Scottish Independence Paper Proposes Oil Fueled Fund
A proposed new fund ‘would be a sustainable use of oil and gas revenues and would last for the first decade of independence’. A new prospectus paper detailing plans for Continue Reading
Scotland’s Budget Deficit Shrinks After Surge in Oil Revenue
Offshore supply ships at the Port of Aberdeen sea port in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Scotland’s public spending deficit shrank after revenue from the North Sea oil industry jumped to the Continue Reading
Scotland’s Sturgeon says nearly ready to outline plan for independence vote
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday said she was nearly ready to give more details on how the nation’s devolved parliament could move ahead with a new independence referendum Continue Reading
Shell Gets Rights To Develop 5GW Wind Farm Off Scotland
Shell, ScottishPower secured joint offers for rights to develop large-scale floating wind farms as part of ScotWind leasing. Shell and ScottishPower have secured joint offers for seabed rights to develop Continue Reading
COP26: Hydrogen to meet 15% of Scottish energy needs by 2030
Builds on 2020 hydrogen policy statement GBP100 million fund to boost low-carbon hydrogen Scotland targets 5 GW of capacity by 2030 Scotland has launched a GBP100 million ($134 million) fund Continue Reading
Scotland’s Sturgeon Asks Johnson to Rethink Oil, Gas Permits
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called on the U.K. government to reconsider oil and gas licenses, just days after a United Nations panel warned of dire consequences for the planet without drastic Continue Reading
Norway’s Equinor bids in Scottish offshore wind lease round
Equinor (EQNR.OL) said on Monday it submitted a bid for offshore floating wind power project in Scotland’s leasing round as the Norwegian energy firm continues to develop its North Sea Continue Reading
Renewable firms, oil majors among bidders in Scotland’s wind lease tender
Renewable firms, oil majors, and investors said they would bid into Scotland’s offshore wind leasing round which closed on Friday, signaling the huge demand globally for the rights to build Continue Reading
ScottishPower, Shell bid to build large floating wind farms in Scottish waters
Multiple bids submitted to ScotWind Leasing Crown Estate to award capacity early 2022 Carbon Trust details ‘significant challenges’ ScottishPower and Shell have jointly bid to develop the world’s first large-scale Continue Reading
Scottish port, Norway’s Gen2 Energy sign green hydrogen MOU
Port of Cromarty Firth eyes imports from Norwegian hydro producer Imports to complement own green hydrogen production from mid-2023 Aims to become first transshipment hub for Gen2 Energy output Scotland Continue Reading