Key questions answered on government plans to relax onshore wind planning rules
Planning permission for onshore wind is to be relaxed, the Government has announced.
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TotalEnergies eyes 2025 start-up for Culzean electrification project (exclusive)
'Ambitious' schedule expected to see an FID made later this year.
AR5 CFD: Auction results due as wind sector sounds warnings
To most of the population, AR5 of CFD may sound like a mysterious code but in some Whitehall offices, the messages it reveals will be awaited with great interest and some nervousness.
Maersk Supply Service to axe 130 UK jobs amid restructuring
According to the company website, Maersk Supply Service's sole UK office is in Aberdeen.
Turbines and time travel: Scotwind developers stage ‘world-first’ play to explore wind power
A Scotwind project developer has announced the launch of a theatrical play as part of a drive to improve the public debate on energy.
Government sets aside £3.5m to look into impact of turbines on air defence
The UK government has set aside more than £3.5 million in funding to limit the impact offshore wind farms have on the country's air defence.
Montrose Port: Record number of vessels due to offshore wind boost
“We have not only surpassed our forecasts but also solidified our position as a key player in the offshore wind sector."
Aberdeen loses floating wind crown as Norway opens world’s largest project
Aberdeen’s floating wind crown has been passed to Norway today as the world’s largest project, Hywind Tampen, officially opens.
UK fund proposed to respond to US Inflation Reduction Act
The UK will fall further behind the US on green technologies without a national investment fund to help turn start-ups into the companies of tomorrow, a leading think-tank has warned.
Final turbine installed at Shetland’s Viking wind farm
Green energy giant SSE Renewables is celebrating a major milestone in the development of its Viking wind farm.
Port of Aberdeen boss says facilities need to team up to ease rollout of floating wind
The head of Port of Aberdeen says he supports a “multi-harbour solution” to support the deployment of floating offshore wind in the UK.
Pair of ScotWind projects combine for giant 2.3GW Arven development
A pair of ScotWind projects have combined, expanding the Arven development off Shetland.
Orsted shelves Gigastack UK hydrogen project at world’s largest wind farm
Meanwhile, the location of a ‘world first’ floating wind hydrogen demonstrator project off Aberdeen may also be in doubt.
Global Energy Group subsidiary starts work on multi-million-pound offshore wind farm deal
'Critical role' for Neart na Gaoithe development has created more than 30 jobs.
Ørsted exec picked to lead Salamander floating wind scheme
Offshore wind ‘heavy hitter’ Hugh Yendole has been appointed as project development director for a major floating scheme off Peterhead.
Researchers extract rare metals to put a new spin on aged wind turbines
Funded by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, the process is being developed by Aberdeenshire-based SEM and researchers from Edinburgh University.
Scores of unexploded wartime bombs found in Moray Firth
More than 70 undetonated wartime explosives have been made safe at the Moray West offshore wind farm being built 14 miles off the coast of Caithness.
Siemens profit weighed down by China decline, wind-turbine loss
Siemens’s earnings fell short of analyst estimates as the company saw demand for its digital industries unit drop in China while reporting a loss on its stake in the troubled wind-turbine maker Siemens Energy.
Montrose Port can provide ‘major support’ to the North Sea, says Energy Secretary
Scottish energy secretary, Neil Gray, visited Montrose Port, saying that the space "can play a key role in Scotland’s transition to a net zero economy."
Scotland’s renewables supply chain is sclerotic
Some time back I wrote that despite its self-appointed title as the oil and gas capital of Europe Aberdeen didn’t actually manufacture much of the sector critical technology.
Onshore planning application lodged for floating wind farm off Peterhead
A planning application – key to the development of a floating wind farm earmarked for off Peterhead - has been submitted to the local authority.
BP considers building two UK wind farms without any subsidies
BP (LON: BP) is considering building two offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea without any support from the government — marking a first for the sector where development has been hindered by rising costs.
Ardersier is just the start: Why US private equity is splashing £300m in the Scottish Highlands
Haventus is eyeing expansion in the UK, Europe and elsewhere, using Ardersier as a template.
Winser Report: UK can build new power lines in half the time, top adviser says
Electricity transmission line construction can be cut to 7 years from 14 years, says Nick Winser in his report delivered Friday.
Caledonia wind survey reveals new insight on Royal Navy wreck
Developers of the Caledonia wind farm in the Moray Firth have shared a new look at a Royal Navy wreck found during surveys of the site.