ESO calls for £58bn investment in UK electricity grid
ESO proposes a new 'North to South electrical spine' connecting Peterhead to Merseyside
Scotland
Tidal sector aims for 80% energy cost reduction through ten key innovations
ORE Catapult report outlines ten technological innovations which could bring about an 80% reduction in tidal stream energy costs.
Exploiting our potential – Scotland’s Final Frontier
A few weeks ago, Holyrood Sources – a podcast producer – held a live meeting in Aberdeen with three politicians and some 300 people from the energy sector.
North Sea firms keenly await Spring Budget clarity on windfall tax
Reports suggest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning to extend the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms.
Salamander floating wind partners with Scottish universities on marine environment study
The team behind the Salamander floating offshore wind project will partner with two Scottish universities to study the impact of floating windfarms on marine ecosystems.
Report finds nearly two thirds of UK energy firms consider moving investments abroad
UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association report finds failure to implement favourable policies could see UK lose out on £115 billion in investment
Former Aberdeen oil and gas worker on building property portfolio and appearing on Homes Under The Hammer
James Duguid now has more than 40 homes as part of his property empire.
Scotland’s fuel binge offers glimpse of future without refinery
Scotland's only oil refinery at Grangemouth is set to close by mid-2025
Council backing secured for West of Orkney Windfarm
Orkney Islands Council declares its support for 2GW West of Orkney ScotWind project
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas coming to Scotland, says energy minister
Vestas, the wind turbine manufacturing giant, is coming to the Port of Leith according to Scotland's energy minister.
Aberdeen Uni study raises concerns over gas field hydrogen storage
The study raises questions on whether depleted onshore and offshore gas fields can be safely and effectively used for hydrogen storage
Vestas will make its biggest-ever wind turbine blade in Poland, hints at UK plant
Vestas is still considering building an additional factory in the UK, potentially in Scotland, to help serve the UK market.
Scottish wind farms set to propel green hydrogen powered aircraft in Aberdeen
ScottishPower and ZeroAvia partnership to explore green hydrogen solutions for airports in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
2024 the year of a ‘Sea Change’ in the North Sea
The UK urgently needs coordinated and integrated transition plans to ensure a just and fair transition for all, writes Professor Paul de Leeuw
Scottish wind farm rejected due to MoD nuclear test ban concerns
Scottish ministers reject Faw Side wind farm plans over potential impacts to UK nuclear treaty obligations
Scottish researchers turn whisky distillery wastewater into green hydrogen
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University develop method of turning whisky industry wastewater into green hydrogen
Opinion: Decom Mission gathering pace alongside energy transition
The energy industry continues to develop at pace, and that’s reflected by Decom Mission activity and that of our members.
RWE set to begin work on 63MW Strathy Wood onshore wind farm in Scotland
German energy firm RWE is set to begin construction on the 63MW Strathy Wood onshore wind farm near Inverness, its third Scottish development to get underway within 12 months.
Grangemouth workers set to be offered financial incentives to stay on to 2025
Petroineos to offer enhanced redundancy terms and above inflation pay rise for ‘jobs on a timer’
14 North East Scotland energy transition firms share in £2.5m ETZ Challenge Fund grants
The grants ranging from £50,000 to £250,000 will to go businesses and projects located in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
Forth Ports CEO steps down after 23 years in charge
Forth Ports Group chief executive officer Charles Hammond has announced he will step down from the role next year after 23 years in charge of the Edinburgh-based company.
Urgent action needed to prevent UK’s energy sector being left in the cold, warns Vysus Group boss
Uncertainty over domestic energy policy and a failure to capitalise on Aberdeen and the wider UK’s potential are hindering the country's efforts to become a world-leader in the energy transition, Vysus Group CEO says.
The past year has been a ‘big yawn’ for UK technology development and manufacturing
I spend a lot of time reading the international energy media. I also discuss a lot with people in the policy and engineering world overseas about what’s going on or what’s not going on, particularly in terms of technology development and manufacturing.
Over half of Scottish fishing space could be lost as green energy ramps up
More than half of Scottish fishing grounds could be lost by 2050 as offshore renewables ramp up, the leading industry body has warned.
Aberdeen has ‘strong claim’ to get Labour’s GB Energy headquarters, Ed Miliband says
Labour's shadow climate secretary, visiting the north-east, said he wants the city to become the UK's 'clean energy capital'.