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£10m offshore wind contract success for engineering firm - set to open series of new global offices

£10m offshore wind contract success for engineering firm - set to open series of new global offices   A Lisburn-based engineering company has secured contracts worth in excess of £10m with the world’s largest companies in offshore renewable energy. The contracts will see CASC provide a range of products and services on preassembly sites and manufacturing facilities in the UK, EU, US and Asia for turbine OEM Siemens Gamesa, and blade mould manufacturer Dencam Compo...

Thistle Wind Partners submits Onshore Scoping Report for Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm

Thistle Wind Partners submits Onshore Scoping Report for Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm   Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has submitted its Onshore Scoping Report to Aberdeenshire Council, for the onshore infrastructure associated with its Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm to request a Scoping Opinion under The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017. The Report provides information on the proposed onshore infrastructure and further outlines the approach...

Equinor powers Troll B and C from shore

Equinor powers Troll B and C from shore   Troll B and C platforms on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) began receiving partial power from onshore sources, significantly reducing emissions on September 7, Trend learned from Norwegian Equinor company. This milestone is expected to cut annual CO2 emissions from the NCS by 250,000 tonnes. This transition aligns with the Troll West Electrification (TWEL) plan, approved by Norwegian authorities in 2021, aiming to reduce the carbon...

Aquaterra Energy launches legacy well re-entry and re-abandonment services to enable offshore CCS and hydrogen storage projects

Aquaterra Energy launches legacy well re-entry and re-abandonment services to enable offshore CCS and hydrogen storage projects Newly released Recoverable Abandonment Frame technology could reduce abandonment costs by £20million per well and cut project timelines by 50%   Aquaterra Energy, a leader in offshore engineering solutions, today announces the launch of its legacy well re-entry and re-abandonment services along with its new patent-pending Recoverable Abandonment Fram...

UK Oil & Gas hydrogen storage project receives industry support

UK Oil & Gas hydrogen storage project receives industry support   UK Oil & Gas PLC has announced a major boost for its Dorset hydrogen storage project. Managed by UKOG’s subsidiary UK Energy Storage (UKEn), the planned facility has received a key letter of support (LOS) from The Solent Cluster, the primary group of industries expected to use the facility. The Solent Cluster is one of six major UK industrial hubs focused on reducing carbon emissions by switching to hyd...

Scotland secures clean power projects in latest UK Government auction round

Scotland secures clean power projects in latest UK Government auction round Successful projects include Scotland’s Green Volt, the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm 37 Scottish projects covering offshore and onshore wind, solar and tidal stream successful in UK Government’s latest Contracts for Difference auction Auction an improvement on last year but next year will be critical for UK Government’s 2030 clean power mission   Scottish renewabl...

Wood is delivering carbon solutions for nearly half of Norway’s CCS licenses

Wood is delivering carbon solutions for nearly half of Norway’s CCS licenses   Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, is advancing three carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The company has successfully assessed the technical feasibility of the Trudvang, Luna and Havstjerne CCS projects, which combined can store up to 21 million tonnes of CO2 annually, the equivalent of nearly half of Norway’s total CO2 emissions in...

Winners announced at first ever awards dedicated to Scotland’s renewable energy supply chain

Winners announced at first ever awards dedicated to Scotland’s renewable energy supply chain Awards showcase the cutting-edge excellence that drives Scotland’s world-leading renewables industry Nine winners from across Scotland: Aberdeen, Shetland, Montrose, Stirling, Falkirk, Edinburgh and Glasgow   The Scottish Green Energy Supply Chain Awards took place last night (August 22) in Aberdeen, celebrating nine outstanding winners who have made significant contributions t...

Australia Greenlights Ambitious $13.5 Billion Solar Power Export Project

Australia Greenlights Ambitious $13.5 Billion Solar Power Export Project   Australia has approved an ambitious project to export solar power to Singapore via a subsea cable spanning over 4,300 kilometers. The project has an estimated price tag of some $13.5 billion, Reuters reported, and the final investment decision on it is slated for 2027, with electricity set to start flowing along the cable in 2030. The capacity of the project will be a maximum of 6 GW, part of which will b...

Aurora Energy Services expands into South America with Chilean acquisition

Aurora Energy Services expands into South America with Chilean acquisition   Aurora Energy Services (Aurora), a rapidly growing player in the renewable energy sector, has announced its expansion into South America with the acquisition of a Chilean wind energy services business. Scottish-headquartered Aurora has acquired the Latin American assets of Altitec Blade Services, which is a separate entity from the parent group acquired in February (2024) by Swire Renewable Energy. The...

AREG to highlight offshore wind sector innovation and growth in SME Technology Showcase

AREG to highlight offshore wind sector innovation and growth in SME Technology Showcase   Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) is hosting an upcoming SME Technology Showcase event, designed to highlight emerging trends at the intersection of digital technology and renewable energy. The event, which is sponsored by Vysus Group, will take place on Wednesday, 11 September from 10am-4pm at Aberdeen’s Sandman Hotel. Part of AREG’s ‘Enhancing Offshore Wind Renewabl...

UK Oil and Gas raises £1 million for hydrogen storage projects

UK Oil and Gas raises £1 million for hydrogen storage projects   UK Oil & Gas PLC has conditionally raised gross proceeds of £1 million to develop further its hydrogen gas storage projects in Dorset and Yorkshire. Priced at 0.05p, the issue was a 37% discount on Friday's closing price. Existing retail shareholders will also be offered new shares on the same terms as the placing. Both parts of the funding require shareholder approval to go ahead. Specifi...

UK Government announces AR6 budget increase

UK Government announces AR6 budget increase The UK Government has today (July 31) announced an increase to the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 (AR6) budget.   Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:   “Heightened ambition for 2030 must be matched by bold action and the welcome increase to the Allocation Round 6 budget sends a positive signal to industry that the UK Government is serious about achieving its clean power mission. “...

Could climate modification have a negative impact on the renewable energy industry?

Could climate modification have a negative impact on the renewable energy industry? Weather modification has wrongly been labeled a "conspiracy theory" for a long time, but in actual fact, weather modification is a worldwide industry and the first official experiments date as far back as the 1946.  American chemist and meteorologist Vincent J. Schaefer was the first to perform cloud seeding experiments, and since then, seeding has been performed from aircraft, ro...

Wood Consulting drives over €1 billion in clean energy investment across Europe

Wood Consulting drives over €1 billion in clean energy investment across Europe   Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has played a key role in securing more than €1 billion of funding for its clients in Europe, enabling three major clean energy projects to reach final investment decisions (FID). In Lithuania, Wood’s team of technical consultants served as Lenders’ Technical Advisors, helping to advance the nation’s largest onshore wind f...

Why Shell pulling out of North Sea wind farm plans would be nightmare for Labour

Why Shell pulling out of North Sea wind farm plans would be nightmare for Labour   Labour’s ambitious plans to take the UK’s energy system into the 21st century will require businesses to get on board – oil and gas giants will have to play their part too. Sir Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband have been banging on about their plans for the publicly-owned GB Energy for more than a year. The blueprint could be radical, it could be bold – but it needs the private sec...

Scottish Schools Hydrogen Challenge 2025

Scottish Schools Hydrogen Challenge 2025   Hydrogen Challenge Ltd -in collaboration with Stemovators- are delighted to announce the opportunity to support the third Scottish Schools' Hydrogen Challenge, this exciting STEM outreach event offers the perfect opportunity to demonstrate a commitment to quality-driven public engagement, promote your business to the future workforce, deliver community benefits for public procurements and inspire the next generation of young people. Th...

MEDIA REACTION: UK Government announces Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce

MEDIA REACTION: UK Government announces Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce   The UK Government today (July 18) announced the formation of an Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce. The main aim of the taskforce will be to bring together key players from government, industry, regulatory bodies, the financial sector and other relevant organisations to drive forward the increases in onshore wind deployment needed to meet the UK’s 2030 targets. The taskforce will be chaired jointly by t...

Macquarie taking control of two UK North Sea wind projects

Macquarie taking control of two UK North Sea wind projects   Macquarie Asset Management plans to acquire full ownership of two UK southern North Sea wind farms using funds managed by BlackRock. Macquarie Asset Management plans to acquire full ownership of two UK southern North Sea wind farms using funds managed by BlackRock. Lynn and Inner Dowsing, off the coast of Lincolnshire, have been in service since 2009, with a total installed capacity of around 194 MW. Macquarie G...

MEDIA REACTION: King's Speech

MEDIA REACTION: King's Speech   The King's Speech, a key moment for the new UK Government to outline its priorities and set the legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, was delivered today (July 17) in the House of Commons. Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:     "Today’s King's Speech has built on the UK Government’s early focus on kickstarting economic growth and accelerating our m...
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