Power, place and prosperity: A Highland plan for the energy transition
Manifestos are easy to publish and difficult to deliver. I am very aware of that as we launch Highland CIC’s new manifesto. The Highlands has seen many strategies over the...
Global Energy Group secure Chinese renewables contract work in Scotland
Inverness-based Global Energy Solutions has clinched four major renewable energy infrastructure contracts including with Chinese infrastructure firms operating in Scotland.The contracts come as Aventus Energy, a specialist inspection, maintenance &...
Scottish firms warned over arrival of new carbon tax in 2027
Scottish businesses have been warned to start collecting vital information on their carbon footprint with new legislation on the horizon. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) comes into force on...
SE’s agreement with ETZ Ltd to unlock £65m of energy transition funds
Scottish Enterprise and Energy Transition Zone (ETZ Ltd), based in Aberdeen, have entered a £20m partnership to help accelerate Scotland’s energy transition.The two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
FRENCH CONNECTION: EGIS CEO marks deal-making milestone in Edinburgh
Laurent Germain, the CEO of Egis, the global engineering company based in Paris with a footprint in Canada, United States, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, has been on a major...
NOT SO BRIGHT SPARKS: Call for action on apprenticeship as Scots funding slashed
With the ‘Electrification’ of Scotland a national priority, the leader of Scotland’s largest construction trade body has expressed his utter dismay at the Scottish Government’s continuing cut in funding for...
Highland contractor expands to secure £500m of energy contracts in next five years
An ambitious Highland company already grasping the opportunity of the green transition across Scotland is civil engineering contractor Global Infrastructure (Scotland), based in Beauly.The company, part of the Inverness-based Global...
SCOTTISH ELECTION 2026: Political leaders give their transition answers in The Business’ energy panel
With the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May, The Business sought the views of each of the main parties on the energy transition. At our Dealmakers’ breakfast event in Aberdeen, lots...
Scotland’s energy supply chain needs renewables contracts now to halt damaging job losses, says McGinlay of ETZ
While there are multiple reasons to be optimistic in 2026 about the North-East of Scotland as the nation’s ‘Green Energy Powerhouse’, there is a need for some cold and stark...
ENERGY BONANZA: Offshore wind gets AR7 turbo-charge with boost for Berwick Bank
The biggest single procurement of offshore wind energy in British and European history – known as AR7 – has been announced. It’s a massive flag being planted in 2026.A record 8.4GW...