Tidal project given £18m boost
WAVE and tidal projects in Orkney waters are to benefit from an £18million boost.
Energy Transition
Reservoir Group announces fifth buy of the year
Oilfield service firm Reservoir Group, of Aberdeen, yesterday unveiled its fifth acquisition of the year.
Windfarms ‘shock’ as turbine map revealed
A NEW map has revealed the full scale of the windfarms explosion across the north and north-east - and led to calls for a moratorium on any more turbine projects.
Tidal energy: Abundant natural resource in north
THE Highlands and islands have more than their fair share of tidal-energy resources. Highlands and Islands Enterprise said the Pentland Firth strategic area alone hosted six of the top 10 tidal-energy sites in the UK.
Boost for tidal power
TIDAL energy projects in Scotland received a boost today after the Scottish Government announced plans to increase the financial support they could get.
Energy firm pledges £3.25m for education
A WIND energy firm announced plans yesterday to provide £3.25million over 25 years for educational initiatives in the Highlands if its proposed windfarm near Inverness secures planning permission.
Peterhead favourite for carbon plan cash
THE UK Government has given a clear signal that the north-east is the front runner in the race for up to £1billion of funding for a pioneering green energy project.
Nigg deal ‘huge boost to Easter Ross’
THE announcement that Global Energy Group has finally secured the purchase of the Nigg yard was widely welcomed by politicians and business leaders yesterday.
Renewables tariffs announced
Offshore wind farms in England and Wales are set to receive more subsidies than previously planned in the next few years under proposals from the UK Government today.
Japanese testing tidal technology in Scots waters
JAPANESE firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is to use Scottish waters to test a tidal-energy system it has been developing, it was announced yesterday.
Mackays invests in green power
FASHION retailer Mackays Group, which trades as M&Co, is to invest more than £20million in a new wind-turbine network to generate all the power used in its stores in nearly 300 towns nationwide.
£1bn of carbon-capture funding could be redirected to Peterhead
THE north-east could be in "pole position" to land up to £1billion of UK Government funding for the country's first carbon-capture and storage project.
Hopes for £1bn of carbon-capture funding to be redirected to Peterhead
THE north-east could be in "pole position" to land up to £1billion of UK Government funding for the country's first carbon-capture and storage project.
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.
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.