Siemens Gamesa Hull workers accept pay rise
Siemens Gamesa has agreed to give around 300 workers at its wind turbine facility in Hull a pay rise, averting the need for industrial action.
Energy Transition
Inverness firm 4C Engineering wins £260k from two wave energy competitions
Inverness firm 4C Engineering has received close to £260,000 from two separate wave energy funding competitions organised by the Scottish and US governments.
Already starving, GB Energy staggers into life
Great British Energy will be a publicly-owned energy company, designed to drive clean energy deployment, boost energy independence, create jobs and ensure UK taxpayers, billpayers and communities reap the benefits of clean, secure, home-grown energy.
ONS to ‘imagine’ the possibilities of an energy transition during 50 year celebration
ONS conference president Leif Johan Sevland talks through his show's theme and how the energy sector has chnaged since 2022.
ScottishPower owner snaps up majority stake in North of England power network for £2.1b
Spain’s Iberdrola announced on August 2 that it had agreed to acquire 88% of the UK’s Electricity North West (ENW) for an equity value of €2.5b (£2.1b).
Renewables boost Engie first half results despite drop in revenues
French power company Engie saw a strong renewables performance in the first half of the year despite declining revenues.
Days are numbered for grid connection ‘braggerwatts’
TMO4+ queue reform will revolutionise outdated grid connection process and clear the way for renewable energy.
RWE backing for UKOG hydrogen boosts shares
RWE's "letter of support" for UKOG's hydrogen storage scheme will increase its chances for UK government funding.
AR6 budget boost could add extra 1GW of offshore wind capacity
The recently announced budget boost for the upcoming Allocation Round 6 (AR6) renewable auction could bring in over 1GW of extra offshore wind capacity.
Harland and Wolff saved by loan extension but CEO jumps ship
The deal with US lenders has staved off the firm's potential collapse.
Labour Government brings opportunities and changes for our energy industry
Labour’s manifesto called for Britain to become a "clean energy superpower" and they have wasted no time in reaffirming their policies and priorities.
INTERVIEW: EET Fuels head of low carbon transition, Marcos Matijasevich
Energy Voice speaks to EET Fuels' Marcos Matijasevich on how plans for the word's first decarbonised refinery will help the UK meet targets for carbon capture, hydrogen production and the low-carbon fuels of the future.
Ossian developers submit consent application for 3.6GW floating wind farm
The developers of the 3.6GW Ossian floating wind farm have submitted a consent application to the Scottish Government to build the project.
Net zero transition needs significant investment to avoid failure, report warns
Scotland’s route to net zero must include significant investment to avoid failure, a report has warned.
UK government ups AR6 renewable energy budget to £1.5 billion
Offshore wind developers will vie for £1.1 billion in funding under AR6, with budget boosts for floating wind and tidal projects as well.
Kintore-based Brimmond ‘exceeds expectations’ with record breaking year
The Aberdeenshire firm has also grown its headcount from 40 to 52 employees in the past year.
Securing Grangemouth future is key test of just transition process, union warns
Securing the future of the Grangemouth refinery is “one of the greatest tests the just transition process will ever face”, a union has said ahead of a march calling for its lifespan to be extended.
BP reports £2.2billion quarterly profit and another £1.36bn for shareholders
Oil major BP (LON:BP) beat forecasts reporting "strong" profits and a boon for shareholders as confirmed investment in new oil and gas project in the Gulf of Mexico and scaled back plans to develop low carbon jet fuel.
Is Scotland on the verge of a vanadium battery manufacturing boom?
Motherwell may not be the first place that comes to mind when speaking of the UK's renewable energy transition, but it could soon be at the forefront of a promising battery storage technology: vanadium flow batteries (VFBs)
ScottishPower boss hopes to double UK energy investment by 2030
ScottishPower’s boss has said he hopes to double the firm’s investments in UK energy projects to as much as £24 billion if Labour’s policy changes pay off.
City council failed in its legal obligations on ETZ plans, court told
A lawyer representing campaigners against proposals to industrialise part of an Aberdeen park has told the Court of Session that Aberdeen City Council failed in its legal duty to perform an impact assessment on the plans.
Energy watchdog outlines steps to drive flexible power use
Britain’s energy watchdog has announced moves to help drive flexible electricity use as the UK increasingly switches to wind and solar power under aims to make savings of up to around £70 billion by 2050.
Apollo completes sea trials of renewable energy quick connection system in Orkney
Apollo has completed sea trials of an innovative system which allows marine vessels to quickly connect to offshore renewable energy infrastructure.
Aberdeen’s OEG acquires offshore wind services business OPS Wind
Aberdeen-headquartered global offshore services provider OEG Energy Group has acquired Liverpool-based Offshore Painting Services (OPS) Wind.
Aberdeen-based Centurion reveals ‘record’ year of buying non-oil and gas firms
The rentals specialist plans to keep buying more businesses around the globe in "critical industries" in "complex, challenging and remote locations".