Ministers warn peers on ‘thin ice’ in row over windfarm subsidies
Ministers have escalated a fierce row with the House of Lords over plans to scrap subsidies for new onshore wind farms as Tory MPs warned peers they are on “thin ice”.
Energy Transition
New green-energy role for Aberdeen University don
Aberdeen University vice-principal Dame Anne Glover has joined the board of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.
Cyberhawk completes first commercial drone inspection in Qatar
Cyberhawk has completed the first commercial oil and gas inspection in Qatar.
Video: Statoil develops subsea technology to reduce costs by 30%
Norwegian operator Statoil has developed a new concept for subsea developments aimed at reducing costs by 30%.
Tech Tuesday: Shell uses 3D printing in Stones deepwater project
Shell is using 3D printing technology to make the design and construction of equipment used in oil and gas production faster and more efficient.
SunEdison seeks financing as bankruptcy looms
Solar energy company SunEdison said it hopes to secure financing by pledging assets ahead of expected bankruptcy proceedings.
Vivint Solar sees growth returning after `disruption’ from SunEdison
Vivint Solar was supposed to be part of SunEdison by now. Instead, the residential solar installer is seeking to accelerate construction and financing efforts that flagged during the failed $1.9billion takeover bid.
Annual revenue from industrial energy storage to hit $10.8billion by 2025
The landscape of vendors offering C&I energy storage systems (ESSs) is growing increasingly diverse and competitive, with vendors approaching the market from different angles and forming partnerships to drive the sector.
US Senate gives go ahead to use drones for oil and gas inspections
The United States senate has authorised the use of drones to help monitor oil and gas facilities.
Wind turbines contribute to 80% drop in bird species, charity claims
Wind turbines have contributed to an 80% drop in the number of a protected bird species, a charity has warned.
TVO applies for operating licence on nuclear reactor
Finland's Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) applied for an operating licence for the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor on Thursday, taking aim at a 2018 start-up, nine years later than planned.
BP chief exec dismisses claims of renewables u-turn
BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley today rejected claims the oil giant had gone backwards on renewables.
Renew News: Statoil launches survey work on Hywind project
Statoil is preparing to launch its seabed and UXO surveys along the cable route and project area of its 30MW Hywind project off the coast of Aberdeenshire.
A £240m energy efficiency scheme delivered ‘negligible’ savings
A flagship home energy efficiency policy which cost taxpayers £240 million failed to deliver energy and carbon savings, the National Audit Office has said. Improving energy efficiency in the UK’s 27 million homes, which are responsible for more than a quarter of the country’s energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions, is seen as key to tackling climate change, energy security and fuel poverty.
Video: Disney’s new solar plant is a Mickey Mouse operation
Solar panels that will help with the power needs of Walt Disney World are shaped like the famous ears of the mouse that started the Disney enterprise.
React Energy gets go-ahead for biomass facility
Renewable energy developer React Energy has secured planning permission for the Clay Cross Biomass project in Derbyshire.
Tech Tuesday: Bio fluid could free up millions of extra North Sea barrels
An oil and gas entrepreneur is aiming to use a bio degradable lubricant injected into ageing North Sea wells to help free up millions of extra barrels of oil.
Enel begins building its largest US windfarm
The massive 400 MW Cimarron Bend wind project in Clark County, Kansas will be Enel Green Power's largest wind farm built so far..
ExxonMobil and Mitsubishi team-up for gas turbines
ExxonMobil and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have formed a partnership to develop and explore new applications for their latest H-100 gas turbines as well as develop compressor technologies to reduce liquefied natural gas (LNG) unit costs.
Atlantis gets £2million investor in Sound of Islay project
Tidal power specialist Atlantis Resources has sold a minority stake in its Scottish tidal development company to marine construction firm DEME for £2million, to boost its Sound of Islay project .
Aberdeen’s hydrogen buses help swing BOC fuel cell deal for ITM Power
Aberdeen's hydrogen bus project has proved influential in storage and fuel company ITM Power signeing an agreement with BOC for the installation of infrastructure at its electrolyser-based hydrogen refuelling stations for passenger cars.
Edenville chairman quits
Coal to power developer Edenville Energy has confirmed that Sally Schofield has resigned as a non-executive chairman with the company.
Renewable energy capacity expands
Renewable energy generation capacity expanded last year by 8.3% to 1,985gigawatts globally.
Good Energy has issue with Ecotricity’s green power claims
Good Energy, the Wiltshire-based, renewable electricity and gas supplier is to challenge the advertising watchdog's ruling on the claims by Ecotricity that is supply’s “Britain’s greenest energy”.
Mytrah gets $175million to further its renewables push
Mytrah Energy has secured a new $175million loan facility that will help push its generation capacity to more than 1,000MW within 12 months.