The UKโs sale of Bulb Energy to Octopus Energy faces further delays as rivals plan to challenge the UK governmentโs decision in court, according to lawyers for the bust supplierโs administrators.
Nicola Sturgeon is to convene a summit between energy supply companies and consumer groups later in August to discuss what support can be offered to those struggling to pay soaring bills.
ScottishPower has applied for government backing to support plans for a 100 megawatt (MW) green hydrogen plant at the Port of Felixstowe on the Suffolk coast.
Hydrogen partners ScottishPower and Storegga have backed Opportunity Cromarty Firthโs (OCF) green freeport bid although the carbon storage specialist is also supporting a rival Aberdeen and Peterhead harbour application.
Iberdrola has commissioned a solar-powered green hydrogen plant in Puertollano, central Spain, which it says is the largest plant currently operating in the world.
The Government must take urgent action and help the poorest households months before energy bills will rise again ahead of the winter months, the boss of a major energy company has said.
ScottishPower and Storegga, the firm behind the Acorn carbon capture project, have announced a green hydrogen partnership to โtransformโ industry in the Highlands.
As many as four in 10 people in Britain could fall into fuel poverty in October, energy bosses warned, as they called for more support from the Treasury for vulnerable households.
By Charlie Jordan, UK Offshore Wind Director, Iberdrola
As we head into 2022, Scotland is set to play a leading role in a new global offshore energy industry that will transform the role offshore wind plays in the UKโs energy mix.
โWe are as passionate about the climate challenge as Extinction Rebellion and people that protest from the outside. Itโs the fire that gets us up in the morning to do the job we do.โ
By Barry Carruthers, director of hydrogen at ScottishPower
We welcome the UK Governmentโs hydrogen strategy today, itโs a clear sign of the UKโs ambition to be a hydrogen leader and commitment to support a new green sector that will create jobs across the UK.
The UK Government has pledged to support the advancement of both green and blue hydrogen as part of plans to create a โthrivingโ low carbon sector.
More than 70 bids have been made by companies for the ScotWind offshore leasing round, showing the countryโs โscale of potentialโ for wind development.
ScottishPower has strengthened its hydrogen division with the appointment of an industry expert, who had a hand in developing Aberdeenโs hydrogen bus network.
ScottishPower's boss said today that Aberdeen University can play a โleading roleโ in answering the big questions surrounding the transition to a green economy.