Pelamis seeking to partner with major player
WAVE-ENERGY firm Pelamis Wave Power is confident of signing up a new strategic partner to "take it to the next level" in less than a year.
WAVE-ENERGY firm Pelamis Wave Power is confident of signing up a new strategic partner to "take it to the next level" in less than a year.
ANTI-WINDFARM campaigners claimed yesterday that plans to build 43 turbines in Ross-shire "will forever disrupt" the lives of local residents.
AN EXHIBITION in Inverness yesterday on the proposed major offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth received a positive response, said developers.
The UK's ambitious marine energy revolution could be further boosted by support and co-operation at an international level, Energy Minister Charles Hendry said yesterday.
MSPs have criticised a decision to downgrade Aberdeen coastguard station and manage major North Sea safety operations from a base on the south coast of England.
LESSONS must be learned in the wake of the North Sea helicopter crash that left 16 people dead, MSPs said yesterday.
Marine renewables marked a milestone yesterday when the first wave power device to be sold to a utility firm celebrated a year since being grid-connected.
The prospective new operator of Dounreay will trim at least £500million off the cost of completing the decommissioning of the site, the company claimed yesterday.
A subsea electricity grid linking Scotland and Ireland has the potential to deliver "huge" rewards, says Finance Secretary John Swinney.
Hundreds of jobs could be created in the north and north-east if a major offshore windfarm is built in the Moray Firth.
Hundreds of jobs could be created in the north and north-east if a major offshore windfarm is built in the Moray Firth.
AN ECO-FRIENDLY show home made almost entirely from Scottish timber was unveiled in Aberdeenshire yesterday.
CAMPAIGNERS in the north and north-east have seized on comments made by the Duke of Edinburgh attacking windfarms as "absolutely useless".
THIEVES stole more than £10,000 of diesel and metal from a north-east windfarm at the weekend.
More than £43billion is expected to be spent on new offshore wind installations over the next five years, according to a report by energy business advisor Douglas-Westwood.
PLANS were unveiled yesterday for a biomass power plant near Thurso which is in line to create 15 full-time jobs.
FAMILY and friends of one of the victims of a helicopter crash in the North Sea two years ago have collected £6,000 in his memory.
SOME marine energy technologies are showing signs of maturity but competition is needed before the sector takes off.
A WINDFARM planned for east Caithness could net a £1million windfall for North Highland College if it gets the go-ahead.
James Fisher and Sons has said it is cementing its offshore renewables business by opening a second marine energy facility in England.
A new action group has been formed to oppose plans for a major windfarm at a Buchan landmark.
Voith Hydro Wavegen (VHW), the Inverness-based marine-energy firm, said yesterday it had handed over the world's first "full-life" commercial wavepower plant.
PROPOSED new planning guidelines will make it nigh on impossible to refuse a windfarm in the Highlands on the grounds of its impact on nearby houses, it was claimed yesterday.
North-east firm SeaEnergy is pushing ahead with its plans to move into the offshore wind farm support business.
RENEWABLE-ENERGY firm Vattenfall will sign a partnership agreement with organisations from the public and voluntary sector today with the aim of developing marine power in the region.