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

Published 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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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Global Infrastructure lands design & construction contract for SSEN Transmission warehouses

Published 1 year ago

Civil engineering contractor Global Infrastructure (Scotland) Ltd. has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by SSEN Transmission for the design and construction of two strategic storage facilities in Dundee and Inverness.

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Full consent granted for Scotland to England subsea electricity superhighway

Published 1 year ago

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN) and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) have reached another significant milestone in the development of a new subsea electricity superhighway, as planning consents for all the onshore and offshore elements of the project have been granted by all three local planning authorities.

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Aker Solutions and Mocean Energy to explore low-carbon solutions

Published 1 year ago

Pictured (L-R): Robin Slater, First Chief Engineer Aker Solutions; Ian Crossland, Commercial Director, Mocean Energy; Cameron McNatt, Managing Director, Mocean Energy; Gary Milne, Vice President P&T Engineering Technology Partnerships & JIPs, Aker Solutions.

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Fife approves new battery storage complex

Published 1 year ago

A new battery energy storage complex in Fife that will feed into the national electricity grid at times of high demand has been approved.

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