Energy secretary talks Scotland investment in Aberdeen visit
UK energy secretary Ed Miliband is set to visit Aberdeen on Thursday, promoting billions of potential funding and policy measures to support Scotland's energy sector.
Gillian Martin
Net Zero secretary’s maternity leave to begin on July 1
Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary will begin her maternity leave on July 1, being replaced by her junior minister.
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas coming to Scotland, says energy minister
Vestas, the wind turbine manufacturing giant, is coming to the Port of Leith according to Scotland's energy minister.
Communities near big energy schemes should gain new ‘benefits’, government says
People who live near large new energy generating infrastructure should gain “community benefits” like the cash being proposed for residents near new pylons, the Scottish Government says.
Energy minister opens new Edinburgh office for ScotWind developer
Scottish energy minister Gillian Martin officially opened a new Edinburgh HQ for floating wind venture partners Bluefloat Energy and Renantis.
Gillian Martin says ‘north-east is once again leading the way’ in hydrogen
Scotland’s energy minister told an Aberdeen conference that the country has the “potential to be a globally leading hydrogen nation.”
Energy Minister: UK ‘cannot afford’ to lose time on floating wind delivery
In the wake of a disappointing renewables auction the government must do more if it is serious about meeting floating wind targets, according to Scotland’s energy minister.
‘Billions’ of investment threatened by two-year delay to Scottish Energy Strategy
Renewables advocates say a two-year delay to the Scottish Government’s key plans for energy and just transition is putting billions of pounds of investment at risk.
Energy minister vows ‘commitment to listening’ to sector
Addressing a session on skills and the energy transition, Scottish energy minister Gillian Martin said she would listen to the industry to ensure a supportive policy landscape.
Minister calls for urgent action on grid for Scottish wind farms
Gillian Martin said offshore wind is “the greatest economic opportunity of recent times”.
Scottish energy minister lambasts ‘tone deaf’ Labour North Sea policy
At an Energy Voice event today, Gillian Martin struck out at Labour's stance on no new North Sea oil and gas licensing as being "too simplistic".
Scottish Energy Minister to showcase transition vision at Invest ABZ
Scottish Energy Minister Gillian Martin will join industry leaders at an event in Aberdeen this week to present her vision as to how the city can retain its status as Europe’s energy capital.
National Grid needs to deliver ‘five times as much as the last 40 years’ by 2035
The National Grid has seven years to deliver upgrades equivalent to five-times what it has achieved in the last four decades, a major industry conference has heard.
SOWEC launches new investment framework for Scotwind supply chain
A new process to help the Scottish supply chain prepare for the wave of work expected from the Scotwind leasing round is now open to applicants.
Exclusive: Skills passport to ‘transform’ North Sea oil and gas workforce
Plans have been set out on creation of a “critical” and long-awaited skills passport to help oil and gas workers transition into renewables.
North Sea workers tell SNP they lack support for renewables switch
A survey led by an SNP politician has found just one in 10 workers in the North Sea oil and gas industry say they have enough opportunities to switch to renewables.
Sturgeon oil stance putting private investment in Acorn ‘at risk’, says NE MSP
It is feared that Nicola Sturgeon’s recent comments on North Sea oil and gas may harm a key Aberdeenshire decarbonisation project.
Greenpeace bringing 13-metre wind turbine blade to Duthie Park this weekend
A 13-metre wind turbine blade is being brought to Duthie Park in Aberdeen this Saturday as part of a Greenpeace climate campaign.
Energy transition cannot ‘come at cost’ of north-east jobs, MSPs warn
The Scottish Government's energy transition plans cannot "come at the cost" of north-east oil and gas jobs, Aberdeenshire MSPs warned yesterday.
‘Not surprising’ North Sea oil calling for budget help, MSP says
An MSP claims it is "not surprising" that the North Sea oil and gas industry has called for another lifeline in today's budget.
Scottish Energy Minister petitioned over alleged oil and gas jobs discrimination
Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin is to write to the Scottish Government over alleged discrimination against job hunting former oil and gas workers.
Scot Gov pursuing geothermal development in north-east
The Scottish Government has said it will continue to pursue the development of a geothermal project including work on feasibility projects around the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre and Hill of Banchory.
MSP ‘inundated’ with warnings of job discrimination against ex-oil workers
A north-east MSP claims she has been "inundated" with correspondence from more oil and gas workers warning of discrimination.