ScotWind: Scottish Power mulls ports for big spend on Machair project
Kishorn, Nigg and Arnish are among the sites being considered for a construction port for tens of millions of pounds of spend.
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‘Insulting pittance’: Rural Scottish communities question value of renewables community funds
Scottish communities "expected to bear a large part of the burden" of the UK's renewables transition are questioning the value of funding they receive in return.
Industry trade body anticipate major announcement to complete investment hat trick at energy conference
The East of England Energy Group’s (EEEGR) SNS 2022 Energy Integrated in the East event will launch later this month on the 25th May, the same day the planning decision for Sizewell C is expected.
ScotWind pledges ranked: SSE, BP and Shell lead the way as winners set out billions for Scotland’s supply chain
Offshore wind developers have set out their intention to invest billions in Scotland’s supply chain in the coming years.
Plans re-emerge for Angus solar farm which would be one of UK’s largest
Ambitious proposals to develop one of the UK’s largest solar farms in Angus have re-emerged.
‘Electric superhighway’ cable plan for North Sea gets green light
Energy firms have united on plans to create a multi-billion pound “electric superhighway” cable link in the North Sea.
Renewables investment firm acquires stake in East Anglia One wind farm
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has acquired a 14.3% indirect equity interest in the East Anglia One offshore wind farm.
Fugro begins work on £55m contract for Scottish Power Renewables
Fugro has begun the geophysical survey phase for a major offshore wind project as part of a £55 million site investigation contract.
East Anglia One wind farm completed after £2.5bn investment
The East Anglia One wind farm has been completed after a £2.5bllion investment.
Jobs fight at CS Wind fails as ‘possible’ 80 workers face redundancy
Up to 28 jobs are understood to have gone at a Scottish wind energy firm today as the fight to keep 80 staff in work looks to have failed.
Scot Gov launches £1m floating wind funding pot
The Carbon Trust has announced the launch of a £1 million Scottish Government funding pot for the development of floating offshore wind technology.
Scottish Power parent firm sells off £1.6bn stake in UK wind farm
Spanish utility and Scottish Power Renewables parent group Iberdrola is selling a stake in a UK offshore wind farm to a unit of Macquarie Group for £1.63 billion.
Orsted ‘looking forward’ to exploring Scottish plans as wind revenues jump by 18%
Wind giant Orsted has said it is "looking forward" to seeing the full details of the next Scottish offshore wind leasing round, as the firm experienced a bumper surge in revenues from the sector.
Big firms urge new Minister of State to reconsider wind ‘ban’ in letter
A group of the biggest firms operating in the UK's renewables sector has written to the new Minister of State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) asking him to reconsider his party's position on onshore wind.
ScottishPower Renewables to build UK’s largest onshore wind battery
ScottishPower Renewables is set to build the biggest battery in the UK for use on a wind farm based in Scotland.
Finalists announced for 2018 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards
The 80 entrants for the 2018 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards has been narrowed down to a 36 person shortlist.
Scottish Power chief says building subsidy-free wind farms is ‘bonkers’
The new CEO of Scottish Power has described the idea of building wind farms that are subsidy-free as "bonkers" during a panel debate with other industry leaders.
Scottish Power appoints new CEO and renewables chief
Energy supplier Scottish Power has today announced the appointment of chief executive officer Keith Anderson and Lindsay McQuade as chief corporate officer of Scottish Power Renewables.
1GW of wind energy installed in Scotland’s national forest
A new Scottish onshore wind farm has been installed with the capacity to generate enough energy to power 500,000 homes a year.
East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm gets green light from government
ScottishPower Renewables has announced that it has been given approval from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), to begin work on a 1.2GW windfarm of the coast of Norfolk
Emec mulling options for Pelamis wave-energy converter
Orkney’s European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) is seeking ideas for what to do with its Pelamis wave-energy device.
Massive UK windfarm project secures final funding
Work on one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world is set to begin after final funding for the project was secured.