Energy North

A planned high-voltage undersea connection between Caithness and Aberdeenshire has seen a major step forward with deals struck in the supply chain.

Energy regulator Ofgem has given its final approval for plans to provide a subsea electricity transmission link from Orkney to Dounreay.

Application to Highland Council expected to be submitted in November

SSEN Transmission is creating its first ever community benefit scheme, and Caithness one area set to be covered by it.

A wind farm being planned off the north coast is expected to create 140 full-time, permanent jobs at Scrabster harbour later this decade.

People living close to the area where a new wind farm with 220m turbines has been proposed are being given the chance to see revised plans.

Jamie Stone has urged a UK government minister to visit Pulteney Distillery to find out about its central role in Wick's district heating system.

Developers behind the controversial Armadale wind farm plans are "content" that proposed changes to the scheme address concerns raised locally.

Consultation events are taking place in Caithness this week to gather feedback on plans for an undersea electricity cable extending to Aberdeenshire.

Consultation events are to take place in Spittal, Wick and Watten over plans for an undersea electricity cable linking Caithness with Aberdeenshire.

Farmland to the west of Thurso is being earmarked for what would be the first commercial solar farm in the far north.

The first grants have been awarded from a Caithness wind farm fund that will deliver £3.75 million locally over the next 25 years.

Up to 250 new job opportunities could be launched on the back of Sutherland Spaceport, developers claimed as work started on the north coast site.

Far north MP Jamie Stone is calling for public inquiry into the controversial plans for an overhead power line between Spittal and Beauly.

But mystery surrounds where exactly Sumitomo Electric Industries' plant will be located in the region

A partnership with engineering group Langfields will help JGC to "grow to the next level", the managing director of the Caithness firm has said.

The Moray West offshore wind farm has taken a major step forward after raising the £2 billion required to begin move towards construction.

Potencia Energy Limited hopes to build a battery storage facility in Caithness, to store power from nearby wind farms.

Community councils in Caithness have joined others calling for SSEN to work with them to find the best solution to upgrade the region’s national grid.

ANGRY residents have accused energy bosses of trying to "industrialise the Highlands" after they gathered to protest plans for major new power lines.