Scottish port awards £30m contract for new quay to beef up offshore wind capacity

The UK’s offshore wind ambitions are feeding into construction. The post Scottish port awards £30m contract for new quay to beef up offshore wind capacity appeared first on Construction Management.

McLaughlin & Harvey picked for Nigg quay

Maraen Port of Nigg has awarded the construction contract for its Eastern Inner Dock Quay (EIDQ) to McLaughlin & Harvey, as it invests £30m in strengthening Scottish offshore wind, backed by a £10m grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

DCO for wind farm off Lincolnshire coast gets greenlight

The government has granted development consent for the Outer Dowsing offshore wind farm, a 1.5GW project to be built 54km off the Lincolnshire coast. The post DCO for wind farm off Lincolnshire coast gets greenlight appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Ørsted cannot claim tax relief for offshore wind surveys, says Supreme Court

The UK Supreme Court has ruled against Ørsted stating the offshore wind developer cannot claim tax relief on surveys it conducted for farms it was planning to develop. The post Ørsted cannot claim tax relief for offshore wind surveys, says Supreme Court appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Government pledges £64M support for Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub

Port Talbot, in South Wales, is set to become the first port in the Celtic Sea with a dedicated floating offshore wind plant thanks to government funding. The post Government pledges £64M support for Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Everything Electric Show - The Inevitability of a 100% Renewable Energy Supply with Rosie Barnes, 06032023

With many years experience as an engineer in the renewable energy sector, especially wind turbines, Rosie takes Robert through her journey, and the development and growth of wind turbines as a viable solution for creating long lasting and reliable clean energy

Keating Chambers Annual Energy Seminar 2022, 27042022

Keating Chambers held its annual Energy Seminar with a panel of speakers - Veronique Buehrlen QC, Sean Wilken QC, Lucy Garrett QC and Krista Lee QC - who discussed: • Offshore wind cases, current trends and what the future holds. • Wind farms, solar farms, extraordinary technology and the professional standard of the “ordinary skilled man”. • Shell and the green energy transition. • Multi-tier dispute resolution clauses: pre-conditions to arbitration.

Innovative-Techs - Vertical-axis Wind Turbines could Revolutionize Offshore Wind Power, 28102022

Why are we still not making the most of offshore wind? And how can innovative vertical-axis wind turbines make a difference? What are the benefits of offshore wind energy?

DW Planet A - Is offshore wind the energy of the future, 24092021

Offshore wind farms solve one of renewable energy’s biggest problems: unreliability. With wind almost always blowing on sea, there is no lack of power. But the technology is struggling with a bunch of other hurdles.

FT - US offshore wind: tapping into an underused resource, 07112022

Wind power is the number one source of renewable energy in the US, but nearly all this stems from onshore wind. The US offshore wind industry is underdeveloped and, with only two small offshore operations to date, it lags far behind Europe and China by comparison. The FT’s Derek Brower looks at why progress is slow, and what the White House is trying to do about it