Renewable firms, oil majors and investors said they would bid into Scotland's offshore wind leasing round which closed on Friday, signaling the huge demand globally for the rights to build new offshore wind farms.Crown Estate Scotland's ScotWind…
British oil major BP, working to beef up its renewables business, has signed an exclusive consultancy agreement with Quaybridge, a UK-based renewables consultancy with expertise in offshore wind.'The two will work together to advance BP’s global…
Oil and gas major Shell and Iberdrola-owned Scottish Power said on Friday they had joined forces to bid to develop large-scale floating wind farms off the coast of Scotland.The companies said they had submitted proposals for the potential projects as part of Scotland's offshore wind leasing round…
Companies vying for rights to develop wind farms off the coast of Scotland, as part of the ScotWind seabed lease sale, have filed 74 applications by July 16 deadline.Crown Estate Scotland today confirmed that 74 applications have been received…
Offshore wind development firm Ørsted has teamed up with onshore wind community engagement firm Falck Renewables and floating wind expert BlueFloat Energy, to participate in the upcoming ScotWind leasing round in Scotland-'The consortium is…
British oil major BP and the German renewables firm EnBW submitted their bid for offshore wind acreage in the ScotWind leasing round, looking to secure the rights for a lease area off the east coast of Scotland that could support offshore wind projects with 2…
SBM Offshore, one of the world's largest FPSO leasing firms in the oil and gas sector, has, via a joint venture, moved a step closer towards securing rights for a floating wind farm project in the Celtic Sea, off the coast of Wales in the UK…
Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture by EDP Renewables (EDPR) and ENGIE, and Aker Offshore Wind, an Aker Solutions spinoff, have partnered up to develop floating offshore wind generation sites in Scotland.The two firms have paired up to bid in the ScotWind leasing round…
Fred. Olsen Renewables and Vattenfall said Friday they'd teamed up to jointly bid in the upcoming leasing round for offshore wind in Scotland.Depending on the outcome of the bidding, the partners indicated they'd focus on maximizing value for…
Moray East offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth, Scotland, on June 4 exported its first power to the national grid via its new substation south of New Deer in Aberdeenshire.The 950MW wind farm is being developed by Moray Offshore Windfarm East Ltd (MOWEL)…
France's TotalEnergies, Macquarie Group's Green Investment Group, and Scotland's Renewable Infrastructure Development Group said on Wednesday they will jointly bid for sites in Scotland’s next offshore wind leasing round.The companies have joined…
BP Plc is preparing to bid for the rights to build wind farms off Scotland, The Times reported early on Monday.BP Chief Executive Officer Bernard Looney told The Times the firm was looking at bidding in the forthcoming Crown Estate Scotland…
Continued disruption to Scotland’s offshore wind sector risks the loss of billions of pounds of long-term investment and the country's 'vital 2045 climate change target,' Scottish Renewables, a body representing interests of the Scottish renewable energy industry has warned…
Kishorn Port's proposal to extend the port’s dry dock has received approval from The Highland Council.'This is a further and significant step in the regeneration of the port and dry dock,' Kishorn Port, located on the North West coast of Scotland…
Scottish Renewables, Scotland's renewable energy industry association, has created a new role aimed at strengthening the renewable energy industry’s voice in the transition to a net-zero energy system.The organization’s new Energy Transition…