Scottish underwater robotics firm HonuWorx secures seven figure investment
Scottish subsea robotics firm HonuWorx has secured "seven-figure" investment backing for its plans to slash costs and emissions for offshore repair and inspection work.
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South Korea’s HD Hyundai signs Scottish floating wind manufacturing pact
Agreement covering the design and manufacture of floating offshore wind substructures heralded as a "vote of confidence" in Scotland
Aberdeen’s Three60 Energy secures multi-million pound deal on Sumitomo Highlands cable factory
Aberdeen-headquartered Three60 Energy has announced a multi-million pound deal with Sumitomo for work on a planned high voltage cable factory near Inverness.
Singapore firm secures stake in Scottish hydrogen developer Logan Energy
Singapore-based Lanxing New Energy has secured a 36% stake in Scottish hydrogen firm Logan Energy.
Hywind maintenance a ‘lost opportunity’ for UK supply chain
Scottish Enterprise’s David Rennie said the news had given him a “shiver”.
‘Massive opportunity’: Plan to create a ‘single Scottish offshore wind cluster’
It comes amid growing calls for a joined-up approach to capture the work for huge projects off Scotland's shores.
First minister launches economic growth blueprint in Aberdeen
Scottish Enterprise to focus on energy transition, innovation and productivity.
Scottish Enterprise awards £9m grant to Ayrshire cable manufacturer
Scottish Enterprise has awarded a £9 million grant to the high voltage direct current cable (HVDC) manufacturing firm, XLCC.
Mocean Energy raises £2.2m in new equity as it receives 500K grant
Pre-existing shareholder have awarded cash to Mocean Energy as new investors join in awarding a £500,000 grant.
Reframing of energy debate urged at Offshore Europe preview event
“The debate shouldn’t be oil and gas versus renewables. It should be oil and gas plus renewables."
Environmental tech firm Recycl8 bags Scottish Enterprise grant
Environmental services firm Recycl8 is launching a recruitment drive after it secured a six-figure sum from Scottish Enterprise.
Powering ahead towards offshore opportunities
In terms of the economic opportunity, many of our skills developed around oil and gas over decades can be applied to offshore wind in areas such as surveying, installation, operations and maintenance and health and safety.
Five key themes for Green Heat
Heat pumps won a seal of approval from the panel, but the verdict on hydrogen was more bleak for meeting domestic demand.
Turning up the dial on the energy transition
We are heading into another challenging 12 months for the energy sector. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic, shrinking economies, severe weather events and geopolitical shocks, namely Russian’s invasion and occupation of Ukraine, are being felt keenly.
Exclusive: three in four Scottish energy firms now involved in renewables, survey finds
An overwhelming majority of energy firms in Scotland are now involved in low carbon and renewables, according to a new survey.
Big hopes for Clearwell’s decommissioning technology
North-east energy services company Clearwell Technology is ramping up testing of a tool it says may halve oil and gas decommissioning emissions and costs.
Hydrogen opportunity could evaporate
During a recent visit to the USA the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon gave a speech at the Brooking Institute in which she expressed extensive support for the proposition that hydrogen will be an essential part of the move away from fossil fuels.
Simec secures £2.5m loan for MeyGen redeployment
Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE) has secured a £2.5 million loan from Scottish Enterprise to support further tidal turbine redeployment at its flagship MeyGen project.
ScotWind: First mover advantage is pointless if you’re not actually first
I’m a little bemused. Inevitably the ScotWind lease awards were going to trigger all sorts of claims about how the Scottish offshore wind supply chain will gain from this huge project, but nobody seems prepared to explain exactly how this will happen given that we don’t actually have a supply chain of any note particularly when it comes to the high value hardware.
Hoping for winds of change
With the results of the first ScotWind offshore licensing round now imminent, it is perhaps worth having a wee cogitate about what the sustainable benefits or otherwise could accrue to Scotland.
Whisky galore! – Will Scotland benefit from the distillery decarbonisation drive?
The whisky industry has been quick to recognise the potential for green hydrogen to reduce its carbon footprint.
Scottish – German collaboration project to unlock £17bn green hydrogen market
It is hoped an ambitious international collaboration project could unlock access for Scottish firms to a multi-billion pound green hydrogen market.
Sentinel Subsea secures new investment from Alba Equity, Scottish Enterprise
Sentinel Subsea has secured a six-figure investment from Alba Equity and Scottish Enterprise as it continues to develop its technology for the monitoring of subsea wells.
Cromarty Firth simply ‘the best’ for offshore wind marshalling and assembly capacity
The Cromarty Firth has been named in a new study as the best location for a marshalling and assembly hub to support large-scale expansion of Scotland’s offshore wind industry.
Supply chain coming to terms with export finance support withdrawal
Pinpointing which stage of grief the UK oil and gas supply chain currently sits at it is complicated.