Wind power could supply up to 12% of global electricity by 2020, creating 1.4million new jobs and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 1.5billion tons per year, more than 5 times today's level, according to new research.
Just before Christmas, the planning application for the huge 1.2GW (gigawatt), Round Three East Anglia development off the coast of Anglia was submitted.
Fugro Atlantic has been appointed to undertake a geological and geophysical survey for the Virginia Wind Energy Area for the state of Virginia in the US.
Demand for access to wave and tidal test sites at the European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) has never been higher as the Orkney facility gears up for its 10th anniversary year.
Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum says that a £989million project to bring on stream two UK oil fields which was given the go-ahead this week will produce over 200 jobs, and a significant amount of supply, engineering and construction work.
The UK Government has given the go-ahead for hydraulic fracturing for shale gas to resume after moves by Cuadrilla to exploit the unconventional gas in Lancashire was put on hold 18 months ago when the process caused two small earthquakes.
Scrabster Harbour Trust has announced delivery of the first phase of its wide-ranging harbour redevelopment programme aimed at providing logistical support for the oil and gas developments on the Atlantic Frontier, and the marine renewable opportunities in the Pentland Firth.
Scaling up the production of biofuels made from algae to meet at least 5% (about 39billion litres) of US transportation fuel needs would place unsustainable demands on energy, water, and nutrients, warns the US's National Research Council.