It's great being proven right. I've long argued that who owns the companies that make up the energy, or indeed any other, sector is important because if you don't own it then you simply don't control it. The free market ideologues argue that it doesn't matter who owns what provided the jobs are anchored here and it's that attitude which has prevailed in the UK for the last 40 years or so.
A NEW marine energy park off the north of Scotland will generate thousands of jobs and become a global leader, the UK's energy minister said yesterday.
The boss of Scottish wave energy firm Aquamarine Power has criticised Ofgem for measures which will cost it millions of pounds for a huge Western Isles project.
MARINE energy in Scotland is no longer an opportunity - it is a serious business, a major gathering of industry bosses was told today.
Marine energy in Scotland is no longer an opportunity - it is a serious business, a major gathering of industry bosses was told today.
I made a too rare visit to Caithness recently, and found that Scrabster Harbour is not a bad vantage point from which to view future energy options, and not just for the local community.
An Inverness-based marine technology company which is currently testing a new wave-power machine on Loch Ness was praised yesterday after being visited by Highland MSP Peter Peacock.