px Group launches energy solutions unit to help asset operators decarbonise
Infrastructure operator px Group has created a new business line which will support clients in optimising and decarbonising energy assets.
Renewables/Energy Transition
Scottish wind farm decision deemed ‘affront to local democracy’
A Speyside councillor has accused the Scottish Government of “riding roughshod over local democracy” after overturning councillors’ refusal of a seven-turbine wind farm application near Dufftown.
Nominations open for Offshore Achievement Awards 2023
Nominations for next year's Offshore Achievement Awards are now open, with new a new lineup to bring greater recognition to the industry.
Eni among new investors in carbon capture firm
Cool Planet Technologies (CPT), a sustainable company focussed on affordable carbon capture, has closed a capital raise at €3 million.
TotalEnergies CEO doubles down on renewables amid a global energy crisis
TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne is bullish on pushing his company into renewable energy even as the Russian invasion of Ukraine shakes up the global energy market.
Norway to raise $3bn from resource, windfall taxes on wind and hydropower
The Norwegian government has announced a suite of resource rate hikes and windfall taxes on hydropower and wind generation, in a bid to redistribute profits from high electricity prices.
Proserv acquires stake in power system monitoring firm Synaptec
Energy services firm Proserv has acquired a minority stake in Glasgow based power system monitoring expert Synaptec.
Exclusive: Hydrasun acquires hydrogen specialist Fuel Cell Systems
Aberdeen energy services company Hydrasun has expanded its drive into the hydrogen market with the purchase of specialist supplier Fuel Cell Systems (FCS).
UK Government expected to spend $470 million+ on geothermal heating by 2030
Recent Rystad research shows the UK government is expected to spend more than $470 million on geothermal heating by the decade’s end.
Yara jumps on HyPilot hydrogen plan
Yara Clean Ammonia has joined up with the HyPilot project, alongside Hystar, Equinor and Gassco.
Inpex extends LNG supply talks for Masela in Indonesia, eyes hydrogen opportunities
Japan's Inpex and joint venture partner Shell have extended a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indonesian utility PLN concerning long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply. They have also expanded the MOU to incorporate joint studies in hydrogen, as well as ammonia, and CCS in relation to the proposed Abadi LNG project at the Masela Block offshore Indonesia.
Petronas strengthens collaboration with Japan on carbon neutral targets
Malaysia’s Petronas has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI), as well as a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), to collaboratively pursue mutual sustainability goals of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
Hydrogen will not play major role in heating UK homes – review
Hydrogen will not have a major role in the future of heating homes across the UK, according to a new review of more than two dozen independent studies.
Sir Keir Starmer pledges publicly-owned energy company
A Labour government will create a publicly-owned energy company within its first year in office, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
‘Offshore wind is the Beatles of energy’, says BP renewables boss
A senior renewables figure at BP (LON: BP) has likened offshore wind to, arguably, the biggest rock band of all time.
Aberdeenshire robotics firm plans ‘worker robots’ for offshore wind
Inverurie-based offshore robotics company, HonuWorx, is making progress on plans for a 'revolutionary' subsea ROV programme to support the growing offshore wind sector'.
OQ emissions rise, but with aims for change at Block 60
Oman’s OQ has set out a number of stratagems for the energy transition, but for 2021 emissions increased.
Neptune, RWE award feasibility studies for H2opZee hydrogen scheme
RWE and Neptune Energy have commissioned a series of technical feasibility studies in support of plans to build green hydrogen production and transport infrastructure in the North Sea.
New partner for busy energy deals team at Addleshaw Goddard
International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has added another high-profile partner to its Corporate and Energy team in Aberdeen.
ONE-Dyas sanctions £450m North Sea gas field powered by wind energy
ONE-Dyas and its partners have approved a £450 million gas field in the North Sea which will be powered by wind energy.
Hydrogen ‘can create jobs and opportunities’ in the UK
Lhyfe, the french hydrogen company that recently inaugurated the world's first offshore hydrogen platform, has set up shop in Newcastle with Colin Brown at the helm.
THREE60 commits to wind market with acquisition of Orkney-based specialist
THREE60 Energy, of Aberdeen, has cemented its presence in the wind market with the acquisition of an Orkney-based maintenance and services specialist.
Indonesia lagging Malaysia as CCS starts to grip Southeast Asia
Malaysia and Indonesia were the first countries in Southeast Asia to announce that carbon capture and storage (CCS) would play a role in decarbonising their industrial sectors. BP (LON:BP) in Indonesia, and Petronas in Malaysia, announced landmark projects in the oil and gas industry. However, while Indonesia has started having the right conversations around CCS, neighbouring Malaysia, and possibly even Thailand, appear to be making more progress within the region.
50 jobs created as Global Energy Group lands Moray West contract
Global Energy Group has signed a contract to fabricate components for the Moray West Offshore Wind Farm, creating 50 jobs in Nigg.
In Scholz’s UAE lighthouse talks, RWE scores a first LNG cargo
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has signed agreements on securing new energy supplies during a visit to United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed.