SSE Renewables and Vestas team up for Viking apprentices programme
Vestas Wind Systems has teamed up with SSE Renewables in order to blood the next generation of wind turbine technicians.
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SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa to produce green hydrogen in Scotland and Ireland
Green energy giants SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy have announced plans to bring green hydrogen to the UK and Ireland.
ScotWind – Who are the runners and riders vying to shape Scotland’s offshore wind sector?
Scotland's first offshore wind leasing round in more than a decade has closed to applicants.
RenewableUK unveils new directors in latest board election results
RenewableUK has announced the results its latest annual board election, including two new members and one who has been re-elected.
ScotWind partnership teams up with UHI to develop future offshore wind skills
A ScotWind partnership, led by SSE Renewables, has teamed up with the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) to help develop the skills of the future.
Subsea UK assembles impressive line-up for new debate-style event
Subsea UK’s new TV debate style event makes its debut next week, with industry leaders and government panellists exploring how the subsea sector can support the energy transition and the blue economy.
Hundreds more UK green jobs to be created after turbine contracts for Dogger Bank C agreed
Hundreds more green jobs are to be created in the UK after wind turbine contracts for what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm were finalised.
Dogger Bank announces ‘revolutionary’ HVDC offshore platform
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has unveiled a “revolutionary platform design” that will deliver a 70% reduction in the weight of its topsides.
Highland wind farms expected to contribute £485m to UK economy
A handful of Highland wind farms are expected to contribute almost half a billion pounds to the UK’s coffers across their lifespans.
SSE Renewables teases plans for ‘significant’ Dogger Bank investment in Scotland
SSE Renewables is hoping to publish details of a “significant inward investment” in Scotland in the near future.
SSE’s first subsidy-free onshore wind farm generates first power in Highlands
Renewable energy developer SSE Renewables is celebrating first power from one of its new onshore wind farms.
SSE Renewables to hold supply chain event for two proposed North Sea wind farms
Supply chain opportunities for two proposed multi-billion pound North Sea offshore wind farms will be explored next week.
North Star to expand workforce after bagging £270m offshore wind contract
Shipping group North Star is to take on 130 new workers after landing a £270 million contract for the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
‘Green jobs boost’ for Highlands after Global Energy Group bags major offshore wind contract
The Port of Nigg has been served a “green jobs boost” after it bagged a contract for work on what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.
Stepping up to help Scotland and the globe meet net zero
This November, the world’s heads of state, climate experts and campaigners are expected to come together in Glasgow for the COP26 summit to discuss action to accelerate towards the goals of the Paris Agreement. Hosted by the UK this latest United Nations Climate Change conference will be a pivotal moment in history and comes at a time when the world faces the twin existential crises of climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.
Showcasing game-changing energy technologies
The rapid transition under way in energy means that now more than ever the sector must grasp the opportunities presented by technology.
Local firm lands multi-million pound contract on Shetland HVDC link project
A Shetland-based firm has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to support the installation of a subsea cable between the island and the mainland.
SSE Renewables battles freezing temperatures to install first turbine at Gordonbush Extension
SSE Renewables has installed the first completed turbine at its Gordonbush Extension in the Highlands.
CHC to support delivery of offshore wind farms from Aberdeen base
North Sea helicopter operator CHC has bagged a contract to provide services for three offshore wind farms, including two in Scotland.
SSE Renewables launches consultation on Seagreen grid connection plans
SSE Renewables has launched a consultation on the connection proposals for part of its major North Sea offshore wind development.
Social and Sustainable Capital launches renewables investment committee, announces first appointments
Fund manager Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) has announced plans to establish a dedicated renewables investment committee and has revealed its first two members.
GE Renewable Energy snaps up turbine supply contract for Dogger Bank C, announces plans to scale up Haliade-X model
GE Renewable Energy has been selected as the preferred turbine supplier for the third phase of the huge Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.
SSE Renewables spends £4.53m on Viking wind farm with Shetland suppliers
Shetland suppliers have benefitted from almost £5 million resulting from the development of a huge onshore wind farm on the island.
Time to start delivering low carbon projects at pace
The starting pistol on the countdown to COP 26 has been fired and for SSE Renewables which, as part of the SSE Group, was recently announced as a partner with the UK Government to support the summit in Glasgow in 2021, there’s no better time to discuss how we accelerate the transition to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Eni to buy 20% of Dogger Bank, world’s largest windfarm, for £405million
Eni is entering the UK offshore wind market with a deal to buy 20% of the huge Dogger Bank windfarm for £405million.