HERE is one way that supposedly old-fashioned newsprint beats the Internet. American scientists have discovered a novel bacterial strain, dubbed "TU-103," that can use paper to produce butanol, a biofuel that can serve as a substitute for petrol.
THE Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) plans to take wave energy to the next level with a project to design and demonstrate a low-cost wave energy converter system.
BILLIONAIRE businessman Donald Trump has written to Alex Salmond for a second time, objecting to plans to build an offshore windfarm near his luxury golf resort.
COUNCILLORS have urged their colleagues to continue lobbying the UK Government to reveal when householders can benefit from a renewable energy scheme.
DEMAND for wood to heat homes and businesses and generate power is surging as people look for cheaper fuels.
REPRESENTATIVES from Australia's oil and gas industry were in Aberdeen yesterday to learn more about training in the sector.
Renewable energy in the far north is expected to be one of the main beneficiaries of a development fund.
Scottish marine energy company Aquamarine Power said today it had received £7million of fresh funding to develop its technology.
The final seminar of 2011 for Young Professionals in Oil and Gas is in Aberdeen on Thursday.
OIL and gas platforms could offer a lifeline to the Scottish fishing industry by providing an ideal home for populations of species such as cod and haddock.
SCOTLAND'S oil and gas supply chain can help reduce offshore wind-energy costs by at least 20%.
TOP priorities for oil and gas technology investment in 2012 were agreed at an international gathering of ITF members in Aberdeen.
SCOTTISH and Southern Energy (SSE) has not ruled out a return to nuclear power despite confirming plans to focus on other energy sources.
SCOTTISH and Southern Energy (SSE) is expected to make an announcement today on its future commitment to new nuclear energy.
A delegation of potential multi-million pound investors and wind farm equipment manufacturers from China have been eyeing prospects in Essex.
A specialist electrical services company has opened a new headquarters in Great Yarmouth to cope with increased demand and to chase opportunities in the onshore and offshore energy sectors.
INVESTMENT in renewable energy is being "held up" by a failure to reform electricity transmission prices.
An influential committee of MPs has backed calls for the creation of a North Sea "supergrid" to help unlock the equivalent of 1billion barrels of oil each year from offshore renewable technology.
Scottish law firms are turning their attention increasingly to the country's renewable-energy sector as a source of work, according to a snapshot of Britain's legal fraternity.
TWO oilmen have been hailed as heroes after they risked their lives to save 150 people from a blaze.
A group of Lewis crofters have clinched a £13million deal to build Britain's biggest community windfarm.
A BOAT with racing car suspension, a giant robotic arm and a vessel resembling a seahorse are among 13 short-listed inventions hoping to solve the problem of getting engineers on to wind turbines at sea.
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to stop Scotland's tallest wind turbines being built near the Highland capital were celebrating last night after councillors voted to block the development.
A tiny far north community is in line to be a hub for one of the biggest conglomerations of wind turbines in the UK, and residents seem to be in favour so far.
THE receivers of a collapsed Scottish renewable energy company have set a deadline of tomorrow for firms to register their interest in buying the business.