Windfarm owners paid £125K per day to turn off their turbines
Exclusive: Windfarm operators are sharing payouts of nearly £125,000 a day – for turning off their turbines.
Energy Transition
Centrica sells off Race Bank wind farm in £50m deal
Danish energy giant Dong is to take over development of the UK's Race Bank wind farm after striking a £50million deal with Centrica.
EU biofuel stalemate leaves industry and campaigners frustrated
European energy ministers have failed to strike a compromise deal on limiting food crop biofuels - leaving the industry in limbo until after next year's elections.
Barra and Vatersay community wind turbine ‘hurdle race’ complete
Residents on the Hebridean islands of Barra and Vatersay are now the proud owners of a 100% community-owned 900kW wind turbine.
Good Energy bumps solar power provision with new farm approval
Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy Group has been granted planning consent for a 5MW solar farm in Dorset.
Wave energy company Seatricity to develop 10MW pilot scheme in Cornwall
Wave energy company Seatricity is set to develop a 10MW wave energy scheme at the government's offshore renewables test site near Cornwall.
Solar sounds better with pop and rock music
Solar developers may want to start installing schemes in and around music festivals and sell-out gig venues after researchers found a link between pop music and solar pv.
Mintra wins EnQuest training contract
An Aberdeen-based provider of learning courses for the oil and gas industry has struck a three-year deal with EnQuest for its management training programme.
Councils need better guidance on green power projects, warns new report
The Scottish Government needs to give local authorities official guidance on community benefits offered by wind power developers, according to a report by Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University.
Fishing groups sound warning over offshore windfarm subsidies
Fishing organisations have warned that the UK Government’s plans to ramp up subsidy support for offshore windfarms could put the livelihoods of Scots fishermen at risk.
New anaerobic digestion plant to power 3,000 UK homes
More than 3,000 homes in Basingstoke are set to be powered by a new anaerobic digestion (AD) facility.
Work begins on Dingwall community wind turbine project
Work has begun on Scotland's first 100% community-owned wind energy project in Dingwall.
Renewables supply chain failure has cost UK thousands of green energy jobs, warns report
A new report has claimed that the UK has missed out on thousands of jobs because Westminster failed to develop a home-grown supply chain before handing huge subsidies to green energy firms.
Peterhead station poised to land share of £1bn carbon capture fund
The north-east of Scotland is set to move a major step towards becoming a global leader in a groundbreaking green energy technology within weeks.
Renting out land for wind turbines in remote Scots areas still ‘lucrative’ for landowners
Demand for wind turbines on remote Scottish sites remains strong despite a 5% cut in subsidies for onshore wind developments, claims a leading consultant.
Drax coal-fired power station goes green with £700 million biomass project
The UK's largest coal-fired power station - Drax in Yorkshire - plans to convert half of its boilers to run on biomass in a bid to cut carbon emissions by 80%.
Hydrogen recipe lifts hopes of cheap and clean energy
A quick recipe for producing hydrogen by speeding up a chemical reaction that occurs in rocks holds out the promise of abundant clean energy in the future, experts believe.
SgurrEnergy launches technology business after landing StrathControl
Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy is to launch a new technology arm after snapping up a wind control systems firm.
New initiative aims to bridge oil and gas skills gap with armed forces leavers
A new scheme aimed at closing the energy industry skills gap through hiring former services personnel has launched.
Renewables and efficiency set to top EU 2030 climate targets
The European Union is set to maintain its current climate focus on renewables and efficiency targets in its 2030 policy, the Climate Commission has revealed.
Strike price decision sparks new row over green subsidies for Scots islands
A fresh row has broken out over subsidies for renewable energy on the islands.
EOWDC delayed until 2017 after offer from National Grid
Backers of a major offshore wind energy development planned near the Aberdeen coast say the £230million project has been pushed back two years.
New strike prices offer ‘no guarantee’ of Scots offshore energy growth, warns industry chief
The head of the body representing Scottish renewable energy firms has warned that cuts to subsidies for onshore wind projects will stop several planned schemes from going ahead.
Climate change warning as former Nasa chief says CO2 impact underestimated
The consequences of global warming have been severely underestimated, leading scientists have claimed.
Judges block bid by Donald Trump to intervene in Shetland windfarm case
A bid by Donald Trump to argue against the Scottish Government in a court battle over a Shetland windfarm was rejected by civil appeal judges yesterday.