Best team award in Abu Dhabi
A team of six former Aberdeen Grammar School pupils have picked up awards after competing in a global F1 car design competition in Abu Dhabi.
Energy Transition
Scheme aims to spark human potential
A scheme offering funded internships for Scottish students in firms from GE to Wood Group has had record applications for its 2013 scheme.
Oil terminal looks to future
The partners in Shetland's Sullom Voe oil terminal are planning a massive £300million investment in its long-term future with the promise of hundreds of jobs.
Green energy bank proves value of Scotland in the UK
The world's first investment bank dedicated to green energy will be officially launched in Scotland today.
UK projects ‘still in the running’
Ed Davey has dismissed fears that British projects are poised to miss out on a share of £1.2billion from the EU to develop ground-breaking carbon capture and storage technology.
Island electricity taskforce to get decision makers ’round the table’
The UK energy secretary has said he is "determined" to address high electricity transmission charges and speed up renewable energy schemes on the islands.
Cresent wins BP Iraq deal
International health and safety consultant Cresent said yesterday it had signed a multimillion-pound deal to supply training services to BP in Iraq.
MTP wins string of contracts worth £8m
Aberdeen-based Mintra Training Portal said yesterday it had signed a string of contracts worth £8million in recent weeks.
Trump windfarm claim blown out of the water
An influential group of MSPs has dismissed Donald Trump's claims windfarms would do "tremendous damage" to Scotland's tourism industry.
Activist revives party to power turbine fight
A CAMPAIGNER has resurrected a political party to fight the march of the turbines and is aiming to get MSPs elected to Holyrood on an anti-windfarm ticket.
‘Caught out’ over green energy jobs
Alex Salmond was pushed into setting the record straight over green energy jobs because he was "caught out", a campaigner claimed last night.
Senergy signs exploHUB deal
Energy service company Senergy is to help Aberdeen University develop its oil and gas training centre.
Salmond accused of bid to hide green jobs errors
Alex Salmond was embroiled in a political storm last night after he was accused of secretly doctoring parliamentary records in an attempt to cover up his mistakes.
SNP attacked over huge jump in windfarm bids
Nearly 1,100 planning applications have been tabled for windfarms in Aberdeenshire since the SNP came to power at Holyrood.
First minister ‘misleading MSPs over jobs’
Alex Salmond has been accused of misleading MSPs over the number of jobs created in Scotland's renewable energy industry.
Government forced to defend turbines
The Scottish Government has defended its windfarm energy policy and insists it has a responsibility to "seize" the opportunity to create tens of thousands of jobs.
Talisman continues student support
Talisman Energy stressed the need to nurture and grow the next generation of the oil and gas industry as it announced the latest winners of its scholarship programme last night.
750 new jobs hope from turbines firm
A European offshore wind company will locate its UK turbine manufacturing base in Scotland.
New scheme to help firms turn waste into biofuel
A new organisation aiming to develop biofuel technology and services has been launched with £1.6million of investment.
BP agrees to pay record settlement over disaster in US gulf
Oil giant BP is to pay the biggest fine in US history after agreeing a £2.8billion ($4.5billion) settlement with authorities for claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Three new marine energy sites agreed
An Orkney firm has secured rights to help it progress a tidal energy development in the islands as part of a new wave of marine energy leases agreed off UK shores.
Military chiefs brand turbine ‘security risk’
A CONTROVERSIAL bid to instal a wind turbine at Buchan's biggest nature reserve could be thwarted - after an attack from the Ministry of Defence.
Windfarm comes with cash
A windfarm company said yesterday that it was offering a Caithness community an "industry-leading" benefit package of up to £360,000 a year.
Windfarm ‘obsession’ as 83% of bids succeed
THE Scottish Government was under fire last night after it emerged it has approved 83% of all major onshore windfarm applications submitted in the last five years.
Sea power bid to link Norway to north-east
A MULTIBILLION-pound bid has been tabled for a subsea power link between the north-east and Scandinavia.