Scotland’s Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm generates first power
Scotland's Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm, located 15.5km off the coast of Fife, has begun generating power into the national grid.
Energy Transition
Industrial strategy set to bring reshoring boost
A surge of offshore manufacturing production could be brought back to the UK under a long-term industrial strategy, according to a report.
Labour promises to make Scotland ‘clean energy superpower’ with GB Energy
Labour has promised that GB Energy will make Scotland a “clean energy superpower”.
BP reportedly considers selling stake in offshore wind business
BP (LON:BP) is reportedly considering the sale of a minority stake in its offshore wind business as it looks to reduce the scale of its investment in the sector.
Energy transition needs diverse talent to succeed
Bringing fresh and diverse talent into the UK energy workforce is vital to ensuring a successful transition from oil and gas to renewables.
Labour talks up Grangemouth skills package, but union slams ‘smoke and mirrors’
The UK government said it is "stepping up plans" to support workers at the Grangemouth refinery ahead of its closure, but a leading union has criticised the support package as "smoke and mirrors".
Ed Miliband denies Labour ‘snubbed’ Aberdeenshire carbon capture project
The energy secretary visited Aberdeen on Thursday where he was asked about long-awaited funding for the Acorn project in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire.
GB Energy chairman aims to create UK Ørsted
GB Energy chairman Juergen Maier has revealed long-term plans for the publicly-owned energy company to follow in the footsteps of Denmark's renewable energy giant, Ørsted.
ScottishPower Renewables submits MachairWind EIA scoping report
ScottishPower Renewables has submitted a key document to planning officials for MachairWind, its first fixed-bottom offshore wind project in Scottish waters.
ASCO is overcoming resistance to ED&I
A discussion with Allison Thomson, head of strategy & business optimisation at ASCO
Tesco signs UK’s largest corporate solar power deal with Quinbrook
Investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has signed two long-term offtake agreements for solar power generation from its Cleve Hill Solar Park project.
Methanol-powered turbine test hailed a ‘key milestone’ for greener North Sea
A gas turbine used by the offshore energy industry for decades has proved it can be retrofitted to run on methanol, reducing harmful emissions by 80%.
Energy secretary talks Scotland investment in Aberdeen visit
UK energy secretary Ed Miliband is set to visit Aberdeen on Thursday, promoting billions of potential funding and policy measures to support Scotland's energy sector.
Carbon capture and storage will ‘grow’ the economy – Hunt
The UK is open to private sector investment in the still nascent carbon, capture and storage (CCS) industry, minister for energy security and net zero Philip Hunt told investors this week.
Cadent launches consultation on HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline
Cadent has launched a public consultation on the HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline, running until November 19.
Should the UK reset its carbon price trajectory?
The EU’s CBAM will negate some of the benefits of a separate UK ETS and increase the complexity of trade. Harmonised systems, in contrast, would create a more effective CBAM-protected bloc and prevent carbon price competition. However, the UK ETS is Brexit’s child, and Brexit was never about cooperative action in the face of climate change...
Highview Power plans ‘world’s largest’ liquid air energy storage site in Scotland
Highview Power plans to build liquid air energy storage plants in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire.
North Star to ship newbuild vessel to EnBW offshore wind farm
Fleet operator North Star will provide German utility EnBW with a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), its first contract for such a ship.
BP profit warning a bellwether for change
BP PLC has warned that it expects profit margins to slump this quarter due to a fall in oil trading and is instead relying on an unlikely source of growth, electric vehicles, to steady the ship this year.
UK Infrastructure Bank becomes £27.8bn National Wealth Fund
The UK government's £22 billion infrastructure investment vehicle has been rebranded as the National Wealth Fund (NWF), with an extra £6bn thrown in.
UK National Wealth Fund to ‘turbocharge’ green technology
The new National Wealth Fund will boost UK investment in green technology, according to business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds.
North Sea confidence plummets to new low ahead of budget
The results of a new survey have prompted Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) to propose a five point plan to Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she prepares to unveil the new UK government's budget at the end of the month.
Renew Holdings acquires Full Circle Wind
UK engineering services company Renew Holdings is eyeing growth across the UK and Europe after making its first international acquisition – Netherlands-based Full Circle Wind Services.
Fennex set to launch extreme weather tech after big win in USA
Aberdeen digital technology firm Fennex aims to launch an extreme weather software technology for the energy industry after winning a significant award in Houston.
PM vows to replicate success of East Anglia Two offshore wind farm
Ministers said while speaking at the International Investment Summit today that the new government will turbocharge investment in green energy technologies and rip up red tape.