UK Government launches £11m R&D fund for localised energy systems
The UK Government is to pump £11million into a new funding competition aimed at the development of community-level energy systems.
The UK Government is to pump £11million into a new funding competition aimed at the development of community-level energy systems.
Enough renewable energy to power around half of Scotland could be harnessed from the tides in a single stretch of water off the north coast.
The Scottish Government today granted planning permission for a 108MW windfarm near Invermoriston in the Highlands.
Global investment in green energy projects has declined over the last year, according to new figures.
Swedish energy firm Vattenfall is to sell off its majority share of Hamburg's electricity grid in a a £460million deal.
Demand for energy is going to rise by more than 40% over the next 20 years, according to BP.
Backers of a £230million offshore wind development planned for Aberdeen Bay are appealing a council decision to block a crucial part of the green energy scheme.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said it would be a “huge mistake” to ignore the potential of a pioneering green energy technology that is due to be developed in the north-east.
The energy sector is facing a possible skills crisis in the next decade due to the prospect of losing up to 80% of its workforce, mainly due to retirement. writes Sarah Johnson. Companies have to become aware of this fact and start acting now to ensure, that in ten years’ time, there are adequately-skilled people to step in.
David Cameron has said he favours cash payments to individual households in compensation for inconvenience caused by shale gas drilling near their properties.
Siemens has scooped a £516million contract to provide turbines for the Dudgeon wind farm project in the North Sea.
Campaigners have hit out after it emerged that hundreds of wind turbine blades may have to be buried in the future.
A record number of people are now employed in the renewable energy sector in Scotland, an industry survey suggests.
Dundee University is to launch a new marine testing centre for renewable energy projects as it looks to provide an extra boost to development in Scotland.
Plans for a hydro-electric power station in a Deeside conservation area in the west of Aberdeen have been recommended for approval by city council planners.
Women in Renewable Energy Scotland is on the hunt for mentors to help women plan and progress their careers in the renewables sector.
The Stornoway Wind Farm on the Isle of Lewis is one step closer to fruition after accepting a grid offer from the National Grid.
European MPs have backed plans for climate change and energy policy targets for the next 16 years.
The National Grid is set to reveal how much money it pays all energy generators to switch off production, amid calls for transparency from a Scots green energy lobby.
Engineering group Availon has landed a 10-year contract to provide maintenance for two Italian windfarms.
Pioneering plans for a multimillion-pound green energy scheme in the north-east were unveiled yesterday.
Cable protection firm Tekmar is to support a major offshore windfarm project in Holland after landing a trio of contracts.
Nominations are open for an award to recognise Scotland's marine energy pioneers.
Wave power developer Atlantis Resources has appointed John Neill CBE as non-executive chairman with immediate effect.
Work on bringing the UK’s largest solar farm to life has begun following land negotiations between solicitors and energy developers.