‘Defining milestone’: Acorn CCS partners hail Track 2 funding
The project partners of the Acorn CCS development, selected today for Track 2 of the UK Government’s £1bn funding competition, have hailed it as a “defining milestone”.
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Peterhead’s JBS awarded contracts worth £2.6m for its Sea Axe technology
JBS Group, the engineering firm based in Peterhead, has announced it is working on a series of contract wins worth £2.6 million for its Sea Axe technology.
Eastern Green Link 2: Hitachi wins work on major Scotland-England grid link
Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has won work on Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2); a major project to boost grid connection between Scotland and England.
Acorn CCS: Industry leaders tell government to get a move on
Meanwhile First Minister Humza Yousaf called for an end to "dithering and delay" for Acorn CCS funding.
UPDATE: Man taken to hospital after container collapses at Asco Peterhead
Residents have described the moment the container collapsed and said initially they thought it was thunder they were hearing.
‘Electrifying profits’ from SSE Thermal as hunt continues for CCS
SSE (LON:SSE) saw its thermal division – the utilities firm’s gas-fired power plant arm – triple its profits during 2022 as it brought on new generation and enjoyed higher power prices.
Former Score Group boss Conrad Ritchie starts new firm in the US
Conrad Ritchie, who stepped down as the boss of Peterhead’s Score Group three years ago, has turned his attention to North America in opening a new business.
Peterhead’s JBS secures £3 million worth of contracts in 2023 so far
The Peterhead-based engineering firm, JBS Group, has had what it describes as its "best ever start to a year", securing £3 million worth of contracts.
Exc: ASCO to invest over £10 million in its UK business
Aberdeen headquartered ASCO, the logistical and material management firm, has committed to a £10 million investment in its UK business.
Flotation outlines onshore plans for North Sea electrification scheme
Flotation Energy is consulting on potential onshore cable routes that would link its proposed Green Volt floating wind farm with the National Grid, making landfall at Peterhead.
Equinor hails five years of operation at pioneering Hywind Scotland off Peterhead
The world’s first floating offshore wind farm – Hywind Scotland - has passed five years in operation since its commissioning in 2017.
Key milestone for Salamander floating wind farm off Peterhead
A key milestone has been reached in development of the Salamander floating wind farm off Peterhead.
‘Decade of work’ ahead as Lerwick engineering firm expands to meet energy transition
A management buyout will see Jake Watt take the helm at Lerwick Engineering & Fabrication (LEF), as he positions the firm to take advantage of low-carbon opportunities on Shetland and beyond.
‘Urgent action’ needed to ensure north-east is at heart of UK’s £100 billion CCS industry
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) could create and underpin thousands of green jobs in the north and north-east of Scotland in the coming years.
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.
CCS will deliver ‘positive shockwaves as strong as oil and gas’ says Storegga boss
Storegga is behind multibillion-dollar emissions-busting plans for north-east Scotland, including the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. CEO Nick Cooper sits down with Energy Voice to assess the landscape.
SSE Thermal: Investing in low-carbon flexibility
The need to invest in our energy infrastructure has never been clearer.
Proserv picked to monitor cables at Hywind Scotland floating wind farm
Energy services firm Proserv has been picked to monitor cables at the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm.
Trailblazing Peterhead CCS power station could add £1.2bn to UK economy, report finds
A new report has laid out the potential monetary benefits of a major north-east decarbonisation project.
Springtime for UK’s carbon capture ambitions
The Climate Change Committee says that carbon capture and storage is “a necessity, not an option” if the UK is to meet its carbon reduction targets.
North Sea Tiger: One-eyed cat stows away on oil platform
A one-eyed black cat who found his way onto an offshore installation has been returned home - five years after he went missing.
UK’s largest fishing port looks to carbon capture for its next big catch
Fishing has been the lifeblood of Peterhead for 400 years and that’s not about to change any time soon.
‘Significant win’: Strikes averted as pay deal reached for Peterhead’s Dales Engineering
Strikes have been averted at Dales Engineering Services in Peterhead as a new pay deal has been reached for dozens of workers.
SSE and Equinor enter Peterhead and Keadby projects in CCS funding contest
SSE Thermal and Equinor have formally submitted two low-carbon projects into a competition for UK Government funding.
Dozens of workers to strike at Peterhead’s Dales Engineering as inflation soars
More than 50 workers at Dales Engineering Services in Peterhead have voted to strike in a dispute over pay and concerns on the cost of living.