The UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has approved five new undersea energy links. In total, the newly approved projects are expected to boost the UK’s energy export and import capacity by over 6 GW, increasing it to over 18 GW by 2032, provided all of the approved links are completed as scheduled.
A hearing in the Scottish courts this week will decide if planning consent for the UK’s largest undeveloped oil field, and a mature gas basin in the North Sea, will be blocked due to emissions produced by end-use petrol and gas customers.
Norwegian ocean services provider DeepOcean and Aberdeen-based well management firm Exceed Energy have entered into a collaboration agreement to supply vessel-based well plug and abandonment (P&A) services. These will be offered to the decommissioning market globally.
A Dutch court has overturned a landmark ruling against Shell that would have forced the oil company to reduce emissions produced by its petrol customers.
Expro has been operating in the Middle East and North Africa for around 20 years. Ingrid Huldal and James Yard get together with EVOL to share some thoughts about the region. While the region is strong on oil and gas, there is a growing desire to decarbonise and move into sustainable practices.
Oil field planning overturned following court case as major North Sea assets Rosebank and Jackdaw come under scrutiny.
Kistos (LSE: KIST) has picked up an equity interest of up to 20% in tidal energy firm Spiralis Energy after investing £800,000 into the London-based business.
The Severn Estuary Commission announced on November 6 that the Crown Estate had pledged to give £150,000 to support the commission’s work exploring the potential for sustainable energy production from the Severn Estuary.
Inyanga Marine Energy Group said on October 24 that it was launching a crowdfunding round in order to raise funds for its HydroWing tidal energy technology.
Energy secretary Ed Miliband told industry at the EnergyUK conference in September that reaching net zero, which the government wants to achieve by 2030, will be a matter of “national security”.
Aberdeen-based oil and gas controls firm Proserv has teamed up with marine energy group Mocean Energy to develop subsea renewable energy control systems.
A 1 MW wave energy demonstration project in Orkney has secured €19.6 million (£16.5m) for a two year grid connected trial.
Six UK tidal stream projects have secured funding as part of the sixth Allocation Round (AR6) renewables auction in an “important step forward” for the sector.
Mocean Energy's Cameron McNatt outlines a strategic vision for wave energy in the UK, and the role GB Energy could play.
ETZ Ltd has awarded £1.47 million in grants to ten North East Scotland firms as part of the Challenge Fund focused on driving the energy transition and creating jobs.
Inverness firm 4C Engineering has received close to £260,000 from two separate wave energy funding competitions organised by the Scottish and US governments.
Offshore wind developers will vie for £1.1 billion in funding under AR6, with budget boosts for floating wind and tidal projects as well.
Apollo has completed sea trials of an innovative system which allows marine vessels to quickly connect to offshore renewable energy infrastructure.
Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has called on the UK government to increase funding for tidal stream energy in the upcoming CfD allocation round.
Labour promised to “take the brakes off Britain” as it unveiled its energy policy priorities in the King's Speech today.
As the UK accelerates its transition to renewable energy, a critical challenge emerges: the growing skills gap in the sector.
The British Hydropower Association (BHA) has called for more clarity from Labour about the party’s pre-election manifesto – which mentions tidal energy will be “aggressively explored” and “unleashed” across the UK.
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Sarah Jones as a minister across the energy and business and trade portfolios in the new Labour government.
As Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer plans the move into Number 10 Downing Street following his election win, Energy Voice takes a look at who could join incoming energy secretary Ed Miliband's team.
Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine UK have entered into a joint venture agreement to begin decommissioning a tidal energy platform located in the Orkney Islands.
The Labour Party released its election manifesto promising a “phased and responsible” transition in the North Sea and pledged to make Britain a “clean energy superpower”.
Nova Innovation has been “going gangbusters”, says CEO Simon Forrest, as the Scottish tidal energy pioneer breaks out across international markets and grows domestically.
UK wave and tidal energy sector calls for more targeted support from whichever party gets the keys to 10 Downing Street.
Wave and tidal energy firms say they are stuck in a "chicken and egg" investment conundrum, with a lack of project certainty hampering financing options.
A victory by Republican Donald Trump in the US presidential election threatens $1 trillion in energy investments and future support for low-carbon energy sources, according to a Wood Mackenzie report.
Regulators and industry need to decouple the tidal and wave sectors as the two technologies diverge in terms of maturity and paths to market, new research has said.