Business leader calls for energy strategy to provide jobs boost
Scotland could see thousands of new jobs created if the country becomes a world leader in new energy technology, according to a business leader.
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Exclusive: Nicola Sturgeon pledges to help struggling offshore sector by securing renewables deal
Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to help Scottish oil and gas companies secure contracts in the offshore renewables industry if her party is re-elected on May 5.
Republicans Are Warming Up to Renewable Energy
For decades, alternative energy was the province of activists. It was far more expensive than fossil fuels, and many remained unconvinced of humanity’s role in the globe’s rising temperature.
SunEdison seeks financing as bankruptcy looms
Solar energy company SunEdison said it hopes to secure financing by pledging assets ahead of expected bankruptcy proceedings.
Dong IPO may happen a year earlier than planned
The owners of Dong Energy, who include the Danish government and Goldman Sachs, may hold an initial public offering almost one year before a previously announced deadline, according to reports.
Wind turbines contribute to 80% drop in bird species, charity claims
Wind turbines have contributed to an 80% drop in the number of a protected bird species, a charity has warned.
BP chief exec dismisses claims of renewables u-turn
BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley today rejected claims the oil giant had gone backwards on renewables.
Enel begins building its largest US windfarm
The massive 400 MW Cimarron Bend wind project in Clark County, Kansas will be Enel Green Power's largest wind farm built so far..
Renewable energy capacity expands
Renewable energy generation capacity expanded last year by 8.3% to 1,985gigawatts globally.
Good Energy has issue with Ecotricity’s green power claims
Good Energy, the Wiltshire-based, renewable electricity and gas supplier is to challenge the advertising watchdog's ruling on the claims by Ecotricity that is supply’s “Britain’s greenest energy”.
Mytrah gets $175million to further its renewables push
Mytrah Energy has secured a new $175million loan facility that will help push its generation capacity to more than 1,000MW within 12 months.
Renew News: UK should move from Hinkley Point to renewable alternatives
A fresh report has claimed building new nuclear power stations will create “significant and hidden costs” in comparison to renewable options which offer a better “intergenerational contract”.
NextEnergy snaps up UK solar plants for £98million
NextEnergy Solar Fund has bought five solar plants for £98million.
Huge ambition but many challenges face the renewables juggernaut
Doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix by 2030 is feasible, but only with concerted action to jump-start their use in transport, building and industry. Bioenergy is seen as being a critical component to achieving this objective. And if it is, then the sector could “sustain 24.4million jobs worldwide” just 15 years from now.
Green campaigner backs Atlantis tidal funding deal
Green campaigners have welcomed plans for a £500 million boost to Scotland’s tidal power industry.
Half of Scotland’s energy consumption came from renewables last year
Scotland has met a key target for renewable energy consumption, according to official figures.
Mexico first power auction awards 1,720 megawatts of wind, solar
Renewable energy developers won contracts to produce 1,720 megawatts of power in Mexico during the country’s first-ever private auction, after the government ended a decades-long state electricity monopoly in 2013.
SunEdison shares plunge after bankruptcy warning
US solar company SunEdison, whose aggressive acquisition strategy has saddled it with more than $11billion of debt, is at "substantial risk" of bankruptcy, one of its two publicly listed units warned on Tuesday.
Blowing in the wind: Brexit storm for renewables
The UK’s renewable energy industry could be harmed by Brexit with the loss of incentives to develop a low-carbon economy, legal experts have warned.
ReNew News: Statoil says low oil price both an “opportunity and a challenge”
Statoil's head of asset management for Renewables said the lower oil price is both a "challenge and opportunity" for the industry to move into other growth areas.
Windfarm project scaled back “to get project right”
An energy company is seeking permission for a smaller windfarm above an Argyll village after locals raised concerns about the impact on their views.
Brexit MPs back Labour bid to block solar panel tax hike
Eurosceptic Conservative MPs are backing Labour moves to block an increase to taxes on solar panels and other energy saving measures.
Good Energy increases customers and revenue
Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy Group increased revenue in 2015 as it attracted new customers.
Albion invests £4.8million in two new Highland hydropower projects
Renewables firm Albion Community Power (ACP) said yesterday it had committed nearly £5million to the development of two new hydropower schemes in the Highlands.
Doubling renewables could save world economy $4.2trln a year
Doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix to 36% by 2030 could save the world economy up to $4.2trillion a year, according to new research by the international Renewable Energy agency (IRENA).