Renewable energy lucrative area for Scots law firms
Scottish law firms are turning their attention increasingly to the country's renewable-energy sector as a source of work, according to a snapshot of Britain's legal fraternity.
Scottish law firms are turning their attention increasingly to the country's renewable-energy sector as a source of work, according to a snapshot of Britain's legal fraternity.
TWO oilmen have been hailed as heroes after they risked their lives to save 150 people from a blaze.
A group of Lewis crofters have clinched a £13million deal to build Britain's biggest community windfarm.
A BOAT with racing car suspension, a giant robotic arm and a vessel resembling a seahorse are among 13 short-listed inventions hoping to solve the problem of getting engineers on to wind turbines at sea.
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to stop Scotland's tallest wind turbines being built near the Highland capital were celebrating last night after councillors voted to block the development.
A tiny far north community is in line to be a hub for one of the biggest conglomerations of wind turbines in the UK, and residents seem to be in favour so far.
THE receivers of a collapsed Scottish renewable energy company have set a deadline of tomorrow for firms to register their interest in buying the business.
OFFSHORE Europe (OE) 2011 broke records in the air, it emerged yesterday.
Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing today threw his weight behind the country's emerging marine energy industry.
Senior figures from many of the world's largest oil and gas companies will be in Aberdeen this week to set their priorities for technology development in 2012 to help extract reserves.
MARINE energy in Scotland is no longer an opportunity - it is a serious business, a major gathering of industry bosses was told today.
A NORTH-EAST MSP is attempting to get to the bottom of what assurances were given to Donald Trump over a planned windfarm.
Marine energy in Scotland is no longer an opportunity - it is a serious business, a major gathering of industry bosses was told today.
HIGH-profile campaigns against plans for two controversial Highland windfarms are expected to step up a gear this week ahead of crucial public meetings.
PLANS to put a wind turbine in an area of Aberdeenshire where more than 100 schemes are either in the system or already built will be discussed by councillors tomorrow.
SCOTLAND's wave and tidal-energy sector faces charges of £56million every year to connect their projects to the grid, while developers south of the border will get millions of pounds in subsidies, indu-stry figures out today show.
BUSINESSMAN Magnus Brown runs Mackenzie Fire Protection, a family firm based at Kemnay. He moved from Aberdeen to a house near Sauchen a year ago with his partner, Fiona.
AN ENTRY from north-east diving-equipment technology firm Divex is among 13 from around the world to be shortlisted in a competition to solve a problem for offshore windfarm developers.
A BOAT with rally car-style suspension and a giant mechanical "seahorse" are among the designs receiving funding from a contest to solve problems working on offshore windfarms.
BILLIONAIRE Donald Trump must not have a veto on Aberdeen's economic development, a Labour politician said last night.
A WIND energy firm has attacked Highland Council for failing to back its plans for a new windfarm near Inverness which it claims would bring £100million investment and dozens of jobs to the Highlands in difficult economic times.
A SCOTTISH renewable energy company which sold hundreds of defective wind turbines collapsed yesterday.
GLOBAL Energy Group added another prestigious accolade to its growing collection at a business gathering in Inverness last night.
More than 200 people are due to attend Scotland's largest marine energy conference in Inverness next week.
SCOTTISH renewable-energy firm Pelamis Wave Power (PWP) said yesterday it was weighing up its options for how best to scale up its manufacturing to commercial levels.