The arrival of two giant subsea structures in the Cromarty Firth was hailed as the start of an offshore windfarm boom in the Highlands. Growth in the sector is expected provide hundreds of new jobs in the area and give the local economy a massive boost.
Shale gas produced in the UK could provide more than a third of the nation’s gas supplies within 20 years, a report has found.
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have designed integrated circuits that can survive at temperatures greater than 350C (some 660F).
Three of Scotland's most senior judges have paved the way for a massive windfarm to be built in the northern isles. Their ruling on the 103-turbine Viking scheme followed a legal challenge from campaign group Sustainable Shetland - which objected to a Scottish Government decision to grant planning consent two years ago. Yesterday, Lord Brodie delivered the judgment of the Inner House of the Court of Session, which upheld SNP ministers' position.
A windfarm company which was refused planning permission to erect a windspeed testing mast on an Inverness-shire hillside it earmarked for a windfarm, is trying to obtain the data from other sources.
Aberdeenshire energy services firm 3sun Group has won a £1million marine operations and management contract with Statoil.
Labour has unveiled plans to give the new offshore industry regulator enhanced powers to ensure the UK can cash-in on the clean energy revolution.
The Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) welcomed a £238million monetary allotment to the White Rose CCS project. The move will see the North Sea developed into a leading light in CO2 storage, according to Dr Vivian Scott of SCCS.
The Crown Estate, which manages the UK seabed, announced it awarded seabed rights to establish six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones throughout the UK including offshore Cornwall.
About 500 power stations around the world use geothermal power to generate electricity. While there are very few in Europe . . . perhaps only one in Italy, one in France and two in Iceland, interest in such power plant is growing.
Deutsche Bank AG plans to lend about $1billion for Japan solar projects, joining Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in funding cleaner energy as the government struggles to restart nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster.
Offshore windfarm developers have unveiled the proposed route of a £300million power line which they want to bury under rural Aberdeenshire. The 30-mile cable will feed electricity to the National Grid from hundreds of turbines in the outer Moray Firth.
Four going on five years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, oil continues to wash ashore as oil-soaked "sand patties" persist in salt marshes abutting the Gulf of Mexico, and questions remain about how much oil has been deposited on the seafloor.
It converts chemical energy directly into electrical energy and is, on the face of it, simple.
Layers of shale in the UK that may meet decades of domestic gas demand when drilled are well below water aquifers, minimising the risk of contamination. A study by the British Geological Survey and Environment Agency found that 92% of the shale in the Bowland basin is 800 meters (2,600 feet) under the principal water sources. In the Weald in southern England, the rock lies 650 meters below the water table.
Brazil has launched a bid to boost its domestic solar manufacturing industry.
Dutch company Offshore Wind Services (OWS) has ordered a new vessel to work on the construction phase of the Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm for Van Oord.
The Australian government’s A$10billion ($9.4billion) clean-energy bank is set to announce a number of solar deals in the next week as it looks at investments in industries from mining to manufacturing.
Hundreds of new solar farms could be at risk from the Government’s plans to change the subsidies for large scale projects, it has been warned.
Making the electricity grid greener is boosting its vulnerability to computer hacking, increasing the risk that spies or criminals can cause blackouts, security experts have warned.
Statoil and Statkraft, the two Norwegian companies behind the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, have made a final investment decision regarding the £1.5billion development.
Renewable Energy Generation (REG) has sold its 4.5MW ground-mounted solar project at Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall for £5.7million.
Energy consultant Rame Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to supply power to the Chilean Cerro Bayo mining project.
Renewable energy may reap as much as two-thirds of the $7.7trillion in investment forecast for building new power plants by 2030 as declining costs make it more competitive with fossil fuels.
Britain’s nuclear power industry was boosted today when a joint venture deal brought the building of a new £10 billion power station a step closer.