The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) announced on 31 March that Orbital Marine Power, a Scottish based tidal energy developer, has ambitions to install its first floating tidal farm at its centre in Orkney. Orbital is currently in the process … Continued
Two Connection and Use of System Code modification proposals looking to enable Scottish Hydro Electricity Power Distribution to contribute to the cost of the new electricity transmission link to Shetland were granted urgent status by Ofgem on 2 April. The … Continued
SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford has called for an urgent UK summit of energy and telecoms providers to help households that are struggling to pay their utility bills due to the Covid-19 crisis. Blackford has proposed the following measures to … Continued
SSEN published its Electric Vehicle Strategy on 31 March, which sets out five key principles to facilitate electric vehicle (EV) uptake and ensure SSEN is “EV ready”. These are: Using data and analytics to anticipate issues and support decision making. … Continued
Crown Estate Scotland announced on 1 April that it will invest £70mn over 2020-23 to support coastal community regeneration, green energy and sustainable food production. This was confirmed in its three-year plan, which outlines its strategy to manage sea, land … Continued
Scottish Government will not be publishing its Climate Change Plan update at the end of April as intended, in light of the Covid-19 crisis. The decision was confirmed by Scottish Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham on 1 April. She said … Continued
SSE signed the C-19 Business Pledge to support the UK through the coronavirus pandemic and the recovery efforts on 27 March. The pledge aims to unite the business community during the crisis by supporting employees, issuing advice to customers and … Continued
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) announced on 27 March that consortia led by Arup and Tension Technology International have secured £1mn for projects that aim to bring down the cost of wave power. The Arup consortium aims to show that pre-cast … Continued
Regulations aimed to improve the energy efficiency of private rented housing in Scotland, which were due to come into force on 1 April, have now been postponed indefinitely due to the Covid-19 crisis. Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning … Continued
Cable and pipeline installation contractor VolkerInfra announced on 27 March that it has secured a new £15.5mn contract from Prysmian PowerLink to deliver services at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm, off the coast of Fife. The contract includes … Continued
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