Ewan Walker News Today

A PUBLIC engagement event is being held later this month to allow people to learn more about a proposed offshore wind farm east of Shetland. The developers of the 2.3GW Arven floating offshore wind farm project say the feedback can help shape early plans for elements of its...

THE TEAM behind the proposed Arven offshore wind farm is sponsoring Sail Training Shetland’s 2024 training programme. The initiative provides young people aged 15-25 with opportunities to learn how to sail, and Arven’s contribution will secure the funding needed to deliver...

TWO proposed floating offshore wind farms to the east of Shetland will now be developed jointly to “maximise their potential”. The move will be bring together 1.8GW and 500MW developments - two of three sites to the east of Shetland which feature in Crown Estate Scotland’s...

THE CONSTRUCTION of floating wind farms to the east of Shetland will not happen for another ten years, one of the managers of the proposed developments has estimated. Project director with the Arven offshore wind farm Ewan Walker was part of a delegation visiting Shetland...

COUNCILLORS have formally agreed a set of energy development principles - including for offshore wind projects around Shetland - which set out guidance on community benefit and environmental protection. While the emergence of offshore wind was the prompt for the principles, they...

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