Scottish Enterprise to make £4m available for green jobs
Scottish Enterprise today announced the first of a series of grant funding calls to support economic recovery and create new green jobs.
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Taskforce confident of decommissioning activity ramp-up despite apparent loan snub
The joint heads of a taskforce are “absolutely confident” the group’s work will help stimulate an imminent ramp-up in North Sea oil-well decommissioning activity.
Dundee accelerator programme looking for Scottish SMEs to drive decarbonisation agenda
An innovative accelerator programme that aims to help support Scotland’s journey to net zero is on the lookout for SMEs to be part of its next cohort.
‘UK-first’ green hydrogen scheme launched to help decarbonise Kirkwall Airport
A UK-first green hydrogen scheme has been unveiled to decarbonise heat and power at Kirkwall Airport in Orkney.
Concern over ‘unintended consequences’ of Scottish withdrawal of support for oilfield services exports
Oil industry chiefs have asked for an “urgent meeting” with Scottish Ministers to highlight the “unintended consequences” a trade policy shift could have on the north-east’s fragile supply chain.
Xergy bags £425k grant to further develop Proteus digital platform
Technology start-up Xergy has secured almost half a million pounds to help further develop its “revolutionary” digital platform.
Fresh investment of £1.6m secured at Deep Casing Tools
Bosses at Deep Casing Tools (DCT) will use a cash injection of £1.6 million to bring more ground-breaking oil and gas technology to the global market.
Spirit Energy gas platforms to be dismantled in Fife
A Scottish firm has clinched its maiden contract for dismantling offshore platforms at a facility in Methil, Fife.
RAB-Microfluidics secures £1.24m investment
Aberdeen University spinout RAB-Microfluidics has secured £1.24 million in an investment round led by St Andrews-based seed funder Eos Advisory.
BP, Shell, OGUK, OGTC and others launch ‘Manifesto for Clean Growth’
A new “Manifesto for Clean Growth” unites public, private and third sector partners in a shared mission to identify the economic opportunities a net-zero future offers the Scottish economy.
Support on offer for subsea firms looking for R&D funding
Subsea engineering firms could beef up their research and development budgets with the help of a new practical support programme.
Scottish Enterprise CEO quits
Scottish Enterprise (SE) chief executive Steve Dunlop has stepped down after two-and-a-half years in the post, the economic development quango has announced.
US tech entrepreneur urges industry leaders to ‘drive not delegate the digital transformation’
Silicon Valley businessman Tom Siebel urged business leaders to “drive not delegate the digital transformation”, in his keynote address to delegates at ENGenious Online.
$500bn in new project opportunities at Virtual Energy Exports Conference
More than US$500bn worth of project opportunities will be presented by key major project decision makers from around the globe at the Virtual Energy Exports Conference on Monday 28 September to Thursday 1 October (vEEC Week).
Industry veteran honoured at 2020 Decom North Sea Awards
Oil and gas veteran Brian Nixon was among those recognised for their contributions to the decommissioning sector during the 2020 Decom North Sea (DNS) Awards yesterday.
Scotland has a problem when it comes to manufacturing net-zero technology
I could feel the long, lockdown-length hairs on the back of my neck beginning to rise and my blood pressure soar as I read the response of Steve Dunlop, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, to the report by the Scottish Government’s Advisory Group on Economic Recovery (AGER).
Six-figure boost for budding Fife decommissioning facility
Plans to create an oilfield infrastructure dismantling facility in Fife have been given a six-figure boost by the Scottish Government.
Aberdeenshire subsea firm Legasea targets new jobs and international expansion
New jobs are on the cards as an Aberdeenshire subsea equipment firm looks to international expansion, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Exclusive: Ogic activities transferred to Oil and Gas Technology Centre
The Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) has been handed £3 million in funding to help it take over the duties of another energy innovation facility.
Subsea UK ‘making headway’ with engineering hub proposals
Real headway is being made with establishing the UK’s proposed global underwater engineering hub, most likely next year but subject to adequate and significant funding being secured, including from the public purse.
Video: Rennie to oil the wheels of trade
One of the north-east’s key public sector figures, David Rennie, is moving to a new role with the international arm of Scotland’s enterprise agencies in mid-February.
Future energy leaders programme seeks new applicants
Scottish Enterprise (SE) is seeking applicants for its next Future Industry Leaders Programme for the energy sector.
£16m subsea centre opened in East Kilbride
A new £16million subsea development centre has been opened in East Kilbride.
Scotland-Japan partnership invests £21m for next wave of subsea challenges
A partnership between Scotland and Japan will inject £21m into six projects designed to tackle the next wave of challenges in the subsea industry.
Sciencesoft receives £670k grant for oil and gas software
Glasgow-based Sciencesoft creates reservoir simulation software solutions and has been awarded £670,000 of SMART:SCOTLAND grants from Scottish Enterprise towards the development of new tools to support clients in the oil and gas industry.