Video: check out the world’s longest wind rotor blade
The world's longest wind turbine blade has been unveiled by LM Wind Power at its manufacturing centre in Denmark.
Energy Transition
Solar Impulse 2 completes Atlantic crossing
Solar Impulse 2 - the plane powered by the sun, has landed in Spain completing an unprecedented three-day flight across the Atlantic in the latest leg of its globe-circling journey.
AIS to manage Bilfinger Salamis’ Aberdeen oil and gas skills centre
Queen’s award-winning manufacturer and industrial training provider, AIS has signed an agreement with industrial lifecycle support services partner, Bilfinger Salamis UK to operate and manage its Aberdeen Skills Centre.
Total supports next generation of maths students
Ppils from 20 secondary schools in Aberdeen city and shire competed against each other, in teams of four in a series of mathematical challenges, on Friday (17 June), sponsored by Total.
Renew news: Solar power to grow six-fold as sun becoming cheapest resource
The amount of electricity generated using solar panels stands to expand as much as six-fold by 2030 as the cost of production falls below competing natural gas and coal-fired plants, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Arnish turbine work expected to support up to 40 jobs
About 40 jobs at the Arnish yard on Lewis will be supported by a £100milion SSE wind-energy turbine contract, it emerged yesterday.
Nestle to buy all energy from new Scottish windfarm
A new wind farm in Scotland is set to supply half the power needed for Nestle’s operations in the UK and Ireland, the company has announced.
RenewableUK boss claims offshore wind leading “infrastructure revolution”
The chief executive of RenewableUK said offshore wind has been leading a "new infrastructure revolution" in the UK.
MeyGen tidal project is connected to National Grid
The MeyGen tidal power project in the Pentland Firth has reached a technical milestone with its connection to a major power distribution network.
Tech Tuesday: Augmented Reality is an industry game-changer says Maersk Oil
From Google Glasses to ‘face-swapping’ apps, Augmented Reality (AR) is a concept we’re becoming increasingly familiar with.
Dong wind farm maintenance facility to create jobs
A new maintenance facility is to be built to serve offshore wind farms, creating scores of jobs.
Solar Impulse 2 sets out on Atlantic crossing
Solar Impulse 2 has taken off from New York on a 90-hour crossing of the Atlantic as it continues its circumnavigation of the earth.
Scottish government gives £1.5million boost to offshore wind
Offshore wind businesses are to benefit from £1.5 million of Scottish Government funding aimed at boosting new technologies in the sector.
Siemens and Gamesa to form world’s biggest wind-turbine maker
Siemens and Spain's Gamesa have agreed to combine their wind-turbine manufacturing businesses, creating a company with the biggest installed capacity worldwide in a move that speeds consolidation of the industry.
Another floating wind turbine project planned for North Sea
Two engineering and design firms are working together to deploy the world’s first multi-turbine floating wind-energy demonstrator off Dounreay in 2018.
UK’s National Grid should be split up, parliamentary committee says
National Grid should lose its role of managing the nation’s power network and be replaced by an independent operator.
Jobs boost expected for Lewis as Bifab scores £100m Beatrice contract
A boost for jobs at a fabrication yard on Lewis was welcomed as “excellent news” after its owner won a £100million contract.
Neptune looks to nuclear for new opportunities
Energy inspection, repair and maintenance specialist Neptune is looking outside its traditional subsea market towards the nuclear sector as it pursues continued diversification.
AFC Energy gets European cash boost
Industrial fuel cell specialist AFC Energy has received a EUR2.1million cash boost from the European Union's Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.
Scottish steel plants to resume production in wind towers deal
A leading steel firm has bought a plant to make wind towers and large-scale tubular steel fabrication.
ReNew News: Toyota to source 100% of its electricity from renewables
The Japanese carmaker Toyota will source 100% of its electricity for Its new North American headquarters from renewables energy.
Cost of renewables set to plummet in next 10 years
The cost of renewables technology is set to keep falling into the next decade, boosting the economic case for clean energy, according to an industry group.
Global Energy welcomes Beatrice contract win as boost to North
A multi-million contract to deliver the Beatrice offshore windfarm has been awarded to Global Energy Group's Nigg fabrication yard on the Cromarty Firth.
GEG in line for Beatrice turbine bonanza
Global Energy Group (GEG) is tipped to play a major role in the construction of SSE’s £2.6billion Beatrice windfarm.
New nuclear reactor set to begin operation
The first new US nuclear reactor in almost two decades is set to begin operating.