Energy firms turn to apprenticeships for future workforce as RWE recruits 16-strong cohort
Offshore wind giant RWE has recruited its biggest-ever cohort of wind turbine technician apprentices.
Offshore mooring firm First Marine Solutions extends lease at Montrose Port
Scottish offshore mooring firm First Marine Solutions (FMS) has extended its partnership with Montrose Port Authority with a five-year lease agreement.
Hydrogen demand: solving the industry’s chicken and egg problem
What came first: hydrogen supply or demand? This is a question that has had hydrogen industry scratching its head for quite some time.
Ed Miliband says Labour will take on clean energy ‘blockers’
Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed to “take on the blockers, the delayers, the obstructionists” to build clean energy infrastructure.
North Sea must ‘look beyond’ windfall tax to be ‘open for business’
UK energy minister Michael Shanks has urged North Sea investors to "look beyond" the government's proposed windfall tax, despite warnings the oil and gas sector is "under threat".
Harland and Wolff to go into administration
Belfast shipbuilder Harland and Wolff (AIM:HARL) has announced the business is set to move into administration.
Rovco and Vaarst merge amid Scottish recruitment drive
Subsea technology firms Rovco and Vaarst have merged to become Beam, with the company undertaking a recruitment drive in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
Repurposing oil and gas infrastructure, a geothermal revolution in the North Sea?
As we navigate the complex landscape of energy transition, a promising solution is emerging from an often overlooked source: our existing oil and gas infrastructure.
National Grid agrees £630m sale of electricity system operator to UK government
National Grid has reached an agreement with the UK government to sell its Electricity System Operator (ESO) for £630 million.
Labour policies could see North Sea companies ‘fatally wounded’ in five years
A new report warns that smaller North Sea oil and gas companies are facing a bleak future under the Labour government's plans to increase the windfall tax and cut investment allowances.
Scotland allocates £1.5m for community energy generation projects
The Scottish government has allocated £1.5 million towards 19 community renewable energy generation projects across Scotland.
SSEN awards key contracts for Orkney-Caithness Link subsea cableproject
SSEN Transmission has awarded key contracts for a subsea cable project that will connect the Orkney Islands to the Scottish mainland for the first time.
Grangemouth refinery closure will create ‘significant economic shock’, Swinney
The closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery will create a “significant economic shock”, John Swinney said, as the Scottish and UK governments promised a joint £100 million support package for Grangemouth.
Angus Council: 50 MW battery storage plant bid in Arbroath recommended for approval
Plans for a 50MW battery storage plant in Arbroath have been recommended for approval by Angus Council planning chiefs.
ScotWind offshore wind surveys solve WWI shipwreck mystery
Marine surveys for a ScotWind floating offshore wind project may have helped solve a 107-year-old maritime mystery following the discovery of a WWI shipwreck.
Petroineos confirms Grangemouth will shut in 2025 with loss of 400 jobs
Grangemouth operator Petroineos has confirmed Scotland's only oil refinery will cease operations in the second quarter of 2025, leading to a net loss of 400 jobs.
Scotland invests £20m in hydrogen-electric aviation firm ZeroAvia
The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has invested £20 million in hydrogen-electric aviation developer ZeroAvia as pat of its latest funding round.
Aberdeen’s CUT delivers major offshore decom project in Australia
Aberdeen-headquartered decommissioning firm Cutting Underwater Technologies (CUT) has completed a major offshore project in Western Australia (WA).
GB Energy scouts for office space in Aberdeen
Efforts to find an office for Labour’s new GB Energy headquarters in Aberdeen are under way, Energy Voice sister publication the P&J can reveal.
Massive opportunity for Grangemouth cluster when refinery shuts, says minister
There is a “massive opportunity” for the Grangemouth industrial cluster after the oil refinery there closes next year, the Scottish Government’s acting Net Zero Secretary has said.
Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain
Great Britain’s electricity system (Northern Ireland is part of the integrated Irish electricity grid) made a leap forward in August 2024.
Harmony Energy energises two English battery storage projects
Investment firm Harmony Energy Income Trust (LON:HEIT) has energised two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in England representing 166 MWh capacity.
Green strategy ‘outdated’ and will not create enough jobs, say unions
The Government’s green industrial strategy is “outdated” and does not do enough to create jobs in Scotland, unions have said.
Business body calls for ‘clear direction’ from government on net zero
There must be a “clear direction” from Government on net zero, one of the country’s most prominent business bodies will say on Thursday.
SSE and EET Hydrogen partner on Gowy Green project
SSE and EET Hydrogen are set to jointly develop a 40 MW green hydrogen production facility at the Stanlow refinery in the north west of England.