A senior policy manager at industry trade body Scottish Renewables has warned that the UK Government decision to introduce further "crippling tariff cuts" will hit hard.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s letter to Belgian contractor DEME Group requesting that they “give back to the community” in terms of BiFab contracts has highlighted a potential crisis of confidence in the Scottish renewables supply chain.
Onshore infrastructure plans for a Moray Firth wind farm project have been submitted to local authorities following a long battle with the local community.
Increased renewable energy sector activity has seen the number of vessels using port facilities in Invergordon rise sharply in the first six months of this year.
An MSP and a number of local wind organisations have backed an SSE call for a network reinforcement cable to connect the Western Isles to the mainland.
The UK Government’s decision to end certain renewable energy generation subsidies, including the closure of the Renewables Obligation to all new generating capacity from March 2017 and the intention to close the FIT scheme to new applicants from 1 April 2019 (with some exceptions), has necessarily triggered a reduction in the pipeline of new onshore projects across the nation’s renewable energy sector. As the Scottish Government strives to reach its target of generating 100 per cent of its electricity consumption and 11 per cent of its heat demand through renewable sources, the sector’s long term viability is more dependent than ever on its ability to continue to adapt to this more challenging environment, in order to secure external investment.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has today made a last ditch 'final needs case' to energy regulator Ofgem for a subsea link from the Western Isles to the mainland.
The high pressure system that brought record temperatures to parts of Europe this summer and blocked wind from blowing through the region looks set to last until October, potentially limiting returns for wind-farm operators from SSE Plc to Orsted AS.
Scottish renewable energy firm Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE) expects to award the FEED contract for the conversion of a Welsh coal-fired power plant in the coming weeks.
Wild land charity the John Muir Trust has lodged objections to three proposed hydro schemes in the popular outdoor area of Glen Etive near Glencoe on wild land grounds.
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown weighed in on the BiFab contracts row yesterday, writing a personal letter to the director of the Belgian company who could decide the Scottish firm’s fate.
A former UK energy minister living on the Isle of Lewis has intervened in a bid to halt any potential BiFab deal for the Moray East windfarm going to foreign firms.
Construction firm Balfour Beatty has today announced that it will build the substation for the 1.4 gigawatt (GW) Hornsea Two offshore wind development.
A north-east project could be the “stepping point” to begin large-scale use of technology to reduce carbon emissions in the UK, according to its manager.
A company which owns three wind farms in the Highlands and one in Aberdeenshire has created an online tool to encourage the communities who live close to its turbines to share their experiences.