Research carried out jointly by the University of Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde has indicated that a new technique could be used to trap compressed air in porous rock formations found in the North Sea using electricity from renewable … Continued
Figures by Electralink have revealed that there are huge differences across Scotland in the rates households switch their energy supplier. The figures, released by Citizens Advice Scotland on 21 January, mark the beginning of Big Energy Saving Week – a … Continued
The North Connect interconnector between Norway and Peterhead has been granted planning permission by Aberdeenshire County Council. Permission to lay a 415-mile cable with a capacity of 1.4GW was granted in a planning meeting held on Thursday 17 January. The … Continued
Vattenfall has opened a community benefit scheme near its European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), located in Aberdeen Bay, to applications. The scheme will invest £150,000 annually into local community projects for the duration of the EOWDC’s 20-year lifetime. Projects … Continued
The Scottish Affairs Committee has met to consider the future of North Sea oil and gas infrastructure, hearing from a decommissioning expert that any reuse of oil platforms for renewables would face “substantial challenges”. In the 13 November hearing, Richard … Continued
SP Energy Networks has announced 13 winners of the first round of its Green Economy Fund scheme, awarding them almost £6mn in funding. Announced on 13 November, the distribution network operator said that £1.5mn had been awarded to establish Glasgow’s … Continued
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has released its UK Oil and Gas: Reserves and Resources report, which showed that the UK’s proven and possible reserves of gas in the continental shelf are estimated to be 1.7bn boe. The report, … Continued
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