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25 Sep 26 |
Norway: Aker BP and its partners Equinor and DNO have drilled an appraisal well on the 'Verdandi' and 'Lillefix' discoveries in the North Sea Aker BP and its partners Equinor and DNO have drilled an appraisal well on the 'Verdandi' and 'Lillefix' discoveries in the North Sea. The well increases the projected discovery size. The companies are now considering the profitability and whether the discovery can potentially be tied back to the Symra field. |
25 Sep 26 |
UK: New technology helps unlock more capacity on north of Scotland electricity network SSEN Transmission has announced that dynamic line rating (DLR) has gone live on the electricity network north of Beauly – the first DLR-enabled circuit in the business’s north of Scotland transmission area. |
25 Sep 26 |
Greenland: Greenland Energy Company announces extension of Jameson Land farm-out agreement with 80 Mile plc Greenland Energy Company has announced that it has entered into a Deed of Variation and Novation with 80 Mile plc and March GL Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ('March GL'), relating to the parties' existing Farm Out Agreement concerning the Jameson Land Basin in East Greenland. |
24 Sep 26 |
UK: Qair secures consent for Scotland’s largest approved solar farm at Rogerhill Qair UK, operating through Green Switch Capital, has secured consent for the Rogerhill Solar and Battery Energy Storage System in South Lanarkshire. Consent was granted by Scottish Ministers through the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit on 30 July 2026. With a solar capacity of 98 MW, Rogerhill is understood to be the largest solar farm to receive planning consent in Scotland to date. |
24 Sep 26 |
UK: His Majesty the King visits Great British Energy’s Aberdeen headquarters Great British Energy hosted a visit by His Majesty the King at its new headquarters in Aberdeen. His Majesty unveiled a plaque to commemorate his visit. This was created by designers at Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University. It represents Aberdeen’s journey through the decades of energy expertise. |
24 Sep 26 |
UK: Ineos mothballs three plants in Hull GMB Union has reacted to energy-giant Ineos mothballing three plans in Hull. Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, GMB National Secretary, said, 'This Government has talked about the need for reindustrialisation - but at the same time huge manufacturing operations are closing due to sky-high energy costs. GMB has repeatedly warned UK industry will suffer from the country’s deeply uncompetitive gas prices.' |
24 Sep 26 |
SCA wins significant contract with Saipem for cable transportation and transpooling services in the Caspian region Subsea Cable Assets (SCA) has secured its first contract, with Saipem Contracting Netherlands BV, with an approximate value of USD 20 million, to provide engineering, specific equipment fabrication, installation and operation, demobilisation and reinstatement to support a major offshore energy project in the Caspian region. |
24 Sep 26 |
UK: 3t Launches Aberdeen's first Power Academy to build the next generation of Power-Sector talent 3t, a leading safety-critical training provider for the energy sector has officially launched its new Power Academy in Aberdeen, creating Scotland’s first independent training provider-led facility of its kind dedicated to specialist power-sector training. |
24 Sep 26 |
Germany: Zelestra begins construction on 38.5 MWdc Detershagen solar project in Germany Zelestra, a global, multi-technology, customer-focused renewable energy company, has started construction on its 38.5 MWdc Detershagen solar project in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The plant is the company's second project to enter construction in the country, following the 27.5 MWdc Klevenow solar plant, which was recently fully energised. |
23 Sep 26 |
Germany: ABL to support the Gennaker offshore wind farm installation Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been awarded a contract by OWP Gennaker to provide marine warranty survey and marine assurance services to support the safe and efficient construction of the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The Gennaker offshore wind farm is set to become the largest offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. |
