Total’s supercomputer is now industry’s most powerful
Total's supercomputer Pangea recently boosted its computing power from 2.3 to 6.7 petaflops1, the equivalent of more than 80,000 laptops combined.
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Tech Tuesday: Students taking on industry giants in open source reservoir challenge
A team of University of Aberdeen students are aiming to take on multinationals Halliburton and Schlumberger on at their own game by using open source software to create new low-cost reservoir modelling for industry.
Blowing in the wind: Brexit storm for renewables
The UK’s renewable energy industry could be harmed by Brexit with the loss of incentives to develop a low-carbon economy, legal experts have warned.
University leads oil rig decommissioning research
Research that will support decommissioning by exploring approaches to the recovery of subsea structures is to be carried out by the University of Dundee on behalf of Xodus, with support from the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC).
Hydro energy developer pledges to minimise impact of work in Scottish glen
A hydro energy developer has pledged to minimise the impact of work being undertaken in what many have called one the most beautiful glen in Scotland.
Energy saving street lights will save council millions
Stirling is set to save £31million on street lighting after receiving funding to install energy saving street lights.
Sub $50: Cloud computing could save oil and gas industry millions says Brightsolid boss
The oil and gas industry could save itself millions of pounds by migrating IT services to the cloud - and the TalkTalk factor may have helped focus the minds of senior executives about just how safe their own systems are from cyber attack.
AFC Energy looks for commercial partners for fuel cell push
Alkaline fuel cells frontrunner AFC will focus on securing funding to push forward its commercial opportunities in 2016.
Amec Foster Wheeler secures Finnish biomass plant deal
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract to supply a biomass dust combustion plant for Finnish utility company Seinajoen Energia Oy.
ReNew News: Statoil says low oil price both an “opportunity and a challenge”
Statoil's head of asset management for Renewables said the lower oil price is both a "challenge and opportunity" for the industry to move into other growth areas.
Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station will be built ‘clearly and categorically’
The delayed multi-billion pound Hinkley Point nuclear power station will definitely go ahead, the head of French giant EDF assured MPs today.
Scotland ahead on hydro power
Scotland’s ability to generate electricity from flowing water eclipses other parts of the UK, new research shows.
Atlantis returns seabed leases to The Crown Estate
Tidal power specialist Atlantis Resources has returned two Agreements for Lease (AFLs) to The Crown Estate, following a strategic internal review of the company’s portfolio of tidal energy projects.
Tech Tuesday: READ Cased Hole launches time saving logging technology
Aberdeen well intervention specialist READ Cased Hole has launched a new time saving technology which it claims can save operators more than a day compared with other logging solutions.
Windfarm project scaled back “to get project right”
An energy company is seeking permission for a smaller windfarm above an Argyll village after locals raised concerns about the impact on their views.
Cyberhawk flying high after £2million funding package
Scottish drone technology company Cyberhawk Innovations is poised for further expansion and diversification after a £2million funding package from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks.
Inspired Energy increases earnings in 2015
Inspired Energy increased pretax profit and revenue in 2015 through organic growth and acquisitions.
Balfour Beatty wins £5.5m Statoil offshore wind contract
Statoil has awarded UK-based Balfour Beatty a £5.5million contract to deliver the onshore cable and substation system for its £180million floating wind farm project offshore Peterhead.
East of England lands 100 new wind farm jobs
More than 100 new jobs will be created at Lowestoft by the marine service company which won the £25million contract to support construction of the Galloper offshore wind farm.
Brexit MPs back Labour bid to block solar panel tax hike
Eurosceptic Conservative MPs are backing Labour moves to block an increase to taxes on solar panels and other energy saving measures.
Good Energy increases customers and revenue
Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy Group increased revenue in 2015 as it attracted new customers.
Albion invests £4.8million in two new Highland hydropower projects
Renewables firm Albion Community Power (ACP) said yesterday it had committed nearly £5million to the development of two new hydropower schemes in the Highlands.
Goldman-backed ReNew wins 522MW of solar projects in East India
ReNew Power Ventures Pvt., the Indian clean- energy company backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, bested the competition at an auction on Thursday that awarded rights to build 1.2 gigawatts of solar projects in the eastern state of Jharkand.
Reactor shut down at Torness nuclear plant
One of the reactors at Torness nuclear power station has been shut down due to a problem with a valve.
Energy firms to be quizzed over future of nuclear industry
Energy companies including EDF are to be quizzed by MPs about the future of the nuclear industry.