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Wage bills race ahead of hiring at biggest firms

Five Scottish Renewables 50 firms profiled

Flotation Energy

Who are Scotland's fastest growing renewable companies?

First Minister John Swinney meets staff from the Port of Montrose, SSE Renewables and Subsea Micropiles as an expansion in offshore wind is announced

100 new jobs announced as Montrose selected for new offshore wind farm

Construction of Dogger Bank offshore windfarm - which will have 277 turbines once complete - will be supported by jobs at Nigg.

180 offshore windfarm jobs created at Highland port

Green Cat

13 renewables companies breaking new ground

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Scotsman Insider launches Renewables 50 ranking

What will be the role of energy companies if we all get solar panels, a reader asks (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Readers’ letters: We need answers to fundamental energy questions

SSE generates £3.4 billion for Scottish economy as green investment accelerates

Up to one million visitors are expected to arrive in Skye this tourist season with the "astounding" volume of tourists due as key funding to protect communities and the environment against mass tourism on an island with a population of around 13,000 people comes to an end. PIC: (Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Skye traffic chaos concern after plans lodged for turbine storage site

The current Peterhead Power Station

Campaigners condemn 'job-cutting' Peterhead gas plant plans

Scottish housebuilder Springfield eyes homebuying boost as interest rates fall

Gary Le Sueur, partner at Corran Capital and chairman at Renewco Power; Ross Dobbie, investment director of net zero and energy transition at the Scottish National Investment Bank; Gavin McCallum, chief executive at Renewco Power. Picture: Nick Mailer Photography

Boost for Scotland’s wind and solar ambitions as Glasgow firm nets £29 million

Unique deal will see 300 homes built for workers upgrading Scotland’s power grid

An overhead view of a wind turbine, part of the Burradale wind farm, outside Lerwick in the Shetland Islands. SSEN Transmission will create 600 new 'earn as you learn' jobs across Scotland by 2030 (Photo: WILLIAM EDWARDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Power firm launches 600 paid trainee roles in green energy sector

A view of the proposed wind farm site from St Abb's Head (Picture: National Trust for Scotland / Rachel Bonnici)

Readers' Letters: Wind farm could mean loss of Scottish bird species

David Law shows off the trophy after winning the D+D REAL Czech Challenge at Royal Beroun Golf Club in Beroun, Czech Republic

'It feels amazing' - Scot boosts DP World Tour card bid with Czech win

Jim Fairlie MSP, Simon Oldham Highland Spring Group managing director, Stuart Batty SSE senior project development manager, and pupils from Blackford Primary School. Picture by Nick Mailer Photography

23-acre solar farm to power Perthshire water firm and local primary school

Seabirds at risk because of proposed windfarm development

Calls to stop massive wind farm over thousands of forecast bird deaths

SSE said chief commercial officer Martin Pibworth was set to become its new chief executive.

Energy giant SSE names new chief executive on £1 million salary plus bonuses

Martin Pibworth, CBI Scotland chair.

Business body unveils chairman amid plea to ‘break down barriers to growth’

Wind power is an important part of Scotland's renewables project (Picture: Andy Buchanan / AFP)

Exclusive Renewables warning over energy price plan that would cut Scots' bills

The proposed new facility would be build near the existing Peterhead power station

Exclusive SSE 'shamed' into re-examining climate risk of gas power station plans

The reception area within the Aurora building at 120 Bothwell Street, Glasgow. Picture by Alan McAteer, McAteer Photo

Legal giant takes 31,000 sq ft in one of Scotland’s greenest office buildings

Broadford has a population of about 1,100

Row over temporary village with 350 beds planned for island town

Bosses at electricity firm SSEN Transmission have set out a £22 billion, five-year plan that they say will help the UK towards its clean energy targets as well as supporting tens of thousands of jobs.

SSEN's £32 billion grid vision could support tens of thousands of jobs

Perth-headquartered FTSE-100 company SSE is one the world's largest investors in onshore and offshore wind power.

SSE chief executive stepping down as renewables boost Scottish energy giant

SSE is the latest firm to agree to take space at the Aurora building on Glasgow's Bothwell Street.

Energy giant strikes one of biggest office deals of year for new Scottish base

There are plans to build another gas-fired power station next to the existing one at Peterhead. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Calls for overhaul of ministerial engagement reporting in fossil fuel plant row

Exclusive Ministers accused of code breaches over fossil fuel plant plans

There are plans to build another gas-fired power station next to the existing one at Peterhead (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Why SNP needs to work harder to shed its reputation for secrecy Scotsman comment

EV boost: New joint venture driving forward with 3,000 rapid charge points

The construction and engineering veteran says he likes working in a sector that is 'never static'. Picture: Peter Devlin.

How this industry boss is seeking to foster sustainability

Perth-headquartered FTSE-100 company SSE is one the world's largest investors in onshore and offshore wind power.

How energy giant SSE is powering UK’s green future and supporting 50,000 jobs

Dream of developing major green hydrogen industry appears to be evaporating Richard Dixon

Scotland's wind energy bonanza amid fuel poverty makes case for independence Kenny MacAskill

FTSE-100 spirits giant Diageo has a vast portfolio that includes Johnnie Walker whisky, pictured. The group has almost 30 malt distilleries in Scotland.

Former UK civil service chief to chair Scotland's biggest whisky producer

Climate campaigners use a giant house of cards outside the Scottish Parliament to warn ministers against plans to build a new fossil fuel burning power station at Peterhead. Picture: Lesley MartinSCOTTISH GOVERNMENT WARNED NEW PETERHEAD FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANS ARE ‘HOUSE OF CARDS WAITING TO COLLAPSE’ AS COP28 BEGINSClimate campaigners today collapsed a giant house of cards outside the Scottish Parliament to warn Ministers that plans to build a new fossil fuel burning power station at Peterhead were an unsafe gamble with our climate future. The warning comes as the First Minister is in Dubai for the UN climate conference COP28 starting today. The urgent need to phase out fossil fuels are expected to be a focus of intense discussions over the next two weeks. All Images © Lesley Martin 2023e: lesley@lesleymartin.co.ukt: 07836745264

Ministers have been urged to reject gas plant plans after energy bills fears

The UK government will 'stand with' electricity generators as they invest in building more gas-fired power stations, energy secretary Claire Coutinho has said

SNP urged not to follow UK ministers ‘down dangerous path’ with new gas plants

Vital Energi's Queens Quay Heat Pump scheme in Clydebank designed to take heat from the River Clyde and use it to warm up local homes and businesses. Picture: contributed.

Investment firm focused on clean energy nets stake in heat infrastructure player

Rights to build wind farms in Scottish waters have been sold off far too cheaply, opposition parties have argued. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA

Government accused of 'burning through' over half of ScotWind revenue

The giant Dogger Bank offshore wind farm facility is being built in three phases.

SSE warns of delay to giant wind farm as renewable output hit by storms
But Scottish energy heavyweight says “positive UK government policy announcements” underline strength of its renewables pipeline.

SEPA recently revealed that the Aberdeenshire gas plant produced 1.35milion tonnes of climate changing carbon dioxide in 2022

Scottish Government warned Peterhead fossil fuel power plans are 'climate disast...

A rendering of how SSE's electric charging hub for heavy goods vehicles should look when completed.

Scottish green energy giant SSE pushes button on its first charging hub for HGVs

Perth-headquartered FTSE-100 company SSE is one the world's largest investors in onshore and offshore wind power.

SSE says energy transition 'gathering pace' as it pumps in further £2.5 billion

A computer-generated image of the forthcoming Hunterston Parc facility now set to be powered with renewable energy by SSE. Picture: contributed.

SSE unit set to provide green energy at Hunterston Parc campus in Ayrshire

Grzegorz Marecki, co-founder and chief executive of Continuum Industries: 'We have an exciting and important opportunity to accelerate the march of the infrastructure industry into the digital age and make a lasting impact for people and the planet.'

Edinburgh AI specialist gets £8 million boost to tackle energy planning delays

Kate Elliot, Head of ethical, sustainable and impact research at Rathbone Greenbank Investments

We must do a lot more to meet net-zero targets - Kate Elliot

Perth-headquartered SSE is one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

SSE's renewables output hit by lack of wind but profits remain on track

SSE – which is led by CEO Alistair Phillips-Davies (pictured) – had its fine reduced for settling the investigation early. Picture: contributed.

Perth-headquartered energy giant SSE fined £9.8m by Ofgem for overcharging

The research looked at some of the stock market quoted businesses that Scots investors were putting their cash into.

AG Barr and SSE in demand as Scots investors 'stay local' with stock selection

The Glasgow venture was set up by Rebecca Pick and the company was a winner at the 2017 AccelerateHER Awards for female founders.

Glasgow entrepreneur behind lone worker safety alarm launches fund raise

'As a Scottish-headquartered business, we are incredibly proud to be one of the biggest investors in Scotland,' says SSE boss Alistair Phillips Davies. Picture: Stuart Nicol.

SSE announces £40bn major injection in clean energy, creating thousands of jobs

Some major offshore windfarms are providing no community benefits at all (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Why ordinary Belgians, but few Scots, will reap rewards of offshore wind power

As wildfires rage, glaciers melt, the seas rise and storms get stronger, the world needs to stop burning fossil fuels and making the situation worse (Picture: David McNew/Getty Images)

Tories and SNP must kick out the fossil fuel lobbyists – Dr Richard Dixon

The reservoir at Coire Glas would contain 26 billion litres of water

Hydro scheme to double the UK's ability to store energy gets £100m boost

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