New Douglas CCS platform in works as Eni files HyNet plans
Eni has unveiled new details of infrastructure and timings for its Liverpool Bay carbon storage scheme, including a newbuild platform at the Douglas complex.
Energy Transition
Taiwanese company makes recyclable wind turbine blades to solve waste issue
Growing up in a poor village in the mountains of central Taiwan, Robert Tsai would have to walk more than two hours to bring buckets of clean drinking water back to their family home.
TotalEnergies wind boss joins Crown Estate as Celtic Sea tender opens
The Crown Estate has made a pair of senior appointments to oversee efforts in offshore wind and nature and environment, as it kicks off tendering on its fifth leasing round.
Where will offshore winds blow next?
As a famously windy island nation and an early adopter of the technology, it’s easy to take offshore wind power for granted in the UK.
Two contrasting Singapore shipowners backing green option
Norwegian shipbuilding group Vard has secured a contract to design and build a hybrid-fuelled service operation vessel (SOV) for Singapore-based offshore wind vessel owner Cyan Renewables.
NZTC to offer £500,000 in hydrogen electrolyser innovation competition
Aberdeen's Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) is launching a £500,000 competition focused on improving hydrogen electrolyser efficiency.
Budget is ‘missed opportunity’ for UK’s CCUS goals
Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has been slammed as a “missed opportunity” for the UK’s carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) sector.
Updated: UK government confirms £800m wind budget for AR6 auction
Renewable industry leaders called the AR6 budget a "missed opportunity" and said the government's 2030 offshore wind target "looks unachievable".
Pioneering tidal turbine displayed in National Museum of Scotland
A pioneering tidal turbine developed by Scottish firm Nova Innovation is now on display in the National Museum of Scotland.
Govt to make heat pump rollback as part of budget announcements
The Government will roll back on a commitment to speed up the shift to heat pumps in tomorrow's budget - the latest of a series of U-turns on climate related issues.
UK to offer record £800 million support for offshore wind farms
The UK will offer record support for new offshore wind farms in an upcoming auction as the government tries to make up ground after the process failed to draw any bidders for the technology last year.
Skills generation for our net zero future
You don’t need to work in the energy sector to understand the scale of the climate change challenge and therefore the enormity of what it will take to address it.
Life under the sea with DEEP’s Sentinel research base
DEEP's Sentinel research base aims to give wind operators a "set of eyes" on the sea floor.
Aurora Energy Services looks to Australia for next acquisition
Following a successful 2023 when it acquired three Scottish companies and another in the United States Aurora Energy Services is looking down under.
Artificial intelligence set to play ‘crucial role’ in future energy systems
Artificial intelligence (AI) experts say the emerging technology will play a "crucial role" in future energy systems, emerging as a new frontier in the energy transition.
CCUS: Why the CO2-busting sector needs more transparency on its own emissions
Experts say the nascent carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) sector, hoped to be one of the UK’s next big industrial powerhouses, needs to become more transparent on its emissions profile.
SSE Renewables and Equinor cancel Dogger Bank green hydrogen plans
Dogger Bank D developers will now focus on producing power for the grid.
Amazon-backed hydrogen firm raises €500 million to ramp up
Dresden-based Sunfire manufactures two kinds of hydrogen electrolysers.
Viaro Energy to explore using mini nuclear reactors to decarbonise offshore assets
Viaro Energy signs agreement with startup Newcleo to assess using nuclear power for existing and future North Sea assets
‘A tremendous success’: Orkney wave-powered subsea project to return to shore
A groundbreaking project combining wave power and subsea energy storage has completed its year-long trial off Orkney, and will return to base later this spring.
Could space-based solar power be the world’s next energy frontier?
The concept of harvesting solar energy via orbiting power stations and beaming it back to Earth is attracting attention, but the challenges are astronomical.
Exploiting our potential – Scotland’s Final Frontier
A few weeks ago, Holyrood Sources – a podcast producer – held a live meeting in Aberdeen with three politicians and some 300 people from the energy sector.
North Sea firms keenly await Spring Budget clarity on windfall tax
Reports suggest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning to extend the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms.
Salamander floating wind partners with Scottish universities on marine environment study
The team behind the Salamander floating offshore wind project will partner with two Scottish universities to study the impact of floating windfarms on marine ecosystems.
UK wind farm to pay £5.5m for breaching market rules
UK energy regulator Ofgem ordered a wind farm in Scotland to pay £5.53 million for breaching energy market rules.