Scotland

 Water used for cooling a Scottish university’s supercomputer could soon be fed into disused mine tunnels and then used to heat domestic homes
GEOTHERMAL

Waste supercomputer heat and old mines could warm homes

Heat from Scottish university supercomputer to be stored in disused mines for domestic heating use

16 January 2024

 National Pile Croppers’ new depot provides focus on Scottish construction industry
PILING

National Pile Croppers Scottish depot now fully operational

Due to the popularity of its product, NPC has opened a service and operations depot in Scotland

07 June 2023

 The BlueFloat Energy/Renantis Partnership and Acteon Geo-services at the Scottish Renewables’ Offshore Wind Conference 2023. (L to R): Susie Lind, MD - UK, BlueFloat / Renantis Partnership; Richard Britton, global head of Offshore, Renantis; Rafal Libera, director of Business Development – Europe, Acteon Geo-services; Carlos Martin Rivals, CEO, BlueFloat Energy; David Robertson, project director, Bellrock OWF; and Amy Parry, head of Project Delivery, Broadshore OWF.
SITE INVESTIGATION

Acteon's floating wind site investigation for Bluefloat Energy & Renantis

TerraSond and Benthic will work together to deliver survey data for Scottish offshore wind farm

19 April 2023

 SSE Renewables has awarded Fugro a ground investigation contract for its Coire Glas hydro pumped storage scheme located in the Great Glen in Scotland
SITE INVESTIGATION

Fugro supports development of UK's large-scale hydro pumped storage scheme

Fugro geo-data supports development of UK's newest large-scale hydro pumped storage scheme

03 April 2023

 Boskalis will employ its DP crane vessel Bokalift 2 for the installation of XXL monopiles at the Moray West offshore wind farm project
PILING

Boskalis acquires multidisciplinary offshore wind farm project Moray West

As part of the Moray West offshore wind farm project Boskalis will install the turbine monopiles

02 March 2023

 Safety works being undertaken by the Coal Authority at Saltcoats, Scotland, after former mine works cause substantial subsidence
GROUND CONTROL

Historical unrecorded mine workings stabilised to keep Scottish community safe

Former mine workings in Scotland stabilised by Coal Authority after homes subside

27 January 2023

 An 18ACS Grundodrill from Tracto has been specified as the drilling rig of choice by Fife-based FCH Construction Services for its work in the water and utilities sectors
INFRASTRUCTURE

Tracto supplies 18ACS Grundodrill rig to FCH Construction Services

Long-term working relationship results in Scottish contractor selecting new Tracto drill rig

13 October 2022

 Work to lay foundations that will pave the way for the electrification of the Fife Circle railway in Scotland is about to get underway
INFRASTRUCTURE

Piling work to get underway to electrify line to Fife

Piling work has begun to enable electrification of a Scottish rail line

08 June 2022

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