Rewards from subsea electricity project will be huge, says minister
A subsea electricity grid linking Scotland and Ireland has the potential to deliver "huge" rewards, says Finance Secretary John Swinney.
Renewables/Energy Transition
Offshore windfarm to fuel hundreds of jobs
Hundreds of jobs could be created in the north and north-east if a major offshore windfarm is built in the Moray Firth.
Offshore windfarm tofuel hundreds of jobs
Hundreds of jobs could be created in the north and north-east if a major offshore windfarm is built in the Moray Firth.
First minister opens house of the future
AN ECO-FRIENDLY show home made almost entirely from Scottish timber was unveiled in Aberdeenshire yesterday.
Campaigners’ glee as duke blasts windfarms as ‘absolutely useless’
CAMPAIGNERS in the north and north-east have seized on comments made by the Duke of Edinburgh attacking windfarms as "absolutely useless".
Fuel and metal stolen in windfarm raid
THIEVES stole more than £10,000 of diesel and metal from a north-east windfarm at the weekend.
£43billion offshore wind spend predicted
More than £43billion is expected to be spent on new offshore wind installations over the next five years, according to a report by energy business advisor Douglas-Westwood.
Biomass plan brings jobs boost
PLANS were unveiled yesterday for a biomass power plant near Thurso which is in line to create 15 full-time jobs.
Oil worker’s friends and family raise £6,000
FAMILY and friends of one of the victims of a helicopter crash in the North Sea two years ago have collected £6,000 in his memory.
Marine energy – all to play for
SOME marine energy technologies are showing signs of maturity but competition is needed before the sector takes off.
Windfarm go-ahead could net college £1million
A WINDFARM planned for east Caithness could net a £1million windfall for North Highland College if it gets the go-ahead.
Fendcare to open second offshore renewables base
James Fisher and Sons has said it is cementing its offshore renewables business by opening a second marine energy facility in England.
Windfarm objectors form group to fight plan
A new action group has been formed to oppose plans for a major windfarm at a Buchan landmark.
VHW hands over first commercial wavepower plant
Voith Hydro Wavegen (VHW), the Inverness-based marine-energy firm, said yesterday it had handed over the world's first "full-life" commercial wavepower plant.
Council challenged on windfarm guidelines
PROPOSED new planning guidelines will make it nigh on impossible to refuse a windfarm in the Highlands on the grounds of its impact on nearby houses, it was claimed yesterday.
SeaEnergy gets grant to advance wind farm support vessel
North-east firm SeaEnergy is pushing ahead with its plans to move into the offshore wind farm support business.
Community power partnership
RENEWABLE-ENERGY firm Vattenfall will sign a partnership agreement with organisations from the public and voluntary sector today with the aim of developing marine power in the region.
Clyde Blowers steps in to save Moventas from bankruptcy
Scottish engineering group Clyde Blowers is to buy Finnish wind turbine parts manufacturer Moventas Group in a deal worth £85million, it was announced today.
False claims derailed peer’s windfarm plan
A LIBERAL Democrat peer withdrew proposals for a controversial windfarm after council chiefs said a planning application by his new green energy firm contained false claims.
Energy show looking like a record-breaker
NEXT year's All-Energy show in Aberdeen is shaping up to be another record-breaker.
Green energy schemes to get access to extra £100m
AN EXTRA £100million will be made available to support green energy projects in Scotland after a deal was struck between Holyrood and Westminster.
Support for geothermal bid hots up
Scotland is being urged to embrace geothermal energy if tests confirm it can be produced in the north-east.
Investment in North Sea energy ‘needs to be profitable’
North Sea oil and gas needs to be profitable to produce if it is going to attract global investment, an event on energy policy was warned in Aberdeen yesterday.
Power giants in green energy deal
Plans to turn the north-east into a global green energy hub have moved a step closer to reality after two power giants struck a deal to accelerate a "game-changing" project in the region.
Granite ‘hot rocks’ set to ignite energy boom
Granite could be about to trigger a second industrial boom in the north-east - thanks to the heat it generates below the surface of the Earth.