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Scottish and Southern Energy Renewables has applied to build Scotland's biggest ever hydro electric scheme at the west end of the Great Glen.
Scotland’s first near shore commercial wave power array, which will power more than 1,000 homes, has been approved by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing.
The marine and tidal energy sector is to benefit from £6 million in funding to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland.
International wave and tidal energy technology developers have less than three weeks to apply for funded access to EMEC's scale test facilities through global marine research organisation MaRINET (Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network for Emerging Energy Technologies).
First Minister welcomes blueprint to streamline the scoping, planning and consenting of offshore renewables developments was published today (Wed 8th Feb).
The report, prepared by a task force comprising Marine Scotland, environmental regulators, renewable developers and The Crown Estate, was welcomed by Alex Salmond as he co-chaired the first 2012 meeting of the Scottish Energy Advisory Board (SEAB).
A $100m (£63.2m) pipeline contract for BP's new £4.5bn oil project west of the Shetland Islands has been awarded to Subsea 7, securing 100 jobs at their Wick base.
Highlands and Islands businesses are showcasing the region’s infrastructure and skills capabilities at Scotland’s largest ever Offshore Wind conference taking place in Aberdeen from today (Tues 31st Jan).
