wind One GmbH, has been awarded the maritime concession N-11.2 by the German Federal Network Agency, following auctions held in Germany. Located in the North Sea, around 120 km north-west of the German island of Heligoland, concession N-11.2 (1.5 GW) covers an area of around 156km2. This success will enable TotalEnergies to build a 3.5 GW offshore wind hub in German North S...

BASF & Vattenfall Partner Vestas for Wind Turbines

BASF & Vattenfall Partner Vestas for Wind Turbines   BASFY and Vattenfall recently inked supply and service contracts with Vestas for 112 wind turbines of the type V236-15.0 MW. The cutting-edge turbines will power Vattenfall and BASF's Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind projects in the German North Sea, off the island of Borkum. These will be able to generate enough electricity to power 1.6 million households starting in 2028. Parts of the wind turbine towers will be made of low...

Dedicated Energy Hubs Needed to Transform Scotland into Leading Hydrogen Producer

Dedicated Energy Hubs Needed to Transform Scotland into Leading Hydrogen Producer   The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), has today [27 June 2024] launched its ‘Energy Hubs: Fill the Backbone’ report, providing recommendations that will help scale Scotland’s hydrogen production potential and establish itself as a leading exporter of green hydrogen through the development of large-scale energy hubs. Phase one of the Energy Hubs project examined the infrastructure,...

Wood to optimise hydrogen storage for Centrica’s Rough field

Wood to optimise hydrogen storage for Centrica’s Rough field   Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has been awarded a contract by Centrica Energy Storage (CES) for the redevelopment of the UK’s Rough field in readiness for future hydrogen storage. The Rough reservoir, located in the Southern North Sea, has been used to store natural gas safely for over thirty years and has the potential to provide over half of the UK’s hydrogen storage requiremen...

Offshore wind industry seeks to unlock UK supply chain innovation with standardisation of technology demonstration

Offshore wind industry seeks to unlock UK supply chain innovation with standardisation of technology demonstration   Coinciding with the RenewableUK’s ‘Wind Energy Week’, today the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) is highlighting its newly published standardised technology demonstration agreement (STDA). This agreement and the accompanying guidance aims to provide standardisation for technology providers and offshore wind operators seeking to test and demon...

Supply chain opportunities from effective wind turbine decommissioning

Supply chain opportunities from effective wind turbine decommissioning   The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has published a report outlining the supply chain and economic opportunities associated with the decommissioning of offshore wind turbines. The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has published a report outlining the supply chain and economic opportunities associated with the decommissioning of offshore wind turbines. The report examines the materials and componen...

Cadeler wins wind turbine installation deal in Scotland

Cadeler wins wind turbine installation deal in Scotland   Denmark-based offshore wind installation player Cadeler has signed a firm contract to install 72 Vestas 15MW offshore wind turbines at the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. The contract value is projected to fall within the range of €114m–130m ($122m–$139m), with installation set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. Located 15 kilometres off the East Coast of Scotland in the North Sea, Inch Cape Offshore W...

Beneath the waves: $20 billion to flow into European offshore substations this decade

Beneath the waves: $20 billion to flow into European offshore substations this decade   Offshore wind installations are gathering pace worldwide leading to the need for reliable, accessible infrastructure to bring the generated power onshore and into the electricity grid. As a result, demand for offshore substations is booming, especially in Europe. Rystad Energy research and modeling shows that 137 substations will be installed offshore continental Europe this decade, requiring $20...

Ventus Energy invests six-figures in specialist control centre for onshore and offshore wind

Ventus Energy invests six-figures in specialist control centre for onshore and offshore wind   High voltage engineering specialist, Ventus Energy, has invested a six-figure sum in a new state-of-the-art HV control centre at its Belfast base in Northern Ireland. This facility provides 24/7 system surveillance and electrical safety coordination to networks worldwide, strengthening the company’s operations and maintenance division. The new control room, which currently manages...

Vestas plans Leith offshore wind blade factory

Vestas plans Leith offshore wind blade factory Vestas has begun the planning process for a blade factory in Scotland.   The Danish turbine manufacturer has filed a 'proposal of application notice' with Edinburgh City Council for the facility at nearby Leith. The selection of the Scottish port for the facility was reported by subscriber-only reNEWS on 21 December 2023. The factory would produce blades for the V236 offshore turbine, it is understood. "The UK&rsq...

Ayre and Bowdun: consenting underway for 2 GW Scottish offshore wind farms

Ayre and Bowdun: consenting underway for 2 GW Scottish offshore wind farms   Consenting for the combined 2 GW Ayre and Bowdun Offshore Wind Farms is underway. Ayre is a planned floating wind farm off the coast of Orkney, east coast Scotland, while Bowdun will be a fixed foundation wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen. Both owned by Thistle Wind Partners, they will support the transition to renewable energy in Scotland, expected to generate enough electricity to power 2.4 million hou...

Energy Observer 2: Chart Industries joins the project to propel liquid hydrogen

Energy Observer 2: Chart Industries joins the project to propel liquid hydrogen   Energy Observer, through its subsidiary EOConcept, a global pioneer in low-carbon maritime solutions, announces major advancements in the development of its pioneering and ambitious project, Energy Observer 2, with the arrival of a new industrial partner, Chart Industries, one of the world's leaders in solutions for clean energy and industrial gas markets. Energy Observer 2 is a liquid hydrogen ca...
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