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New event format to bring renewables transition into inspirational focus

Published 1 year ago

A new event from industry body Scottish Renewables aims to inspire, connect and engage businesses with the country’s £10 billion-a-year transition to clean energy.

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First pour milestone reached on North Kyle Wind Farm

Published 1 year ago

Civil engineering firm Jones Bros has helped North Kyle Wind Farm reach a significant construction milestone with the first pouring of concrete on turbine foundations.

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Renewables firm adds £195k to local community pot in 2023

Published 1 year ago

A South Lanarkshire community fund has been topped up by hundreds of thousands of pounds in 2023 alone from benefits generated by a nearby wind farm.

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Balfour Beatty to deliver nine overhead line and substation projects for SSEN Transmission

Published 1 year ago

Balfour Beatty has begun work with SSEN Transmission on the development of nine Electricity Transmission projects across the north of Scotland.

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THREE60 Energy pens multi-million pound deal with Sumitomo

Published 1 year ago

THREE60 Energy has signed a multi-million-pound contract to design and deliver cable storage carousels for the Sumitomo Electric Industries power cable factory in Nigg.

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Scotland’s net zero future at risk without funding boost for clean heat, IPPR finds

Published 1 year ago

Scotland is at risk of missing its net zero targets unless it swiftly increases the speed of transitioning from oil and gas boilers to clean heat sources, a new report has concluded.

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SGN and Fife College to open UK-first hydrogen training facility

Published 1 year ago

Gas distribution company SGN and Fife College will open the UK’s first-ever hydrogen training facility for gas engineers in the first half of 2024.

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Logan Energy set to pioneer integrated hydrogen energy with £5m investment

Published 1 year ago

Edinburgh-based green energy integrators, Logan Energy, has successfully secured a substantial £5 million investment to advance its systems-led approach within the burgeoning hydrogen power sector.

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Green light for £350m Sumitomo project to meet rising offshore wind demand

Published 1 year ago

A funding package has been agreed to secure an estimated £350 million in inward investment for a major energy industry expansion in the Highlands.

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Work commences on SSEN Transmission’s Dundee storage facility

Published 1 year ago

Highlands-based Global Infrastructure (Scotland) Ltd. has broken ground at Claverhouse East Industrial Estate in Dundee on a new multi-million-pound strategic storage facility for SSEN Transmission.

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TagEnergy reaches financial close for 49.9MW Fife battery project

Published 1 year ago

Construction work has commenced on a 49.9MW/99.8MWh Pitkevy facility in Fife after global clean energy enterprise TagEnergy reached financial close on the facility, its sixth battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the UK.

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UK energy prices predicted to fall in April

Published 1 year ago

A charity has welcomed a predicted fall in the cost of energy bills in April but warned that it will “do nothing” to address soaring levels of debt faced by households.

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SSEN Transmission powers up new Alyth Substation

Published 1 year ago

After almost three years of construction, SSEN Transmission teams are celebrating after the new Alyth Substation has been energised, marking a major milestone in the final phases of the project.

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River Clyde to heat Glasgow heritage site

Published 1 year ago

A group dedicated to preserving and promoting one of the most renowned collections of early medieval sculptures in Europe has been awarded a grant of £150,000 by SP Energy Networks’ Net Zero Fund to make vital sustainable upgrades to the home of the archaeological site in the heart of Govan.

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Banks Renewables rebrands as OnPath Energy after Brookfield acquisition

Published 1 year ago

Renewable energy developer Banks Renewables is rebranding as OnPath Energy following the completion of its acquisition by Brookfield Asset Management.

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