Energy

Scottish renewable energy projects with a joint capacity to generate almost 2GW of clean electricity have today won contracts in a vital UK auction.

Norwegian oil company Neo Energy has announced a significant slowdown in investment across its portfolio, including the Buchan Horst oilfield in the North Sea. The project's joint venture partners are Serica Energy and Jersey Oil & Gas, owning 30% and 20% respectively.

The UK government’s proposed fiscal policy would generate a loss in economic value of around £13 billion compared to the economic contribution generated under the current windfall tax regime, according to Offshore Energies UK (OEUK). The energy trade body has released

GB Energy, the UK's new publicly-owned clean energy company, has begun advertising jobs based in Aberdeen, raising hopes that the city will be chosen as its headquarters.

Inverness-headquartered Aurora Energy Services has announced its expansion into South America with the acquisition of a Chilean wind energy services business. Aurora has acquired the Latin American assets of Altitec Blade Services, which is a separate entity from the parent group acquired in Februar

Glacier Energy, provider of products, services, and engineered solutions for renewable and conventional energy markets, has acquired fabrication business Francis Brown. Established in 1903, Francis Brown is a manufacturer of pressure vessels and structural fabrications. The move strengthens and broa

The Scottish Government is providing over £7 million across Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, The Highland Council, Moray Council and Dundee City Council to encourage greater private investment in the electric vehicle (EV) charging network. In line with the Scottish Government&rsqu

The Intelligent Land Investments (ILI) Group has submitted a Section 36 planning application to the Scottish Government for its 1.5GW Balliemeanoch pumped storage hydro project in Argyll and Bute. The initiative will boost the UK’s renewable energy capacity and supply electricity to 4.5 millio

CMS is to host a free-to-attend event focused on one of the key challenges facing the UK renewable energy industry – how to solve the issue of grid connections. The seminar, being held in Aberdeen on 19 June, includes contributions from Calum Watt, grid technical authority at Flotation Energy,

Three-quarters of Scots have said they support domestic oil and gas production from the North Sea, according to new polling by advisory firm True North. Less than a month out from the general election, the data shows 75% would rather see the UK meet its energy demands from domestic sources than impo

Dubai-based engineering firm Sidara has made a fourth and "final" takeover bid for Aberdeen-headquartered Wood Group.

Funded by over 5,600 public members and businesses who raised £13.2 million in 2022, Kirk Hill Wind Farm in Ayrshire is set to commence operations this month. The eight-turbine site will benefit thousands of people across the UK, who each own a part of the project. Owners will b

More than 3,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs could be supported and £300 million generated for the wider UK economy through the establishment of a CO2 transport and storage (T&S) sector in Scotland linked to the deployment of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS). The findings,

Scottish energy specialist Aurora Energy Services Ltd (Aurora) has extended its international capabilities with the acquisition of ARC Wind in Australia. The Canberra-based organisation is one of Australia’s providers of construction, engineering, installation and commissioning services to the

Perth-based waste manager Binn Group and French recycling and green energies firm Paprec have partnered on a new energy from waste (EfW) facility in Tayside. This €120 million project aims to provide low carbon energy to local industries, creating 200 jobs during construction and 30 long-term p