End of new onshore wind farm subsidies may cost UK up to £1bn
The UK’s subsidy ban for new onshore wind farms could tack £1billion ($1.3 billion) onto power bills over five years by eschewing one of the cheapest forms of clean energy.
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Energetica looks beyond renewables as demand fails to materialise
The agency behind a purpose built business park aimed at exclusively attracting renewable firms to the north-east is having to go back to the drawing board as a result of a lack of demand in the industry.
Australia accused of abandoning green energy pledges
The Australian government on Tuesday rejected a plan to generate 42% of the country's power from wind and solar energy, in a setback for compliance with climate change commitments.
Opinion: Trump’s solar tariff confusion creates an opportunity
The solar sector is reeling from confusion, and stock prices are reeling right along with it. The time it has taken investors and traders to wrap their heads around Trump's industry tariffs and the pyrrhic victory of two solar companies in a case against cheap Chinese imports has seen stocks rally in a big way, and then fall just as hard.
UK enjoys ‘greenest’ summer as 52% of electricity comes from low carbon sources
More than half the UK’s electricity came from low carbon sources in the last three months, making it the “greenest” summer on record, National Grid said.
Dutch firm set for £70m wind farm cable-lay job
Dutch subsea equipment firm VBMS has been chosen as the preferred supplier and installer of cables for a UK offshore wind farm project.
Uncertainty Grips Solar as Industry Awaits Trump’s Tariff Ruling
U.S. solar developers are bracing for months of uncertainty after a federal trade agency ruled that imported panels are crippling American manufacturers, giving President Donald Trump until January to decided whether to impose tariffs.
Exclusive: Scottish onshore wind farms costing millions in constraint payments
Many of Scotland's biggest onshore wind farms are being paid tens of millions of pounds for producing virtually no energy at certain times.
Renewables to the fore at Subsea UK seminar
Subsea companies at an event in Aberdeen yesterday were urged to step-up and play their part in helping to meet the world’s renewable-energy targets.
Hywind a powerful performer
A pioneering new North Sea renewables project will soon be supplying power to Scotland.
Danish billionaire loses battle to block Highland windfarm
A Danish billionaire has lost his fight against the Scottish Government over a major windfarm which threatens the view from his Highland estate.
Scottish Land Court to settle windfarm dispute
A storm is brewing in the Western Isles as a war over the rights to a lucrative windfarm begins at the Scottish Land Court tomorrow.
Moray gives go-ahead for Scotland’s largest solar farm
Moral Council has granted planning permission for Scotland's biggest solar farm to be built near Urquhart.
RSPB takes case against Scottish wind farms to Supreme Court
The RSPB has applied to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal against a major wind farm development which it believes would hit seabird colonies.
Trig lands Scottish renewable energy storage unit for £20m
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (Trig) has bought a Scottish battery energy storage project for £20million
Experts urge against complacency as renewables sector reports five-fold growth
The number of power stations in the UK generating electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar energy, is five times higher than a decade ago - but industry experts have warned the sector’s future remains under threat.
Atlantis hires new chief finance officer
Scottish marine power firm Atlantis Resources has appointed a new chief finance officer.
Heerema to build transformer for Siemens wind farm
Heerema Fabrication will build a transformer module for an offshore wind farm project run by Siemens.
EU to spend millions researching green energy in UK, Ireland
The EU is to spend almost 10 million euro (£8.9 million) on researching renewable energy in Britain and Ireland.
First Hywind turbine departs Norway for north-east Scotland
Norwegian energy giant Statoil said yesterday that the first of five turbines for its pioneering Hywind project is en route to Scotland.
Windfarms debate turns wild land into battlefield
Some people regard them as an integral, and even soothing, feature of modern Scotland – while others view them as a blot on the landscape that threatens to eviscerate the country’s natural beauty.
Renewables trouncing oil, gas and coal in Trump era
President Donald Trump took office vowing to revive the coal industry’s fortunes. So far, the smart money has been on clean energy.
Windfarms ‘will drive visitors away from Scotland’
New research by a conservation charity has highlighted the potential tourism risks posed by industrial development encroaching on Scotland’s scenic landscapes.
Atlantis resumes output from MeyGen after pause
Marine power firm Atlantis Resources said today that it had reinstalled two of the turbines used in the first phase of its groundbreaking MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth.
Rotech carving up the ‘green’ market for subsea trenching
The Aberdeen-based Rotech group of businesses is carving out a niche for its subsea excavation business in the renewable-energy market.