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New agreement to power onshore wind development in Scotland

Published 7 months ago

An initiative to position Scotland as a European hub for the recycling and repurposing of wind turbine blades is included in a deal agreed by the industry and the Scottish Government.

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Energy Training Academy secures £300,000 to address Scotland’s renewable skills gap

Published 7 months ago

Dalkeith-based social enterprise, the Energy Training Academy (ETA), specialising in offering high-quality training in the gas and renewables sector, has secured a £300,000 investment from the Catalyst Fund.

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Aberdeen firm GWP eyes expansion with £8.6m Irish wind contracts

Published 7 months ago

Aberdeen-based Global Wind Projects (GWP) is set to expand its operations after successfully completing the first of three contracts in Ireland, collectively valued at around £8.6 million.

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Realise Energy Services to target acquisitions with Rockpool Investments partnership

Published 7 months ago

Technical engineering specialist Realise Energy Services has received a multi-million-pound investment from London-based private equity firm Rockpool Investments to target further ambitious growth organically and via acquisitions.

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Aberdeen’s new energy transition skills hub set to open in 2024 as millions in funding secures new jobs

Published 8 months ago

With millions in funding secured, ETZ Ltd, a not-for-profit company tasked with spearheading North East Scotland’s energy transition ambition, has unveiled its plans to build a transformative Energy Transition Skills Hub that aims to equip the workforce of the future with the skills industry needs to deliver the low-carbon transition.

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AMTE Power faces share suspension amid recapitalisation efforts

Published 8 months ago

Battery manufacturer AMTE Power, which has a plant in Thurso and plans for a ‘megafactory’ in Dundee, has had its share trading temporarily suspended on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

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Renewables tech firm Rivtide Power secures six-figure Scottish Enterprise grant

Published 8 months ago

Rivtide Power, a subsidiary of MWNW Consulting Ltd, has been awarded a £100,000 SMART: SCOTLAND feasibility study grant by Scottish Enterprise to further develop its tidal energy technology.

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District heating networks could warm almost half of Glasgow population, report finds

Published 8 months ago

Almost half of Glasgow’s residents could heat their homes by connecting to a district heating network as part of a drive to switch to sustainable energy across the city.

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QED Naval’s Morlais project to generate £30m GVA in next three years

Published 8 months ago

Edinburgh-based tidal energy firm QED Naval has secured funding through the UK government’s AR5 programme, with the potential to generate £30 million in gross value added (GVA) for company over the next three years.

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Partners celebrate Midlothian district heating progress

Published 8 months ago

An event was held this week to celebrate the joint venture that aims to regenerate and decarbonise Midlothian via a district heating system.

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COWI to advise on Drax hydro-pump storage project

Published 8 months ago

Engineering consulting group COWI has been awarded a contract by renewable energy company Drax to provide consultancy services to support works in advance of the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of the expansion of an existing pumped storage hydro-electric generation station located beneath Ben Cruachan in Argyll.

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Wood Group and Harbour Energy strike £260m North Sea partnership

Published 8 months ago

Scottish engineering and consulting services provider Wood Group has secured a c.£260 million ($330m) partnership agreement with Harbour Energy, a UK producer of oil and gas in the North Sea.

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Mocean Energy secures £3m for next generation wave machine

Published 8 months ago

Edinburgh-based wave energy firm Mocean Energy have secured over £3 million EU funding to develop and deploy a 250kW wave machine in Orkney.

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i-Protech to develop more energy efficient products with new funding

Published 8 months ago

Solar contractor i-Protech is to expand after securing a funding deal from Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Sarens PSG and Aventus Energy form joint venture to support offshore wind sector

Published 8 months ago

Sarens PSG and Aventus Energy have entered into a joint venture agreement to offer an integrated port marshalling service to the offshore wind sector.

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