‘Overwhelming’ support in UK for building wind farms to tackle energy crisis, polling shows
More than three quarters of people in the UK back building new wind and solar farms to tackle the energy crisis.
tidal power
Nova wins new seabed lease for Shetland tidal array
Tidal energy developer Nova Innovation has been given approval develop its largest tidal array to date at Yell Sound in Shetland.
‘Game changer’: Energy services giant TechnipFMC invests in Orkney tidal power firm
An Orkney tidal power firm has gained the backing of energy services giant TechnipFMC to scale up its technology.
Simec Atlantis shares tumble on Gupta fallout
Shares in Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE) have dropped 30% after the tidal power developer disclosed that receivers are trying to take control of a significant portion of its shares held by the Sanjeev Gupta GFG Alliance.
Water of life: Islay and Jura distilleries to make whisky using Nova tidal power
Whisky distilleries on Islay and Jura are to use tidal power from Nova Innovation in order to create “the water of life” as part of a new development.
Nova Innovation secures £1.2m in funding for ‘ground-breaking’ tidal energy project
Nova Innovation has secured £1.2 million in backing from the Welsh Government for its Enlli tidal energy project in north Wales.
MeyGen beats new tidal power record, Simec progresses plans for ocean-powered data centre
A Scottish project has passed a new milestone for generating “predictable” renewable energy from a tidal array.
Plans for ‘world’s first’ ocean-powered data centre in Scotland
Plans have been unveiled to build the world’s first ocean-powered data centre in the north of Scotland.
Atlantis Resources to deliver on faith
Tim Cornelius heads up one of the companies paving new energy paths in tidal.
Atlantis in talks with developer for Wyre project
Scottish tidal power firm Atlantis Resources is in talks with a preferred developer for a project off Lancashire.
Edinburgh based tidal power firm preparing £5 million bond launch
Edinburgh based tidal power company Atlantis is preparing to launch a bond offer at the end of the month.
Video: New MeyGen turbine producing after rapid installation
Atlantis Resources said today that the first AR1500 tidal turbine at its MeyGen project off Caithness had produced first power.
£500m MeyGen tidal scheme could create thousands of Highland jobs
Nicola Sturgeon predicted that the Highlands would soon be “powering the world” as she unveiled a £500million clean energy project that could create thousands of north jobs.
Nicola Sturgeon urges UK to tackle ‘uncertainty’ over marine energy
Nicola Sturgeon has called on the UK Government to end uncertainty around subsidies for marine energy projects.
Fisher nets five-year MeyGen deal
Work on the world’s biggest tidal-energy array has taken another key step forward after marine services company James Fisher inked a five-year deal to supply operations and maintenance (O&M) expertise.
Scottish energy minister hails potential of giant Scotrenewables tidal turbine
Scotland’s energy minister has hailed Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s giant turbine as a “game changer” as it gears up for testing in Orkney.
MeyGen tidal project is connected to National Grid
The MeyGen tidal power project in the Pentland Firth has reached a technical milestone with its connection to a major power distribution network.
Tide turning for Atlantis as company reports profit
Atlantis Resources, the company behind the ground-breaking MeyGen tidal power project off the Scottish coast, has reported its first profit with its chief executive hailing the firm's "amazing progress" during 2015.
Atlantis gets £2million investor in Sound of Islay project
Tidal power specialist Atlantis Resources has sold a minority stake in its Scottish tidal development company to marine construction firm DEME for £2million, to boost its Sound of Islay project .
Green campaigner backs Atlantis tidal funding deal
Green campaigners have welcomed plans for a £500 million boost to Scotland’s tidal power industry.
Atlantis partners with fund manager to pursue tidal projects
Tidal power player Atlantis has entered into a partnership agreement with Equitix, the investor and fund manager of infrastructure assets with over £1.7 billion of funds under management.
Shetland tidal array exports power to grid for first time
A tidal project in the Scottish islands has exported power to the grid for the first time. The Shetland Tidal Array - which consists of three 100 kW turbines, with more planned in following phases - is one of the world’s first in-sea tidal arrays.
Offshore windfarm wins for firm
Aberdeenshire energy service business ROVOP said yesterday it had won a string of contracts worth a combined £7million.
Professor queries windfarm jobs forecast
An academic has cast doubt on the number of jobs the renewable energy industry would create in Scotland.
‘Right place’ for windfarms
New guidance on the sensitive siting of windfarms was published yesterday.