Wood Mackenzie says 2011 exceptional year on NCS
Last year was an exceptional year for the Norwegian upstream oil and gas industry, and more of the same including the opening of new frontiers is expected in 2012, according to Wood Mackenzie.
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40 years of expertise
Foster Wheeler's Glasgow operation has performed a range of work for more than 40 years.
Clean bill of marine life health for tidal device
A tidal current turbine being tested in Irish waters has been given a clean bill of marine health, according to a report being published today.
Alstom and SSE join forces to harness wave power
A joint venture has been launched by Alstom and SSE Renewables to create what it says would be the world's largest wave farm off the coast of Scotland, it was announced today.
SSE eyes new north project
Scottish utility SSE is about to put forward plans for a new hydroelectric project in the heart of the Highlands for public scrutiny before a planning application to Scottish ministers.
Salmond opens country’s arms to young innovators
The first minister is to invite some of the world's most talented young innovators to Scotland to see the energy research being undertaken.
UHI to bolster renewables courses and energise sector
The principal of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) said yesterday the institution would expand its renewable-energy courses to help meet the sector's skills shortages.
Sea-energy R&D cash up for grabs
MORE than £10million is to be invested in new research and development to help demonstrate that wave and tidal energy can be generated at scale, and with lower production costs.
Windfarm south of Inverness could power 18,600 homes
An energy company has lodged an application for a 13-turbine windfarm five miles south of Inverness on a hillside overlooking the picturesque community of Daviot.
Science festival heading north
National Science and Engineering Week arrives in Aberdeen next month.
Iberdrola bids for French offshore wind sites
A consortium led by Iberdrola, whose global offshore wind headquarters is in Glasgow, has put in bids for windfarm projects off the Brittany and Atlantic coasts as part of the French Government's competition to install up to three gigawatts of offshore wind capacity.
Outlook for solar power subsidies not so sunny after government move
THE outlook for solar energy subsidy in the UK has been obscured since the UK Government confirmed in October that feed-in tariffs (FITs) for solar photovoltaic (PV) technology would be cut, nearly doubling the payback period for householders.
Apache teams with Gradcrackers
Two companies hoping to promote careers in oil and gas to university students worked together to provide a real taste of life on a North Sea drilling platform.
SSE transfers nine clean energy investments
Scottish utility SSE said today that it had transferred nine clean energy investments into a £95million fund.
ITF sets out 2012 tech challenges
Up to £50million of funding could be available to firms that can develop the technology to help the biggest challenges in the oil and gas industry.
Salmond set for landmark deal in Abu Dhabi
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond will travel to the Middle East next week to put pen to paper on what has been described as a "ground-breaking" deal on renewables.
Tullow Oil backs Plexus’ HGSS subsea wellhead project
Plexus Holdings said yesterday that Tullow Oil had signed up as an additional consulting partner to its joint industry project (JIP) to develop and commercialise a new and safer subsea wellhead.
UK-New Zealand marine energy links to be forged
Wave and tidal power developers from the UK are being invited to join a mission to New Zealand.
Shilston appointed to BP’s board
Rolls-Royce chief financial officer, Andrew Shilston has just joined the board of BP as a non-executive director. He has been R-R's CFO since 2002. Prior to that he was finance director at Enterprise Oil from 1993 to 2002 and a non-exec at Cairn Energy from 2004 to 2008.
Hot seat for Craighead
Martin Craighead has assumed the role of Baker Hughes' president and CEO. Previously COO, his brief is to build upon the seven-year tenure of Chad Deaton, who will remain chairman of the group's board.
Wishart joins LR from GLND
John Wishart has assumed the role of energy director at Lloyd's Register, joining the organisation from GL Noble Denton where he was initially group managing and later president of GLND when the companies merged in 2009. He is a chartered engineer by discipline.
Crown Estate appoints head of offshore wind
The Crown Estate has today announced the appointment of Huub den Rooijen as its first head of offshore wind energy.
SSE passes onshore windfarm milestone
Scottish utility SSE said yesterday power capacity at its onshore windfarm projects had exceeded a combined one gigawatt (GW) for the first time.
Boss appeals over wind turbine refusal
A NORTH-EAST businessman is battling a council decision to block his wind turbine scheme.
Meeting the 2020 target a tough ask
RENEWABLE energy has been rising up the political and economic agenda in Scotland.