‘Surprise visitors’ as turbine tech spots Minke whales at Scottish wind farm
Stunning footage has been captured of whales making a surprise visit to turbine technicians at a North Sea wind farm.
Beatrice offshore wind farm
Third Beatrice survey contract supports 50 jobs at Rovco
Subsea services firm Rovco has been awarded a contract to carry out survey work on the Beatrice offshore wind farm for the third year running.
Aberdeen MP calls on Scotland Office to join efforts to remove ‘barrier’ to renewables
The Secretary of State for Scotland is being urged to put pressure on his colleagues in Westminster to remove the premium faced by renewables developments north of the border.
Global Energy Group ‘best positioned’ in UK to benefit from offshore renewables boom, says new CEO
Global Energy Group’s new group chief executive has described the firm as “probably the best positioned organisation in the whole of the UK” to make the most of the expansion in offshore renewables.
Scottish Renewables report lays out positive impact of green developments on rural communities
The installation of a major undersea cable in the Highlands contributed an estimated £4.5 million to the local economy.
Exclusive: Millions in wind farm funds go to north and north-east
The lion’s share of a multi-million community fund generated by a Scottish wind farm giant has been spent in the north and north-east, according to a new report.
Architects with renewables track record expanding in Highlands
An Inverness firm of architects is expanding across the Highlands.
Beatrice project reprimanded as ship ‘steams’ through fishing grounds
The Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm project has been reprimanded by officials after it allowed a ship to "steam" through North Sea fishing grounds.
Contractor for major windfarm forced to deny ‘slave labour’ claims
A contractor for a major Moray Firth windfarm project has been accused of shutting out UK workers in favour of “cheap foreign labour”.
Cable installation complete for Beatrice windfarm
A milestone has been reached in the development of the Beatrice Offshore windfarm in the Moray Firth.
PICTURES: First turbine installed at Beatrice wind farm
The first seven mega-watt (MW) turbine has been successfully installed at the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm.
Beatrice wind farm developers toast progress on export cables
Developers behind a huge wind farm project in the Moray Firth are celebrating a number of project milestones.
Call for Scottish Government to help secure long-term future of BiFab
The Scottish Government has been urged to ensure BiFab workers have long-term livelihoods, and not just a short-term salvation.
BiFab: Energy minister says he’s looking for all parties to ‘act in good faith’
Scottish Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse said today that everything that can be done is being done to safeguard jobs at Burntisland Fabrications and that he expects all partners to 'act in good faith'.
ESS lands £1m-plus deal for Beatrice offshore windfarm
North-east firm Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has won a lucrative new contract for work on the £2.6billion Beatrice offshore windfarm in the Outer Moray Firth.
Port of Cromarty lands two major Beatrice windfarm deals
Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) announced last night it had won two contracts, together worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, to support the Beatrice offshore windfarm project.
Opinion: Scotland leads the way in renewable energy
The world unites again this fortnight in Marrakech to drive forward our commitment to tackle climate change. It remains one of the biggest threats facing the world today, and the UK Government is fully committed to the low carbon future we signed up to in Paris last year. Since 2010, there has been over £52billion of investment in renewables in the UK, and this week we set out proposals for the next steps to phase out electricity generation from unabated coal-fired power stations within the next decade.
Video: Global Energy gears up Nigg facility for huge wind turbine project
Global Energy Group's landing of a multi-million wind turbine contract for the Beatrice offshore windfarm (Bowl) secures the future for the Nigg port and energy park.
Subsea 7 confirms $1billion contract for Beatrice wind farm
Subsea 7 has confirmed it has secured a major $1billion plus contract for the Beatrice offshore windfarm in the Moray Firth.
Updated: Massive new £2.6billion Beatrice windfarm gets go-ahead off Scottish coast
A consortium of developers led by SSE have committed the final investment decision for the 588MW 84-turbine Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland.