Aberdeen South MP Stephen Flynn was yesterday crowned as the SNPโs Westminster leader and has been tipped to take a โconstituency interestโ in energy matters, particularly when it comes to policy affecting the future of the North Sea.
By Professor Conchรบr ร Brรกdaigh, Head of School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh
The rising costs and security issues of fossil-based fuels combined with global aspirations to address climate change, are driving the development of wind and solar energy.
Developers secured support for more than 35 megawatts (MW) of new Scottish tidal stream capacity in the latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, in a move hailed as transformative for the sector.
Engineering firm Brimmond Group has announced four contract wins worth ยฃ1.75 million, marking a successful period of growth for the company as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Nine Scottish projects including technologies for tidal power, a new type of wind turbine blade and a low-carbon heating system, have secured funding in the latest award from the governmentโs Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF).
The government has announced it will provide ยฃ20 million per year in ringfenced tidal stream project support as part of the upcoming Contract for Difference (CfD) round, following pressure from industry and MPs.
Simec Atlantis Energy shares have slumped in early trading after it called an emergency meeting to raise ยฃ341,000 to pay out a shareholder and replace its auditor, EY.
Ministers at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) faced a series of questions from Scottish MPs on support for tidal energy, with just weeks to go before the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction.
A new study finds that tidal stream power could reach 11.5 GW of installed capacity by 2050, but that time is of the essence if this resource is to be realised.
Shares in Scottish renewables firm Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE) have plunged after it raised ยฃ2.6million from investors in a placing announced last night.