Windfarms ‘killing wilderness’
ANTI-WINDFARM campaigners who demonstrated outside Highland Council headquarters in Inverness yesterday were celebrating some success last night.
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ouncil cost us any say on wind turbines – campaigner
Council chiefs have failed in their duty by costing Highlanders any say in a decision that could add 20 giant wind turbines to an area near Inverness where almost 600 are proposed, it was claimed yesterday.
Supplier plans to cut energy prices by 3%
CO-OPERATIVE Energy plans to cut electricity and gas prices by 3% on average from February, saying mild autumn weather had reduced underlying wholesale costs.
Aggreko forecasting first-half surge
SCOTTISH temporary-power specialist Aggreko said yesterday it expected strong growth in the first half of 2012 but added that the following six months could be tougher.
Giant-sized delivery that would leave Santa quaking in his boots
IT'S a Christmas delivery that even Santa Claus might struggle with.
New directors to help support growth
MINTRA Training Portal (MTP) has appointed three new directors to support its growth.
Atlas wins large contracts from around the world
SKILLS specialist Atlas, of Aberdeen, said yesterday it had secured international e-learning contract wins worth a total of more than £3.6million during the past year.
Festive bonus as energy firm tees up £100,000 for Maggie’s
Organisers of the campaign to bring a new cancer centre to Aberdeen received an early Christmas bonus when bosses at Wood Group PSN handed over the first instalment of a £100,000 pledge.
Biomass boost for Banchory business
NORTH-EAST renewable-energy consultant Jigsaw Energy said yesterday it had won three contracts worth a combined £1.4million.
EnerMech expects earnings to extend to £10m this year
Mechanical engineering firm EnerMech, of Aberdeen, said yesterday that it expected annual profits to hit £10million this year and rise to £20million in 2012.
Proposed changes could blow ill for windpower funding
Recent proposals from the Scottish Government affecting onshore and offshore windfarms are potentially set to cause financial implications for those involved in the sector.
Windfarm group set to hold protest
WINDFARM protestors will stage a demonstration in Inverness next week to persuade councillors to lodge their objections to plans to build turbines on the edges of the Cairngorms National Park.
Farmer loses Castle of Mey wind turbine appeal
A FARMER has lost his appeal against the refusal of planning consent to put up a wind turbine beside Prince Charles' summer holiday home, the Castle of Mey.
Oil giants met Osborne to urge a rethink on £10bn tax snatch
CHANCELLOR George Osborne was asked personally to rethink his £10billion tax raid on North Sea oil and gas producers by the most powerful figures in the global industry.
PM calms MPs over EU move on North Sea
PRIME Minister David Cameron has dismissed fears that his controversial veto in Brussels could make it more difficult to block EU plans to seize regulatory control of the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Advice on the best locations to set up windfarms
SCOTLAND'S 32 councils are to be given new planning advice about the siting of windfarms.
Chairman urges investors to back his rescue deal
COSALT chairman David Ross has warned shareholders that the firm faces imminent collapse if they do not accept his 0.1p-a-share offer for the business by December 20.
Electricity exports could be worth £2bn a year to Scotland, say experts
SCOTLAND could earn £2billion a year exporting electricity if energy policy was fully devolved from Westminster, according to a think-tank.
UK renewables target ‘blown out of proportion’
NEARLY five wind turbines would have to be built every day for the next nine years to meet the UK Government's targets for renewable energy, a new report claims.
Oil vessels are stabilised after anchors alert in the North Sea
A STABILISATION operation is under way after two North Sea oil vessels lost tension in their anchors due to storm-force winds.
Turbine fire a ‘freak’ incident
RENEWABLE energy experts dismissed yesterday an incident where a wind turbine caught fire in gale-force winds as a "freak" occurrence.
North-east farms powering ahead
SCOTTISH Government officials have been given an insight into the scale of and investment being made in renewable energy on north-east farms.
Fiery windfarm spectacular
A WIND turbine burst into flames as hurricane-force winds battered parts of Scotland yesterday.
Duo complete Modern Apprenticeship programme
FINDING the right career path can be a full-time job in itself these days, especially given the current financial climate.
Knowledge is the key
IT IS often said the oil and gas industry is suffering from an ageing workforce, resulting in a skills shortage.