210 results found for 'Neart na Gaoithe'

210 results found for 'Neart na Gaoithe'
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  • Saipem Joins Forces with Trevi for Foundation Drilling Solutions

    14 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Italy-headquartered contractor Saipem and its compatriot Trevi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a design of two drilling systems for large diameter foundation holes for offshore wind farms. Under the MoU, the companies will work together to develop a design that can cope with the site-specific geotechnical and geophysical data pertaining […]

  • GRAHAM to Upgrade Port of Dundee

    14 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    Construction specialist GRAHAM has secured a contract to construct a new wharf and make land upgrades in the Port of Dundee to service the offshore renewable energy and oil & gas sectors. The work consists of the construction of a new wharf and the preparation and upgrade of over 15ha of land. The port’s existing […]

  • Natural Power Lands Neart na Gaoithe Control Centre Contract

    12 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power has been appointed by EDF Renewables and ESB to act as the control point for the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. Opened in 2018, Natural Power’s ControlCentre will provide NnG with out-of-hours system monitoring as well as HV network and control point […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe Picks O&M Base Construction Team

    11 June 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Limited has appointed two Scottish-based businesses to construct its Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base at Eyemouth Harbour in Scotland. Muir Construction, based in Inverkeithing, Fife, has been appointed to design and build NnG’s three storey, 1,040 square metre main O&M building and its two storey, 538 square metre storage […]

  • GE Chooses Dutch Duo for Neart na Gaoithe Substation Work

    17 January 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business is collaborating with HSM Offshore BV in the Netherlands and Iv-Offshore & Energy to deliver the offshore topside platform for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm. In a consortium arrangement, HSM will provide the offshore topside platform designed by Iv-Offshore & Energy, which will house GE’s 220kV and […]

  • UK, Belgian OWFs Backed by EIB’s €17Bn Fund

    23 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved more than EUR 17 billion of new loans to support investment in telecommunications, water infrastructure, renewable energy, roads, schools and hospitals, and backed lending for small business investment across Europe and around the world. The EIB Board approved support for strategic infrastructure investment totalling nearly EUR 7 billion. […]

  • EIB Earmarks Funds for UK Offshore Wind Farm

    16 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved EUR 5.8 billion of new financing for 29 projects across various sectors in the European Union, Africa, and Latin America, including an offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • KenzFigee Establishes UK Presence

    17 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Dutch offshore lifting equipment provider KenzFigee has expanded its services to the UK. KenzFigee (UK) Ltd. will provide clients in the UK sector with its services directly from its hub in Aberdeen, Scotland. According to the company, the move comes due to a growing demand for offshore expert equipment sales and support in emerging markets such […]

  • Seven UK’s OW Projects Get Draft Investment Contracts

    30 December 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    At the beginning of this month, the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published a list of 16 renewable energy projects which achieved the Phase 2 minimum threshold evaluation criteria. All applicants that met the Phase 2 evaluation criteria were sent draft investment contracts on 19 December 2013 and were invited to submit […]

  • Regen SW Analyses Offshore Renewables Sector

    27 February 2015

    Following yesterday’s CfD awards, Regen SW, an energy-focused independent not for profit organisation that uses its expertise to work with industry, communities and the public sector, issued an article that analyses offshore renewables sector: Two offshore wind farms have been awarded contracts in the first allocation round of the new Contracts for Difference (CfD) subsidy mechanism brought in under […]

  • Sleipnir Installs First Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Substation

    2 June 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors, using the world’s largest crane vessel Sleipnir, has completed the installation of the three-legged offshore substation (OSS) jacket foundations and the South OSS topside on the 450 MW Neart an Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. The commissioning of the substation is due to begin on 6 June and will continue throughout […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe Signs O&M Base Lease Deal

    4 February 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Ltd and Eyemouth Harbour Trust (EHT) have signed a 25-year lease for the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 450 MW offshore wind project. Construction of the three storey, 1,040 m2 main O&M building and its two storey, 538 m2 storage warehouse in Eyemouth will start in March. […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Receives First Turbine Parts

    8 March 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine components, a number of tower sections, for the 450 Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm have arrived at the Port of Dundee in Scotland. Jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB and under construction 15 kilometres off the coast of Fife, NnG will comprise 54 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe OWF among First to Qualify for UK’s New Support Scheme

    4 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power today confirms that its 450 megawatt offshore wind farm in Scotland has been announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as one of the first projects eligible to apply for the UK’s new renewable energy support scheme. DECC has this morning published details of the renewable energy projects in […]

  • Crown Estate Hails Offshore Wind News

    26 February 2015
    Authorities

    Following today’s news about the award of Contracts for Difference (CfDs) by the UK Government and release of the Cost Reduction Monitoring Framework (CRMF) report, The Crown Estate commented on these two big news for the offshore wind industry in the UK. Huub den Rooijen, our Head of Offshore Wind, said: “With over 4GW in operation, […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe’s Cabling to Go Trough East Lothian, UK

    6 August 2012
    Grid Connection

    The Mainstream Renewable Power’s recently submitted application for the GBP 1.4 billion offshore wind farm proposes the laying of the 12km underground cable through the East Lothian countryside, reports East Lothian News. The developer plans to install up to 125 wind turbines 15km off the Fife coast, with the total capacity of 450 MW. The […]

  • Top News of the Week Dec 29, 2014 – Jan 4, 2015

    5 January 2015

    Incidents in Offshore Wind Industry A pontoon loaded with parts for offshore wind turbines sank on Wednesday morning (August 13) in the Baltic Sea… Nordsee Ost Wind Turbines Installed The last of the in total 48 wind turbines was successfully installed over Christmas around 30 kilometers to the north of the island of Heligoland. Lely […]

  • RSPB Challenges Scottish Offshore Wind

    13 January 2015
    Environment

    The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has launched a legal challenge against approval of four wind farms off Scottish coast. Namely, the Scottish part of the wildlife charity is seeking a judicial review against Inch Cape, Neart na Gaoithe and Seagreen Alpha and Bravo, claiming they could have serious implications for the wildlife in […]

  • ESB Probing Monopile Hammer Market for UK Offshore Wind Project

    30 August 2021
    Technology

    Ireland’s energy company ESB is exploring the capabilities of the monopile hammer market for an offshore wind project in the UK whose foundations are planned to be installed using this kind of equipment. ESB has issued a market consultation notice inviting companies to discuss their capabilities to supply, deliver, and operate a monopile hammer which […]

  • Montrose Port and NorSea (UK) Complete Their First Offshore Wind Project

    22 August 2017

    In association with NorSea Group (UK) Ltd., Montrose Port Authority, a support and service hub for the energy sector, has participated in the Hywind Scotland offshore wind project in the North Sea, the companies’ first in this sector.

  • Dutch Company Launches Lift Solution for Major Turbine Component Exchange

    26 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Dutch offshore lifting equipment provider KenzFigee has launched its first up-tower crane solution, named GenHook, for offshore application. GenHook offshore up-tower crane solution, which the company presented at the WindEnergy Conference & Exhibition in Hamburg, has a lifting capacity of up to 30 tonnes and is able to perform generator and gearbox exchanges and repairs. […]

  • Ofgem Shortlists Four Bidders for GBP 2 Billion Offshore Wind Transmission Assets

    28 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Ofgem has shortlisted four potential bidders for its next Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) bidding round for three offshore transmission links worth an estimated GBP 2 billion (about EUR 2.3 billion). In the “most valuable” OFTO tender round ever run by Ofgem, a new bidder has joined three others in a competition to own and operate […]

  • Foundation Installation Soon to Begin at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    22 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the wind turbine jacket foundations is soon to commence at the 450 MW Neart an Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. Ten three-legged jacket substructures will be installed onto pre-installed piles at the NnG construction site, located some 15 kilometres off the Fife coast. The jacket foundations will be brought directly to […]

  • RSPB Scotland Takes Offshore Wind Dispute Straight to Supreme Court

    16 August 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland has applied directly to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal against the recent decision by the Inner House of the Court of Session on its Firth of Forth offshore wind farm judicial review.

  • UK: Mainstream Submits Application for Neart na Gaoithe Onshore Transmission Works

    15 January 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power, the global renewable energy company that is proposing to develop the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm off the coast of Fife, has submitted a planning application to East Lothian Council for the onshore works required to connect the wind farm to the National Grid. The planning application follows a period of […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Government’s Guarantee Scheme

    22 October 2013

    The Government has today announced that two major offshore renewable energy projects have been earmarked to receive a share of the £40 Billion government infrastructure guarantee scheme. Able Marine Energy Park, a port facility to support the manufacture, assembly and installation of offshore renewable technologies on Humberside, and Mainstream Renewable Power’s Neart na Gaoithe Offshore […]