Renewables specialist moves into Dundee Port
An offshore wind specialist has taken premises at the Port of Dundee as it unveiled plans to double its number of staff to 30 by the end of this year.
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Scottish onshore wind energy jobs down a third
Scotland has lost almost a third of its onshore wind energy jobs in a year, while offshore wind employment increased by 55%, according to new figures.
Work completed on £1bn subsea electricity cable
Work on a 113km subsea electricity cable which enables renewable energy from the far north to connect into the national grid has been completed.
Improved trading helps profits to surge at historic Fife group
Renewable power, property and wines and spirits conglomerate Wemyss Development Company has delivered a strong full-year profits uplift.
70% of electricity powered by renewables
Record levels of electricity have been generated from renewable sources in Scotland, figures show.
Global player joins Port of Dundee’s energy hub
Dundee’s ambitions to become a major renewable energy and decom hub have received a further shot in the arm after global heavy lift specialist ALE agreed a new tie-up at the city’s port.
£1bn savings target for offshore wind system
A Kinross-based firm is developing a new system to access offshore wind turbine blades which could save the European renewables industry more than £1 billion a year.
READERS’ LETTERS: Welfare reforms are setting people up to fail
Sir, – A study published by Sheffield Hallam University on the impact of welfare reform shows that, on average, the loss to the Fife local economy is £660 per (all) working age adults.
READERS’ LETTERS: Renewables plan is little more than hot air
Sir, – I must admit it, the wind was well and truly taken out of my sails when reading the news this week.
SSE warns Hammond not to cut carbon price
Perth-based energy giant SSE has called on the Treasury to maintain a strong carbon price to prevent a rise in coal-fired power generation.