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Forth Ports reveals £50m investment in Port of Leith after landing big contract

Port operator Forth Ports has announced a £50 million private investment in infrastructure at the Port of Leith after securing its largest ever offshore wind contract. The contract is for the delivery of the 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Inch Cape Offshore Wind ...

13 Dec 2024 at 12:28

Rules to curb harmful underwater noise in offshore wind construction unveiled

The Government has announced a series of measures to reduce underwater noise levels during offshore wind construction that can harm marine animals. Developers will have to use low-noise methods when detonating old unexploded ordnance on the seabed ...

21 Jan 2025 at 16:03

Scotland

£150m for offshore wind will create sustainable supply chain, minister says

The £150 million pledged for offshore wind in the Scottish Budget will create a “sustainable supply chain” to benefit Scotland for years to come, a minister has said. Acting net zero secretary Gillian Martin said the sum set out by Shona Robison ...

12 Dec 2024 at 09:11

Charities call for wind farm to be blocked as thousands of bird deaths feared

Nature charities are urging the Scottish Government to refuse consent for one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, warning it could kill and displace tens of thousands of seabirds. They warn the Berwick Bank wind farm would be ...

30 Apr 2025 at 11:17

Offshore floating wind farms to power millions of homes, minister says

New floating windfarms, set to be among the biggest in the world, will create thousands of jobs and power millions of homes, a minister has said. Turbines up to 300m tall will sit on platforms floating off the coast of Wales, ...

23 Jun 2025 at 11:29

City

Wind farm giant Orsted’s chief executive quits

The chief executive of Orsted, the multinational energy giant which is one of the UK’s biggest offshore wind farm developers, has quit. Mads Nipper will leave the Danish company after a series of vast writedowns and ...

31 Jan 2025 at 08:59

What happened in this year’s clean power auction, and how does it work?

Britain’s ambitions to be a leader in offshore wind energy were given a boost on Tuesday, as a key auction delivered nine new wind farms off the coast. It compares with no new offshore wind schemes last year, and ...

03 Sept 2024 at 11:56

City

Orsted slashing 2,000 roles globally by the end of 2027

Offshore wind developer Orsted is cutting around a quarter of its global workforce by the end of 2027 in a pull-back after years of recent expansion. The Danish firm said it was axing about 2,000 roles out of ...

09 Oct 2025 at 12:44

Scotland

Offshore wind factory could bring 500 jobs to Scotland

A major offshore wind factory – creating 500 jobs – could be built in Scotland, an energy giant has announced. Danish firm Vestas said it would fabricate major components for wind farms in Scotland if it ...

25 Mar 2026 at 15:08

‘Aberdeen should be booming’ says Trump, as he pushes for more North Sea oil

US president Donald Trump has said “Aberdeen should be booming” as he said the UK Government is “absolutely crazy” not to boost oil and gas extraction in the North Sea. Mr Trump took to his Truth Social ...

14 Apr 2026 at 21:34

UK urged to rule out allowing wind turbines ‘controlled by hostile states’

The Government has failed to rule out allowing wind turbines to be built in the UK by so-called “hostile” countries. Energy minister Michael Shanks said work to analyse supply chains and the companies ...

12 Nov 2024 at 14:08

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