Windfarms now worth £5million annually to Scottish communities
Communities across Scotland are now receiving £5million a year from windfarm operators.
Energy Transition
Opito launches £1m initiative to curb UK energy industry skills shortfall
Energy skills body Opito is to invest more than £1million a yearn establishing the country's first national oil and gas skills agenda to address the need to draw new recruits in industry.
Hydrasun gets eSmart for orders
Hydrasun has invested nearly £100,000 in a cutting-edge system at its Aberdeen warehouse.
Sustainable Energy Week gets under way
European Union Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) kicks off today.
EU looks for green safeguards over biofuel increase
The European Union is looking to increase the use of biofuels but only after setting up mechanisms to ensure they do not increase greenhouse gases.
Funding boost for Scotland-Ireland power grid plans
A detailed study on how an offshore electricity grid between Scotland and north and south Ireland could be introduced has been commissioned after being awarded £1million in European funding.
Technip lands services contract for new BP PTA plant in China
Energy industry project management group Technip has landed a contract to provide services for BP's new plant in China.
Control systems must aid decision-making, not dictate it
One of the most common questions asked by customers is which type of Control of Work system will deliver the best results – paper-based or electronic? The answer is always the same: that there is no absolute answer.
Survivex shows off new firefighting site
Offshore survival specialist Survivex opened its £1.5million fire training centre with an event for clients yesterday.
Mongolia launches wind farm in first move towards renewables market
Mongolia has officially opened its first wind farm after bringing 31 wind turbines online at the Salkhit development.
EDF windfarm off Teesside coast enters production
EDF has completed work on the 27-turbine wind farm off the Teesside coast.
Riverstone raises £5billion for new energy fund
Energy-focused private equity firm Riverstone has raised £5billion ($7.7billion) from investors for a new fund aimed at building energy and power businesses around the world.
New chairman for trade body Scottish Renewables
Industry body Scottish Renewables has appointed Ronnie Bonnar as chairman.
EU challenged to cut energy industry emissions by 55% within 22 years
European Union chiefs have been urged to set a tough target to cut 55% of emissions from the energy sector and heavy industry by 2035.
Massive windfarm plan tipped to make north Scotland ‘the new Saudi’ of renewable energy
THE go-ahead for a massive offshore windfarm could turn the far north into the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy, it was claimed yesterday.
Ewing: Hydropower still ‘integral part’ of Scotland’s energy future
Hydropower still has an important role to play in Scotland’s future, believes Energy Minister Fergus Ewing.
Energy market reform is ‘potentially dangerous’, Lords warned
The UK Government’s reform of the energy market is “potentially dangerous”, Labour has warned.
Scots renewable heat trebles within three years
The amount of heat from renewable sources in Scotland has trebled in the last three years.
Feed-in tariff cuts could stop small-scale hydro development, warns renewables body
Small scale hydroelectric projects in Scotland face being slowed down or even stopped altogether because of future cuts to financial support, Scottish Renewables has warned.
UKIP energy spokesman demands end to renewables subsidies
Ukip yesterday called for windfarm subsidies to be scrapped across Scotland.
Scots firm Dron and Dickson has room to grow in Middle East
Scottish company Dron and Dickson (D&D) has moved its Middle East business into new premises to accommodate planned expansion.
Designers hope flying biofuel bike bid will take off
The £10,000 biofuel-powered bike will reach 15mph on land or 25mph in the air, with the designers claiming it will reach heights of 4,000ft.
Domestic energy bills ‘prop up windfarms’
Domestic energy bills are helping to prop up Britain’s windfarm industry, with every job in the sector effectively costing £100,000 a year in subsidies, according to reports yesterday.
Video: Energy industry should embrace female talent, says Boorman
Women’s 'raw talent' could be the answer to the skills shortage affecting the energy sector, believes an industry skills leader.
Umunna: Time to end uncertainty in green energy economy
A senior Labour MP has questioned whether the new UK energy minister’s focus on the vital brief could be “diluted” because he has two jobs.