Business and industry leaders are to be invited to lend their support to a groundbreaking research effort that will strengthen Scotland's pivotal role in the development of marine renewable energy.

The Heriot-Watt University project is designed to maximise efforts to harness the enormous energy reserves to be found in waves and tidal currents around the Scottish coast.
30 October 2007

It's exactly a year since Highland families had to flee their homes during some of the worst floods in living memory. Thousands were left without power and damage to homes in Dingwall took months to repair.

As Network Rail prepare to strengthen its northern trunk route to withstand further weather extremes, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is to host a seminar to discuss the range of challenges we face through climate change.

Irish company OpenHydro is preparing to put a new and upgraded tidal turbine through its paces at EMEC, the European Marine Energy Centre. The Dublin-based renewables business succeeded in installing its first Open-Centre Turbine at EMEC's tidal test site almost a year ago.

Enterprise and local authority leaders from the Highlands and Islands met Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of State for Energy, in Glasgow today (Tuesday 9 October) to press the message that  connection charges to the national electricity grid discriminate unfairly against remote mainland and island locations.
09 October 2007