PFI to be pegged back as Scottish Futures Trust seeks fresh funding means
The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has been tasked with finding fresh approaches to funding major projects as 19 controversial Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) projects run their course. The Scottish Government’s...
Co-location of technologies: a new, sophisticated approach to sites
There has been a change in the way current and potential development sites are viewed with the co-location of technologies in the renewable energy sphere. The progression has been from...
GB Energy delivers surge to office market
The decision to create GB Energy‘s headquarters in Aberdeen has already delivered an uptick in office interest. The organisation’s latest development is a joint venture between the publicly owned energy...
Renewables driving huge benefits
Renewables are driving huge benefits as we look forward to the All Energy Conference in Glasgow on May 14 and 15, there has been a huge change in the Energy...
Concern grows over who foots the bill for green energy transition
He who pays the piper calls the tune: but who is putting their money in the jukebox? Concern grows over who fits the bill for our green energy transition. Scotland...
Decarbonisation: one step forward, two steps back. How to make change?
It has been a year since March 20, 2024 when the Climate Change Committee (CCC) announced that Scotland’s 2030 climate goals were “no longer credible”, and that there was no...
Rising tide of opportunity for North-East
An increasingly diversifying economy looks set to ensure long-term prosperity and a rising tide of opportunity for the North-East It is ironic that recent headlines for ‘Aberdeen’ concerned an investment firm...
Offshore floating wind projects surging ahead in energy transition
Cromarty Firth and Firth of Forth see major infrastructure developments as net zero investment grows All around Scotland – particularly along the coastline – there is daily proof that sinews...
Huge decision and high stakes for Scottish offshore wind
Scotland is home to some of the best offshore wind prospects and supply chain in the world. Its potential can be measured not just in transforming the UK’s energy system,...
Bank’s £6.7m funding raises prospect of further 100 jobs to 900 in pipeline for offshore wind manufacturing
The Scottish National Investment Bank has announced a round of funding to support a subsea marine anchoring company working with offshore floating wind developments. The investment comes within months of...