Hinkley Point costs could rise to £21billion says EDF
Energy giant EDF has said the cost of building the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station could jump to almost £21 billion, about £3 billion more than it said last year.
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Kvaerner prepares for major growth
Reborn oil and gas engineering and construction firm Kvaerner has announced plans to invest £26million in its Norwegian Stord yard as it looks to stay ahead in an increasingly busy market in the region.
Marine-energy mission
A team of government and industry leaders from Japan's eastern seaboard are to come to Scotland to plan for the development of marine energy in the Asian country following an invitation by Finance Secretary John Swinney.
Historic marine power deals signed
Marine energy development took a historic step forward yesterday with the announcement of the successful bidders for the world's first wave and tidal leasing scheme.
Scotland rich in nuclear technology
There is one energy-generation technology in which Scotland is right up there with the best in the world. We have universities bristling with research activity and companies eager and able to play their part in the supply chain, creating thousands of jobs.
Solway barrage study gets green light
SCOTTISH Enterprise, with England's Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, has agreed to commission a £100,000 feasibility study to evaluate options for harnessing tidal energy on the Solway Firth. Recent research by the Joule Centre and the Universities of Liverpool and Lancaster, and previous studies by Babtie, Shaw and Morton in the 1960s, highlights the possibilities for tidal energy extraction from the Solway Firth.