Energy

Scottish energy firm Aurora Energy Services Ltd has expanded its international footprint with the acquisition of Cotech Group, a US wind turbine blade repair and maintenance specialist. The deal – for an undisclosed sum – is the fourth and largest acquisition to date by Inverness-ba

THREE60 Energy, an energy services company based in Aberdeen, has acquired fellow Scottish firms Pryme Group and Flexlife, in a significant move to form a £200 million global enterprise with extensive industrial diversification and immense growth prospects.

Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has sold a 16.6% stake in the 950 MW Moray East Offshore Wind Farm to Equitix.

Aberdeen-based Global Wind Projects (GWP) is set to expand its operations after successfully completing the first of three contracts in Ireland, collectively valued at around £8.6 million. Owned by Highland entrepreneur Roy MacGregor, the company is a division of Global Port Services and was e

With millions in funding secured, ETZ Ltd, a not-for-profit company tasked with spearheading North East Scotland’s energy transition ambition, has unveiled its plans to build a transformative Energy Transition Skills Hub that aims to equip the workforce of the future with the skills industry n

Battery manufacturer AMTE Power, which has a plant in Thurso and plans for a 'megafactory' in Dundee, has had its share trading temporarily suspended on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). In recent months the company has been faced with a precarious financial situation. In July, the company warne

Edinburgh-based tidal energy firm QED Naval has secured funding through the UK government’s AR5 programme, with the potential to generate £30 million in gross value added (GVA) for company over the next three years. The renewable energy company, through its Welsh subsidiary Mor Ener

VINCI Energies has solidified its position in Scotland by acquiring NorPower, a Muir of Ord-based company specialising in extra high voltage overhead lines in the UK. Founded in 2003, NorPower has expertise in the construction, installation, reconfiguration, and refurbishment of woodpole and steel o

Projects in Aberdeenshire and the Humber have been chosen as the third and fourth carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) clusters in the UK.

Thai state petroleum company PTTEP has joined a collaborative green technology initiative based in Scotland, aimed at demonstrating the potential of wave-powered subsea equipment. The project, dubbed Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP), includes a £2 million demonstrator initiative which is curr

Energy firm Drax Group has received approval from the Scottish Government to construct a new £500 million underground pumped storage hydro plant at its existing Cruachan facility in Argyll. The decision, made through the Section 36 process, represents a significant step in Scotland's journey t

Battery cell manufacturer AMTE Power has said it is urgently seeking further investment as the company is at risk of administration.

Oil and gas lawyer Calum Crighton has been appointed as a member of the Decom Mission board of directors. Decom Mission is a trade association focused on the international decommissioning energy sector.

Tom Smith, former general manager of the mergers & acquisitions office at Acteon Group, has been appointed as the new chief operating officer of Aurora Energy Services. Mr Smith, who previously collaborated with Aurora owners Doug Duguid and Michael Buchan at EnerMech and PSL Energy Services, wi

Scottish engineering and consulting firm Wood Group has secured a two-year contract extension, worth approximately £197 million ($250 million), with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), the largest energy producer in Brunei.