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Energy 'revolution'

Scotland’s wind turbines powering homes in northern England

Wind turbines have become a familiar feature of the landscape   Energy produced from wind power in Scotland has hit a record high and could power every home in theRead More

Tackling climate change

CBI calls for more nuclear power to meet green target

Hinkley nuclear power station
More nuclear power ‘should be part of government’s vision’   The UK should build new nuclear power stations and scale up carbon capture technology and infrastructure to reach the Government’sRead More

Ahead of talks this week...

£100m wind power fund offers lifeline to Bifab yards

Pat Rafferty
Pat Rafferty: ‘last chance saloon’ (pic: Terry Murden) BiFab’s mothballed yards in Fife have been thrown a possible lifeline in the form of a £100 million UK government fund toRead More

Call for commission

Inquiry demands radical re-thinking of energy policy

Wind farm contributed
Scotland is sourcing more energy from renewables but still depends on oil and gas   Energy will become more expensive as significant investment is required in the transition to lowRead More

Ships burn in Gulf of Oman

US-Iran tensions rise as oil surges on tanker attacks

Iranian TV footage of burning oil tanker
Iranian TV footage of burning oil tanker   Oil prices surged on Thursday after attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman prompted new tensions between the USRead More

Fife regeneration project

Waste-to-energy plant goes ahead at former coal mine

Westfield Enegy Centre
Plans for a 220,000-tonne waste incinerator on the site of a former open cast coal mine in Fife have taken a step forward after the company announced work will beginRead More

National Grid hits back

Labour in green clash over energy nationalisation plan

Electricity bill
Labour says privatisation has ‘ripped off’ customers   Labour’s plans to renationalise the UK’s energy grid has run into a dispute over its claim that it would be a keyRead More

Mackay promises changes

‘Make or break summit’ pledges action on wind deals

Pat Rafferty
Pat Rafferty: ‘time to shake off the shackles of failure’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay today agreed to introduce new measures to help avoid big renewablesRead More

$2.68bn transaction

ConocoPhillips sells North Sea assets to Chrysaor

ConocoPhillips rig
Rigs will switch to new owner   ConocoPhillips is pulling out of UK oil and gas exploration and production and has sold two subsidiaries in the North Sea to ChrysaorRead More

New rules imposed

Ofgem applies tougher tests on new energy suppliers

gas, Ofgem, price caps
Companies applying for a licence to supply energy will have to undergo more stringent tests from June in order to help drive up standards for customers and reduce the riskRead More