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Ofgem backs 600MW Shetland grid link
UK energy regulator Ofgem said is it minded to approve construction of a 600MW subsea interconnector from Shetland to mainland Scotland to support renewables expansion.
read more... 20/03/2019
SSE completes £970m Caithness-Moray transmission project in Scotland
The company said that its subsidiary Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) completed the construction, commissioning and energization of the Caithness-Moray project on time and within the allowance approved by Ofgem.
read more... 15/01/2019
Cavendish contracted to demolish Dounreay reactor
Cavendish Nuclear has been awarded a three-year, multi-million pound contract to dismantle and demolish the oldest reactor on the Dounreay site in Scotland, the Dounreay Materials Test Reactor (DMTR). The award of the contract followed a competitive tendering exercise.
read more... 18/12/2018
Scottish wind power output breaks 100% output milestone
Wind output in Scotland has broken through the 100% threshold for the first time with 109% of total electricity demand being met from renewables, according to new data.
read more... 10/12/2018
SSE seeks nod for 80-MW wind repowering project in Scotland
UK energy group SSE is seeking permission for a repowering plan that will lift to 80 MW the capacity of a 18.7-MW wind farm in Scotland.
read more... 17/09/2018