News from Scotland
Nordex Group Continues Series Of Orders
06 Dec 2021 10:50 | Hamburg, Germany - Following the mega order for 377 megawatts (MW) from Brazil, wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has received another major order for a Texas wind farm with a total capacity of 300 MW. Nordex will also be supplying 12 turbines with a total capacity of 50 MW for a Scottish wind farm on which infrastructure work is already underway. read more...
World's Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm Fully Online
22 Oct 2021 08:36 | Hamburg, Germany - The use of offshore wind energy currently still takes place almost exclusively in shallow waters. But the real potential lies dormant in coastal regions with deep waters. read more...
Scot Wind Programme: Scotland Plans Up to 10 GW Offshore Wind Capacity
20 Jul 2021 14:51 | Edinburgh, Scotland - The Scottish government is pushing ahead with the further expansion of offshore wind energy. By the ScotWind programme, offshore areas can be leased. The application deadline for the first round was 16 July 2021. read more...
Fuel cell and hydrogen Sector: Plug Power Launches New Joint Venture - Ballard Power Equips First Fuel Cell Train in Scotland
14 Jan 2021 15:42 | Boulogne-Billancourt, France and Vancouver, Canada- In the course of the global energy transition, the fuel cell and hydrogen sector is increasingly coming into focus. read more...
First 9.5 MW Turbine Installed on a Floating Wind Project in Scotland
17 Nov 2020 16:28 | Aarhus, Denmark - MHI Vestas has now installed the first V164 9.5 MW turbine, the most powerful turbine in use at a floating wind project, at the installation harbour for the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm. read more...
Vattenfall Gives Nordex the Go-ahead – Start of Construction Work on Scottish Wind Farm
26 May 2020 09:37 | Hamburg - The Nordex Group will be supplying wind turbines for Vattenfall's largest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom. The Swedish utility has now given the green light for the construction of the South Kyle onshore wind farm with a total capacity of 240 megawatts (MW). read more...
GE to help Deliver Wind Energy to 375,000 Homes in Scotland
20 Jan 2020 14:24 | Paris, France – The Grid Solutions business of GE Renewable Energy has been awarded a multi-million dollar project for the design, supply, construction and commissioning of onshore and offshore wind substations for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland. read more...
New Power Submarine Cable Connects Ireland with France
30 Dec 2019 08:53 | Dublin, Ireland / Paris, France - After the Brexit is completed, Ireland will no longer have a direct electricity connection with the EU internal market. But this is to change with a new direct current connection between Ireland and France. An electricity link between Scotland and Norway is also close to the finish line. read more...
Seagreen Announces MHI Vestas as Preferred Supplier for Turbines
23 Oct 2019 11:05 | Aarhus, Denmark - MHI Vestas has entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Seagreen Wind Energy Limited to supply and service up to 114 wind turbines for the Seagreen Offshore Windfarm, Scotland’s newest and largest offshore wind farm. The offshore project is build by SSE Renewables. read more...
Nordex Receives First Order for N133/4.8 Strong-Wind Turbine, Gets Type Certificate for the N149/4.0-4.5 Turbine and Presents New OSTM Scada Edge
03 Sep 2019 09:25 | Hamburg, Germany - News from the wind turbine manufacturer Nordex: The Nordex Group has won its first order for the new N133/4.8 strong-wind turbine. The new customer Muirhall Energy ordered ten turbines for the "Crossdykes" project in Scotland, which is located about 13 kilometres to the north east of Lockerbie. read more...
