Updated: BiFab owners confirm 50 jobs to go at Arnish
About 50 jobs are set to go at Scottish manufacturing firm Burntisland Fabrication’s (BiFab's) Arnish yard over the next week as work has dried up at the site.
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EDF to build ‘mystery’ Scottish wind farm as part of new Tesco power deal
EDF Renewables has announced today that it will build a "mystery" wind farm in Scotland as part of a new multi-million deal with supermarket giant Tesco to provide power in the UK.
Owner denies handing BiFab workers redundancy notices at Arnish
A new threat of redundancy hangs over workers at Burntisland Fabrication’s (BiFab) yard in Arnish, according to unions Unite and GMB.
Saipem has made UK offshore wind sector ‘a priority’, North Sea boss says
Saipem has made offshore wind its priority and aims to become a big player in the UK sector, one of its top brass has said.
French Government could split EDF in two, reports claim
The French Government could be set to split energy firm EDF in two, according to press reports.
EDF Renewables’ subsidiary applies for licence to generate energy at Scottish wind farm site
A subsidiary firm set up to develop the £2 billion Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm has applied for an electricity generation licence.
UK Government net zero plan ‘negligent at best, vindictive at worst’, union boss claims
The UK Government's net zero plan is "negligent at best, vindictive and cruel at its worst", according to the boss of one of the UK's biggest trade unions.
Exclusive: New BiFab deal for NnG project set to create 200 jobs
Scottish manufacturing firm Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) is understood to have secured a multi-million pound deal to provide jackets for the Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm.
Gordon Brown asks EDF to ‘honour promises’ to workers on wind farm work
Former prime minister Gordon Brown is urging energy giant EDF to honour a commitment to make vital parts for a new wind farm in Scotland - rather than have the work carried out thousands of miles away.
Saipem understood to be NnG contractor but BiFab still ‘confident’ of work
Italian oil and gas contractor Saipem is understood to have tabled the winning bid for a multi-million Scottish wind farm project, with local construction firm BiFab losing out on another major deal.
EDF to add Scottish renewables jobs as projects ramp up
EDF Energy’s new renewables arm is looking to add more jobs in the north-east and Highlands as it ramps up its projects there.
EDF gains consent for fewer, taller turbines at NnG windfarm
Developer EDF Renewables announced last night it has received Marine Scotland consent to adapt the design of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm.
EDF rumoured to be floating stake in NnG offshore windfarm
Energy giant EDF Renewables is rumoured to be floating a substantial stake in the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm.
Scottish offshore wind becoming ‘cutthroat’ creating job fears, expert says
The offshore wind industry “is getting a bit cutthroat” an industry expert has warned amid union fears that Scottish supply chain firms could miss out on contracts.
BiFab commitment ‘can only be good news’, says Scottish offshore wind expert
A pledge of commitment by BiFab owner DF Barnes to all three Scottish yards "can only be good news", but the company will have to build a significant order pipeline, an offshore wind industry representative said.
Huge offshore windfarm scheme could revitalise BiFab yards
Nicola Sturgeon has hinted that work from a huge offshore wind farm off the Fife coast could revitalise troubled firm BiFab.
Study of wind turbine effects on seabirds ‘very optimistic interpretation’ of data, RSPB says
The Scottish division of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has hit out against a study published today on the risk to seabirds through collision with offshore wind turbines, calling the findings a "very optimistic interpretation of data".