All-Energy renewables showcase kicks off in Glasgow
The UK’s biggest annual renewable energy event gets under way in Glasgow today.
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UK seventh most attractive country for renewables
The UK has climbed to the seventh most attractive country in the world for renewables, according to a new report.
Renewable targets among key issues for Lib Dems – Rennie
The Scottish Liberal Democrats can "set the agenda" on public policy in Scotland, leader Willie Rennie will tell supporters at the party's spring conference in Aviemore.
Highland council to defend refusing planning to wind farm due to ‘visual impact’
Lawyers yesterday urged Highland Council to change its objections for its refusal of planning permission for a 19 turbine wind farm in Caithness.
Balmoral takes over Norwegian manufacturer amid renewables expansion
An Aberdeen engineering firm has acquired a Norwegian manufacturer in a bid to boost its expansion into the renewables market.
Areg to collaborate with US offshore wind organisation
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (Areg) has today announced a collaborative agreement with a national US offshore wind business network.
Wind turbine contribution powers up
Wind turbines in Scotland provided a 44% increase in power to the National Grid during the first quarter of 2018, compared to the same period last year, environmental groups have said.
Lochaber residents offered share of lucrative hydro project
Lochaber residents could yet achieve their dream of transforming parts of the “Rio Tinto” estate into community assets and facilities.
US pushes ahead on offshore wind in Atlantic
The Trump administration is pushing ahead on getting wind turbines built off the Atlantic coastline, as interest from developers continues to heat up.
Lego billionaires planning big investments in green assets
The fund managing the wealth of the billionaires behind Lego is planning to step up investments in renewable energy.
Avoiding blackouts with 100% renewable energy
Massive changes are under way as the human species seeks solutions to climate change.
Turbines creating ‘ring of iron’ around business
A Moray business owner fears tourists will desert Speyside amid concerns his firm will soon become encircled in a “ring of iron”.
Opinion: We all love wind power, but is there money in it?
Climate change will have some very unpleasant consequences, unless we cut our dependence on fossil power. Generating electricity from the wind is clean and increasingly cheap. So it's ascent looks assured, whatever ornithologists and President Donald Trump might think.
Glenfiddich fails in bid to halt wind farm project
A whisky giant’s court bid to halt construction on a £100million windfarm near its Moray distillery has been thrown out.
Opinion: Scotland’s new financing institution is welcome news
National investment banks are well known around the world. They can work well. Though most are not “banks” and so not regulated as such.
Gulf Marine targets North Sea wind, decommissioning markets
Bosses at Gulf Marine Services (GMS) said today that the vessel contractor is targeting more contracts in the North Sea renewables and decommissioning markets.
UK mulls tidal power contract matching Hinkley nuclear deal
U.K. officials are in intensive talks with their Welsh counterparts to kick-start a tidal power plan by copying the controversial contract awarded to Electricite de France SA for its Hinkley Point nuclear power project.
Scotland’s renewables industry at risk from hard Brexit, Sturgeon says
A hard Brexit could damage Scotland's renewables industry by cutting off access to vital labour and funding, Nicola Sturgeon will warn.
Testing brings major windfarm plan closer
Developers behind a major offshore wind farm project in the Moray Firth have taken another step towards delivering first power.
Saipem targets more UK renewables work for huge crane vessel
Bosses at Saipem said yesterday that the Italian energy construction firm had more offshore renewable power projects in its sights in the UK North Sea.
Add cow manure to your list of renewable energy sources
The average Holstein cow produces over 100 pounds of manure a day. It’s a lot of poop. It’s also a lot of potential power.
Green Investment Bank sale deeply regrettable, says committee
A influential group of MPs has branded the Government's sale of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) as "deeply regrettable", claiming Britain's green objectives have been sacrificed in favour of driving down debt.
Desert sun to power Egypt with $2.8bn solar park
Egypt on Tuesday inaugurated the first solar power plant at a remote desert complex where the government plans to generate as much as 1.8 gigawatts from the sun, cutting the most populous Arab nation’s reliance on dirty and expensive fossil fuels.
Exclusive: Scotland’s east coast ‘is where we’d like to grow our business’, Hywind chief says
With the Hywind project off the coast of Peterhead outstripping all expectation during its first testing phase, Statoil’s senior vice president of wind and low carbon solutions, Stephen Bull, is confident about the technology’s growth in Scotland.
North-east Scotland’s new energy industry
Aberdeenshire has a new energy industry and it’s green. From being the dream of a few individuals probably written off as slightly barmy, offshore wind has become a major part of the energy transition, for the UK as a whole, but also for north-east Scotland. Just take a look off the beach at Balmedie where the piles for the Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind Farm are being installed as I write. Work is also continuing apace in the Moray Firth where the last 12 months have seen installation of all the offshore piles and a third of the jackets for the 84-turbine, £2.6billion Beatrice Offshore Windfarm. The first electricity could be generated as early as July and the operator, SSE, expects the farm to generate up to 588MW of power – enough for about 450,000 homes – once it is fully operational, which is expected in 2019.