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EnerQuip enters new territory with first Uganda contract

EnerQuip enters new territory with first Uganda contract

EnerQuip enters new territory with first Uganda contract

22 February 2022

An Aberdeen-based oilfield equipment firm with premises in Caithness is venturing into new territory after winning its first contract in Uganda.


MSP accused of disregarding 'very clear will from far north' by opposing a Caithness mini-reactor

MSP accused of disregarding 'very clear will from far north' by opposing a Caithness mini-reactor

MSP accused of disregarding 'very clear will from far north' by opposing a Caithness mini-reactor

18 February 2022

Maree Todd has been accused of "peddling misinformation" and doing a disservice to generations of local workers by opposing a new mini-reactor.


Concerns over uranium waste earmarked for low-level waste pits at Dounreay

Concerns over uranium waste earmarked for low-level waste pits at Dounreay

Concerns over uranium waste earmarked for low-level waste pits at Dounreay

16 February 2022

Dounreay's operators are being pressed to rule out dumping bomb-grade uranium on its site.


Maree Todd says she cannot give her backing to 'high cost and high risk' nuclear power station

Maree Todd says she cannot give her backing to 'high cost and high risk' nuclear power station

Maree Todd says she cannot give her backing to 'high cost and high risk' nuclear power station

16 February 2022

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross MSP Maree Todd has declared that she cannot support the idea of a mini-reactor being built in her constituency.


Cromarty Firth uniquely positioned to take advantage of greenport status, port chief says

Cromarty Firth uniquely positioned to take advantage of greenport status, port chief says

Cromarty Firth uniquely positioned to take advantage of greenport status, port chief says

14 February 2022

Confirmation that two green freeports are to be established in Scotland has been warmly welcomed by the Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF) consortium


PICTURES: Fuel poverty hits hard in Lybster – supported housing pensioners fear major debt from 'horrendous overpriced heating' and energy price hike

PICTURES: Fuel poverty hits hard in Lybster – supported housing pensioners fear major debt from 'horrendous overpriced heating' and energy price hike

PICTURES: Fuel poverty hits hard in Lybster – supported housing pensioners fear major debt from 'horrendous overpriced heating' and energy price hike

08 February 2022

Two disabled pensioners fear for their future after being landed with huge bills for what is supposed to be a budget heating system.


Orbex applies for licence to allow rockets to be launched from spaceport

Orbex applies for licence to allow rockets to be launched from spaceport

Orbex applies for licence to allow rockets to be launched from spaceport

03 February 2022

A space aviation firm has taken a further step towards its aim of launching commercial rockets from Space Hub Sutherland.


Residents ready to fight RES as Cairnmore Hill wind farm plan resurfaces

Residents ready to fight RES as Cairnmore Hill wind farm plan resurfaces

Residents ready to fight RES as Cairnmore Hill wind farm plan resurfaces

02 February 2022

Protesters who successfully scuppered a bid to site a wind farm overlooking Thurso are gearing up for a fresh fight.


Industry first trial to decarbonise homes in Caithness

Industry first trial to decarbonise homes in Caithness

Industry first trial to decarbonise homes in Caithness

28 January 2022

An initiative has been launched called Project Re-Heat to decarbonise homes in Caithness and across Scotland.


Labour's plan to beat energy bill hikes with one-off windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers

Labour's plan to beat energy bill hikes with one-off windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers

Labour's plan to beat energy bill hikes with one-off windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers

26 January 2022

Labour confirmed that its plans to keep energy bills low would benefit all 2.5 million households in Scotland including all off-grid households.


New reactor in Caithness would help achieve energy security, says Jamie Stone

New reactor in Caithness would help achieve energy security, says Jamie Stone

New reactor in Caithness would help achieve energy security, says Jamie Stone

26 January 2022

Jamie Stone has reiterated his support for new nuclear development by arguing that mini-reactors can play a key part in achieving energy security.


PICTURES: Ploughing ahead at Burn of Whilk wind farm as work nears completion

PICTURES: Ploughing ahead at Burn of Whilk wind farm as work nears completion

PICTURES: Ploughing ahead at Burn of Whilk wind farm as work nears completion

25 January 2022

Work is nearing completion on cabling works, at a site in West Watten, that will connect the Burn of Whilk wind farm to the electricity network.


£9.6m funding award for Pentland floating wind scheme off Dounreay

£9.6m funding award for Pentland floating wind scheme off Dounreay

£9.6m funding award for Pentland floating wind scheme off Dounreay

25 January 2022

The first stage of a proposed world-leading wind farm off the north coast of Caithness has been awarded £9.6 million of UK government funding.


EnerQuip strengthens its team after securing over $2m worth of work

EnerQuip strengthens its team after securing over $2m worth of work

EnerQuip strengthens its team after securing over $2m worth of work

23 January 2022

An Aberdeen-based oilfield equipment firm with premises in Caithness has strengthened its team in the UK and America after securing new contracts.


Caithness members hit out at 'central belt' councillor meddling

Caithness members hit out at 'central belt' councillor meddling

Caithness members hit out at 'central belt' councillor meddling

21 January 2022

MP Jamie Stone says 'people in the far north will not take kindly to being told what is best for them by a Glasgow SNP councillor'


Iconic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff holds its first ever Highland careers fair

Iconic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff holds its first ever Highland careers fair

Iconic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff holds its first ever Highland careers fair

20 January 2022

One of the most famous names in shipbuilding, Harland & Wolff, is to host its first Inverness-Nigg Careers’ Evening in Alness


Highland MP Jamie Stone is set to meet the UK government to discuss rising energy prices

Highland MP Jamie Stone is set to meet the UK government to discuss rising energy prices

Highland MP Jamie Stone is set to meet the UK government to discuss rising energy prices

19 January 2022

Mr Stone says 'we are watching the nation plummet further into a fuel poverty crisis'


Opinions sought on community funding in Caithness

Opinions sought on community funding in Caithness

Opinions sought on community funding in Caithness

19 January 2022

Foundation Scotland has launched an online survey to gather views on the delivery and impact of the Stroupster Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.


POLL: Do you want a new nuclear modular reactor to be considered for Caithness?

POLL: Do you want a new nuclear modular reactor to be considered for Caithness?

POLL: Do you want a new nuclear modular reactor to be considered for Caithness?

19 January 2022

Have your say by clicking into the story and voting on the poll.


Campaign group insists there is 'almost no public support for new nuclear' and calls on Jamie Stone to think again

Campaign group insists there is 'almost no public support for new nuclear' and calls on Jamie Stone to think again

Campaign group insists there is 'almost no public support for new nuclear' and calls on Jamie Stone to think again

18 January 2022

A campaigner has claimed there is no need for further nuclear development and urged Jamie Stone to think again about his support for a new reactor.


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