The Neart na Gaoithe project team held four supply chain events earlier this month in East Lothian, Fife, Dundee and Aberdeen. These events were a resounding success with over 450 members of the Scottish supply attending what was one of the biggest series of events like this to have ever been held in Scotland The … Read more
EDF Renewables and ESB, joint owners of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, today confirm the four venues for the project’s series of supply chain events next month. Scottish businesses interested in being part of the NnG supply chain are invited to register for the events where the project team and Tier 1 … Read more
EDF Renewables and ESB, joint owners of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, today announces a series of supply chain events to showcase how more Scottish companies can help support the successful delivery of the £1.8 billion project. The events will be held in Aberdeen, Dundee, East Lothian and Fife in the first … Read more
As survey works continue on the EDF Renewables and ESB owned Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Farm, visitors to Thorntonloch Beach in East Lothian may have noticed an unusual beach comber walking the shoreline. The WaveWalker 1, one of only a few walking jack-up barges in the world, has been carrying out a geotechnical … Read more
Construction of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm is now underway following confirmation from EDF Renewables that financial close for the project has been achieved. Twenty-five (25) financial institutions are lending money to fund the wind farm which will supply enough low carbon electricity for around 375,000 homes*. EDF Renewables is also announcing … Read more
EDF Renewables in the UK has opened an extension to its existing office in Edinburgh to accommodate 60 new jobs created on the Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project. Derek Mackay MSP, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work, has marked the official opening today (Thu 16 May). The expansion … Read more
EDF Renewables UK receives new consent for Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm EDF Renewables UK has received consent from the Scottish Government for an improved design for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm. The updated consent will allow the wind farm to be constructed using fewer, but higher capacity, turbines which will … Read more
In March 2018 NnGOWL submitted a new consent application to the Scottish Ministers, featuring an updated design for the wind farm. The updated design will allow the wind farm to be constructed using higher capacity turbines, meaning the same 450MW output could be achieved using fewer turbines. The maximum number of turbines would therefore drop … Read more
The EDF Group, via EDF Renewables in the United Kingdom, a joint subsidiary of EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles, has bought the Neart na Gaoithe wind farm project from global wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power, following a competitive bidding process. The wind farm will generate up to 450 megawatts (MW) of renewable … Read more
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power has commenced the selection process to bring on board a majority equity partner to help take its 450 megawatt Neart na Gaoithe project into construction and commercial operation. The process, which is being managed by KPMG London, is expected to conclude in early 2018. The NnG offshore … Read more