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  • Cerulean reveals 6 GW floating offshore wind bid under INTOG leasing round

    19 July 2022
    Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Technology, Transition

    Green energy infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has revealed it will bid for four seabed lease sites with a combined capacity of 6 GW of floating wind to decarbonise the UK’s oil and gas sector under Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. This scale will remove more emissions quickly, keep […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind sets sights on deep-water projects

    6 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Aker Solutions’ offshore wind spin-off, Aker Offshore Wind, will initially focus on deep-water fixed-bottom and floating wind projects in four different markets: South Korea, the USA, Scotland, and Norway. ScotWind According to a company presentation, Aker Offshore Wind has entered into an agreement with ”a reputable utility company” to submit a joint bid in the […]

  • In focus: Energy transition drives development of zero-emission fuels across all sectors

    23 July 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Renewable electricity has been a remarkable success over the past 20 years, but the same cannot be said for other energy uses. However, the global energy transition trend stands to change this as witnessed in a week behind us by a number of collaborative initiatives launched to address the challenge of decarbonisation in heating, energy storage, and transportation sectors.

  • Nova Innovation in second WES contract win for subsea electrical connector

    16 July 2020
    Equipment

    Tidal energy company Nova Innovation has received a second contract with Wave Energy Scotland (WES) to deliver its subsea electrical connector. Nova’s MECmate product, a connector linking subsea cables and/or devices, is tailored to meet the demanding requirements of the marine energy environment. The technology was among three others that secured WES funding of £1.4 […]

  • SSE and partners award survey contracts for Ossian floating wind farm

    13 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    SSE Renewables, Marubeni Corporation, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), the consortium behind Ossian floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, have awarded the contract for geotechnical investigations to Fugro and Ocean Infinity. The Netherlands-based Fugro will focus on downhole geotechnical sampling and in-situ cone penetration testing, while Ocean Infinity will focus on the seabed scope which […]

  • Shetland Subsea Link Gets Provisional Approval

    19 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Ofgem said it is minded to approve a proposal by Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) to build a 600MW subsea electricity transmission link from Shetland to mainland Scotland. The link would allow new wind farms on Shetland to export renewable electricity to the rest of Great Britain and help ensure security of supply on […]

  • If UK bans new oil & gas exploration licences, what energy games are left to be played?

    21 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Is the saga about the Labour Party’s plans for the UK’s oil and gas industry reaching a softer stance while plans for renewables remain firm?

  • Seaway 7 selects Port of Blyth as Seagreen cable base

    29 September 2021
    Ports & Logistics

    Seaway 7 has selected the Port of Blyth as the location for the storage and mobilisation of the inter-array cables for the 1,075 MW Seagreen 1 wind farm offshore Scotland. The Northumberland-based port has already started to receive cable into quayside storage tanks, designed and built by their in-house technical team. In total, approximately 12,000 […]

  • Wiking Helikopter inks two contracts for German North Sea projects

    13 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    In the last two weeks, Wiking Helikopter Service has signed a multi-year contract with TenneT and a contract extension with Deutsche Windtechnik, both of which will see the company providing offshore helicopter services for projects in the German part of the North Sea. With the transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT, Wiking said it was awarded […]

  • Ocean Winds sets the date for geophysical survey at its ScotWind site

    19 August 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Geophysical site investigations over Ocean Winds’ proposed Caledonia offshore wind farm site are scheduled to begin next month. UK marine survey specialist Gardline Limited has been contracted to carry out the geophysical survey with its research vessel Ocean Endeavour, deploying fixed and towed sensors. The operations will be conducted on a 24-hour basis, beginning on […]

  • In focus: Industry working to realise hydrogen and CCS markets potential via cross-sector collaboration

    18 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    The interest in hydrogen and CCS value chains has been picking up, evident through various projects and collaborations revealed this week.

  • Metocean measurement campaign to start at Scottish floating wind farm site

    31 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    Partrac will soon deploy a floating LiDAR Buoy at the site of the Buchan floating wind project offshore Scotland, which is being developed by Floating Energy Allyance (FEA), a consortium comprising BW Ideol, Elicio, and BayWa r.e. The deployment is estimated to be carried out on 15 November, subject to weather conditions, using the vessel […]

  • Seagreen 1 takes off, Total to take majority stake

    4 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    SSE Renewables has taken a final investment decision to proceed with the Seagreen 1 offshore wind project which will now be taken forward together with the French energy major Total. Total and SSE Renewables have now entered into an agreement through which Total will take a 51 per cent stake in the GBP 3 billion […]

  • Scottish floating wind project completes 2022 offshore survey campaign

    10 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    The geophysical and environmental survey works for the Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland have been completed, marking a significant milestone for the 100 MW project that is planned to be progressed through of the Scottish Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The survey activities commenced on 7 August and were […]

  • In focus: Great determination for creating net-zero future

    6 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Green Marine, Research & Development, Technology

    A lot of companies involved in the offshore energy sector have already introduced their plans on how to reach the net-zero emissions status by a certain point in the future. In this week’s In Focus, we are spotlighting the most recent projects aiming to achieve these goals.

  • MMT surveys Seagreen export cable route

    19 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance

    Marine surveyor MMT has recently commenced the geophysical survey operations along the Seagreen offshore wind farm export cable route. The export cable route is approximately 100 kilometres in length and will run from the proposed Seagreen 1A offshore wind farm to a landfall location at the former Cockenzie Power Station, east of Edinburgh. MMT has […]

  • UK: Members of Parliament embark on marine energy evidence gathering mission

    1 July 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Members of the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee have visited the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to gather further evidence on the progress of renewable energy in Scotland.

  • OGTC and ORE Catapult in energy transition alliance

    22 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Two UK energy technology and innovation organisations have announced a five-year collaboration to deliver next generation energy technologies and accelerate the United Kingdom’s transition to a net zero future. The Energy Transition Alliance (ETA), formed by The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, will collaborate with the energy […]

  • Floating wind, green hydrogen bring Green Freeport status to two Scottish ports

    13 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The Scottish and UK governments have awarded the Green Freeport status to Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and Forth Green Freeport in Scotland. The ports, Scotland’s first Green Freeports, will receive up to GBP 52 million in start-up funding and will benefit from tax reliefs and other incentives. As the governments announced the status awards, […]

  • Wind power in the running for electrification of West of Shetland oil & gas assets

    7 December 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    BP, Equinor and Ithaca Energy have inked a deal to explore electrification options for their West of Shetland portfolio of oil and gas assets.

  • 20 carbon storage licenses offshore UK offered to 12 companies

    18 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has offered 12 companies awards for 20 carbon storage licenses in the UK’s first-ever CO2 storage licensing round. The NSTA launched the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round in June 2022, with applications closing in September. The 20 licenses in total are around 12,000 square kilometers in size and […]

  • Seaway Offshore Cables Nets US Offshore Wind Project

    12 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC), in combination with Subsea 7, has been awarded its first US offshore wind project by Ørsted Wind Power North America who are constructing the project for Dominion Energy. The multi-million-dollar contract will see SOC, and Subsea 7 operating out of the Gulf of Mexico, perform the turnkey supply and installation of […]

  • North Sea electricity super-highway project kicks off in UK

    16 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    SSE, National Grid, and ScottishPower have started work to develop a multi-billion pound underwater super-highway expected to turn the North Sea into the hidden powerhouse of Europe. Subsea surveys have started on the Eastern Link project which will see the world’s longest subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables with a combined capacity of up […]

  • Port of Cromarty Firth Gets Financial Injection

    8 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced a £4 million grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the development of a new deepwater quayside at the Port of Cromarty Firth – bringing the total redevelopment project to £25 million. The 35 acre Invergordon Service Base, operated by the Port of Cromarty Firth, has been close […]

  • BP teams up with Aberdeen City Council to build hydrogen hub

    11 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    British energy major BP has signed an agreement with Aberdeen City Council for a green hydrogen hub development.