Moray vessel operator hails renewables rise
A Moray chartered-vessel company said yesterday the rise of Scotland's renewable-energy industry had trebled its turnover in three years.
A Moray chartered-vessel company said yesterday the rise of Scotland's renewable-energy industry had trebled its turnover in three years.
More than 200 people have signed a petition against a windfarm south of Inverness.
Councillors are to make a decision on plans for a 13-turbine windfarm in Moray by the end of the year.
Windfarm campaigners have condemned councillors for backing a series of rural Buchan turbine projects despite warnings they may affect RAF radar equipment.
Power company SSE has applied to build Scotland's largest hydro electric scheme - including the country's largest dam - in the Great Glen.
Campaigners against proposals for a windfarm on a Moray moor held a protest outside a consultation meeting yesterday.
The first subsea electricity cable between Scotland and England could be operational by 2016 after the organisations behind the project agreed a £1billion contract.
One of Scotland's leading conservation charities has lodged an objection to a 22-turbine wind development in Sutherland.
An independent Scotland could build up a £30billion investment fund on the back of renewable energy, Alex Salmond claimed last night.
THE Ministry of Defence is waging war against green-energy schemes in rural Buchan.
Scotland's first near-shore commercial marine power development off the coast of Orkney has been approved.
The leader of Highland Council has rejected claims the local authority takes a chunk of community benefit from windfarm development.
Aberdeen-based technology firm Gas2 said yesterday it had received £5.5million of funding to develop a system which could open up remote gas reserves.
Renewable-energy firms developing marine and tidal projects in Scotland have been urged to apply for government funding.
A renewable energy programme for Malawi is to receive funding of £1.7million from the Scottish Government.
Highland Council has bowed to public pressure and invited community councillors to a summit about multimillion-pound sweeteners from windfarm companies.
Donald Trump last night launched an astonishing attack on Alex Salmond - accusing him of being "hell bent" on destroying Scotland.
An offshore windfarm and test centre in Aberdeen Bay could be operational in two years, one of the companies behind the project said yesterday.
A new £50million centre aimed at accelerating the commercialisation of green technologies will be based in Glasgow, the UK Government announced yesterday.
Alex Salmond has claimed US property tycoon Donald Trump will finally come round and appreciate the benefits of renewable energy.
A group of north-east councillors want their local authority to spend £24million building wind turbines.
Developers behind an £80million Highland windfarm said yesterday they expected it to be operational next year.
Untouched reservoirs of a potentially valuable new type of fossil fuel will "probably" be found in the North Sea, an expert said yesterday.
THE seabed off the coast of north Scotland could hold key reserves of a valuable new fuel, energy chiefs have revealed.
The North Sea could have reserves of a potentially valuable new fuel dubbed "fire ice" - which is tipped to become the world's next major energy resource.