Time for UK Government to show backing for offshore wind, warns green energy group
A leading green energy body has challenged the Government to show its commitment to wind power by increasing targets from offshore facilities.
Energy Transition
Government review of small-scale anaerobic digestion welcomed by industry
Renewables bodies have welcomed government plans to carry out a review of the level of Feed-in Tariff (FiT) support available for small-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plants.
New MD for Maersk Training
Maersk Training has confirmed Stuart Cameron will be their new UK managing director, expanding his remit to include the company's operations in Aberdeen.
GDF Suez lands £1.4bn London waste to energy contract
GDF Suez's UK recycling arm Sita UK has landed a £1.4 billion contract to convert thousands of tonnes of London household waste into energy.
Developer launches hunt for Scottish large-scale solar sites
Farmers could earn more than £50,000 a year renting out sites for large-scale solar farms as a London-based developer scopes out potential sites in the north and north-east.
Solar the perfect “complement” to wind technology, insists Scots researcher
Large-scale solar farms could help balance electricity flow to the grid from existing windfarms, claims a leading solar researcher.
Opinion divided over plans for eight large-scale solar farms in Scotland
Plans to build up to eight large-scale solar farms in Scotland have been met with mixed reaction.
Skills gap remains key problem for oil and gas firms as 98% of firms eye new staff, warns survey
A record number of UK oil and gas contractors plan to grow their workforces in the coming year but are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit and retain skilled staff, a new report says.
Scotland’s Future: New country would look for shared approach on renewable energy
Consumers south of the border will continue to pay towards renewable energy development in Scotland, according to the SNP.
Offshore wind developers accused of ‘steam-rolling’ landowners on cabling agreements
Offshore windfarm developers have been accused of taking advantage of landowners whose land they use to lay cables for connecting schemes to the grid.
Wind turbines ‘most controversial renewables technology’, finds survey
Wind turbine schemes are the least attractive and most difficult to develop renewable energy technologies, according to a new report.
Plans for Atlantic Array axed as RWE admit 1.2GW windfarm too costly
Plans to build one of the world's largest offshore windfarms off the British coast have been axed by developers.
High demand to join Scots wind co-operative project
Shares in a Highland community wind co-operative are selling faster than similar projects in other parts of the UK.
Scopus Engineering to open new Aberdeen training base
Aberdeen-based Scopus Engineering will today open a new and improved training facility following a £100,000 investment.
Offshore energy schemes could be hit by new conservation plans, warns group
Plans for new marine conservation zones around the English and Welsh coastline could undermine investment in offshore renewable programmes, a leading industry body has warned.
Buchan Deep lease deal agreed as plans for Europe’s largest floater windfarm take shape
Energy giant Statoil is to build Europe’s biggest floating windfarm off the coast of Peterhead.
Wind campaigners attack developers over Gaelic naming ‘ploy’
Wind energy firms were yesterday accused of trying to hoodwink locals by deliberately choosing obscure names for Highland windfarms.
New survey to find best offshore wind power system
A new survey looking at the best way for offshore wind projects to transmit power has been launched by the Crown Estate.
Wind projects need £100bn more cash to hit EU targets, warns new report
Wind projects across Europe will require more than £100billion investment over the next seven years if they are to meet power provision targets, it has been claimed.
New challenge to Scots windfarm projects as Trump goes back to court
US billionaire Donald Trump has made a fresh bid to argue against the Scottish Government in an appeal over a controversial, multi-million pound windfarm.
Scots offshore energy industry to benefit from new ocean currents technology
Scotland's energy industry is set to benefit from technology which monitors ocean currents.
Renewables race to secure feed-in tariff support before April cuts
Renewables developers are racing to secure pre-accreditation for new projects ahead of an expected 20% cut to Feed-in Tariff (FiTs) support in April 2014, according to advisers.
Ceres awarded £1m grant for low carbon energy project
UK fuel cell technology firm Ceres Power has been awarded £1 million grant funding from the government's Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Wind energy chief warns EU: Set 2030 targets or see renewable industry lose backing
European energy chiefs must set binding targets on renewable power until 2030 to ensure current projects take the right approach, the head of Europe's wind power body has warned.
Green cheese as cheddar dairy goes energy self-sufficient
The UK's largest independent cheesemaker has extended its green credentials by installing two solar arrays on its dairy buildings in Bruton, Somerset.