£5m lending package puts wind in the sails at Leask services firm
An Orkney-based marine services company has set a course to double the size of its business thanks to £5.3m from lenders.
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Orkney renewables firm takes centre stage at UK’s first major music event since Covid-19
An Orkney renewable energy contractor took centre stage last week at the UK’s first major music event since the start of the pandemic.
Mocean Energy hoping to offer renewables solution to subsea problems
Integrating renewables with oil and gas operations will be fundamental to cutting emissions and maintaining the North Sea’s social licence to continue producing hydrocarbons.
Mocean wave energy device to undergo final checks ahead of voyage to Orkney
Scottish firm Mocean Energy is preparing to send its Blue X wave energy prototype to Orkney for sea trials next month.
Orkney cable fault sparks concerns about reliability of planned Shetland HVDC link
A local campaign group has raised concerns about plans to install a giant power cable between Shetland and the Scottish mainland, after a similar project hit difficulties.
EMEC to explore floating wind and hydrogen collaboration in Scotland and France
An Orkney-based renewables research centre will join a consortium exploring the opportunities for the floating wind and hydrogen supply chains in Scotland and France.
Orkney pioneers show way with low-carbon flight test centre plan
Orkney is to become a “living laboratory” in a £3.7 million scheme to establish the UK’s first operationally-based low-carbon flight test centre.
Hydrogen ambition welcome, but let’s not claim world leadership in advance
Hydrogen is the new Holy Grail. The UK Government’s Energy White Paper gives it 175 references, three times the number for offshore wind and 10 times more than new nuclear.
ReFLEX Orkney launches ‘ground-breaking’ green energy services
A “ground-breaking” new local energy company has been launched in Orkney as part of plans to support the “green industrial revolution”.
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.
Crown Estate Scotland tendering £40K contract to study whether oil platforms can be reused for hydrogen
Crown Estate Scotland is tendering a £40,000 contract for a study into whether oil platforms can be reused to produce hydrogen.
Scottish start-up Mocean Energy raises £850K to bring wave power to subsea oil and gas
Scottish start-up Mocean Energy has raised £850,000 for a new technology to bring wave power to subsea oil and gas.
EMEC progresses plans for green hydrogen tidal scheme off Orkney
A pioneering EMEC project to produce of green hydrogen via tidal power off Orkney has taken a step forward with the purchase of a special battery to help power it.
Exclusive: ‘World first’ floating green hydrogen project coming to Aberdeen
Aberdeen has been selected as the home for the “world’s first” offshore floating facility to produce green hydrogen.
Green energy key to restoring economy post-pandemic
Investment in green-energy projects is crucial to Scotland’s economic recovery post COVID-19.
New wave of work for Fife fabricator AJS
Fife fabrication firm AJS Production has returned to work to complete a 30-tonne wave machine which will take to the seas this year.
Edinburgh firm picked to upgrade Orkney hydrogen plant
Clean energy solutions provider H2Tec will carry out key upgrades to the European Marine Energy Centre's (Emec's) hydrogen production plant in Orkney.
Novel solutions to play a big role in hydrogen’s future
The road to large-scale hydrogen production is likely to be long and riddled with tough challenges, particularly if it is to become a fixture offshore.
RMT Union and MP Carmichael call for government action on ‘ignored’ offshore workers
Offshore union RMT has claimed the government is “ignoring” oil and gas workers during the “national crisis” of the coronavirus outbreak, and written to the Chancellor for action.
Fife firm set to make a splash with pioneering new wave energy project
Pioneering new wave technology, which could revolutionise the way in which we capture energy from the sea, is being created in Fife.
Orkney to get attractive local energy tariff through £28.5m scheme
An “attractive local energy tariff” is to be launched in Orkney this year after a £28.5 million “world first” scheme to maximise the benefits of the islands’ renewable power production for residents was given the go-ahead for its next stage of development.
Offshore hydrogen production: Am I missing something?
Along with renewables, energy efficiency, nuclear, land reform, BECCS, biofuels and batteries I am convinced that hydrogen will be key enabler to deliver net zero.
‘Zero-emissions’ test flight to take place on Orkney
A "zero-emissions" test flight will take place out of Orkney in a bid to bring the UK a step closer to decarbonising air travel.
Fish-inspired technology could save up to £50K on seabed scans
Aberdeen-headquartered Hydro Group has completed trials of a new technology which could save tens of thousands of pounds on costs of scanning the seabed.
Leonardo DiCaprio to shine spotlight on Orkney’s clean energy efforts
A film produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio will shine a spotlight on Orkney’s pioneering marine energy work when it premieres this month.