Energy

Scottish energy giant SSE has been fined £9.78 million by the energy regulator, Ofgem, for excessive charges during a time when output had to be reduced to prevent overloading of the national electricity grid.

Edinburgh-based Carbogenics, which has developed proprietary technology that boosts green energy production, has raised more than £1 million in investment to build its first production and R&D facility in Scotland. The company turns difficult-to-recycle food, farm and paper waste which wou

Blackfish Engineering Design, a company specialising in offshore engineering, has launched its services into Scotland to tap into the rapidly growing offshore wind sector – with the goal of helping operators accelerate innovation and drive down cost. Based in Bristol, Blackfish has establ

Perth-based power generator and network operator, SSE, has revealed a near doubling of annual profits, driven by surging energy prices which fuelled a boom for its gas-fired power plants.

Canary Wharf Group (CWG) has entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with global asset manager and renewable energy provider Brookfield to buy clean energy and support the construction of a new wind farm in Scotland.

Shell reported a record Q1 profit of $9.6 billion (£7.64bn), surpassing analysts' estimates of $8bn (£6.37bn), as higher trading earnings and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production compensated for lower oil and gas prices.

Clean energy company Verlume has secured £7.2 million in funding, with £6.6m provided by the Scottish National Investment Bank, to support its expansion plans. The Aberdeen-based firm specialises in intelligent energy management technology that enables a constant power output from renewa

Ardersier Port, situated near Inverness, has received an initial £300 million investment commitment from Quantum, a US investment firm that provides private capital to the global energy industry, to fuel the port's redevelopment into a major energy transition facility. The funding will acceler

Scottish energy storage company Gravitricity is set to enter the US market, after it partnered with Illinois-based IEA Infrastructure Construction to secure funding for renewable energy projects. This collaboration comes as the Biden administration recently allocated $450 million (£361m) for c

Burges Salmon has advised Rivington Solar Limited (part of the Renewable Connections development business) and European Energy UK Limited on the sale of two ‘shovel-ready’ co-located solar and battery storage projects based in Scotland — one at Strathruddie Farm and one at Mon

UK oil and gas companies are expected to be offered windfall tax relief by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as part of efforts to boost investment and improve energy security.

Crown Estate Scotland has secured £262 million in applicant fees from the first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply offshore oil and gas platforms.

Scottish underground energy storage firm Gravitricity has signed a collaboration agreement with Czech electricity flexibility aggregator Nano Energies to develop commercial routes to market for their gravity storage technology. Last month the Edinburgh storage pioneer unveiled plans to transform the

Prax Exploration & Production has reached an agreement to acquire North Sea oil firm Hurricane Energy in a deal worth £249 million.

Chris Skidmore MP discusses the implications of the Energy Charter Treaty and why the UK should leave it to make progress towards its net zero goals and energy policy. In the Net Zero Review, published earlier this year, I called for the UK to respond to increasing global competition on net zero wit