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Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm
Seagreen is an offshore wind farm located in the North Sea off the coast of Angus, Scotland, with a rated power of almost 1.1 GW. It is a joint venture between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies, who were granted exclusive development rights to the Firth of Forth zone of development by the Crown Estate in 2010. Consent for the first phase was granted in 2014, construction commenced in 2021, and the farm became fully operational in 2023. The site is located approximately offshore, East of Arbroath. The onshore maintenance base for the project is located in Montrose Port. The Seagreen 1A extension to the wind farm was approved in 2022, with an additional 36 turbines bringing the total capacity to over 1.5 GW. Technology The wind farm consists of 114 Vestas V164 wind turbines with a capacity of 10 MW each. The farm has a total capacity of 1,075 MW, and became the largest offshore wind farm in Scotland when it became fully operational in 2023. At that point, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offshore Wind Power
Offshore wind power or offshore wind energy is the generation of electricity through wind farms in bodies of water, usually at sea. There are higher wind speeds offshore than on land, so offshore farms generate more electricity per amount of capacity installed.Madsen & KrogsgaardOffshore Wind Power 2010 '' BTM Consult'', 22 November 2010. Retrieved: 22 November 2010. Offshore wind farms are also less controversial than those on land, as they have less impact on people and the landscape. Unlike the typical use of the term "offshore" in the marine industry, offshore wind power includes inshore water areas such as lakes, fjords and sheltered coastal areas as well as deeper-water areas. Most offshore wind farms employ fixed-foundation wind turbines in relatively shallow water. Floating wind turbines for deeper waters are in an earlier phase of development and deployment. As of 2022, the total worldwide offshore wind power nameplate capacity was 64.3 gigawatt (GW). China (49%) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A92 Road
The A92 is a major road that runs through Fife, Dundee, Angus, Aberdeenshire, and Aberdeen City in Scotland. From south to north, it runs from Dunfermline to Blackdog, just north of Aberdeen. History The A92's original route in southern Fife is now numbered as the A921. It connects with the M90 junction 1 via Burntisland and Kirkcaldy and links into the Thornton bypass. Plans were drawn up in the 1960s for a new East Fife regional dual carriageway road starting at the M90 at Masterton (Junction 2), which would have mirrored what is now the A921 and B9157 to the Mossgreen area, before heading north-eastward to Chapel Level, connecting up with the Thornton By-pass. The plans were held back until the early 1970s, and were held back further due to the Oil crisis. During the 1970s the Scottish Development Department commissioned a new traffic study which concluded that the A92 should follow the more northern route to provide a better link for Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly before c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind Power In The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is the best location for wind power in Europe and one of the best in the world. The combination of long coastline, shallow water and strong winds make offshore wind unusually effective. By 2023, the UK had over 11 thousand wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 30gigawatts (GW): 16 GW onshore and 15 GW offshore, the fifth largest capacity of any country. Wind power is the largest source of renewable energy in the UK, but at under 5% still far less primary energy than oil or fossil gas. However, wind power generates electricity which is far more powerful in terms of useful energy than the same amount of thermal primary energy. Wind generates more than a quarter of UK electricity, and as of May 2024 generates more than gas over a whole year. Polling of public opinion consistently shows strong support for wind power in the UK, with nearly three-quarters of the population agreeing with its use, even for people living near onshore wind turbines. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Energy System Operator
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is the nationalised energy system operator for the United Kingdom. Previously owned by National Grid plc, when it was known as National Grid ESO, it is a publicly owned organisation which operates both the electricity transmission and gas distribution systems from 1 October 2024. The buyout from National Grid was announced in September 2024, and was valued at £630m. NESO is chaired by Paul Golby and its chief executive officer is Fintan Slye. NESO has been set up as the Independent System Operator and Planner (ISOP) under the provisions of part 5 of the Energy Act 2023, and was previously known informally as the Future System Operator (FSO) prior to the announcement of its official name. It holds the licences for operating the electricity system and for planning the gas system. NESO is expected to work closely with Great British Energy to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in the United Kingdom Renewable energy i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigg, Highland
Nigg (from the meaning "the notch", referring to a feature of the hills above the parish church) is a village and parish in Easter Ross, administered by the Highland Council. It lies on the north shore of the entrance to the Cromarty Firth. The Cromarty Firth has long served as a deep-water harbour. A marine fabrication yard at Nigg, originally established for North Sea oil and gas operations, is now used for renewable energy projects. Nigg Old Church The parish church is an 18th-century building on an early Christian site dating back to the 8th century. The Nigg Stone, one of the most elaborate stone monuments of early medieval western Europe, is preserved in a room at the west end of the church. This late 8th-century Pictish cross-slab formerly stood in the churchyard but was moved indoors for preservation in recent years. The nearby manse is one of the oldest to survive in Scotland, dating back to the first half of the 17th century. It is now privately owned and no long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundee
Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas used for local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Angus, Scotland, Angus, the city developed into a burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global jute industry. This, along with its other major industries, gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jute, jam and journalism". With the decline of traditional industry, the city has adopted a plan to regenerate and reinvent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry (; ; ) is a suburb of Dundee, in Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the City Centre, Dundee, city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated into Dundee. Historically it is within the County of Angus, Scotland, Angus. Formerly a prosperous Fishing industry in Scotland, fishing and Whaling in Scotland, whaling village, in the 19th century Broughty Ferry became a haven for wealthy jute barons, who built their luxury villas in the suburb. As a result, Broughty Ferry was referred to at the time as the "richest square mile in Europe". It is administered as part of the Subdivisions of Scotland#Council areas, Dundee City council area. At a national level, it is represented by both the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliamentary constituency of Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (UK Parliament constituency), Arbroath and Broughty Ferry and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contracts For Difference (UK Energy)
Contracts for Difference (CfD) are the main market support mechanism for low carbon electricity generation in the UK. The scheme replaced the Renewables Obligation which closed to new generation in March 2017. It is administered by the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC), which is owned by the UK Government. The scheme offers a fixed "Strike Price" to generators over a 15-year contract, which provides financial certainty, unlike the wholesale electricity market which can fluctuate significantly. With the contract for difference, if the market price for electricity drops below the Strike Price, LCCC pays the generator the shortfall, however if the market price rises, the generator must pay back the difference. The costs, or benefits, of the scheme are passed onto consumers via their electricity bills. The contracts are awarded using a reverse auction in annual "Allocation Rounds" (AR) where companies submit sealed bids for a project capacity and cost. Contracts are awarded to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neart Na Gaoithe
Neart Na Gaoithe ("strength of the wind" in Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic, ) is an offshore wind farm under construction in the outer Firth of Forth, east of Fife Ness. It has a potential capacity of 450 MW. It is being developed by EDF Renewables and ESB. Offshore work began in 2020, with completion originally planned for 2023 but delayed due to supply chain challenges, the Covid pandemic and "construction woes" until summer 2025. Planning Mainstream Renewable Power was awarded exclusive rights to develop the wind farm in February 2009. They proposed using 125 3.6MW turbines or 75 6MW turbines to achieve a total capacity of between 420 and 450 megawatts. In 2011, surveyors conducting a detailed preparatory survey of the sea floor published sonar images of the wrecks of the two submarines – HMS K4, K-4 and HMS K17, K-17 – sunk during the Battle of May Island in 1918. A planning application was submitted in July 2012. The developers said that the wind farm would occupy an area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
