ScottishPower Renewables has completed one of the most ambitious peatland restoration projects ever consented to a developer in the UK. The £1.4 million project marks a significant milestone in valuable habitat conservation and climate change mitigation at Whitelee Windfarm, bringing SPRs investment in peatland restoration to £4m to date. Degraded peatlands release harmful greenhouse gases … Continue reading Iberdrola restores more than 1,000 hectares of wetlands at the Whitelee wind farm in the United Kingdom
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DNV to provide renewables inspection services for the major East Anglia Three offshore wind power project
ScottishPower Renewables has awarded DNV a three-year contract to provide integrated inspection services on the East Anglia Three wind farm. The agreement will see DNV conduct a wide range of services, including site inspection, vendor inspection and quality management services across project and vendor locations globally until 2026. “East Anglia THREE is set to be … Continue reading DNV to provide renewables inspection services for the major East Anglia Three offshore wind power project
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Offshore wind leaders and the Carbon Trust to develop first industry-backed method for calculating life cycle carbon footprints
Eleven offshore wind developers – bp, EnBW, Fred Olsen Seawind, Parkwind, RWE, ScottishPower Renewables, Shell, SSE, Total Energies, Vattenfall and Ørsted – are partnering with the Carbon Trust to make future offshore wind even more sustainable. The developers design, build, and operate offshore wind farms globally, including Europe, North America, and Asia. They will work … Continue reading Offshore wind leaders and the Carbon Trust to develop first industry-backed method for calculating life cycle carbon footprints
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All wind turbines installed at East Anglia ONE wind farm
ScottishPower Renewables and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) have completed turbine installation at the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm – another major milestone for the project as it approaches completion. Beginning in June 2019, a total of 102 Siemens Gamesa SWT-7.0-154 offshore wind turbines have been installed at the site, located 43 km off … Continue reading All wind turbines installed at East Anglia ONE wind farm
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Van Oord installs first jacket foundation on the East Anglia ONE project
ScottishPower Renewables commissioned Van Oord to function as lead contractor responsible for transport and installation of the offshore wind turbine foundations, including logistics and deployment of the equipment. The wind farm’s 102 three-legged jacket foundations will be installed at depths of down to 55 m in the southern North Sea. East Anglia ONE will have … Continue reading Van Oord installs first jacket foundation on the East Anglia ONE project
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Iberdrola crosses 2,000 MW threshold for wind energy in the United Kingdom
Following the completion of a £650 million investment programme to build eight new onshore wind farms, Iberdrola, through its subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has now passed the 2,000 megawatt (MW) milestone for UK wind power capacity. In just over 18 months we put over 470 MW of wind power online, enough to supply more than 280,000 … Continue reading Iberdrola crosses 2,000 MW threshold for wind energy in the United Kingdom
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Gardline secure contracts for ScottishPower Renewables’ global offshore wind energy projects
Gardline has been awarded contracts worth over £6 million by ScottishPower Renewables to carry out a range of pre-construction surveys across the East Anglia ONE, ONE North and TWO offshore windfarm sites. The work is underway, and is due to run until September, with support from various vessels from Gardline’s fleet. Seajacks has also secured … Continue reading Gardline secure contracts for ScottishPower Renewables’ global offshore wind energy projects
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Iberdrola gets nod for 1.2-GW EA3 offshore wind farm
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Greg Clark has granted planning consent to ScottishPower Renewables’ 1.2GW East Anglia 3 wind farm off the UK’s Suffolk coast. ScottishPower Renewables, part of Spanish utility Iberdrola, has received planning approval from the British government for a 1.2-gigawatt offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk, … Continue reading Iberdrola gets nod for 1.2-GW EA3 offshore wind farm
Continue readingNexans’ HV cables to connect ScottishPower Renewables’ 714 MW wind farm to shore
ScottishPower Renewables has chosen Nexans’ submarine cables to carry energy onshore from its new 714 MW East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm. Nexans will supply and install two 85 km 3-core submarine cables with embedded fibre optics, as well as accompanying accessories, for the wind farm in the North Sea. The contract is worth more than … Continue reading Nexans’ HV cables to connect ScottishPower Renewables’ 714 MW wind farm to shore
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Lamprell awarded a US$225 million contract from ScottishPower Renewables
Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a leading provider of fabrication, engineering and contracting services to the energy industry, is pleased to announce that it has received a new contract award from ScottishPower Renewables for the fabrication of multiple jackets and piles for the East Anglia One Offshore Wind Farm. The East Anglia One project is located in … Continue reading Lamprell awarded a US$225 million contract from ScottishPower Renewables
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Elite Control Systems ensures 29 wind farms operate smoothly
Elite Control Systems, a leading provider of systems integration services, announced that it has been awarded a second contract by ScottishPower Renewables. The agreement requires Elite Control Systems to continue to supply rapid response support services for the 29 onshore wind systems that ScottishPower Renewables operates across Scotland. ScottishPower Renewables, which has invested significantly in … Continue reading Elite Control Systems ensures 29 wind farms operate smoothly
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Europe’s largest contract for offshore wind turbines
ScottishPower Renewables has concluded a major deal with Siemens, which will see 102 wind turbines supplied for the East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm. The contract, including a 5-year service agreement, will be worth up to one-third of the overall £2.5 billion project investment. The agreement comes on the same day that the Low Carbon Contracts … Continue reading Europe’s largest contract for offshore wind turbines
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Siemens receives major order for 102 wind turbines for offshore wind power plant
Siemens has received a major order for its offshore wind power business: the company is to supply, install and commission 102 wind turbines, each with a capacity of seven megawatts and a rotor diameter of 154 meters, for the East Anglia ONE project. The customer is ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of Iberdrola S.A. The 714 … Continue reading Siemens receives major order for 102 wind turbines for offshore wind power plant
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Gamesa contracted to supply 52 MW to ScottishPower Renewables
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has been contracted to supply 52 MW to ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK subsidiary, for two developments: expansion of the Hare Hill facility (capacity: 30 MW) and the Glen App wind farm (22 MW). Under the terms of the first of the agreements signed with the Scottish utility, … Continue reading Gamesa contracted to supply 52 MW to ScottishPower Renewables
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Iberdrola Starts Building UK Wind Farm
ScottishPower Renewables Ltd., a unit of Iberdrola SA, started building a 300 million-pound ($468.5 million) wind farm in Scotland. Construction work is officially underway at the £300 million Kilgallioch Windfarm, located 5 kilometres south of Barrhill, South Ayrshire and 5 kilometres north east of New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway. ScottishPower Renewables has started constructing the … Continue reading Iberdrola Starts Building UK Wind Farm
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Siemens supplying wind turbines to $3 Billion U.K. offshore wind farm
ScottishPower Renewables selected Siemens AG to deliver wind turbines for a U.K. offshore wind farm in a deal that may be worth almost half the 2 billion-pound ($3.1 billion) cost of the wind power project. The utility chose Siemens as its preferred supplier to deliver as many as 102 of its 7-megawatt systems to the … Continue reading Siemens supplying wind turbines to $3 Billion U.K. offshore wind farm
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Wind power in Scotland: Gamesa wind turbines for wind farm
Gamesa has entered into an agreement with ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK subsidiary, for the supply of 239 MW at the Kilgallioch wind farm being developed in southern Scotland. The company will also provide the facility’s O&M services under a five-year agreement. Gamesa will handle the supply, transportation, installation and commissioning of 94 of its … Continue reading Wind power in Scotland: Gamesa wind turbines for wind farm
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East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind farm secures 714 MW contract
ScottishPower Renewables has hailed a major breakthrough in efforts to reduce the costs of offshore wind after the East Anglia ONE project successfully secured a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the completive competitive auction process run by the UK Government. The successful bid was announced today as the shareholders work towards ScottishPower Renewables’ … Continue reading East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind farm secures 714 MW contract
Continue readingOffshore wind energy: Iberdrola wind farm in the UK with 108 wind turbines from Siemens
The 389-megawatt (MW) West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm is the first such wind power commissioned by a Spanish company and will generate enough electricity to meet the annual demands of 280,000 homes. Today, the UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, IBERDROLA Chairman, Ignacio Galan, and DONG Energy Executive Vice President, … Continue reading Offshore wind energy: Iberdrola wind farm in the UK with 108 wind turbines from Siemens
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Iberdrola to build 69-MW Dersalloch wind farm in Scotland with 23 wind turbines
Iberdrola, through its UK subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has received consent from The Scottish Government for 23 wind turbines at Dersalloch Hill in the South Ayrshire, with a nominal capacity of up to 69 megawatts (MW). The wind farm site is located to the east of Staiton, in Scotland. Since the planning application was submitted in … Continue reading Iberdrola to build 69-MW Dersalloch wind farm in Scotland with 23 wind turbines
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