The history of the Nigg yard
1971 - Nigg fabrication yard established by Brown and Root (now KBR) and construction firm George Wimpey. At its height 5,000 people were employed there.
Energy Transition
New boss at Pelamis Wave Power
THE company behind what could be the Western Isles' first wavefarm has a new chief executive.
Put your technology in front of the majors
Firms producing innovative technology have got the chance to put their wares in front the bosses at global oil and gas industry firms next month.
Scotland’s marine energy industry in focus
Scotland's marine energy industry was today the focus of the Government's Energy and Climate Change Select Committee (ECCC) investigation into wave and tidal renewables, as it visited the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
Norwegian North Sea Carbon storage sites identified
Five areas of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) have been nominated by oil and gas operators as potentially suitable sites for carbon dioxide storage, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said today.
Energy chiefs agree moves to help reduce utility bills
ENERGY companies will write "urgently" to more than 200,000 customers in the north and north-east to tell them how to save money on their utility bills before winter arrives.
Cairngorms pylon falls as project begins
WORK to remove redundant electricity pylons from the Cairngorms National Park started yesterday.
Applications go in for eight turbines in Mearns
EIGHT wind turbines could soon be towering more than 150ft above the Mearns.
Oil industry chaplain to return to Netherlands
ABERDEEN'S oil industry chaplain is leaving his post after less than a year.
Free focus on renewables
DEESIDE residents will be able to find out more about renewable energy during a free event in Banchory next week.
New partnership to help search for oil
THE petroleum explorers of the future will be given a helping hand to search out the Earth's remaining oil and gas reservoirs, thanks to a new partnership between the industry and Aberdeen University.
Final designs for windfarm to go on show
THE final designs for a nine-turbine windfarm on Donside will go on show to the public next month.
Oilmen to jump for cash
FOUR brave employees of a global oil services firm will jump out of a plane at the weekend - from 10,000ft.
Rescue plan for Scots wind turbine maker
An Irish company is to take over a Scottish wind turbine manufacturer which crashed into receivership just days after it admitted a defect with one of its generators.
Predicting the power of the wind?
The Met Office has launched a weather forecasting tool aimed at the wind energy sector.
Competition for first tidal array hots up
Plans by a marine energy device producer and RWE npower renewables to install and operate Wales's first tidal energy farm have moved a step closer.
Offshore wind costs task force
A group of business leaders from the growing offshore wind industry have been named as heading up a task force to reduce costs in the sector.
Wave power set to boost jobs in Western Isles
SCOTLAND'S first commercial wavefarm could be built off the Western Isles within four years.
Speyside wind turbines may raise thousands
A SMALL Strathspey community company is planning a three-turbine windfarm which could eventually fund a range of activities in the village.
Tata to invest £2million in wind
Tata Steel said today it is to invest £2million in its Hartlepool tube works and has forged a supply deal with a German manufacturer in a bid to meet demand in the offshore wind turbine jacket market.
Aquatera looking to expand international projects
An Orkney-based environmental consultant is hoping to expand its overseas work on the back of Scotland's lead in marine renewables.
Huntly turbine may bring cash windfall
HUNTLY residents will have the chance to view plans this month for a windfarm they would partly own.
Opportunities in recession on menu at dinner
Business leaders from across the north-east will be gathering on Monday for Robert Gordon University's 2011 entrepreneurship dinner.
Tackling skills shortages in renewables
A £1.2million training initiative has been set up to tackle skills shortages in the renewables industry.
Councillors back bid for windfarm despite warnings from planners
A CONTROVERSIAL bid to build a windfarm in rural Aberdeenshire has been backed by councillors.