Aberdeen’s energy from waste plant on schedule to start burning waste in 2022
Aberdeen’s under-construction energy from waste incinerator plant in East Tullos is “on the correct track” to start burning non-recyclable waste from next year.
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Data stolen in ‘sophisticated’ Sepa cyber attack published online
Data stolen from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) in a "sophisticated" cyber attack has been illegally published online.
Mossmorran: Flaring continues at ExxonMobil site as Shell returns to normal operation
The Shell UK plant at Mossmorran has returned to normal operations following Tuesday’s severe weather but flaring is understood to be continuing at neighbouring ExxonMobil.
Mossmorran faces eight-month delay to ExxonMobil’s £140m noise reduction improvements
Mossmorran is facing an eight-month delay to noise reduction improvements as ExxonMobil seeks to hold off on the £140million programme.
North-east facility ranked Scotland’s prime culprit harming air quality
A north-east power station has topped the list of Scotland’s air polluters, but bosses insist a sharp rise in toxic fumes was caused by freezing weather.
John Lawrie: Firm plans to invest more than £5m in Port of Dundee site
The firm behind a multi-million pound investment to form a metal recycling facility at the Port of Dundee is hoping to start construction in January.
Five-year plan to reduce flaring at Mossmorran ‘unacceptable’
A pledge by Mossmorran operators to reduce unplanned flaring within five years has been branded unacceptable by Scotland’s environmental watchdog.
Chemical plant flaring to be investigated by environmental watchdog
Scotland's environmental watchdog has launched an investigation into unplanned flaring at a chemical plant.
Mossmorran flaring expected to last for days
Flaring at the Mossmorran chemical plant in Fife will continue into this week.
North-east in ‘dirty-dozen’ of top polluters
Official new figures have revealed Buchan as the home of two of the most environmentally unfriendly industrial sites in Scotland.
Oil firms will get the treatment they deserve from us, Sepa says in decommissioning sector plan
Oil and gas companies will get the treatment their behaviour deserves, Scotland's environmental watchdog said.
Sepa issues Ineos with ‘final warning’ letter on flaring
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued Ineos with a final warning letter for flaring at its Kinneil Terminal site.
Wood and TechnipFMC named among Scotland’s best green businesses
Energy services giants Wood and TechnipFMC have been named among Scotland’s best green business.
Opinion: Scrap the shady underbelly of offshore industry
As I write this, two Chinese heavy lift transport ships remain anchored in Scotland’s Inner Moray Firth waiting for orders. They were supposed to have loaded by now and carted away for scrapping a couple of semi-submersible drilling rigs that have been laid up in the Cromarty Firth for some time.
Exit of Cromarty Firth-stacked oil rigs blocked as investigation launched
Scottish environmental authorities have blocked the departure of three oil rigs currently cold-stacked in Cromarty Firth.