Energy North

The biggest expansion of nuclear power in Britain for 70 years is seen as a "colossal opportunity" by the chairman of Dounreay Stakeholder Group.

Funding from a wind farm off the east coast of Caithness and Sutherland will help colleges meet the needs of the offshore renewable energy sector.

Around 2000 homes across the north were still without power at lunchtime on Wednesday, but SSEN hopes to reconnect them by the end of the day.

Thousands of homes across Scotland were still without power at 5pm on Monday evening following overnight outages caused by Storm Isha.

The £1.22m Renewable Energy Training Centre, being established by Aurora Energy Services (AES), will be the first of its kind in the region.

Pre-construction work has begun at Strathy Wood wind farm in Sutherland, just over two years after being approved by Scottish Government ministers.

An Aberdeenshire-based oilfield equipment firm with premises in Caithness has reported a record year in which revenues exceeded £20 million.

Communities will need more than just "hype" and "rosy words" if they are to gain maximum benefit from green energy growth, Jamie Stone has warned.

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross MSP Maree Todd has highlighted the need for Highland communities to "reap the benefits" of increased green energy.

Far north also makes contribution to the fund

Five school leavers from Caithness and north Sutherland have been awarded scholarships from the Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm.

Proposals for a wind farm off the north coast have taken another step forward with a planning application having been submitted for onshore works.

Savings made by householders who are linked to Wick's low-carbon district heating scheme will be "unbelievably substantive", Raymond Bremner says.

Numerous homes in communities on the far north coast were without electricity on Friday morning after unexpected power cuts in the area.

News of the contract was described as "really heartening" by Caithness business leader Trudy Morris

The two turbines associated with a proposed battery storage unit at the Causewaymire have been ditched by the developers.

Hundreds of people in Caithness were hit by power outages on Sunday morning as the county recovers from the battering caused by Storm Babet.

Hundreds of Highland residents were without electricity on Saturday morning as Storm Babet continues to wreak havoc.

There were wide power cuts reported in parts of Sutherland, with further incidents reported to the south of Inverness and south of Aviemore.

Scrabster Harbour Trust has welcomed the latest breakthrough for the planned Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm off the north coast of Caithness.