Leaders discuss North Sea issues
Senior representatives of the UK oil and gas industry held talks with the Scottish and UK energy ministers in Aberdeen yesterday.
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Double boost for marine projects
Scotland's wave and tidal industry was yesterday given a double boost.
BusinessPort announces Technip award
Aberdeen-based management system firm BusinessPort announced yesterday at All-Energy a contract worth hundreds of thousands of pounds with Technip's offshore-wind unit.
EOR project expected to be awarded £200,000 funding
Research into how carbon captured from power stations could be used to increase oil recovery from the North Sea is expected to be given a £200,0000 boost today.
Thousands expected to descend on Aberdeen for All-Energy
More than 8,000 people are expected to descend on Aberdeen today and tomorrow for this year's All-Energy show.
£1m Hydro funding boost
Aberdeen-based Hydro Group has picked up £1million in funding to research subsea equipment for the offshore renewables industry.
Plant taking shape
Renewable-energy firm Helius Energy said yesterday the construction of the biomass energy plant it is building at Rothes, Moray, was on time and within budget.
Plans for £9.5m centre on display
Details of a new £9.5million wave and tidal test centre in Edinburgh are on show in Aberdeen today at the All-Energy exhibition.
Accreditation first for Falck
Aberdeen-based health and safety training firm Falck Nutec said yesterday it had become the first company to receive accreditation for two RenewableUK courses.
Offshore windpower spending set to soar
Annual spending on the offshore wind is expected to more than treble to more than £10billion by 2016, delegates at All-Energy are to be told today.
Robust environmental-impact assessment important
Onshore windfarms have become a popular means of income generation for landowners who, in addition to reducing their own electricity bills, may receive money for electricity sent to the grid or rental payments from electricity providers in respect of the turbines.
Firm seeks to build on North Sea success
Peterhead-based Maritime Developments is looking to build on its success in the North Sea market by moving into renewables.
Firms urged to plan decom
Offshore industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) is urging firms in the renewables sector to plan for future decommissioning.
Minister calls for cap on power-transmission charges
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has called for the introduction of a cap on what he labelled a "ridiculous" charging system for use of power-transmission lines.
Learn from offshore oil & gas experience
Power cable installation (mainly inter-array cables) is the problem child of the still putative offshore wind industry, which must learn from the huge experience of the offshore oil and gas industry, according to research by Enventi, a UK engineering design and consultancy firm.
Flowave: ‘360 wave and tidal testing tank first’
The start of second generation wave and tidal device testing will bring a new 360 degrees tank testing facility in Edinburgh into its own, it is hoped.
Yemm’s quest for maritime prize
Saltire medal 2012 winner Richard Yemm was singled out for recognition of his contribution towards the commercial development of wave or tidal energy.
Aberdeen and the case for renewables-based hydrogen
Using the natural energy resources of the planet in a sustainable way is what the promotion of renewable energy is all about.
Energetica – capitalising on the fabulous all-energy opportunity
When the All-Energy show was conceived at the beginning of the 2000s, a central purpose was to drive home the relevance of the offshore oil and gas supply chain to maritime renewables.
Wave and tidal powers on despite complex challenges
Since the start of the year major firms from Siemens to Andritz have staked their claim - and name - on a host of pre-commercial wave and tidal firms.
Say goodbye to high-cost petrol
A spin-out from Edinburgh Napier University is in the process of scaling up what it hopes will become a commercial production of biobutanol from whisky by-products.
Getting to grips with the ships dimension
The big wave of work from renewables is not far off, the question is how far away?
Japan’s attention turns to floating windfarm projects
Japan is starting to flex increasing muscle in the offshore wind market, both through domestic technology development and international investment.
Energy efficiency first in line for green bank cash
Much time is required and significant legislation needs to be enacted before the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) can start in earnest. It will first need state-aid approval, to get a structure up and running, and then legislation to agree to borrowing powers for its initial £3 billion capitalisation - a process expected to take until 2015.
Leaving the door open to bringing down prices
Proposals by Ofgem to improve the transmission charging regime have been labelled a "a wasted opportunity".