Scotland
Scotland easily achieves renewable energy target
Thursday, 20 December 2012 Robin WhitlockA new report from the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed Scotland smashed through its energy targets in 2011
Scotland
"World's first" ocean energy engineering firm launched
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 Toby Price A consortium of leading energy and engineering firms have incorporated a new company in Scotland called Nautimus. Described as “the world’s first engineering services company dedicated to wave and...
Scotland
Repsol and SSE Renewables submit application for Beatrice offshore wind farm
Tuesday, 08 May 2012 REM Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) has submitted an application to the Scottish government for consent to develop the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth. BOWL is a joint venture p...
Scotland
Scottish Energy Minister announces community renewables loan scheme
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 REM Last Thursday, at leading law firm Harper Macleod’s Scottish Highland Renewable Energy Conference in Inverness, Fergus Ewing MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism announced a...
Scotland
Unique two-blade approach attracts interest from Scottish Enterprise
Tuesday, 10 April 2012 REM Dutch renewable energy company 2-B Energy has joined forces with Scottish Enterprise (SE) to deliver cutting-edge offshore wind technology with the potential to reduce costs by up to 45%, Scotland's F...
Scotland
Inventor of Pelamis wave converter receives recognition
Wednesday, 28 March 2012 Toby Price More news from Scotland today as Dr Richard Yemm, inventor of the Pelamis wave energy device, was honoured on Tuesday at the 2012 Scottish Renewables Annual Conference, entitled 'Scotland Unlimited: R...
Scotland
Scottish commitment to renewables starts paying dividends
Wednesday, 28 March 2012 Toby PriceScotland clean energy drive has been given a massive boost after it was chosen as the site of a new multi-million pound offshore wind base by the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, Gamesa.
Scotland
Who needs oil and gas when you can have renewables?
Friday, 09 March 2012 Toby Price A day doesn’t go by without Scotland appearing in the news in relation to its push to ramp up its renewables capacity and generate wealth and jobs while doing so. Earlier today we reported on an agr...
Scotland
Approval for commercial wave power array on Orkney
Monday, 20 February 2012 Toby Price Scotland moved a step closer to a greener future last week following government approval of the nation’s first near shore commercial wave power array, which will power more than 1,000 homes. Consent...
Scotland
Key milestone reached in development of world's largest wave farm
Thursday, 19 January 2012 REM Alstom and the leading Scottish marine developer SSE Renewables have signed a new joint venture agreement to develop the Costa Head Wave Project, an up to 200 Megawatts (MW) wave energy site located n...