Energy North

Together they aim to make the Highlands the major centre for renewables in Europe

He says 'Cromarty Firth is already ideally placed' for offshore energy projects

He says 'physical assets, natural resources, experienced supply chain, and can-do people' were a 'winning combination'

Port boss Bob Buskie says it is 'hugely important that this region takes advantage of that opportunity'

MSP Ariane Burgess says freeports do not offer the sustainable investment rural communities need

Global Energy boss Roy MacGregor says 'we are looking forward to the next 50 years'

He says 'we don’t want our young people to have to leave home to fulfil all their dreams and ambitions'

He is widely expected to announce that the Opportunity Cromarty Firth consortium has won a bid for green freeport status.

It potentially heralds the biggest economic boost for the region since oil and gas

We detail what it could do for the north and net zero amid reports the north has won the race for the free trade zone

The city is on course to be among the first in the UK to have commercial production of green hydrogen

But increase in number of charge points is also accompanied by an end to free charging at the site.

Developers behind plans for a new pumped storage hydro scheme on the south side of Loch Ness are holding a second round of exhibitions next week.

Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm will host a business breakfast this month.

Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy has announced highly encouraging results from the current phase of sea trials of its wave energy device.

New figures show over 18,000 GWh of renewable electricity generated in the first half of 2022.

The losing bids are expected to be offered Investment Zone status though that is tricky

The company says it is 'perfectly aligned' with the bid as it aims to build the next generation heavy lift vessels

Stuart Black says the impact of a green freeport would be 'proportionately greater than anywhere else'

Intelligent Land Investments (ILI) has leafleted households to gauge public reaction and gain feedback prior to lodging a planning application.