Aker Solutions secures a £115m Scottish green-energy contract

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Biogas, Biomass
TEESSIDE engineering giant, Aker Solutions, has secured a £115m green-energy contract. The company won the contract from energy company RWE to provide design, supply, installation, construction and commissioning for a new 50MW biomass renewable energy plant at the Tullis Russell Papermakers ...Read More »

Alex Salmond says £200m North Sea levies should return north

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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FIRST Minister Alex Salmond yesterday called for an estimated £200 million in levies from the North Sea oil and gas industry, being held in Westminster, to be released to help create up to 20,000 jobs. His call was made as Mr ...Read More »

AWS Ocean Energy secures £2m to develop wave technology

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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AWS Ocean Energy has secured £1m of funding from Scottish Enterprise matched by a further £1m from Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 (STFV1). The £2 million investment follows a review of the company’s technology which it claims has resulted in ...Read More »

OFGEM announces certification scheme for green energy suppliers

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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In the last week Ofgem announced the “green energy certified” label to help customers recognise tariffs that have been certified under the scheme. Seven participants under the scheme have now been assessed, namely; British Gas, E.On, EDF Energy, Good Energy, ...Read More »

Perth and Kinross Council plans to invest £100,000 in renewable energy

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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Several schools in the region already use biomass energy, including the Breadalbane, Blairgowrie and Crieff Community Campuses. The council said it was particularly keen to fund biomass energy projects and hydro-electric schemes. The investment will be made over the next ...Read More »

Alistair Darling makes keynote speech on Economic Recovery and Renewable Energy Skills in Edinburgh

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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Friday February 12 Alistair Darling, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered a speech covering a raft of topics relating to the state of the economy, investment, and the financial system. Below is an extract from the speech detailing his views ...Read More »

New Scottish Biomass Power Plant Announced

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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A new Biomass plant has been announced to be located in Leith Docks. Energy suppliers Scottish & Southern Electricity and Forth Ports announced the £360 million development, that if approved, would be one of the largest infrastructure developments for Scotland ...Read More »

Win a year’s renewable energy from Good Energy

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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The Guardian have teamed up with Good Energy to offer a year’s worth of free, 100% renewable energy in light of Ofgem’s recent unveiling of their “green energy certified” label to advise consumers of energy companies actual environment benefit from ...Read More »

Scotland’s First Minister persuades French Firm to move to Aberdeen

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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Further to yesterday’s article reporting the news of Alex Salmond’s push to marry French energy giants with Scotland’s renewable potential; we welcome the announcement that following a meeting with Mr Salmond yesterday, Technip – a French energy company – will ...Read More »

Scotland’s First Minister to approach French on Renewables Investment

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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An announcement is expected to be made later today by Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister, that could deliver a massive boost for Scotland’s vision as the “renewable powerhouse of Europe”. The announcement is expected to arise from Salmond’s visit to Paris ...Read More »
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