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Sturgeon hails ‘crucial’ offshore windfarms as new Shetland projects progress

New offshore wind power projects will be “crucial” as Scotland seeks to become “one of the net-zero capitals of Europe”, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister spoke out as seabed agreements were announced for three new developments in the ...

22 Aug 2022 at 13:29

Scotland

Sturgeon: I support policies like Labour’s public energy firm

Nicola Sturgeon has said she supports proposals like Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for a public energy firm, which the Labour leader set out earlier this week. During First Minister’s Questions on Thursday, Anas Sarwar pressed Ms Sturgeon on her own ...

29 Sept 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Government wants to create broader definition of a green job, minister says

The Scottish Government is establishing a broader definition of what a “green job” is compared to the one used by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), a minister has said. The Government says it is developing a wider measurement than the ...

23 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Scotland

ScotWind leasing project moves to next phase as seabed agreements reached

Seabed agreements for 17 offshore wind projects have been agreed, Crown Estate Scotland has announced. The ScotWind project, which allowed private companies to buy up parts of Scotland’s seabed to build offshore wind farms, will now move to ...

13 Apr 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Michael Matheson: Renewable sources could provide more stable energy supply

Renewable power could provide a “more consistent and stable form of energy supply” in the wake of rising prices and “unpredictable” supplies of oil and gas, Scotland’s Energy Secretary will say. With fuel bills already rising, and fears ...

08 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Floating windfarm centre to help develop offshore energy projects

A centre to help develop floating offshore windfarms has been launched in Aberdeen, with Nicola Sturgeon praising the “world-first” renewable energy project. The £9 million National Floating Wind Innovation Centre will simulate and ...

28 Feb 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Sturgeon: We have not been good enough at benefiting from energy sector

Scotland must do more to ensure that the “massive renewable potential” from offshore wind projects benefits the country economically, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister was challenged about declining numbers of low ...

28 Feb 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

ScotWind projects could bring £25bn boost to supply chain, say developers

The Scottish supply chain will see a £25 billion investment as part of the ScotWind project, according to developers. As part of the initiative, 17 areas of Scotland’s seabed have been leased to major energy companies with ...

27 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Scottish Government pledges to ‘maximise’ public money in climate change fight

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary has pledged to “maximise” public money in the fight against climate change. This week, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes outlined indicative spending plans for the remainder of the parliamentary ...

03 Jun 2022 at 12:20

Scotland

Aberdeen Harbour to undergo expansion after £30m cash injection

Scotland’s national bank has allocated £30 million to develop one of the country’s major ports. The funding, from the state-owned Scottish National Investment Bank, will go towards expanding Aberdeen Harbour in what has ...

28 Jan 2022 at 10:55

Minister warned not to allow private firms to squander ScotWind benefits

Scottish Energy Secretary Michael Matheson has insisted that the Government is “doing everything we can” to ensure offshore energy contracts benefit Scotland, after criticism that they were awarded to private, overseas ...

18 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Scotland

Re-invest ScotWind windfall to improve supply chains, Government told

The Scottish Government should use the £700 million income from leasing sections of Scotland’s seabed to improve supply chains and support the move to net zero, a Holyrood committee has said. In a report on recent ...

28 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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