Fife offers attractive alternative for the oil and gas industry
Spiralling costs and a constrained talent pool is forcing the oil and gas sector to look further afield than its Aberdeen home base.
Energy Transition
New report urges fast-tracked funding for carbon capture schemes
Decisions on funding two pilot schemes to capture and bury carbon emissions from power stations need to be fast-tracked after a decade of delay, MPs have urged.
World first for community tidal scheme
The world’s first community-owned tidal power turbine has successfully exported electricity its local grid.
Apprenticeship opened door to fantastic career, says first female trainee
Oil and gas industry skills body Opito has marked the 15th anniversary of its technician training scheme by welcoming back its first female apprentice. Sinead Watson enrolled in the scheme in 1999 as the only woman in the programme. Energy Voice spoke to Sinead about her experience, how she found being "the odd one out", and whether she thought the industry has made progress in attracting more women into its ranks over the years.
Heritage North Sea oil and gas expertise tackles tidal site challenges
A tidal energy scheme in the Pentland Firth could provide enough power for almost half of Scotland's electricity needs.
ETI to demonstrate novel thermal retrofit of UK homes
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed a project team of PRP, Peabody and VINCI Facilities to demonstrate novel insulation retrofit approaches in British domestic properties.
Schlumberger launches new reservoir mapping technology
Schlumberger has unveiled new reservoir mapping-while-drilling technology.
Aberdeen City & Shire . . . world class powerhouse in maritime energies . . . from oil and gas to renewables
This week sees the UK and international renewable energies communities beating a path to Aberdeen for All-Energy, now in its 13th year.
Solar panels key to Scottish power targets, research finds
Installing state-of-the-art solar panels on 250,000 roofs could meet one-sixth of Scotland’s electricity demands, according to researchers.
RAE warns of strategic need for domestic wind supply chain
UK manufacturing content of wind developments is "currently low" particularly for capital expenditure, according to the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Pentland turbulence risk to tidal turbines
A PhD researcher at UHI says that tidal turbulence may pose a risk to the siting and operation of tidal energy devices in Scotland's Pentland Firth.
Wind to satisfy 20% of UK power demand by 2020
Wind energy can make a significant contribution to electricity supply in the UK . . . up to about 20% of consumption by 2020 based on current estimates according to new research.
UK must lead technology innovation charge in offshore renewables
Greater consensus and collaboration across the public and private sectors is vital in order to tackle the main technology challenges facing the UK offshore renewable energy industry and ensure the UK maintains its competitive edge in a rapidly developing global market.
Rovop – capitalising on renewables and offshore oil
Since co-founding Rovop in 2011, managing director Steven Gray has driven forward what has become a rather neat, highly successful subsea specialist with feet planted in both the offshore oil and gas and maritime renewables camps.
Sir Richard Branson joins speakers list at All Energy 2014
Sir Richard Branson has joined the list of speakers for this year’s All Energy 2014 programme.
UK left with five years of oil, report claims
A new report claims the UK will run out of oil in 5.2 years.
China targets solar power in bid to cut coal reliance
China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, plans to speed up solar power development, targeting a more than tripling of installed capacity to 70 gigawatts by 2017 to cut its reliance on coal. The goal would be double a previous target set for 2015, according to a statement posted today on the National Development and Reform Commission’s website. China also plans to have 150 gigawatts of installed wind power capacity by 2017, 11 gigawatts of biomass power and 330 gigawatts of hydro power. The plans come as the nation strives to get 13 percent of the energy it consumes from non-fossil fuels. Deadly pollution has forced the government to declare war on smog.
Eneco opens Lochluichart wind farm
The brother of London Mayor Boris Johnson made a rare foray into the Highlands to welcome the official opening of a windfarm outside Garve in Ross-shire.
3sun lands Siemens contract extension
3sun Group has secured a contact with Siemens after successfully delivering £15million of work.
Solar farms cash cut plan attacked
The UK government is looking to end its subsidies for new solar power plants two years before the original due date.
EON’s profits fall 13% among prices drop
EON, Germany’s biggest utility by market value, said first-quarter profit fell 13% after power prices dropped and disposals reduced revenue.
Trial success for CET gas micro-turbine
UK engineering firm Corac Energy Technologies (CET) has successfully completed a trial of its compressed-gas micro-turbine energy system.
Nautricity aiming for a first in tidal electricity
Scottish renewable energy firm Nautricity has begun testing its new tidal energy technology which could be the world’s first to produce commercially viable electricity.
Community Energy Scotland lands £100,000 for carbon cutting scheme
Community Energy Scotland landed a £100,000 windfall from the SSE’s Highland Sustainability Fund.
Farm based energy key to Scotland’s renewable targets
Farm-based energy projects are key to meeting Scotland’s renewable energy targets, according to NFU Scotland.