ยฃ2m Scottish project kicks off to trial wave power for subsea equipment
Scottish technology developers are working together on an ambitious project linking wave power and energy storage to power vital subsea equipment.
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Highland battery project faces backlash over fire and pollution fears
Fears over fire and pollution are being raised by a Highland community as developers plan a large battery project in Easter Ross.
Zenobฤ starts up Europeโs largest grid-connected battery
Developer Zenobฤ hailed a major milestone for the firm and the country as it switched on a new 100MW battery site in Merseyside.
Grid by community grid, Zola targets the worldโs power problem
Zola is now operating in 12 countries, which Lenihan described as โenough markets for nowโ. The current priority is to build up relevance in the countries where it is now.
Scottish energy storage firms bag over ยฃ14m in government funding
Scottish developers of innovative energy storage technologies have secured more than ยฃ14 million in funding from Westminster to develop key projects which could help store more renewable energy and slash costs.
Zenobฤ kicks off ยฃ750m Scottish battery build out
Zenobe has begun construction on ยฃ750 million worth of battery storage projects across Scotland which it says will help save more than ยฃ1bn in curtailed offshore wind power.
Anesco cleared to build 50MW north east battery scheme
Energy storage developer Anesco has received planning approval from Aberdeenshire Council to build its first battery storage project in Scotland.
Green Investment Group launches new storage arm Eku
The Green Investment Group (GIG) has announced the creation of a new arm built to house its portfolio of energy storage investments.
Masdar buys UK energy storage company
Masdar has bought UK-based Arlington Energy for an undisclosed price, with the aim of expanding its presence in the renewables and energy storage market.
Statkraft signs battery optimisation deals with Gresham House
Statkraft has announced the signing of two optimisation agreements with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID), covering two new battery energy storage projects in Scotland.
Batteries: Contenders emerge for super-solutions
The low carbon energy revolution has become an unstoppable juggernaut as acceptance grows that the threat of catastrophic global climate change must be brought under control.
Equinor makes FID on first commercial storage project
Equinor has approved a final investment decision (FID) on the Blandford Road battery storage project in the UK, the first of several UK developments said to be on the cards.
Starsight, SolarAfrica to merge and expand
Starsight Energy and SolarAfrica have set out a plan to merge and expand into new areas, particularly Francophone West Africa.
โCriticalโ years for rapid test and deployment of net zero technologies
New research has set out how the UK could rapidly accelerate net zero technologies and cut costs in the โcriticalโ years ahead to capture global economic opportunities.
โWe need more oil and gasโ billionaire Elon Musk tells ONS
Billionaire Elon Musk has told the ONS conference in Stavanger that โmore oil and gasโ is needed, at least in the near-term, for a sustainable future.
NewMed signs MoU with Enlight on renewable energy plan
NewMed Energy has struck a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Enlight Renewable Energy on developing projects in the Middle East and North Africa.
Verlume eyes room to grow at new Dyce operations facility
Subsea energy storage and technology firm Verlume has moved to a larger operations facility in Aberdeenshire as it looks to scale up manufacturing capacity and take on new staff.
Equinor acquires US storage developer East Point
Equinor has signed an agreement to buy 100% of US-based battery storage developer East Point Energy, marking its first play in the US power market.
Playing at the energy innovation casino table
Once in a while something comes along which suggests that all is not yet lost in terms of the idea that the UK is actually capable of securing real skin in the low carbon energy technologies game.
Exclusive: AREG to launch new clean energy conference in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) will launch a new clean energy conference in Aberdeen this year.
Solar, hydrogen and storage: a heady mix for the Middle East
The Middle Eastโs oil and gas has put the region at the heart of the energy sector the last 100 years. These resources, plus plentiful sunshine, will see it continue to play a major role into the energy transition โ but there will be bumps along the way.
Africaโs resources match Europeโs demand, but with challenges
Europeโs energy security woes represent an opportunity for African gas supplies, according to Africa Finance Corp. (AFC), although noting the infrastructure challenges along the way.
Energy reality bites as Ukraine crisis unfolds
The madness in Ukraine has dramatically fast-forwarded issues that were already in the making. Soaring energy prices, over-reliance on imported gas, storage which is essential to facilitate the growth of renewables โฆ the list goes on and on.
Crondall and Durham Uni win funding to help solve energy storage puzzle
Consultancy Crondall Energy has been awarded a share of a ยฃ6.7 million UK Government pot to try to use North Sea infrastructure to solve the puzzle of energy storage.
The Essential Guide to Suriname Energy Investment
The Suriname-Guyana basin continues to be a focal point for hydrocarbon exploration and development, as evidenced by CGX Energyโs recent discovery at the Corentyne block, in line with Surinameโs Block 58. Indeed as frontier E&P remains at a comparatively low ebb, this represents one of few global hotspots, with an estimated 16bn barrels of recoverable resources discovered to date.