Windfarms will ‘devastate’ area
A Scottish mountaineering group says plans to build windfarms in the hills around Loch Ness could have a "devastating" impact on the area.
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EMEC considering adding more wave and tidal test berths
Orkney's European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking to expand after filling its last remaining berth, it said today.
Residents give mixed reaction to Moray biomass power plan
Speyside residents gathered yesterday to look at plans for a biomass plant which could create more than 100 jobs.
Bright future for ‘select few’ firms in sector
GREEN Ocean Energy will not be the last marine power company to fail, an industry analyst has warned.
Former BP chief reported to be in talks to launch global oil company
TONY Hayward, the former BP chief executive who stepped down in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, is reportedly in talks to launch a global oil company.
Mystery suitor looking to take Dana out
Dana Petroleum said in a statement after the stock market closed yesterday that it had received a bid approach.
Climate not good for assuring healthy energy SME birth rate
SWORD'S view is that a robust supply chain is fundamental to a healthy North Sea - and fundamental to Aberdeen long-term. But he is worried that the birth rate is now too low to enable the next generation of SME babies to come through and survive.
BP chief helps staff mark move into new headquarters
BP chief executive Tony Hayward was in Aberdeen last night to help celebrate the official opening of the oil company's new North Sea headquarters at Dyce.