Cyberhawk claims drones driving down costs
Scottish company Cyberhawk claims it has reduced costs for a North Sea offshore company by 50% through the use of its drone technology.
Energy Transition
Argyll renewables firm in funding boost
An Argyll renewables company is embarking on a project to boost its international trade, increase turnover and create jobs.
UK reactor takes first steps towards fusion
Britain’s newest fusion reactor has been fired up and taken the UK one step further towards generating electricity from the power of the stars.
UK Govt’s failure to support carbon capture leaves’ major gap’ in emissions plans
The Government’s failure to support the UK’s first large-scale scheme to capture carbon emissions from power plants has left a “major gap” in plans to cut greenhouse gases, MPs have said.
Scottish firms get funding boost for wave power
Two Inverness firms are among four companies chosen to share £2.84million to develop wave power devices.
Brexit will bring uncertainties over nuclear cooperation, claims Chinese exec
Britain's decision to withdraw from the European Union will bring uncertainties to nuclear cooperation among Britain, China and France, an executive at China's CGN Power Co Ltd has claimed.
Top Trump aides clash on legal risks of Paris Climate Accord
Senior advisers to Donald Trump have been divided over the Paris climate accord in a meeting, according to reports.
Macron weighs up nuclear options as French power giant EDF eyes $52billion renewal
French presidential favorite Emmanuel Macron may have to break a campaign pledge over the speed at which France reduces its dependence on nuclear power.
Solar flower power seeks heat of UK market
The world's first "world's first intelligent energy plant" is now on sale in the UK.
Scots pair delivering Cuba’s first major renewables project
Two Scots, including the head of the biggest manufacturer of Harris Tweed, are helping deliver Cuba's first major renewables project.
European power plant likely to be out of service until August
A transformer failure at a Romanian power plant is likely to see the outage last until August.
Aker to provide CCS designs
Aker Solutions have been awarded contracts to provide the design and technology for building carbon capture plants at two Norwegian facilities.
Trust says wind farm would change character of mountain pass
A new housing estate would damage the serenity of a tranquil mountain pass far more than the Beauly-Denny powerline and a windfarm, according to an academic speaking yesterday on behalf of a developer.
Brexit could cost Scotland its tidal power industry, Wheelhouse says
Brexit could see Scotland's emerging tidal power industry fail to cash in on the commercial potential of its "world leading" technologies, the Scottish Energy Minister warned yesterday.
Promoted: Aberdeen Drilling School launches Plug & Abandonment Awareness course
Between now and the mid-2050s, an estimated 470 platforms, 5,000 wells, 10,000km of pipelines and 40,000 concrete blocks will have to be removed from the North Sea. Can anyone afford not to understand this critical and complex phase of the well life cycle?
Energy business chiefs back climate change report
Business chiefs from leading energy companies have released a report backing a reduction in global emissions in an effort to battle climate change.
Chernobyl 31 years on: Gallery of a ghost town
On April 26, 1986 a disaster that would affect the entire Western world unfolded.
Saudi to tender 1GW of renewables contracts this year
Saudi Arabia will offer as much as 1 gigawatt of contracts to buy renewable electricity by the fourth quarter of this year, a government official said, putting more detail on a program designed to stimulate the kingdom’s wind and solar industry.
Updated: North-east based firm Polaris Learning in US training tie up
North-east training company Polaris Learning teamed up with a US firm as it aims to get a foothold in the American oil and gas industry.
Public inquiry to be held in Highland Council’s rejection of Invergarry wind turbines
A public inquiry is to start into Highland councillors’ rejection of a 13-turbine windfarm proposed for Invergarry.
AFC to expand tech agreement with De Nora for commercialisation of fuel cell
AFC Energy is to expand its joint development agreement with technology firm Industrie De Nora to finalise a industrial fuel cell design.
Achiltibuie welcomes one of first community-owned turbines in the Highlands
A remote Highland community has welcomed the benefits of blades turning on a new £1.8million wind turbine project.
Aquila snaps up six hydro power plants in Norway
Investment firm Aquila Capital has bought six hydro power plants in Norway for an undisclosed sum.
Green project could create hundreds of Highlands jobs
A multi-million pound green energy project in the Highlands could create hundreds of jobs.
Offshore wind turbines to dwarf Eiffel Tower, providing subsidy free power to grid
Offshore wind turbines are about to become higher than the Eiffel Tower, allowing the industry to supply subsidy-free clean power to the grid on a massive scale for the first time.