First Minister hints at Scottish ports investment for offshore wind growth
Humza Yousaf announces three projects will move to second stage of offshore wind Strategic Investment Model.
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‘Massive opportunity’: Plan to create a ‘single Scottish offshore wind cluster’
It comes amid growing calls for a joined-up approach to capture the work for huge projects off Scotland's shores.
‘Big week for Scotland’ as offshore wind event kicks off in Glasgow
Scottish Renewables looks to bring government and industry together at a major offshore wind conference in Glasgow this week, with finance and consenting high on the agenda.
New Aberdeen base and Scotland boss for floating wind developer Cerulean
Laura Jarvie will lead a growing team from new offices at Neo House on Aberdeen’s Riverside Drive.
Europe’s offshore wind ambitions face huge supply chain challenge
Europe’s offshore wind supply chain faces a herculean effort to build the infrastructure needed to meet the continent’s climate goals.
Components for huge Inch Cape wind farm to be built in China
The GMB union said it was another poor indictment of failed industrial policies by UK and Scottish ministers.
ScottishPower kickstarts “largest overhaul” of electricity grid since its inception
ScottishPower has unveiled £5.4 billion of contract opportunities as it kickstarts the "largest overhaul of the grid since its inception".
Equinor to return Hywind turbines to Norway for ‘heavy maintenance’
Equinor is to return all turbines from the world’s first floating wind farm to Norway for several months of maintenance.
Vestas will make its biggest-ever wind turbine blade in Poland, hints at UK plant
Vestas is still considering building an additional factory in the UK, potentially in Scotland, to help serve the UK market.
‘A lot of scepticism’ from wind developers on CfD plans
There is “quite a lot of scepticism in the developer community” for the UK’s plans around the Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, a leading firm has warned.
UK government delays decision on two Equinor offshore wind extensions
Equinor wants to double the capacity of the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms off the coast of Norfolk
UK climate watchdog chief Chris Stark to resign with goals in doubt
The head of the UK’s Climate Change Committee Chris Stark will resign as the government struggles to put the country on a trajectory to reach a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Wind power beats gas plants to grab record share of UK power
Britain’s thousands of wind turbines grabbed their biggest slice of the electricity mix ever in December, sending output from gas-fired plants to their lowest in almost four years.
Aberdeen’s Cutting Underwater Technologies toasts record year in 2023
Aberdeen's Cutting Underwater Technologies (CUT) has posted record revenue and project numbers in 2023.
UK hydrogen sector set for “critical” year in 2024
Significant progress was made in establishing a competitive hydrogen sector in 2023, but industry leaders say "it all hinges" on decisions made in 2024.
Delivering floating wind at scale
Given the wealth of stakeholders with a vested interest in decarbonising the North Sea, getting any number of them together at any one time is a tough ask.
Vattenfall plans for Aberdeenshire wind farm challenged over wildcat conservation
Plans for a wind farm in Aberdeenshire are set to face legal action from a conservation group concerned about wildcat protection.
Andy Burnham tells Starmer ‘stick to your guns’ on £28 billion green investment
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged not to backtrack on his plans to invest £28 billion in green projects, by Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.
2024 the year of a ‘Sea Change’ in the North Sea
The UK urgently needs coordinated and integrated transition plans to ensure a just and fair transition for all, writes Professor Paul de Leeuw
‘Insulting pittance’: Rural Scottish communities question value of renewables community funds
Scottish communities "expected to bear a large part of the burden" of the UK's renewables transition are questioning the value of funding they receive in return.
Opinion: Offshore sector must be at the heart of securing UK’s energy future in 2024
When GMB said the UK needs “plans not bans” for the future our energy sector we meant it, and our offshore sector must be front and centre.
Scottish wind farm rejected due to MoD nuclear test ban concerns
Scottish ministers reject Faw Side wind farm plans over potential impacts to UK nuclear treaty obligations
Offshore wind’s Tim Pick ‘ genuinely shocked’ to win MBE in honours list
Offshore wind stalwart Tim Pick says he’s “genuinely shocked” to have been awarded MBE in the New Year Honours list.
Opinion: Securing a worker-led Just Transition
Unite is clear that the UK cannot allow oil and gas workers to become the coal miners of our generation.
RWE set to begin work on 63MW Strathy Wood onshore wind farm in Scotland
German energy firm RWE is set to begin construction on the 63MW Strathy Wood onshore wind farm near Inverness, its third Scottish development to get underway within 12 months.