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Scottish onshore supply chain has opportunity to grow and support floating offshore wind installation, new report states

Scottish onshore supply chain has opportunity to grow and support floating offshore wind installation, new report states

Scottish onshore supply chain has opportunity to grow and support floating offshore wind installation, new report states

10 September 2021

Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council report lays out a route for firms to secure ScotWind opportunities


Protest at Highland Council calls for an end to pension fund investments in businesses involved in armament or fossil fuels

Protest at Highland Council calls for an end to pension fund investments in businesses involved in armament or fossil fuels

Protest at Highland Council calls for an end to pension fund investments in businesses involved in armament or fossil fuels

09 September 2021

One campaigner Anne Thomas says 'There is an opportunity to invest this money in things which benefit both people and the planet'


National Harbour Master Association appointment for Port of Cromarty Firth marine services manager

National Harbour Master Association appointment for Port of Cromarty Firth marine services manager

National Harbour Master Association appointment for Port of Cromarty Firth marine services manager

02 September 2021

Port of Cromarty Firth marine support manager Graham Grant has been appointed to the UK Harbour Masters’ Association national council


Crown Estate Scotland offshore leasing round to cut oil and gas industry's carbon footprint and inspire innovation

Crown Estate Scotland offshore leasing round to cut oil and gas industry's carbon footprint and inspire innovation

Crown Estate Scotland offshore leasing round to cut oil and gas industry's carbon footprint and inspire innovation

01 September 2021

Crown Estate Scotland will launch a new leasing process for offshore wind farms to help decarbonise Scotland’s oil and gas sector


Blue economy has waves of potential

Blue economy has waves of potential

Blue economy has waves of potential

20 August 2021

SHIREs Awards will showcase the importance of the blue economy for the north of Scotland


Report predicts £1.5bn offshore wind windfall

Report predicts £1.5bn offshore wind windfall

Report predicts £1.5bn offshore wind windfall

20 August 2021

A new independent report predicts a £1.5 billon boost to the Scottish economy


Green methanol plant planned for Nigg in multinational team up

Green methanol plant planned for Nigg in multinational team up

Green methanol plant planned for Nigg in multinational team up

17 August 2021

Global Energy Group is joining forces with Swiss-based multinational Proman to create a green methanol production plant at Nigg


Port of Ardersier marina and residential plans are resurrected

Port of Ardersier marina and residential plans are resurrected

Port of Ardersier marina and residential plans are resurrected

17 August 2021

A new planning application has been submitted but owners have still not ruled out industrial use for the port


Seagreen wind farm jacket foundations arrive at Port of Nigg, signalling the start of a jobs boost for the Easter Ross port

Seagreen wind farm jacket foundations arrive at Port of Nigg, signalling the start of a jobs boost for the Easter Ross port

Seagreen wind farm jacket foundations arrive at Port of Nigg, signalling the start of a jobs boost for the Easter Ross port

11 August 2021

Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm has taken a step nearer completion with the arrival of its first jacket superstructures at Nigg


UK energy minister visits Orkney's EMEC tidal power test site

UK energy minister visits Orkney's EMEC tidal power test site

UK energy minister visits Orkney's EMEC tidal power test site

10 August 2021

UK energy minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan enjoyed a close up look at the pioneering tidal power technology kickstarting a new UK renewables industry


Study backs Cromarty Firth as ideal location to support Scotland’s offshore renewables expansion

Study backs Cromarty Firth as ideal location to support Scotland’s offshore renewables expansion

Study backs Cromarty Firth as ideal location to support Scotland’s offshore renewables expansion

05 August 2021

The Cromarty Firth has been confirmed as the ideal location to support Scotland's rapidly expanding offshore wind sector.


World’s most powerful tidal turbine, the O2, starts exporting clean power

World’s most powerful tidal turbine, the O2, starts exporting clean power

World’s most powerful tidal turbine, the O2, starts exporting clean power

28 July 2021

Orbital Marine Power’s O2, the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, has commenced grid connected power generation in Orkney


Auld Alliance partnership to drive forward renewable technology

Auld Alliance partnership to drive forward renewable technology

Auld Alliance partnership to drive forward renewable technology

26 July 2021

A new Franco-Scottish partnership could drive forward floating wind and hydrogen in Europe, a newly published report suggests.


New owners have ambitious plans for Ardersier fabrication yard

New owners have ambitious plans for Ardersier fabrication yard

New owners have ambitious plans for Ardersier fabrication yard

25 July 2021

Ardersier's long dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important green energy and decommissioning facilities


VIEWPOINT: Our global firms face challenges at home

VIEWPOINT: Our global firms face challenges at home

VIEWPOINT: Our global firms face challenges at home

23 July 2021

Scotland's clout is international but constraints at home could be a push factor says former MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Rob Gibson


VIEWPOINT: World-first for wave energy sector

VIEWPOINT: World-first for wave energy sector

VIEWPOINT: World-first for wave energy sector

23 July 2021

The testing of two wave energy devices off Orkney could reshape Scotland's energy sector says Tim Hurst, managing director of Wave Energy Scotland


Study names Cromarty Firth as ideal location for 35MW green hydrogen electrolyser

Study names Cromarty Firth as ideal location for 35MW green hydrogen electrolyser

Study names Cromarty Firth as ideal location for 35MW green hydrogen electrolyser

23 July 2021

The Cromarty Firth would be the ideal home to the UK’s largest green hydrogen electrolyser, a feasibility study has found


ScotWind secures major interest in Scotland’s offshore wind potential

ScotWind secures major interest in Scotland’s offshore wind potential

ScotWind secures major interest in Scotland’s offshore wind potential

22 July 2021

The process to secure seabed for Scotland’s next generation of offshore wind farms has attracted over 70 applications


Fife-based wind power consortium joins ScotWind leasing process

Fife-based wind power consortium joins ScotWind leasing process

Fife-based wind power consortium joins ScotWind leasing process

20 July 2021

A Scottish-based consortium is aiming to create high quality jobs through its participation in the ScotWind leasing process


Deadline today for new offshore wind farm slots

Deadline today for new offshore wind farm slots

Deadline today for new offshore wind farm slots

16 July 2021

Major names from the energy sector put forward their names for ScotWind leasing round


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