Energy
SSE records 4% drop in operating profit
Published 4 months ago
Energy giant SSE has posted an adjusted operating profit of £2.4 billion, down 4% from the previous year, in its annual results for the 2023/24 fiscal year.
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Aventus Eco secures £100,000 investment to scale operations
Published 4 months ago
Scottish green energy solutions installer Aventus Eco has secured up to £100,000 in funding from Edinburgh-based tech entrepreneur Ed Broussard, founder of the artificial intelligence startup Tomoro.
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Fred Olsen Renewables submits plans for first Scottish hybrid scheme
Published 4 months ago
Fred Olsen Renewables has submitted proposals to the Scottish Government for permission to develop its first hybrid project in Scotland.
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£130m flexible energy battery storage park planned for West Lothian
Published 4 months ago
A planning application has been submitted to West Lothian Council for a £130 million flexible energy battery storage park.
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Wood Group stands firm against second Sidara takeover bid
Published 4 months ago
Wood Group, the Aberdeen-based oil and mining sector services company, has rebuffed a second takeover offer from its Dubai-based competitor Sidara.
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Global Energy Group to deliver floating tidal turbines for Orbital Marine Power
Published 4 months ago
Orbital Marine Power and Global Energy Group have signed a preferred supplier agreement which confirms the build and launch of the next generation of Orbital floating tidal turbines in Nigg.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scotland’s first consumer-owned wind farm spins into motion
Published 4 months ago
Funded by over 5,600 public members and businesses who raised £13.2 million in 2022, Kirk Hill Wind Farm in Ayrshire is set to commence operations this month.
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Scotland’s carbon capture sector could generate £300m in annual GDP
Published 4 months ago
More than 3,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs could be supported and £300 million generated for the wider UK economy through the establishment of a CO2 transport and storage (T&S) sector in Scotland linked to the deployment of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS).
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Aurora makes foray into Australian market with latest acquisition
Published 4 months ago
Scottish energy specialist Aurora Energy Services Ltd (Aurora) has extended its international capabilities with the acquisition of ARC Wind in Australia.
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£1.5m fund open to support community energy projects
Published 4 months ago
A fund to help community groups across Scotland set up renewable energy generation projects has opened for applications.
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Simon Howie Butchers implements £2m sustainability project with Scottish Enterprise backing
Published 4 months ago
Simon Howie Butchers Ltd has completed a £2 million sustainability project at its factory with £500,000 of grant support from Scottish Enterprise.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Sumitomo Electric Van Oord consortium named preferred bidder for Shetland 2 HVDC link
Published 4 months ago
SSEN Transmission has selected Sumitomo Electric Industries and its subsea cable installation partner, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, (the Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium) as the preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link subsea cable.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
GreenPower’s Argyll hydrogen hub gets green light
Published 4 months ago
Scotland-based independent green energy company GreenPower has welcomed the approval of its planning application to establish a green hydrogen production and distribution centre on the west coast of Scotland at the Glenshellach Industrial Estate in Oban, Argyll and Bute.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Wood Group turns down £1.4bn takeover bid from Sidara
Published 4 months ago
Aberdeen-based oil services company Wood Group has declined a £1.4 billion takeover offer from Dubai-based rival Sidara, citing the offer as “fundamentally undervalued”.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Shell LiveWIRE rolls out nationwide to foster entrepreneurship in Scotland
Published 4 months ago
Shell has announced the expansion of its enterprise development initiative, Shell LiveWIRE, throughout Scotland to aid entrepreneurs in overcoming business obstacles.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
SSE records 4% drop in operating profit
Published 4 months ago
Energy giant SSE has posted an adjusted operating profit of £2.4 billion, down 4% from the previous year, in its annual results for the 2023/24 fiscal year.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Aventus Eco secures £100,000 investment to scale operations
Published 4 months ago
Scottish green energy solutions installer Aventus Eco has secured up to £100,000 in funding from Edinburgh-based tech entrepreneur Ed Broussard, founder of the artificial intelligence startup Tomoro.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Fred Olsen Renewables submits plans for first Scottish hybrid scheme
Published 4 months ago
Fred Olsen Renewables has submitted proposals to the Scottish Government for permission to develop its first hybrid project in Scotland.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
£130m flexible energy battery storage park planned for West Lothian
Published 4 months ago
A planning application has been submitted to West Lothian Council for a £130 million flexible energy battery storage park.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Wood Group stands firm against second Sidara takeover bid
Published 4 months ago
Wood Group, the Aberdeen-based oil and mining sector services company, has rebuffed a second takeover offer from its Dubai-based competitor Sidara.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Global Energy Group to deliver floating tidal turbines for Orbital Marine Power
Published 4 months ago
Orbital Marine Power and Global Energy Group have signed a preferred supplier agreement which confirms the build and launch of the next generation of Orbital floating tidal turbines in Nigg.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Scotland’s first consumer-owned wind farm spins into motion
Published 4 months ago
Funded by over 5,600 public members and businesses who raised £13.2 million in 2022, Kirk Hill Wind Farm in Ayrshire is set to commence operations this month.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Scotland’s carbon capture sector could generate £300m in annual GDP
Published 4 months ago
More than 3,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs could be supported and £300 million generated for the wider UK economy through the establishment of a CO2 transport and storage (T&S) sector in Scotland linked to the deployment of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS).
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Aurora makes foray into Australian market with latest acquisition
Published 4 months ago
Scottish energy specialist Aurora Energy Services Ltd (Aurora) has extended its international capabilities with the acquisition of ARC Wind in Australia.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
£1.5m fund open to support community energy projects
Published 4 months ago
A fund to help community groups across Scotland set up renewable energy generation projects has opened for applications.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Simon Howie Butchers implements £2m sustainability project with Scottish Enterprise backing
Published 4 months ago
Simon Howie Butchers Ltd has completed a £2 million sustainability project at its factory with £500,000 of grant support from Scottish Enterprise.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Sumitomo Electric Van Oord consortium named preferred bidder for Shetland 2 HVDC link
Published 4 months ago
SSEN Transmission has selected Sumitomo Electric Industries and its subsea cable installation partner, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, (the Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium) as the preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link subsea cable.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
GreenPower’s Argyll hydrogen hub gets green light
Published 4 months ago
Scotland-based independent green energy company GreenPower has welcomed the approval of its planning application to establish a green hydrogen production and distribution centre on the west coast of Scotland at the Glenshellach Industrial Estate in Oban, Argyll and Bute.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Wood Group turns down £1.4bn takeover bid from Sidara
Published 4 months ago
Aberdeen-based oil services company Wood Group has declined a £1.4 billion takeover offer from Dubai-based rival Sidara, citing the offer as “fundamentally undervalued”.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Shell LiveWIRE rolls out nationwide to foster entrepreneurship in Scotland
Published 4 months ago
Shell has announced the expansion of its enterprise development initiative, Shell LiveWIRE, throughout Scotland to aid entrepreneurs in overcoming business obstacles.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →