Supplier plans to cut energy prices by 3%
CO-OPERATIVE Energy plans to cut electricity and gas prices by 3% on average from February, saying mild autumn weather had reduced underlying wholesale costs.
Renewables/Energy Transition
Aggreko forecasting first-half surge
SCOTTISH temporary-power specialist Aggreko said yesterday it expected strong growth in the first half of 2012 but added that the following six months could be tougher.
Giant-sized delivery that would leave Santa quaking in his boots
IT'S a Christmas delivery that even Santa Claus might struggle with.
Festive bonus as energy firm tees up £100,000 for Maggie’s
Organisers of the campaign to bring a new cancer centre to Aberdeen received an early Christmas bonus when bosses at Wood Group PSN handed over the first instalment of a £100,000 pledge.
Biomass boost for Banchory business
NORTH-EAST renewable-energy consultant Jigsaw Energy said yesterday it had won three contracts worth a combined £1.4million.
Proposed changes could blow ill for windpower funding
Recent proposals from the Scottish Government affecting onshore and offshore windfarms are potentially set to cause financial implications for those involved in the sector.
Windfarm group set to hold protest
WINDFARM protestors will stage a demonstration in Inverness next week to persuade councillors to lodge their objections to plans to build turbines on the edges of the Cairngorms National Park.
Farmer loses Castle of Mey wind turbine appeal
A FARMER has lost his appeal against the refusal of planning consent to put up a wind turbine beside Prince Charles' summer holiday home, the Castle of Mey.
Oil giants met Osborne to urge a rethink on £10bn tax snatch
CHANCELLOR George Osborne was asked personally to rethink his £10billion tax raid on North Sea oil and gas producers by the most powerful figures in the global industry.
PM calms MPs over EU move on North Sea
PRIME Minister David Cameron has dismissed fears that his controversial veto in Brussels could make it more difficult to block EU plans to seize regulatory control of the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Advice on the best locations to set up windfarms
SCOTLAND'S 32 councils are to be given new planning advice about the siting of windfarms.
Electricity exports could be worth £2bn a year to Scotland, say experts
SCOTLAND could earn £2billion a year exporting electricity if energy policy was fully devolved from Westminster, according to a think-tank.
UK renewables target ‘blown out of proportion’
NEARLY five wind turbines would have to be built every day for the next nine years to meet the UK Government's targets for renewable energy, a new report claims.
Oil vessels are stabilised after anchors alert in the North Sea
A STABILISATION operation is under way after two North Sea oil vessels lost tension in their anchors due to storm-force winds.
Turbine fire a ‘freak’ incident
RENEWABLE energy experts dismissed yesterday an incident where a wind turbine caught fire in gale-force winds as a "freak" occurrence.
North-east farms powering ahead
SCOTTISH Government officials have been given an insight into the scale of and investment being made in renewable energy on north-east farms.
Fiery windfarm spectacular
A WIND turbine burst into flames as hurricane-force winds battered parts of Scotland yesterday.
Leviathan takes on Sea Jack mantle
Developers of an offshore wind farm off the coast of East Anglia have hired in a new installation vessel to help reduce delays on the project.
Harbour commissioners set to turn on the power at Fraserburgh
Harbour bosses at Fraserburgh have revealed plans for a multimillion-pound wind turbines project.
Trump calls for public inquiry into plans for windfarm near resort
Donald Trump has asked the Scottish Government to hold a public inquiry into plans to build an offshore windfarm near his Scottish resort.
Shock at threat to power fund
A POWERFUL committee of MPs has expressed "shock" at the UK Government's decision to spend a £1billion fund which could be used to help a pioneering green energy project in the north-east.
MoD raises objections to major windfarm at Mormond Hill
The Ministry of Defence has objected to contentious plans for a major windfarm at a rural Buchan landmark.
Councillors query planned location of offshore windfarm
A proposed offshore windfarm would be seen miles from some of the north-east's most popular vantage points, councillors heard yesterday.
MP’s plea on vital role of North Sea
A NORTH-EAST MP has called for the rest of the UK to show greater appreciation of the crucial economic role played by the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Analyst to explain concerns on renewables to MSPs
A RESEARCH analyst for one of the world's biggest financial institutions who warned about the dangers of investing in renewable-energy projects in Scotland is expected to explain his concerns to MSPs tomorrow.