Scotland allocates £1.5m for community energy generation projects
The Scottish government has allocated £1.5 million towards 19 community renewable energy generation projects across Scotland.
Shetland
Statkraft revises plans for Mossy Hill wind farm on Shetland
Renewable energy developer Statkraft is revising the design of its Mossy Hill Wind Farm on Shetland, submitting plans for fewer, taller turbines.
Obituary: Ian Clark, who led Shetland’s battle to control big oil
Former energy minister Brian Wilson pays tribute to the man who helped to ensure Shetland extracted a levy from every barrel of oil that came ashore, and asks who are the leaders like Ian now?
Dramatic video captures landslide at Shetland’s Viking wind farm
Dramatic video has captured the moment a landslide halted work at the Viking Energy wind farm on Shetland.
Workers at Shetland’s Sullom Voe terminal set for strike action
Unite said if strike action takes place it will cause "widespread disruption" at one of Scotland's key oil and gas terminals.
Veri Energy boss Salman Malik unveils his green dream for UK North Sea
Sullom Voe will continue to 'define the economic landscape of Shetland', he told guests at Prosper's Annual Lecture in Aberdeen.
Viking Energy admits to fire at Shetland onshore wind farm
Viking Energy has confirmed rumours that there was a fire at its onshore wind farm in Shetland following social media speculation.
Multimillion-pound BP contract to boost Aberdeenshire firm headcount
Newmachar-based Camm-Pro has landed a multimillion-pound contract with UK supermajor BP for the construction of a new pipeline on Shetland.
From ‘angry and frustrated’ to ‘sense at last’: Shetlanders react to Rosebank oil field off their coast
Shetland has a long history of involvement in the North Sea oil and gas industry, and now the Rosebank oil field looks set to continue that history for decades to come.
Final turbine installed at Shetland’s Viking wind farm
Green energy giant SSE Renewables is celebrating a major milestone in the development of its Viking wind farm.
Pair of ScotWind projects combine for giant 2.3GW Arven development
A pair of ScotWind projects have combined, expanding the Arven development off Shetland.
Viking wind farm spend reaches £70 million
Since work began on the Viking onshore wind farm in Shetland in 2020, the project has spent more than £70 million.
Gunther Newcombe to leave role as lead for Shetland Orion project
Gunther Newcombe is to leave his position as the lead for Shetland’s flagship decarbonisation project.
EnQuest to make Sullom Voe Terminal infrastructure ‘fit for purpose’
The operator of the Sullom Voe Terminal, EnQuest (LON: ENQ), is planning to rework its processing facilities to make the site smaller and reflect “substantially” reduced production rates.
Sodexo extends Shetland contract for a sum of £7.5 million
Catering firm, Sodexo, has bagged a contract extension worth £7.5 million with the EnQuest-operated Sullom Voe Terminal in the Shetland Islands.
Shetland energy link reaches milestone
A £660 million project to connect Shetland to the national electricity grid on the mainland for the first time has reached a new “significant milestone”.
Flights cancelled as storm Otto hits the north and north-east
As 20,000 homes have been left without power in the wake of Storm Otto, North Sea flights from Aberdeen and Shetland are being cancelled and delayed.
EnQuest picks Saipem for Heather jacket removal
EnQuest (LON: ENQ) has hit a “significant milestone” in its campaign to decommission a decades old North Sea field.
Islands growth deal could trigger 1,300 new jobs for Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides
Scotland’s outer islands are to cash in on a share of up to £393 million during the next 10 years as a slew of UK and Scottish government initiatives breathes life into 16 projects.
Shetland ScotWind projects announced, £56m more added to public purse
More ScotWind projects are to be offered seabed agreements off Shetland as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s clearing process.
‘Urgent action’ needed to ensure north-east is at heart of UK’s £100 billion CCS industry
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) could create and underpin thousands of green jobs in the north and north-east of Scotland in the coming years.
BP unveils plans to fund new gas pipeline at Sullom Voe terminal
Energy giant BP has confirmed plans to fund a new gas pipeline at the Sullom Voe terminal.
Police escorted transformers to make way from Lerwick Port to Viking Wind Farm this Sunday
A police escorted convoy of two grid transformers between the Port of Lerwick and the Viking Energy Wind Farm (VEWF) construction site is scheduled to take place on Sunday (26 June).
Lerwick harbour facing strike action on Monday
Negotiations between Unite the Union and Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) to avert a hugely damaging strike at the harbour on Monday seem to have collapsed.
Worley, Voar, Wood Mackenzie publish study into Shetland energy hub
A study showcasing Shetland’s potential to become a leading green energy hub of the future has been published.