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CIH report highlights benefits of social energy tariff

Published 1 year ago

The benefits a social energy tariff would provide for social housing providers and their residents have been outlined in a new report by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).

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Scotland’s most powerful EV charging hub confirmed for Dundee

Published 1 year ago

Energy infrastructure expert SSE Energy Solutions is installing Scotland’s most powerful electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in Dundee.

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Aurora Energy appoints new COO in push for £100m revenue target

Published 1 year ago

Tom Smith, former general manager of the mergers & acquisitions office at Acteon Group, has been appointed as the new chief operating officer of Aurora Energy Services.

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GMG Energy plants 10,000 trees in boost for Scottish sustainability

Published 1 year ago

Timber products expert GMG Energy has announced a boost to its environmental credentials by planting an additional 10,000 trees within its 400-acre reserve in the far north-east of Scotland, significantly surpassing industry norms of one-to-one replanting.

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Superglass partners with Carlton Power on Stirling green hydrogen scheme

Published 1 year ago

Superglass has entered into a strategic partnership with Carlton Power to supply it with green hydrogen for its manufacturing facility in Stirling.

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Centrica to build largest-ever battery storage plant in Perthshire

Published 1 year ago

Centrica Business Solutions has secured the development rights to a 65MW two-hour battery storage plant in Perthshire, Scotland, its largest battery storage acquisition to date.

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Asif Hanif: Renewables – businesses need to hit the talent trail

Published 1 year ago

There is no doubt that the UK is one of the best locations for wind power in the world – and there’s been significant investment to capitalise on that energy advantage. At present it has over 11,000 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 28 gigawatts (GW) and aspires to secure 50 GW to meet its global net-zero targets by 2050, Asif Hanif.As the UK consolidates its status as a leader in the field of renewable energy, this year alone the Scottish Government will be considering proposals for hundreds of super-wind turbines across Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire, Perth and Kinross, Argyll and Bute, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands & Islands.

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Prism Energy announces Mandos Software acquisition

Published 1 year ago

Aberdeen-based Prism Energy, a project and risk management consultancy serving the energy sector, has confirmed its acquisition of Mandos Software.

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Japan’s Mitsui to acquire Scottish pipeline solutions company STATS

Published 1 year ago

Japan’s Mitsui & Co. has penned a deal to acquire Aberdeenshire-based pipeline integrity solutions provider STATS for an undisclosed sum.

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Wood Group bags £197m contract extension with Brunei’s Shell Petroleum

Published 1 year ago

Scottish engineering and consulting firm Wood Group has secured a two-year contract extension, worth approximately £197 million ($250 million), with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), the largest energy producer in Brunei.

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Barclays backs Moray West wind farm with £95.5m loan

Published 1 year ago

Moray West, a significant offshore wind farm development, has secured a £95.5 million loan from Barclays to support the next phase of the project’s construction as part of a wider syndicated £2 billion loan injection which closed in April 2023.

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Final wind turbine installed at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm

Published 1 year ago

Another landmark has been achieved at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm as the 114th and final wind turbine was installed.

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Renewable energy boost for Highlands as Haventus joins Green Freeport

Published 1 year ago

Haventus, the owner of Ardersier Port, has joined the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF) consortium, which comprises members such as the Port of Cromarty Firth, Port of Inverness, Global Energy Group, The Highland Council, the University of the Highlands and Islands, Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd and the Inverness Chamber of Commerce.

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CMS duo launch new book on ‘radical’ North Sea MER strategy

Published 1 year ago

Two oil and gas sector specialists from law firm CMS have launched a new book outlining the ‘radical’ approach of the UK’s MER (maximising economic recovery) regime governing North Sea drilling operations.

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Virgin Money invests £14m in Ripple Energy’s co-operative wind farm

Published 1 year ago

Virgin Money has made a £14 million agreement with Ripple Energy to facilitate the development of an innovative 18.8MW wind farm in Ayrshire.

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