Demand for emergency training on rise
FALCK Nutec said yesterday it was seeing growing demand for its courses as the energy industry continued to rise to the challenge of installation-emergency training.
FALCK Nutec said yesterday it was seeing growing demand for its courses as the energy industry continued to rise to the challenge of installation-emergency training.
ENERGY Minister Fergus Ewing revealed his New Year's resolution yesterday, saying he would do all he could to further Scotland's reputation as a "global green-energy powerhouse" in 2012.
Scottish utility SSE said today power capacity at its onshore wind farm projects had exceeded a combined 1 gigawatt (GW) for the first time.
AN ENERGY giant is looking for a company to build a £125million offshore electricity hub as part of its plans for large subsea connections to harness power from renewables.
Activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) is predicted to be high and keep rising over the next few years - but not without industry and government commitment, according to Norway's oil industry association.
The Scottish Government has been criticised by NFU Scotland for not yet delivering a promised renewable energy strategy for the agricultural industry.
SCOTTISH businesses and an environmental organisation have called for more firms north of the border to sign up to a consumer label which highlights products made thanks to wind energy.
Aberdeen engineering and consultancy firm Enventi is looking to come up with a floating solution to UK Government cost targets for offshore wind energy.
ENERGY Secretary Chris Huhne highlighted fresh evidence of the economic benefits of renewables as he reaffirmed the UK Government's commitment to EU green-energy targets yesterday.
Plans for a windfarm on a Moray estate have been approved, despite more than 600 objections.
Scottish ministers have given the go-ahead to a controversial extension to a Lewis windfarm which will provide power for 9,000 homes.
AN EXPANDING Scottish oil lubricants business is hoping to grow substantially after taking its first import of oil yesterday.
Members of one of the world's most historic golf courses are to decide whether the club objects to plans for a windfarm off the coast of Aberdeen.
A 100ft underwater turbine destined to form part of a major tidal energy project has been installed in the sea around Orkney.
NAUTRONIX has conducted a successful trial of its acoustic positioning and communication system, NASNet, for Cairn Energy, offshore Greenland, proving its viability and the associated Nautronix ADS signalling technology capabilities in the Arctic.
GOING into 2012 we are at a complex and challenging crossroads.
Scotland's energy minister has defended windfarms and other "green energy" schemes, claiming the cost of subsidies adds only £1.25 to monthly domestic electricity bills.
Alex Salmond has urged MSPs to unite against "discriminatory" charges for island renewable energy projects to use the national grid.
WELCOME to 2012 to our Young Energy readers. As it is a new year, we, with the help of Shell, have decided to start a new feature - an A to Z of Energy.
THEY call it a tram but most of you would think of it as a bendi-bus as it has rubber wheels, even though the early prototypes are double-ended.
A former deputy first minister was left red-faced last night after council planners rejected a second botched windfarm application by his new green-energy firm.
A former deputy first minister was left red-faced last night after council planners rejected a second botched windfarm application by his new green-energy firm.
UK Government plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes have been ruled legally flawed by the High Court.
A NEW initiative to help oil and gas firms make the most of MA engineering and energy students has been launched by Aberdeen University.
College student Fergus Stewart from Falkirk is top of the class after winning a coveted oil and gas industry award from OPITO.