Offshore wind industry must spend more protecting whales and dolphins, say experts
A new report has urged the renewables industry to invest in new technology to prevent dolphins, whales and seals being injured by offshore wind farms.
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UK leads way as offshore wind set for seventh year of record growth
The offshore wind industry is on track to set its seventh consecutive annual growth record this year, with the UK leading by a very wide margin.
Solar and wind energy support remains high among consumers, finds report
Public support for renewable energy sources remains strong in the UK, with more than three-quarters backing green power systems to generate the country's electricity, according to new figures.
Vattenfall gives £150m wind farm extension the green light
Offshore wind developer Vattenfall has given the go-ahead to £150 million investment in a further 15 offshore wind turbines off the Kent coast.
British energy storage projects given £6m government boost
British companies at the the forefront of energy storage technology have been awarded more than £6 million from the UK Government's Department of Energy and Climate Change
Caley Thistle turn to biomass to heat stadium
Korrie Renewables, a division of north-east firm North firm Korrie Mechanical and Plumbing, has diversified into biomass heating and SPL football club Inverness Caledonian Thistle is one of its first customers.
Scottish ministers snubbed over renewable subsidies powers
UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has defended an 11th hour move to strip Scottish ministers of powers over subsidies for renewables schemes.
Windfarm moratorium calls rejected as campaigners fear Highlands at ‘saturation point’
A senior councillor has warned that the Highlands will soon run out of room for windfarms.
Belmont pupils wowed by their exploration of NE enterprise
Last month, a group of school-age students from South Ayrshire, all members of the Scottish Council Development & Industry's Young Engineers and Science Clubs Network, were in the north-east to visit a variety of high profile businesses and initiatives as a reward for their prowess.
Electricity Market Reform: The implications for UK offshore wind
There is mounting concern that Britain's bold offshore ambition could be stalling. Professor Paul Mitchell looks at what could happen up to and beyond 2020.
Americans top advanced biofuels ranking by a mile
The US is the world leader for advanced biofuels ventures and is predicted to continue dominating this market, according to new research.
Petrofac training programme reaches new level
Petrofac's Offshore Projects & Operations (OPO) business in Aberdeen has taken 27 new graduates and seven trainees into its graduate and apprentice programmes this year.
North Sea carbon capture could be key to meeting climate change targets, says report
Using the North Sea for carbon capture could be the key to hitting Europe-wide energy efficiency targets, a new report has claimed.
Another SE Asia Gamesa win
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa has won a contract to supply 54MW of turbines to the San Lorenzo windfarm being built by Japan's Kanematsu Corporation on Guimaras Island in the Philippines for Trans Asia Renewable Energy.
Report warns of need for more young engineers
There is “substantial demand” for engineers in the UK economy and more must be done to encourage young people, particularly girls, to take up the profession, a review has found.
BV unit teams with Total for innovative pipeline assessor
Tecnitas, the marine advisory arm of international classification and verification group, Bureau Veritas, has launched an advanced technology simulation tool for pipeline damage assessment, in collaboration with French oil and gas major Total.
World’s first subsea CT scanner set to change inspection process
Final tests are being carried out on a CAT scanner-based technology that could revolutionise subsea pipeline inspection.
Google linked with move to Scots wave-powered data hubs
Internet giant Google has been linked with a move into using wave-power generators from a Scots green energy company for offshore data hubs.
Fred Olsen buys out RWE’s Brockloch wind farm stake
Norwegian renewables firm Fred Olsen has bought out RWE's stake in a Scots windfarm project.
460,000 homes now have domestic solar panels
Almost 500,000 homes across the UK now generate electricity from their own solar panels, new figures have revealed.
Dingwall wind energy co-op a Scottish first
A pioneering 100% community-owned wind energy project in Dingwall will be the first of its kind in Scotland.
New research launched as oil and gas leaders take on industry skills gap
Major research into the skills landscape of North Sea oil and gas could be a real game-changer for the industry.
Renewable energy jobs put at risk by ‘contradictory’ Government, warns report
Mixed political messages are putting jobs and investment in the renewable energy industry at risk, a new report has warned.
£7m boost for offshore renewables firms as new funding package launched
Offshore renewables energy companies throughout the UK will get the chance of a share from a £7million support package from the government's innovation agency.
Scottish Water turns to turbines to power Skye treatment plant
Scottish Water is to power its waste treatment facility on Skye with three new wind turbines as part of a drive to green energy.