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05 Oct 26 |
UK: Vattenfall completes lower-carbon foundations at Clashindarroch II wind farm Vattenfall has completed all 14 turbine foundations at its 63MW Clashindarroch II Wind Farm in Aberdeenshire, a major construction milestone delivered in 11 weeks. |
05 Oct 26 |
UK: Orcadian announces termination of joint development agreement On 2 September Orcadian announced that it had entered into a non-exclusive, joint development agreement with an American developer of offshore data centre infrastructure. Both companies have now agreed to terminate the agreement. |
05 Oct 26 |
UK: Spittal-Peterhead subsea cable link reaches milestone as construction compounds become operational SSEN Transmission has reached a major milestone in the delivery of its Spittal to Peterhead subsea cable link project, with the main construction compounds at both the northern and southern ends of the route now fully established and operational. |
05 Oct 26 |
UK: SSEN Transmission welcomes 65 new graduates as investment creates jobs and opportunities across the north of Scotland SSEN Transmission has welcomed 65 new graduates to its workforce this week in its largest ever intake, helping build the skills needed to rewire the north of Scotland and creating opportunities for young people. Graduates will be based across the north of Scotland, including Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and the company's head office in Perth, helping deliver the major grid upgrades needed to support economic growth, energy security and the clean energy transition. |
04 Oct 26 |
UK: Greenpeace threatens legal action against Crown Estate over ‘extortionate’ fees for offshore wind farm in Irish Sea Greenpeace UK has written to the Crown Estate threatening legal action over the way it leases plots on the seabed to offshore wind developers. The environmental group said the bidding process leads to developers paying ‘extortionate’ fees for plots on which to build new wind farms, and that the Crown Estate is exploiting its monopoly of the seabed. |
04 Oct 26 |
UK: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners announces EUR 270 million investment in new Scottish battery storage project Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fourth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV), has taken Financial Investment Decision (FID) for Kilmarnock South, a 350 MW / 1,400 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) located in south Ayrshire, southern Scotland. Construction is now underway with commercial operations expected in the first quarter of 2028. |
04 Oct 26 |
UK Government clean power chief Chris Stark steps down Chris Stark is stepping down as the UK Government’s Head of Mission Control for Clean Power after just over two years in the role. Stark, appointed by former Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, has been a key figure in Labour’s push to expand renewable energy and reform the electricity system. |
04 Oct 26 |
UK: Great British Energy expands £300m Supply Chain Fund to support more UK manufacturers Great British Energy has announced an expansion of its £300 million Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks, increasing the number of eligible critical components from 12 to 29. |
