UK Government must accelerate renewable energy deployment, says Scotland’s green energy supply chain

Scottish Renewables has joined forces with 67 organisations, representing approximately 20,000 jobs from across the renewable energy industry, in an appeal to the new...

Norfolk Boreas cancellation deals a blow for UK offshore wind ambition

Swedish wind farm developer Vattenfall’s 20 July decision to cancel work on the 1.4GW Norfolk Boreas site appears to be a significant blow for...

Cutting-edge innovation celebrated at Scottish Green Energy Awards

A technology that is revolutionising the maintenance of wind turbine blades has scooped a top prize at last night's (30 November) Scottish Green Energy...

Soaring cost of capital threatens to derail expansion of renewable energy projects​​​​​​

The rising cost of capital faced by developers of renewable energy projects, such as onshore wind and solar PV, may slow down the number...

Labour lifts block on onshore wind projects in England

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced on 8 July that the Government will reform the National Planning Policy Framework before the end of the month...

Nominations open for the Scottish Green Energy Awards

Billed as the UK’s biggest celebration of renewable energy, The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2023, opened for nominations on 26 July. This year’s event will...

A bundle of tech can replace gas boilers and help millions of homes go...

Inefficient UK homes, which were built decades ago, can do away with their gas boilers and get all their energy needs off-grid by retrofitting...

Most innovative energy start-ups recognised in German awards

Fifteen start-ups deemed to have the most innovative business models in the field of energy transition and climate protection were celebrated at an award...

Technology accelerator programme opens for Scottish companies targeting offshore wind success

Applications are now open for innovative companies based in Scotland to join the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s award-winning Launch Academy programme. Launch Academy is...

Offshore wind pioneer recognised at Net Zero Energy Transition Awards

Engineering firm Balmoral recognised by renewable energy industry An Aberdeen-based engineering firm was announced on 24 August as winner of the Green Business Growth Award...

£8m project aims to deliver first retrofit E-CTV with offshore and onshore charging

A seemingly groundbreaking project aims to deliver the world’s first retrofit electric crew transfer vessel (E-CTV) - retrofitting a diesel CTV to be fully...

Green day unravelled: Pundits respond to policy package

An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared...

Anglo-Scottish electricity superhighway receives £3.4 billion

A £3.4 billion funding package has been awarded to build a proposed new subsea and underground 500km cable between Scotland and Yorkshire which could...

Government’s renewables targets at risk as auction sees no bids for offshore wind​​​​​​

The government has today (8 September) unveiled the results of its fifth Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction (AR5), securing 3.7GW of renewable capacity. This...