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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 |
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. |
23 Sep 26 |
UK: Five-year North Sea EPC renewal extends Worley’s long-standing partnership with CNOOC Worley has secured a five-year renewal of its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) framework agreement with CNOOC International’s UK business, extending a long-standing partnership focused on supporting safe, reliable and efficient offshore operations. Under the renewed agreement, Worley will continue delivering EPC services across CNOOC’s UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) assets, including the Scott, Buzzard and Golden Eagle fields. |
22 Sep 26 |
UK: 'The North Sea transition is running out of time' A year ago, the North Sea Transition Taskforce warned that the window for delivering a successful energy transition was narrowing. Today, that window remains open, but it is closing fast. The fundamental problem is one of timing and the simple fact that Britain’s traditional energy economy is declining faster than the new one is being built. |
22 Sep 26 |
UK: Nadara accelerates UK repowering with community-led approach Nadara, a leading NextGen Independent Power Producer (IPP+) is accelerating the repowering of its UK onshore wind portfolio, with progress at Beinn Ghlas and Lambrigg demonstrating the potential that existing renewable energy sites present for clean power generation and host communities. |
22 Sep 26 |
UK risks losing North Sea workforce before green jobs arrive, taskforce warns The North Sea Transition Taskforce says oil and gas activity is declining faster than offshore wind, carbon capture, hydrogen and other emerging industries are growing, threatening the jobs, investment and supply chain needed to deliver the energy transition. |
