ABB launches new energy collaboration data centre in Italy
Digital technology firm ABB today unveiled a new ability collaboration operations centre in Genoa, Italy.
Exclusive: Neptune to reach for the stars in oil and gas exploration
The UK North Sea’s newest oil and gas independent has just started on its mission to become a leading player in the international exploration and production (E&P) market, its boss has said.
VIDEO: Protestors arrested after climbing North Sea platform
Greenpeace protestors who were climbing a North Sea oil rig have been arrests by police in the Netherlands.
CHC Helicopter bosses ‘confident’ despite big losses
Bosses at helicopter operator CHC are confident its North Sea business is headed in the right direction despite losses more than doubling in its last financial year.
Redundancy pain for BiFab workers at Arnish yard
All the remaining shop floor workers at the Arnish yard in Stornoway lost their jobs yesterday as the last structure made at the plant was shipped away.
EMEC and island technology group to collaborate on renewables ‘biofouling’
The International Centre of Island Technology (ICIT) has joined forces with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) for a research project into water organisms affecting renewables structures.
Protest against onshore wind farms set for Holyrood
A protest by the mountaineers of Scotland against the growth of onshore wind farms is set to take place at Holyrood on Wednesday.
Rolls-Royce says its first baby nuclear reactor will be ready by 2030
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc says it will take 12 years to build its prototype small nuclear reactor in the U.K.
Turkish ships blockade ‘out of our hands’, says Eni CEO
Turkey's blockade of ships that has hemmed in an Eni vessel bound for drilling off the coast of Cyprus is a diplomatic issue that cannot be solved by the company, said Eni's CEO today.
Ørsted to collaborate with University of Oxford on wind turbine technology
Danish wind developer Ørsted have penned a five-year deal with the University of Oxford to research and find the optimal wind turbine foundation.
E.ON to hold public consultation on Camster II Highland wind farm
The renewable energy arm of E.ON will hold a public consultation in Caithness in relation to the construction of the Camster II Wind Farm.
EDF’s UK earnings take Brexit hit amid falling energy use
EDF has reported a 33% drop in UK earnings despite hiking gas and electricity prices, having taken a hit from the Brexit-hit pound and a drop in customer energy use.
Phoenix to ‘shale out’ £85million in Argentine fracking project
Phoenix Global Resources has announced that it will be releasing £85million in a new fracking project in Argentina.
Vattenfall’s Aberdeen wind farm brings in nearly 100 Scottish contracts
Nearly 100 Scottish contracts have been awarded as part of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project off the north-east coast.
World’s tallest turbines to grace Aberdeen bay wind farm
Vattenfall, developer of the Aberdeen bay wind farm, confirmed at a public consultation yesterday that the project will boast the world’s tallest and most powerful turbines upon completion.
Renewable energy tops 18 percent of US electricity grid, rivaling nuclear
Solar farms, wind turbines and hydroelectric dams are getting close to surpassing nuclear power plants contribution to the U.S. electrical grid, according to a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Wello’s second crowdfunding wave amasses €2million
Wave power firm Wello Oy has announced that it hit its maximum crowdfunding investment, double its initial target.
Fashionista Vivienne Westwood in ‘frack-walk’ protest against Ineos
Fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood turned model in an anti-fracking protest against multinational chemical company Ineos.
Wind farm helps Highland village get ultrafast broadband
A small Highland village has received ultrafast broadband thanks to funding from a local renewable energy company.
Saipem bags £530million Oman contract
Global drilling firm Saipem has announced a £530million contract win for the development of the Duqm Refinery located in the north east of Oman
Environmental concerns as Scottish energy sites rated as ‘poor’
The BP Kinneil terminal has again found itself rated as 'poor' by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) for the third year in a row, while the nuclear site at Dounreay was rated as 'at risk'.
Scotland and China to collaborate on offshore tech solutions
Scotland’s top oil and gas research and development organisations are to travel to China next month as part of a knowledge share designed to fortify ties and increase business.
Shell wins first round of Niger Delta pollution case
Oil giant Shell has defeated the latest legal bid by thousands of Nigerians to have their damages claims over pollution dealt with by the English courts.
Oil and gas M&A outlook ‘positive’ despite less money changing hands, EY says
The number of oil and gas M&A deals struck globally dropped by 13% in 2017 to reach a five-year low, a new report said.
Scotland ‘certainly a candidate’ for Aker Solutions’ new floating wind farm
Norwegian firm Aker Solutions said yesterday that its new investment in offshore floating wind could see Scotland considered as a location.