£7.7m to nascent wave energy outfits
Two new Scottish wave energy firms have been awarded £7.7 million by a Scottish Government agency in the hopes of giving life to their ideas.
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Year of highs and lows for dynamic renewables industry
It’s a cliché to say that the past year has been one of highs and lows, but in a dynamic industry like renewables it’s a statement that’s rarely wrong.
Innovation key to rise in profits at Global Energy
New ways of maintaining ageing oil and gas assets have helped Global Energy Group achieve a rise in profits, chairman Roy MacGregor has said.
Wind farm plan sparks fear over landscape effect
Concerns have been raised over the detrimental impact increasing numbers of wind farms could have on the Moray landscape.
New UK record for wind power generation
Wind power generation hit a new record for Britain this week as renewables play an increasing role in the energy mix, figures show.
SSE expects Beatrice to bloom in Spring 2019
Perth utility giant SSE has said it expects to complete the giant Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Spring after it powered up its onshore Stronelairg array.
£100m of UK funding for clean power projects in Africa
More than two million people in Africa are set to get new or improved access to clean energy with £100 million of funding from the UK, the Government has said.
Roadbridge wins £30m port project
The Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) has awarded the contract to construct its new £30 million energy and cruise hub at Invergordon to Ireland and UK-based civil engineering and construction firm Roadbridge UK.
Change in the wind: Venture capital revisits clean energy
Venture capital interest in clean energy technologies is again on the rise, after important shifts in direction have created promising opportunities.
Offshore wind blade maker’s expansion to create 1,000 jobs
The expansion of manufacturing offshore wind blades at MHI Vestas' Isle of Wight factory is set to create hundreds of jobs, the company said.
SSE admits Npower deal may fall apart
Energy giant SSE has admitted there is "some uncertainty" that its merger with rival npower will go ahead after the pair delayed the tie-up due to the incoming cap on default tariff prices.
Objection to onshore turbines but offshore farm passes
Moray Council has moved to officially object to proposals to expand a wind farm on Speyside – but backed the giant Moray West offshore plan.
Subsea 7 wins Yunlin cable lay contract
Seaway Offshore Cables, part of Subsea 7, has won a contract worth a £115-230 million for the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm project.
‘More turbines would result in catastrophe’
Government officials have been told they must not allow the expansion of a Speyside wind farm for fear it could have a catastrophic impact upon some of Moray’s finest landscapes.
From Google to Facebook, big data is driving green energy shift
Dozens of wind turbines each standing 260 feet tall spin in the breeze on the plains of Oklahoma, feeding electricity for a Google data center about 180 miles away.
Government ‘not matching ambition’ of tidal industry
The ambition of the wave and tidal industry is not being matched by the UK Government, a former Scottish secretary has warned.
Delays likely as turbine pieces conveyed north
Motorists have been warned to expect traffic chaos as huge wind turbine parts are transported through Aberdeen over the next six weeks.
North-east windfarms get £1m in ‘constraint payments’
Windfarm operators in the north-east have received £1 million since the start of the year to turn off their turbines in high winds.
Solar Wars Part VII: Attack of the tribunals
Previous Solar Wars articles have considered whether claims by EU investors against Spain and other EU states under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) would be affected by the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Slovak Republic v Achmea (Case C-284/16). That case held that an arbitration clause in bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between two EU states contravened EU law. The decisions in Masdar Solar & Wind Cooperatief U.A. v Spain (see Solar Wars Part V) and Antin Infrastructure v Spain (see Solar Wars Part VI) indicated that ECT tribunals were taking a consistent line in rejecting the application of Achmea to intra-EU ECT claims. Two recent awards appear to confirm this trend.
Faulty MeyGen turbines returned to action
Simec Atlantis Energy said today that two faulty turbines on its MeyGen project had returned to action.
Villagers fear ring of steel if planned wind farm gets go-ahead
Giving the green light to a new commercial wind farm north of Lybster would leave villagers feeling encircled by steel towers, it was claimed yesterday.
Caithness village ‘won’t be encircled’ by wind turbines
The prospective developer of a large wind farm yesterday denied its plans would leave a Caithness village beset on all sides by turbines.
Orsted splurges $500m on US wind farm owner
Orsted has agreed to buy Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind from D.E. Shaw Group for $510 million.
Highland Council unveils eco power plan
Highland Council has lodged plans for a hydro power scheme in Inverness that could provide electricity for three city landmarks.
Opinion: Renewables jigsaw challenging
The Scottish Government published Scotland’s first Energy Strategy in December last year.