Scottish Government unveils new cabinet secretary for energy and net zero
The Scottish Government has unveiled its new cabinet secretary in charge of overseeing energy and net zero policy.
The Scottish Government has unveiled its new cabinet secretary in charge of overseeing energy and net zero policy.
The north-eastโs new cohort of MSPs have set out their vision for the region, with the energy transition and securing oil and gas jobs among the biggest issues.
Trade body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has paid tribute to outgoing Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse.
Scottish Government minister Paul Wheelhouse has failed to reclaim a seat in the Scottish Parliament.
Scotland has given a ten-fold increase to maximum bids for its offshore wind auction, ScotWind, after Big Oil flexed its financial muscles last month.
Plans for a new Global Underwater Hub for subsea engineering, led from Aberdeen, has been allocated ยฃ6.5million of Scottish Government funding.
As the UK and other countries seek to seize the potential in Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW), the nascent technology offers diversification opportunities for the oil and gas industry and the supply chain.
A plan to establish a โworld-leadingโ green hydrogen hub on the Cromarty Firth has been launched today by a new partnership of companies, including utilities giant ScottishPower and three big names from the whisky industry.
Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE) has successfully installed its Scottish built tidal turbine and generation equipment in Japan.
Offshore components for the energy sector could soon be built using green hydrogen after a study to asses the fuelโs potential for use at Port of Nigg was launched.
The Port of Nigg has been served a โgreen jobs boostโ after it bagged a contract for work on what will be Scotlandโs largest offshore wind farm.
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.
A UK-first green hydrogen scheme has been unveiled to decarbonise heat and power at Kirkwall Airport in Orkney.
A Scottish decarbonisation group has been successful in its bid to secure more than a million pounds to draw up an industrial emissions reduction roadmap.
Holyrood has pledged to give the hydrogen sector ยฃ100 million over the next five years in order to support a green recovery and a just transition to net zero.
The UK and Scottish governments have been urged to set five-yearly targets for North Sea production cuts, using the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to "show global leadership" and "reshape" the industry for net zero.
Governments in Holyrood and Westminster have been accused of having โno political willโ to support a just transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross will argue today that protecting North Sea oil and gas jobs should be prioritised over climate change targets.
Scotland will soon need to take โleaps not stridesโ in order to reduce carbon emissions, according to Holyroodโs energy minister.
A leading union has accused the Scottish Government of being โdeliberately misleadingโ after it indicated that Westminster was to blame for supply chain firms north of the border missing out on offshore wind contracts.
Holyroodโs energy minister has described Scotland as โpotentially the best placed country in Europeโ to deliver carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) on a commercial scale.
A leading union is calling on UK politicians to hold a โcrisis summitโ after a string of jobs losses in the renewables industry.
The formal proposal for an oil and gas sector deal will be submitted to the UK government next month.
An Aberdeen engineering firm is set to share in a ยฃ1.4 million pot to drive efficiency and bring down the cost of wave power.
A multi-million pound Barnett formula transfer will be used by the Scottish Government to help high energy usage businesses cut emissions.