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Matrix Renewables partners with EDF to optimise flagship 500 MW BESS in Scotland

Matrix Renewables, the leading renewable energy company backed by TPG’s impact investing platform, has entered into a long-term battery optimisation agree…

United Kingdom

Iberdrola Awards $4B Contracts for UK Subsea Power Link

Iberdrola has awarded contracts to Siemens Energy and Prysmian, worth more than $4 billion (€3.5 billion), for the development of the Eastern Green Link 4 …

CCS

IKM Testing to gauge pipeline for first offshore CCS project in UK

North east Scotland-based IKM Testing UK has been appointed to deliver pipeline pre-commissioning services for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and …

United Kingdom

UK Approves Hunterston B Nuclear Plant Relicensing for Decommissioning

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has officially approved the relicensing of the Hunterston B nuclear power plant in North Ayrshire, Scotland, tr…

FairWind Secures Contract from Vestas to Provide Installation Services for Scotland's Sanquhar II Wind Project

The Danish wind energy service provider FairWind announced that it has secured a contract from wind turbine giant Vestas to provide installation services for al…

Tidal Energy

Maintenance and Upgrade Work Completes at World’s Largest Tidal Stream Array

Proteus Marine Renewables, a UK-based tidal energy company, announced on December 18, 2025, that it has successfully completed offshore maintenance and upgrade …

Electricity Transmission

SSE’s Transmission Arm Secures $1.34 Billion UK-Backed Facility for Scotland Power Grid

SSEN Transmission, primarily owned by SSE Plc (SSE.L), has obtained a £1 billion($1.34 billion) 12-year bank facility to fund significant electricity grid…

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi Energy Secures SSEN Transmission Contract for HV DC Converter Stations

Hitachi Energy has obtained contracts from SSEN Transmission to provide high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for two significant subsea cable c…

United Kingdom

Exxon to Close Scottish Chemicals Plant in 2026 Amid Market Uncertainty

Exxon Mobil announced on Tuesday that it will close its Fife Ethylene Plant in Scotland in February 2026. The company said the site is no longer competitive bec…

Wind Power Project

Shell Exits Two Wind Projects off the UK Coast After Strategic Review

Shell (SHEL.L) announced on Monday that it has exited the MarramWind and CampionWind offshore wind projects located off the coast of Scotland, following a strat…

Hydrogen Production

HiiROC and Agile Energy Unite to Advance Hydrogen Production in Scotland

HiiROC, a UK-based hydrogen production company, has partnered with Agile Energy Recovery Limited, a developer of low-carbon energy parks, to explore deploying H…

Electricity Transmission

National Grid Launches Consultation for England, Scotland Power Line

National Grid PLC has launched a public consultation on the early plans for the 6.9-gigawatt Cross Border Connection project between England and Scotland, aimed…

Electricity Transmission

SSEN Transmission Gains Consent for Overhead Line Rebuild Project in Dunoon

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission has received Section 37 consent from Scottish Ministers to reconstruct a 132kV overhead line in D…

Wind Turbine

Ming Yang Announces $2BN Investment to Set Up Wind Turbine Plant in Scotland

Ming Yang Smart Energy, a prominent Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, has unveiled plans to invest up to £1.5 billion ($2 billion) in establishing a manu…

Wind Turbine

Chinese Wind Turbine Maker to Invest up to $2 Billion in Scottish Factory

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang Smart Energy announced on Friday that it will invest up to 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) to establish a wind turbi…