Summer holidays may hold up windfarm public inquiry
A public inquiry into proposals for a windfarm on the edges of the Cairngorms National Park may not be held until October.
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MoD in talks over planned windfarm
The Ministry of Defence has opened talks with developers behind plans for Buchan's biggest windfarm.
Estate aims to harness hydro power for lodge
A Highland estate is hoping to harness hydro power to provide electricity for its Victorian shooting lodge and feed into the national grid.
Oil bosses in cry for city transport boost
OFFSHORE chiefs say Aberdeen's future as a global energy centre is under threat because of a lack of investment in transport and infrastructure.
Stephen lodges third wind turbines bid
A former deputy first minister has submitted controversial plans for three wind turbines in Aberdeenshire - for the third time.
Opponents face year of waiting over turbines
Inverness-shire campaigners fighting to stop a windfarm being built on their doorstep will have to wait until next year for a resolution.
Museum in line for A&B accolade
Aberdeen Maritime Museum features twice on the shortlist for the enterprising museum award category at the Arts and Business Scotland Awards.
Council seeks turbines block
A north-east council has become one of the first local authorities in Scotland to officially seek a temporary halt to windfarm applications.
Rope firm rebranded
Scottish company Industrial Ropes, which supplies wire rope to the energy industry and other markets, is being rebranded as RopeQuip following a restructuring by its ultimate parent.
Maersk signs up for ATS courses
Allied Training Services (ATS), an Aberdeen-based offshore-training specialist, is to provide services to Maersk Training under a deal worth an estimated £100,000 over the coming year.
Orcades puts Penguin into water at Billia Croo
Orkney firm Orcades Marine Management Consultants has installed a new wave-energy device offshore of the islands for Finnish company Wello.
Highland diver school agrees Unique tie-up
A Fort William subsea diver-training school and equipment-trial centre has agreed a partnership with an Aberdeen company.
Highland windfarm plans ‘will drive away business’
Residents claim plans to build a windfarm near a picturesque Highland village will drive away holidaymakers and force businesses to close.
Call to support council’s refusal of turbines
A north campaigner has called on the Scottish Government to support Highland Council's decision to refuse planning permission for a windfarm near Inverness.
2011 global renewable investment smashes through $250billion barrier
Against an increasingly rough and tumble competitive landscape, total investment in renewables excluding large hydro last year increased 17% to a record $257billion, a six-fold increase on the 2004 figure and 94% higher than the total in 2007, the year before the world financial crisis, according to United Nations research.
Intertek pours another $200k into bugs research
Quality and safety services firm Intertek is investing $200,000 (£125,000) in phase two of a groundbreaking five-year oilfield bugs research project at the University of Calgary.
Farmer’s turbine plans ‘too near and too high’
Plans for a 328ft wind turbine close to an Aberdeenshire village have provoked a storm of objections.
Our fantastic Energy Energy Alphabet Competition
The race to produce more of our power from renewables is on - but fossil fuels remain the mainstay of our energy economy, powering our cars, heating our homes and helping produce substances including plastic.
Taking the business of model-making seriously
On your marks, get set . . . Build a drillship with a helipad. That was the challenge set to the north-east finalists of this year's Junior Engineer for Britain K'Nex Challenge.
Energy can help forge new bond with Germany
The prime minister of Lower Saxony in Germany, David McAllister, is looking to build links between the region and Scotland after a visit to the north-east. Writing exclusively for the Press and Journal, Mr McAllister, whose father was born in Scotland, tells why he thinks there are plenty of common bonds and gives his views on Europe's debt crisis
Alness romps home in Junior Saltire Awards
Schools from the Highlands have romped home with a clutch of awards from this year's Junior Saltire Prize.
Foreign grab of British nuclear
The UK's new nuclear energy industry is potentially on course to be run by the French, Chinese and Russians - but all is still to play for, according to analysts.
EFC builds Mastiff system
EFC Group of Aberdeen has designed, built and delivered a multi-million pound mechanical handling contract to provide a self-erecting "rigless intervention system (RIS), otherwise known as Mastiff for Baker Hughes, which provided the brief.
Bid for funding
A consortium of business and public sector organisations in East Anglia has joined forces to bid for funding for energy industry firms to help take on and train new recruits.
Marine and polar merger being mulled
NERC, the Natural Environment Research Council, is considering merging the marine and polar science functions by bringing together the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS).