Energy North

Port of Cromarty Firth enters partnership with international leader in floating wind

Energy supply chain companies in the the Highlands will benefit from a new group helping them to secure work from the offshore wind sector.

The data shows the region suffered 173 power outages in the past month with each incident lasting an average of 5.7 hours.

Highland residents using LPG for heating are being urged to prepare for winter by filling their tanks and checking their boilers.

Councillors have acknowledged Highland Council’s ongoing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint over the past year.

An ongoing drive to reawaken a sleeping Wester Ross giant to secure well-paid jobs and high-end contracts is gathering momentum.

A WESTER Ross port which sustained thousands of jobs at its peak has welcomed a new visitor.

Homes and businesses across an area of Wester Ross are to benefit from an upgrade aimed at making their power supplies ready for winter.

Civil engineering firm RJ MacLeod has been named main contractor for SSE Renewables' 103-turbine Viking Wind Farm in Shetland.

PEOPLE looking for help hooking up to the electricity network are being alerted to a grant programme which could help meet 75 per cent of the cost.

HOME school may be out for summer, but an enterprising Ross girl isn’t letting that stop her thinking of ways to tackle the future's big challenges.

A £1.2 million project that includes construction of a new substation 'will improve' reliability of the power supply in hundreds of Wester Ross homes.

A multi-million pound project for a satellite launch site in Sutherland as a key part of the UK’s growing space sector has taken a step forward.

EFFORTS to better manage electricity demands during maintenance or faults have prompted calls for Wester Ross communities to join a special webinar.

Individuals, small businesses, charities and voluntary groups are being encouraged to apply for education and training support funding.

MORE than 450 homes and businesses were left without power in part of Ross-shire this afternoon after a fault on overhead power lines.

The shocking moment a giant crane – destined for the Cromarty Firth and Moray East offshore wind farm – collapses was caught in a YouTube video.

REPAIRS to a faulty transformer will result in power being temporarily cut to almost 150 homes in Coigach, engineers have warned.

A MAJOR Ross-shire employer has insisted the safety of its employees "is of paramount importance" as it carries out "essential work".

AN ENERGY giant is extending support to its most vulnerable customers to help those at increased risk of severe illness during the Covid-19 pandemic.