Claim funds for dealing with windfarm plans ‘not enough’
Councillors are concerned that extra funding being made available to help local authorities deal with large numbers of windfarm applications won't be enough to meet demand.
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Turbine delivery police escort
An £8million windfarm project will take a step forward today when parts of the turbines are delivered to the Mearns.
£2.5m to fire up heat plans
Organisations in the north and north-east have secured loans to fund renewable heating schemes.
Careers openings in energy
More than 300 senior school pupils will discover the wide range of careers open to them in the oil and gas industry when Energise Your Future returns to Aberdeen tomorrow. Organised and run by industry skills body Opito, the event is at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
SPE Star shines brightly for William
A student from the Robert Gordon University has been awarded with the Society of Petroleum Engineers' SPE Star Fellowship Award for the North Sea Region for 2012-13.
Rolls-Royce sells UK maritime renewables offshoot to French
Alstom has struck a deal with Rolls-Royce to acquire Tidal Generation Limited (TGL), a wholly-owned subsidiary based in Bristol for a so far undisclosed sum.
Racing towards Technology challenge final
A team of former Aberdeen Grammar School pupils are to compete in a global F1 car design competition in Abu Dhabi later this month.
Energy alphabet competition
We are creating an A-Z of energy with the help of you - our Young Energy readers.
Windfarm face-off as groups decide on timetable
Developers and wilderness campaigners will be in Aviemore today to settle the timetable for a public inquiry into a controversial windfarm.
Demand for engineering courses reaches all-time high
Demand from school leavers for careers in engineering has shot up, according to Aberdeen's two universities.
Arreva sets new North Sea benchmark with Innovation
Areva has become the latest company to ensure it has installation vessel capacity at its beck and call through a tie-up with the partnership of German company Hochtief Solutions and GeoSea of Belgium.
Revised plans for windfarm to be debated
Revised plans for the north-east's first offshore windfarm will be considered by councillors later this week.
First steps in creating future opportunities
Aberdeen-born mechanical engineering student Joseph Kennedy joined 90 Scottish students travelling the world to work with some of the top blue chip firms this summer.
UN loses carbon plot
In a decision criticized as "unfortunate" and even "insane", the United Nations has decided that new coal plants are eligible for carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
North-east apprentices Score top marks
North-east apprentices picked up awards at Score Group in Peterhead after scoring top marks in a national mechanical engineering competition.
Sun shines on Denmark
Denmark has already reached its 2020 goal of 200 MW solar power generation capacity. This was largely attributed to net metering, which is a more economical and simple way to utilise solar energy than an off-grid setup that relies on expensive batteries that need replacement.
Offshore wind targets could be doubled, says consultancy
An Aberdeen energy consultant says the UK Government could more than double its offshore wind target for 2020.
North renewables boost
The north's renewable-energy credentials will be given a boost today with the official opening of a new facility at Thurso.
Bridge Energy shares start trading in London
North Sea oil and gas exploration and production company Bridge Energy made its debut on the stock market today, with first day trading valuing it at £75million.
Young energy professionals to hold inaugural dinner dance
Aberdeen's Energy Institute Young Professional Network (EIYPN) is hosting its inaugural black tie event next month.
Proserv boss is well travelled
Proserv's boss has literally come a long way since he graduated in 1982 with a mechanical engineering degree from an Australian university.
Alstom to take over tidal energy firm
French power-generation and transport firm Alstom is upping its grip on the marine energy market by taking over Tidal Generation Limited (TGL) off British engineering icon Rolls-Royce.
Enhanced oil recovery in Aberdeen spotlight
Advances in enhanced oil recovery technology are to be showcased in a talk in Aberdeen tomorrow.
Windfarm ‘censure’ for Tories
Danny Alexander has defended the proliferation of windfarms in the north - and expressed his "frustration" at Conservative opposition to green-energy schemes.
Windfarm objectors want support
Campaigners against a controversial windfarm development are calling on Moray's MSP to support them.