Untapped offshore wind is luring Japan’s biggest commodity houses to invest in projects in Taiwan and at home, buoyed by favorable government policies that support development of the clean power.
Global Energy Group boss Roy MacGregor has welcomed signs of Nigg Energy Park establishing itself as a “multi-user, multi-sector” asset, with more than 700 people at work there on renewables, oil and gas and subsea projects.
Investing in green energy sources and focusing on efficiency measures like insulation helped Shetland Islands Council make a “significant reduction” in its carbon emissions over the past financial year.
Danish renewable energy firm Orsted said today that it has set aside £33million ahead of a judgement on whether a former subsidiary broke competition rules.
The century-long dominance of gasoline-engine cars will sputter in coming decades as incentivized Chinese buyers and more-efficient manufacturers combine to put electric vehicles atop the sales leader board.
About a year ago, the Nordic region’s biggest lender warned of a “green bloodbath” among wind companies. Now, developers are discussing new investments rather than potential bankruptcies.
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (Areg) is seeking input from its members as it plans, along with other groups across Europe, an international strategy for marine energy.
The director of Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm project has said the development will look to take on up to 20 full-time workers to operate and maintain the site once completed.
A Shetland tidal project operated by Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation has been given a boost thanks to a seabed lease extension by Crown Estate Scotland.
An investigation into rule changes made to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) second auction round has found that it will increase costs to UK consumers by £100 million a year.
Scores of redundant electricity pylons are being levelled in the final phase of work in the Far North on a £1.1billion scheme to upgrade the mains power network between Caithness and Moray.