Renew news: Chile has so much solar energy it’s giving it away for free
Chile’s solar industry has expanded so quickly that it’s giving electricity away for free.
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Record year globally for renewables, report says
Last year saw record investment and installation of renewables such as solar and wind power worldwide, a report has said.
OGIC seminars target oil and gas innovators
Funding for innovation and protecting intellectual property in the oil and gas industry will be the focus for two Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) seminars being run in partnership with Heriot-Watt University.
School pupils head to NASA for finals of ROV competition
A team of Aberdeenshire school pupils are preparing to head to NASA in Houston for the finals of a competition to design and build subsea remote operated vehicle.
Intelligent Energy loss widens to £67million
Losses at clean power technology firm Intelligent Energy have widened to £67.3m for the six months to the end of March as the company looks to refocus on small to medium sized off-grid devices.
European Centre of Technology finds funds to support oil worker retraining
A Scottish training centre has secured funding to help oil and gas workers adapt their skills for careers in different sectors. The European Centre of Technology (ECT), which is based at Napier University in Edinburgh, said the cash boost had come from the Galileo Project, an Italian scheme that was set up in 1975 to help pay for different types of training. The funding will be used to cover half of the cost of the ECT’s courses in management, engineering, finance and renewable-energy.
Tech Tuesday: Maersk engineers swap out spanners for i-Pads
The modern oil and gas engineer is as likely to be found using an tablet computer as a they are a socket and wrench on Maersk's new Culzean platform - which will be one of the most modern in the North Sea.
Second turbine launched at EDF’s tidal project
A second turbine bound for EDF'S Paimpol-Brehat tidal array has been successfully deployed by OpenHydro.
Scottish team supports Mexico carbon capture initiative
Scottish and Mexican scientists are working together to help support Mexico's efforts to develop carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) capacity.
ACE Winches donates equipment to training programme
Deck machinery specialist, ACE Winches has donated a range of hydraulic pumps to help the next generation of engineers improve their skills.
Optima Asset Maintenance agrees partnership deal with US firm
Aberdeen engineering consultancy Optima Asset Maintenance Solutions has agreed a second partnership agreement in less than a month as the newly formed business establishes itself.
Infinis to be sold-off in parts
Renewable energy producer Infinis is set to be sold-off in parts.
Clean energy to take bigger share of electricity market by 2030
Renewable energy will account for 40 percent of electricity output capacity by 2030, almost double today’s market share, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Tide turning for Atlantis as company reports profit
Atlantis Resources, the company behind the ground-breaking MeyGen tidal power project off the Scottish coast, has reported its first profit with its chief executive hailing the firm's "amazing progress" during 2015.
French unions deliver new blow to Hinkley Point nuclear power scheme
The Hinkley Point nuclear power station project suffered a fresh setback as it emerged trade unions are “unlikely” to back the scheme, which is being developed by French energy giant EDF.
AGL eyes power storage in 1,000 homes to tap solar surge
AGL Energy Ltd. plans to announce a program within a few months to roll out about 1,000 power-storage systems for Australian homes with rooftop solar panels amid forecasts that falling prices will stimulate demand.
Renew News: Shell risks dividend payments with quick switch to renewables
Oil major Shell cannot switch too quickly to producing renewable energy without risking its dividend payments according to its chief executive.
Fugro provides safer drilling for BP in strong Caribbean currents
Fugro has delivered a spectrum of services to BP Trinidad and Tobago to allow safer drilling and completion of five subsea wells in an area of strong currents.
Investec arranges refinancing of 40MW Canadian Solar UK portfolio
Investec Bank said has arranged a long term financing of a portfolio of four UK projects totalling 40MW owned by Canadian Solar.
Glasgow terror plot cop warns terrorism still a threat to oil and gas firms
Oil and gas companies have been urged prepare for the worst and never thing terrorism attacks will not happen to them, by the man who investigated the Glasgow airport bombing attempt.
WES and Emec join forces to lessons from the past
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) and the European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) have teamed up for research which aims to capture the “wealth of knowledge and experience” gained from testing marine renewables devices around Orkney.
Scottish windfarm to create 900 jobs
Construction on a £2.6billion windfarm in the Moray Firth will start next year.
Updated: EDF boss says vote to leave EU would not affect Hinkely Point nuclear plans
The chief executive of French energy giant EDF today insisted its multibillion-pound plans for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point would not be affected if the UK votes to leave the EU.
Former head of SAS says cyber security is “clear and present danger” to oil industry
The former head of Britain's elite SAS regiment said cyber attackers pose a clear and present danger to energy sector, with countries and compnaies at risk from crippling assaults on their infrastructure and systems.
Dutch pension fund criticises Shell
Dutch pension fund PGGM criticised oil major Shell ahead of its annual meeting.