SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, has been awarded the construction monitoring contract of one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms, which will be followed by a 15-year operations monitoring phase. Located almost 17 miles off the Norfolk coast, Race Bank Wind Farm’s offshore array will comprise of 91 state-of-the-art Siemens’ 6.3-MW…
SgurrEnergy introduces UAVs to suite of inspection services
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, has introduced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to its existing inspection service offering after extensive testing and obtaining the Civil Aviation Authority‘s Permission for Aerial Work. The renewable energy and grid integration consultancy’s UAVs or drones are equipped with a variety of camera options to provide an accurate…
SgurrEnergy advises on investment in world’s first floating offshore wind farm
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, acted as technical advisor for the investment in Hywind floating offshore wind farm. Located off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, it is the world’s first multi-turbine floating offshore wind farm. This project is an important milestone between demonstration and full commercialization of floating wind. Consisting…
SgurrEnergy project focus: Optimizing a wind farm in a forest
The investigation began with SgurrEnergy’s Measurement Team deploying a Galion Lidar on site to assess the wind flow in the affected area.
SgurrEnergy unveils its state-of-the-art control center
The SgurrControlCentre is a technical support hub which provides the company’s global client base with an all-encompassing asset management service.
SgurrEnergy unveils new state-of-the-art control centre for renewable asset management & monitoring
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, officially opened its newly upgraded state-of-the-art control centre at its Glasgow headquarters. The SgurrControlCentre is a technical support hub which provides the company’s global client base with an all-encompassing asset management service. SgurrEnergy is a renewable energy consultancy, providing engineering and technical advisory services in onshore and…
Remote sensing offshore: What North America can learn from European experience
As the industry dips its toe in the water with the construction of the first North American offshore wind farm at Block Island, we have an excellent opportunity to review how remote sensing has helped deliver wind power in places where offshore projects are more established.
SgurrEnergy secures construction & operational monitoring role for Merkur offshore wind farm
Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, secured the construction and operational monitoring contract for the 396-MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The scope of the contract includes monitoring of construction works and the financial and operational performance of the project to provide regular reporting to the project lenders throughout construction and for the…
SgurrEnergy advises on acquisition of stake in Galloper offshore wind farm
Renewable-energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, supported the acquisition of a stake in the 336-MW Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK. The Wood Group business provided independent technical advisory services to Sumitomo Corporation. Sumitomo Corporation, a trading and investment company, indirectly takes 12.5% share of the project, a deal which closes in August. The technical advisory services provided…
SgurrEnergy secures O&M contract for Inch Cape offshore met mast
Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has secured an operations and maintenance contract for the Inch Cape Offshore Met Mast off the coast of Angus, Scotland. The offshore met mast was installed in 2014, and gathers accurate wind resource, velocity, and directional data and oceanographic data for development of the 784-MW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. SgurrEnergy, a…
New ideas for improving wind-farm outputs
AEP improvements of 5% and more are possible by taking advantage of improved controls, aerodynamic techniques, a better understanding of local winds, and more.
SgurrEnergy’s asset management portfolio tips 150 MW after Harburnhead contract win
Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has secured a three-year asset management contract for Scottish wind farm, Harburnhead. This project brings SgurrEnergy’s operational management portfolio to over 150 MW of operational assets. The 51.7-MW wind farm, currently in the construction phase, will be commissioned in late 2016 and operations and maintenance will commence shortly after. SgurrEnergy’s O&M team…
SgurrEnergy secures offshore-wind construction monitoring contract
Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has been awarded a three-year construction monitoring contract for the 588-MW Beatrice offshore wind farm. This is the first commercial offshore wind farm from the Crown Estate Scottish Territorial Waters leasing round to reach this stage of development. The construction monitoring appointment follows a successful one-year role as lenders’ technical advisor…
Finns erect four sky-high 144-m hub height turbines with SgurrEnergy help
The first of four 144-m hub height wind turbines was erected at a Finnish onshore wind farm with owner’s engineer support from renewable-energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy.
SgurrEnergy supports Canadian wind portfolio to financial close
A portfolio of wind projects in Canada has reached financial close, after SgurrEnergy provided lender’s technical due diligence to support the financing process. SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group business, supported project sponsor InstarAGF Asset Management, with lender’s technical due diligence on the Zero Emissions Developments (ZED) wind energy portfolio. The scope consisted of an energy yield…
Utah wind farm commissioned with support from SgurrEnergy
The 60-MW Latigo Wind Farm was commissioned in Utah this week with technical support from renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy. SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group business, provided owner’s engineer services and technical due diligence for project developer sPower. The Latigo Wind Farm is situated along the foothills of the Abajo Mountains, northwest of Monticello. Since December, the turbines have…
SgurrEnergy returns to Malawi for wind-measurement project
Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, will return to Malawi for the installation and operation of four SgurrMetMasts, as part of a two-year project to measure wind energy for the Malawi Ministry of Energy. SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group company, will erect and operate the 80-m guyed lattice tower masts at four different sites in Malawi for…
SgurrEnergy triumphs at Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards
Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, won the Export Award at the prestigious Green Energy Awards 2015. The awards, hosted by Scottish Renewables, attracted a wealth of high-profile entrants and provided an opportunity to recognize the determination, innovation, and creativity that has defined the growth of clean energy. The Export Award was reflected an outstanding achievement in…
SgurrEnergy provides technical support at one of UK’s largest wind farms
Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy is providing technical support to one of the UK’s largest onshore wind projects under development this year. SgurrEnergy is project lender KfW IPEX-Bank’s technical advisor on the Beinnuen wind project, which is located in the Scottish Highlands. The technical team has been working on the project since early 2015 and, following…
SgurrEnergy supports Galloper offshore wind farm to financial close
Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has supported the Galloper offshore wind farm to reach financial close. The wind farm will be located 27 kilometers off the coast of Suffolk and will generate up to 336 MW. SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group company, conducted technical due diligence by providing initial bankability feedback to the developer. This was…