‘I believe this is the catalytic moment when all of the expectation starts to turn into reality’
Dan McGrail, head of GB Energy, on why 2026 is the year of mega offshore wind projects Dan McGrail, a Scouser who grew up on Merseyside and witnessed industrial and...
Why we all feel aftershock from attacks on Iran
Donald Trump has a lot to answer for. The attacks launched on Iran by American and Israeli forces on February 28 have supercharged our VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous)...
Onshore wind: ambition is back but can the UK deliver at scale?
Onshore wind is a central pillar of the UK’s clean power strategy. The Clean Power 2030 pathway assumes 27–29GW of onshore wind by 2030, rising to 35–37GW by 2035. That...
Spotlight on emerging potential of floating solar
Floating solar – also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV) or ‘floatovoltaics’ – involves mounting solar panels on floating platforms on reservoirs, lochs or coastal bays. These systems operate similarly to land-based...
Ensure Scotland grasps repowering opportunities for older turbines
The majority of existing onshore wind farms in the UK are anticipated to come to the end of their operational life by 2040 (representing 9GW out of c14GW of existing...
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...