Global Energy Group fined £80k after death of surveyor at Highlands facility
A Highlands energy services firm has been fined £80,000 after a surveyor died from injuries caused by an electrical explosion.
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Birthday boy Roy MacGregor on new opportunities, green freeports and Global Energy Group’s latest results
Consistency in green energy policy-making is top of the 2023 wish list for Highland entrepreneur Roy MacGregor.
Images: Final jacket delivered for Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm
A major milestone has been hit in the development of Seagreen, Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.
ScotWind: ‘Yes it’s a race, but supply chain can’t be left behind’
Getting ScotWind projects over the finish line is indeed “a race”, a major conference in Aberdeen has heard, but the supply chain mustn’t be left behind.
New look Apollo planning employment push to drive ambitious three-year growth plan
It is all systems go for Apollo as the Aberdeen-headquartered firm readies itself for a “bow wave” of opportunities.
50 jobs created as Global Energy Group lands Moray West contract
Global Energy Group has signed a contract to fabricate components for the Moray West Offshore Wind Farm, creating 50 jobs in Nigg.
Port of Nigg’s new quay ready to play leading role in renewables boom
Port of Nigg has unveiled its new East Quay following a multimillion-pound investment to increase capacity and put it among the top deepwater harbours in the UK.
Plan for UK’s largest wind tower factory at Nigg struck by delay as key Spanish partner exits
Doubt has been cast on delivering the UK's largest offshore wind tower factory at Nigg in the Highlands next year after a key Spanish partner made its exit.
Ocean Winds throws backing behind Cromarty Firth green freeport bid
Offshore wind developer Ocean Winds is joining Opportunity Cromarty Firth and supporting the body’s green freeport bid.
North-east bids to create 30,000 jobs if it wins chance to be a green freeport
Partners behind an ambitious plan to create 30,000 jobs across the north east have called for governments in Holyrood and Westminster to back its proposal to create a "green freeport" in Aberdeen and Peterhead.
Up to 70 new jobs as north east-based Global Energy Group launches wind projects unit
Global Port Services, of Aberdeen, has launched a new division supplying crane and installation services to the renewable energy sector.
Trio of new appointments join Scottish Renewables board
Industry body Scottish Renewables has welcomed three new directors to its board, bringing in expertise from business development, external relations and the energy services sector.
Exclusive: Activity ramps up on Ithaca Energy’s £400 million Captain EOR Phase 2 project
Energy Voice takes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at work on Ithaca's Captain Phase 2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project as key components await sailaway.
Green freeport decision may be just three months away
Tenders for Scotland’s two green freeports could be awarded as early as July.
Bluewater-backed Pipeline Technique acquires Global Energy fabrication business
Pipeline Technique has acquired Invergordon-based welding and fabrication business Global Project Services (GPS) from Global Energy Group as it makes good on its plans for expansion.
Scottish energy opportunity blowing away into the desert wind
“Put simply, a just transition is about moving to an environmentally sustainable economy (that’s the ‘transition’ part) without leaving workers in polluting industries behind,” says NGO Greenpeace
ABZ: Aberdeen’s best connected business park offers newly built, high quality industrial units
Set in a prime location next to Aberdeen International Airport and the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), ABZ is the north-east’s best connected business park.
Port of Nigg chosen for Moray West turbine installation
The Port of Nigg has been selected by wind turbine and services group Siemens Gamesa as its assembly and installation port for the Moray West offshore wind farm.
Hoping for winds of change
With the results of the first ScotWind offshore licensing round now imminent, it is perhaps worth having a wee cogitate about what the sustainable benefits or otherwise could accrue to Scotland.
Cambo and Nigg – A day of contrast
There was a real sense of juxtaposition in Scotland’s energy industry on December 3.
Big jobs win for Scotland as plans unveiled for £110m offshore wind tower factory
What will be the UK’s largest offshore wind tower manufacturing facility is to be built in the Highlands.
‘Ground-breaking’ electron beam welding tech to be tested at Port of Nigg
Global Energy Group (GEG) is to trial a “ground-breaking” electron beam welding technology at its Port of Nigg facility in the Highlands.
50 jobs secured as Aberdeen’s Global E&C wins major work with Ithaca
Energy contractor Global Engineering and Construction (Global E&C) has secured a new contract for modifications on Ithaca Energy assets across the UK North Sea.
£50m renovation of Tummel Bridge hydro electric plant to create 65 jobs
North firms Global Energy Group and Global Infrastructure have been named among the key contractors appointed on a £50million project to extend the operational life of one of Scotland’s oldest hydro power plants.
GEG teams up with Proman to develop green energy to methanol plant at Nigg Oil Terminal
Global Energy Group has teamed up with the world’s second largest producer of methanol as it seeks to develop a low carbon cluster in Cromarty Firth.