Posts Tagged ‘Alex Salmond’

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

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Government Press Releases, Legislation
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 »

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

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Scotland, investment
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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Categories : Scotland, investment
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 »

Beauly-Denny Planning Decision Due: UPDATE

{ Posted on Jan 06 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Beauly-Denny Power Line, Energy Targets, Transmission
The most controversial project for Scotland’s energy infrastructure is due to be approved today by Holyrood even after receiving over 18,000 objections.  We explored both sides of the argument over a couple of posts in the last two months.  You ...Read More »

Salmond: Scotland needs the power to manage its own natural resources

{ Posted on Dec 30 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Government Press Releases, Renewable Energy, Scotland, Scottish Independence
We report the news today that Alex Salmond, First Minister, has said in his New Year message that Scotland needs the power to manage its own natural resources so that it can become the global leader in renewables. Salmond has predicted ...Read More »

UPDATE: Beauly-Denny Planning Decision – Inevitable?

{ Posted on Dec 17 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Beauly-Denny Power Line, Cleantech, Energy Targets, PLanning Permission, Scottish Government
Back in October, we wrote an article exploring the inevitability of the Beauly-Denny Power Line planning decision. This week, the issue has been pushed back into the public’s conscience, and a much heated debate has, inexorably, ensued. The £350m scheme, with ...Read More »

Scottish Marine Energy Research Centre to receive £2.5m

{ Posted on Nov 19 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech Scotland, Renewable Energy, Research, Scottish Enterprise, investment
In the news today, Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, has announced that Orkney’s marine energy testing facilities are to receive an additional £2.5million in funding. The investment in the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is said to increase the facility’s research ...Read More »