A Scottish technology specialist has secured funding worth £200,000 to develop battery management systems for wind turbines and EVs. Dukosi will develop a full prototype of a technology that monitors lithium ion cells in batteries to extend battery life and make them more efficient and safe. The Scottish Co-investment Fund, which is partly funded by […]

The Scottish Government expects the oil and gas industry to be worth £30 billion by 2020. The country expects to boost exports and target higher oil and gas recovery rates for a secure growth of the industry. First Minister Alex Salmond announced the strategy today aiming to capitalise on the estimated £1.5 trillion worth of […]

A marine fund launched today is offering £6million to develop prototypes for new wave and tidal energy in Scottish seas. Rough seas can make developing new technology both costly and challenging. Scotland’s development agency Scottish Enterprise said it wants to give firms a helping hand with investment capital to keep their businesses and devices afloat. […]

Scotland is set to invite the world’s most talented energy innovators to see the energy research conducted there. The First Minister Alex Salmond will extend the invitation to attend the Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference to the World’s Young Future Energy Leaders at an international conference in Abu Dhabi. The conference brings together government, finance, […]

A new fund backed by the Scottish Government is offering £35million to next generation offshore wind projects. Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond unveiled the POWERS fund at the second Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference in Edinburgh today. The POWERS fund will be available solely to offshore wind turbine manufacturers, to tempt them to bring the […]

Scottish wave energy company Aquamarine Power has bagged £7million extra funding from its investors to commercialise its Oyster technology. The Oyster is a wave-powered pump which pushes high pressure water to drive an onshore hydro-electric turbine. Announcing the news today, Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond said: “This is great news for Scotland’s world-leading wave power […]

A new report claims that Scotland’s oil and gas knowledge can help reduce the heavy cost of offshore wind by up to 20%. The ‘Guide to Offshore Wind and Oil and Gas Capability’ estimates that over the average life cycle of a generic offshore wind farm the oil and gas sector could deliver £330 million […]

Independent marine energy developer, Trident Energy, has been given £220,000 of Regional Selective Assistance from Scottish Enterprise to support the development of the company’s wave power technology. Trident has patented a generator that converts wave motion into electricity. Unlike other wave and tidal energy companies, Trident’s PowerPod is designed to work across a range of […]

A new research centre aims to lead the world in ‘smart’ energy technology, from advanced power grids to electric cars and household appliances. The £12.5m Power Network Demonstration Centre is the first of its kind in Europe and is being set up by the University of Strathclyde and energy companies including ScottishPower and Scottish and […]

Small wind turbine manufacturer Gaia-Wind is to build a £5m production and worldwide distribution hub in Glasgow. The facility, which will create more than 50 jobs, will be for final assembly and testing turbines. It will also act as a one-stop-shop for research, development, sales and marketing. The company picked Glasgow after carrying out a […]