Crown Estate Scotland

The way in which offshore wind projects are developed in Scotland is being consulted on, with an updated plan now published for views.

The UK and Scottish Governments have today announced a new agreement for Great British Energy to work in partnership with Scottish public bodies to support clean energy supply chains and infrastructure. UK energy secretary Ed Miliband MP will visit Aberdeen with Great British Energy chair Juergen Ma

The Highland Council has approved the onshore plans of the West of Orkney Windfarm – which is advancing a major offshore wind project off Scotland’s northern coast. The council’s North Planning Applications Committee met yesterday and approved the project’s onshore applicatio

Property consultancy Bidwells has been successful in securing a further tenure as managing agents for Crown Estate Scotland’s coastal portfolio following a full public procurement exercise. The successful tender process means Bidwells will further manage around half of Scotland&

Minister for energy and the environment Gillian Martin has called for immediate UK Government action to make the transformative potential of offshore wind a reality.

Turner & Townsend has been appointed to lead a multi-disciplinary consultancy for Crown Estate Scotland’s Built Development, Coastal and Land Transactions Professional Services Framework after a competitive public tender process. The three-year framework running to 2026, with the option of

Crown Estate Scotland’s ZeroFour innovation hub at Montrose has taken a major step towards its aim of supporting clean, green economic growth in Angus and the north-east, by awarding seven key contracts to four Scottish-based companies. The delivery team, which now comprises an architect, cost

Three projects are to be offered seabed agreements for offshore wind projects following Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind clearing process. Clearing saw the ‘NE1’ area east of Shetland made available for ScotWind applicants who met the required standards but who did not secure their

An application process has opened for developers with proposals for the leasing of seabed for offshore renewables to reduce North Sea emissions and boost innovation. Crown Estate Scotland has opened the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process. A two-week regist

FW2040, the Masterplan and Delivery Programme for Fort William and Lochaber, has taken a significant step forward with the appointment of its first dedicated project manager. Martin Culbertson has been appointed and will co-ordinate its overall delivery, help support and develop individual projects,

Crown Estate Scotland has published plans that could see an average spend of £1.5 billion in Scotland across each of the 17 ScotWind offshore wind projects.

Following their success in the ScotWind Leasing round at the start of the year, ScottishPower and Shell have signed option to lease agreements with Crown Estate Scotland – reserving the seabed rights for their MarramWind and CampionWind floating offshore windfarms. Destined to be among the fir

Glendale welcomed local MSP Kate Forbes last week as she visited the community-led renovation of Borrodale school and schoolhouse. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Crown Estate Scotland recently awarded grants to further develop the buildings into much-needed affordable housing.  

Successful ScotWind partners ScottishPower and Shell are set to invest a total of £75 million to help the supply chain and businesses support the growth of the offshore wind industry in Scotland.

Argyll and Bute’s future scientists, engineers and IT gurus are a step closer to making their career ambitions a reality with the announcement of plans to create a special STEM Hub in Dunoon.