Celebrating the power pioneers
The pioneering role of Scotland and Norway in the development of hydro-electric power is to be celebrated in a new digital partnership between the two nations, it has been announced.
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Enventi bolsters team
Former Subsea 7 boss John Smith has taken a stake in north-east firm Enventi and also joined its board as it strives to make offshore windfarms cheaper to run.
Columbus moves a step closer to production
Oil exploration and production firm Serica Energy said today it had agreed plans which could see it producing from its Columbus development in 2014.
Essential part of working offshore that could save life
Offshore workers hope they will never have to use their survival training for real - but know it will save their lives if the moment they dread arrives.
Dynamic posts in all areas of vibrant sector
Aberdeen's oil and gas recruitment sector is still as strong as ever, as today's Your Job proves.
New recruit thankful for expert advice
A north-east graduate has paid tribute to an Aberdeen recruitment expert for helping her find her dream job.
New deals boost company
Norwegian oil field engineering group Aker Solutions has had an "inspiring" start to its second quarter, one of its bosses in the north-east said yesterday.
School playground wind turbines powered down
Highland Council ordered a shutdown of all wind turbines in its school playgrounds yesterday amid fears over children's safety.
Energy firm to explain plans
A controversial bid to build a huge windfarm in rural Aberdeenshire will be presented to the public next week.
Power firm’s £3m boost
The operator of a private biomass-powered community heat and power network at Wick has received a £3.1million boost.
Energy regulator criticised over £3.5million ‘penalty’
The boss of Scottish wave energy firm Aquamarine Power has criticised Ofgem for measures which will cost it millions of pounds for a huge Western Isles project.
Turbine site sold in deal
An Aberdeenshire windfarm has changed hands as part of a sale of three sites to private-equity-backed renewable-energy firm Infinis.
Plan for turbine at ex-war camp
Plans have been revealed for a wind turbine project at a former wartime base in rural Buchan.
Powerful advice for landowners
Working with the rural community for 28 years gave Rod McGovern the insight he needed to set up a business helping landowners get their renewable energy projects off the ground.
Growing number of windfarms threat to tourism
Bosses at one of Scotland's top golf venues have warned that Scottish tourism is under threat from the huge number of windfarms being built across the country.
Biomass boom buoys firm
A Highland biomass heating company expects to reach £5million turnover this year after starting from scratch nearly a decade ago.
‘Council plundering our windfarm cash’
HIGHLAND Council has been accused of trying to plunder cash from people who will have to live in the shadows of huge windfarm developments.
Turbine maker opens base in north-east
An Irish wind-turbine manufacturer opened a new base in Aberdeenshire yesterday and said two others would follow in the UK.
Masts set to go up at last
Construction of a £27million windfarm in Lewis is finally due to get under way, some 11 years after the project was first mooted.
SeaEnergy posts a profit
North-east firm SeaEnergy posted profits of £25.3million for 2011 today off the back of the sale of its windfarm business.
Nigg training course swamped by demand
More than 2,500 people have applied for a place at a Highland training centre just over a month after it was launched.
ETI puts out call for carbon capture monitoring system
The UK'S Energy Technology Institute is seeking partners for a project to deliver a means of providing assurance that carbon dioxide is securely stored deep underground beneath the North Sea.
Project driven by young people re-thinking energy
A north-east school is leading the way on re-thinking our future energy needs - and is hoping to spread the word to schools in Germany, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands in the process.
Record number of graduates, trainees and apprentices for Wood Group PSN
Wood Group PSN has taken in more than 100 graduates, trainees and apprentices into its UK business over the last 12 months - the most in a single year by any of the Wood Group companies.
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