Offshore Wind 2014: Scots farming stalwart calls for community ownership of windfarms
Local authorities and government should do more to encourage community ownership of windfarms, according to Scots farming stalwart Maitland Mackie.
Local authorities and government should do more to encourage community ownership of windfarms, according to Scots farming stalwart Maitland Mackie.
Redundancy systems for offshore wind energy would be a game changer for the global electricity market, a panel of industry specialists concluded at the Offshore Wind 2014 conference.
Developers behind plans for a giant windfarm in the North Sea have been forced to find a new base for the onshore elements of the plan.
Scotland's north-east is missing a trick by not harnessing power from the sun, according to the man driving the UK Government's solar strategy.
High-pressure water jet firm Sureclean has invested more than £1million in new equipment to carry out work on the Haewene Brim FPSO at dry dock at Nigg Energy Park.
The Scottish Government is set to decide whether a series of offshore wind projects proposed for the Moray Firth will get the go ahead in the next few weeks, energy minister Fergus Ewing has revealed.
Advanced Finnish technology could be a trading platform for Scotland's energy supply chain as the Scandinavian country looks to grow its wind sector, insists an industry specialist.
More centralised planning is needed to manage the connection of renewable energy projects to the National Grid, claims a leading offshore developer.
German energy firm RWE has warned it expects to take a £330million hit from its renewable operations after warning it faced a bigger writedown than previously expected.
Global energy investment slowed down during the last quarter as the number of new and ongoing projects declined, according to figures released today.
Danish energy giants Dong have landed £6million to develop a new form of offshore turbine foundation which could help cut the cost of renewable energy generation.
Scottish offshore wind development has been “left in limbo” with developers more than halving annual investment in the sector, according to Scottish Renewables.
Oil and gas service firms have a chance to learn about diversification opportunities in the offshore wind sector at a conference in Aberdeen this week.
The Scottish Government has given the green light for a new 20-turbine wind farm and the construction of a biomass plant.
Scottish energy giant SSE has warned the prospects for investment in Great Britain are "not encouraging", after admitting it is set to review its offshore wind energy portfolio.
The UK renewable sector has criticised the European Commission’s 2030 energy targets proposal for failing to set binding country-specific renewables’ goals as part of its greenhouse emissions policy due to increasing energy costs.
Swiss power technology firm ABB expects to take a £150million hit to its fourth quarter earnings after last year's North Sea storms hit its windfarm projects.
Two leading European energy giants with plans to build wind turbine manufacturing plants in Scotland are set to join forces as further consolidation sweeps the industry.
A new £8million national training centre is to be launched in Aberdeen in the latest effort to tackle the skills shortage in the oil and gas sector.
One of the largest independent venture capital investors in the UK is to pump more than £3million into a hydro scheme in the Highlands.
London-based solar developer Lightsource Renewable Energy is currently scoping out 12 sites for large-scale solar farms in Scotland.
Protesters looking for a judicial review into plans for a controversial windfarm on Shetland have launched a crowdsourced campaign to fund their effort.
A new best practice guide to seismic survey work aims to help oil, gas and offshore renewable energy project developers scope out potential sites without causing stress to whales and other marine species.
A new action plan aimed at driving up marine renewable energy systems could generate thousands of jobs for the UK, European chiefs have claimed.
Energy supply chain businesses are set to get an insight into plans for future offshore windfarm projects at next week's Offshore Wind & Supply Chain conference.