Plans for Highland wind farm extension take ‘important and positive’ step forward
Plans to extend an onshore wind farm in the Highlands have taken an “important and positive” step forward.
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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.
From oil rigs to floating wind – work starts on Ardersier Port transformation
Multi-million pound works to bring a mothballed Highland harbour back up to speed are due to kick off in the coming days.
Plans unveiled for ‘world’s largest’ floating wind farm in Pentland Firth
Plans have been officially unveiled for a new floating wind farm that could supply power to more than half of the homes in the Highlands.
Kishorn Port unveils offshore wind ‘masterplan’
Kishorn Port has unveiled its new “masterplan” to capitalise on Scotland’s upcoming offshore wind boom.
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.
BBC to broadcast documentary on Highlands 1970s oil boom
A new documentary will be broadcast by the BBC next week on the impact of the 1970s oil boom on a small village in the Highlands.
‘People are suffering needlessly’ – north-east residents join calls for onshore wind planning overhaul
An Aberdeenshire woman has spoken of the “considerable discomfort” she and her family endured due to the sound generated by nearby onshore wind turbines.
Huge Highland wind farm could be turned into tourist attraction, says councillor
A major wind farm could be utilised as a tourist attraction in the far north, a Highland councillor has said.
Plans in pipeline for ‘huge’ green fuel plant at Port of Nigg
In the Scottish Highlands, discussions are currently ongoing that could transform the region into the world’s next energy and maritime hotspot.
‘Green jobs boost’ for Highlands after Global Energy Group bags major offshore wind contract
The Port of Nigg has been served a “green jobs boost” after it bagged a contract for work on what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.
Scottish Government urged to back Aberdeen in budget as oil job cuts plague region
Calls have been made for the Scottish Government not to “ignore” the concerns that face Aberdeen and the Highlands during Thursday’s budget announcement, after an oil and gas downturn and thousands of job losses have plagued the region.
Global Energy Group ‘best positioned’ in UK to benefit from offshore renewables boom, says new CEO
Global Energy Group’s new group chief executive has described the firm as “probably the best positioned organisation in the whole of the UK” to make the most of the expansion in offshore renewables.
Bafta-winning director making documentary on 1970s ‘oil boom’ in Highlands
A Bafta-award winning filmmaker is creating a new documentary on how the 1970s oil boom transformed the fate of a small village in the Highlands.
Caithness wind farm exports energy to grid for first time
A wind farm in the northern Highlands recently hit a major milestone after it exported electricity to the National Gird for the first time.
Renewables industry recognised at virtual Scottish Green Energy Awards
A project helping to alleviate fuel poverty in Orkney and a wildlife reserve in the Highlands were among the winners at Scottish Renewable’s flagship award ceremony.
Global Energy Group plans ‘UK’s largest offshore wind plant’ in Highlands
Up to 150 new jobs could be created under £100 million plans by the Global Energy Group (GEG) to build what has been described as the “UK’s largest offshore wind fabrication facility” in the Highlands.
Communities in Highland and Moray benefit from share of Beatrice Partnership Fund
Communities in the north of Scotland have been awarded more than half a million pounds as part of the latest round of the Beatrice Partnership Fund.
Exclusive: More than £3m of wind farm cash spent in Grampian and Highlands
The bulk of a multi-million pound wind farm community fund has gone to help the Covid-19 response in Grampian and the Highlands and Islands, a new report shows.
Worker sustains burns and falls from height at Highland wind farm
An investigation has been launched after a maintenance worker was rushed to hospital with burn injuries and having “fallen from height” at a Highland wind farm.
Statkraft sets ambitious gender diversity target for UK workforce
Onshore wind developer Statkraft is to set an ambitious gender diversity target to increase the percentage of women within its UK workforce.
Hypothermia, falls and electrocution – figures lay bare Scotland’s windfarm injuries
Hypothermia, falls from height and electrocution are among the injuries caused to Scotland’s windfarm workers over the last five years, according to new figures.
Expansion of substation receives council approval
Highland council has approved an expansion to the electricity substation at Auchteraw, Fort Augustus, but said local councillors have the opportunity to consult communities on traffic, noise and landscape impacts.
Highland Council unveils eco power plan
Highland Council has lodged plans for a hydro power scheme in Inverness that could provide electricity for three city landmarks.
Two wind farms rejected
Two wind turbine developments in the Highlands have been rejected by Scottish ministers in a move approved by the John Muir Trust charity.