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Call for power shift

SSE urges parties to step up plans for renewable energy

Berry Burn wind
Wind farms ‘need more backing’ Energy firm SSE has called on political leaders to put renewable power at the forefront of plans to tackle climate change. Alistair Phillips-Davies, chief executive,Read More

Slower spending hits orders

Weir’s profit warning ‘may signal end to US shale boom’

Jon Stanton
Jon Stanton: ‘cash preservation’ A profit warning from Weir Group is being seen as a signal that the US “fracking” shale boom could be coming to an end. The Glasgow-based FTSERead More

Crowdfunding campaign

Nova urges investors to back £500,000 tidal energy appeal

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Clean energy: an underwater turbine Tidal energy company Nova Innovation hopes to raise £500,000 in a crowd funding campaign and is inviting investors to back the next generation of sustainableRead More

Crucial projects on hold

‘Wrong-headed’ subsidy cut leaves wind farm plans idle

Claire Mack
Claire Mack: ‘heartbreaking’ (pic: Terry Murden) Almost 50 wind farms which could power the equivalent of 850,000 homes risk losing vital planning permission unless a political ban on their accessRead More

As ventilation firm shuts...

CS Wind deals jobs hammer blow to renewables industry

CS Wind cutting back The UK’s only manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind towers, CS Wind in Argyll, is axing 73 of its 94 workers because of a lack ofRead More

Boost for renewables

Amazon buys Kintyre energy in UK’s biggest company wind deal

An Amazon wind farm in Texas (pic: Amazon) US retail giant Amazon will take power from a wind farm in Kintyre as part of its pledge to become one ofRead More

Market inquiry

Competition watchdog likely to probe Ovo’s deal with SSE

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Power switch: Ovo is acquiring retail customers Competition watchdog the CMA is considering an investigation into Ovo Energy’s acquisition of rival SSE’s retail business. Ovo last month announced the £500m dealRead More

Cheaper solution found

Old mine shafts may be answer to energy storage

Charlie Blair at Newtongrange Mining Museum, Scotland
Charlie Blair at Newtongrange Mining Museum, Scotland A new form of energy storage, using massive weights in disused mine shafts, could prove a cheaper alternative to batteries, an industry reports says. EdinburghRead More

Huge opportunities

Suppliers urged to seek work for Scotland’s biggest wind farm

An MHI Vestas wind turbine Companies are being invited to bid for work on Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm. SSE Renewables is offering a range of contracts for the building of SeagreenRead More

New projects agreed

Low cost clean energy boost for seven million households

Claire Mack
Claire Mack: ‘more value for consumers’ (pic: Terry Murden) Twelve new renewable energy projects, half of them in Scotland, will be powering over seven million homes at record low pricesRead More