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US private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners will put up the cash to create oil rig decommissioning and off shore wind farm facility

The veteran MSP was furious at what he calls their 'economic masochism' which would make climate 'actually worse not better'

Campaigners have called for a massive power line project to be halted pending meaningful consultation and tabled an offer to help the process.

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

The MSP has taken action over concerns about how new power line proposals are being handled.

Campaign groups in Ross-shire concerned about a major new overhead power line are making it clear they want the consultation process restarted.

Potential Ross-shire manufacturing jobs generated by the renewables boom could be lost to the area if a £150m-plus port expansion doesn't go ahead.

'These reinforcements will help secure...future energy independence by removing our dependence on...volatile global wholesale gas markets.'

Campaigners say the infrastructure will be there for generations and meaningful dialogue over routing and methods is vital.

Sir Keir Starmer was struck by the sense of pride among the Beatrice offshore wind farm workforce as he set out Labour's renewable energy ambitions.

Cars had to be turned away from a public meeting in Ross-shire such was the interest and concern over the SSEN proposals.

The deadline for responding to power line proposals that will encompass a rural beauty spot west of Inverness has been extended.

SSEN says it's just the start of a long process but a number of communities worry their concerns won't be addressed.

SSEN held public consultation events on plans for transmission line upgrades between Spittal and Beauly via Loch Buidhe.

Floating offshore wind developers Renantis, BlueFloat Energy and Ørsted have given their backing to a skills and innovation hub in the Highlands.

THOUSANDS of tonnes of household rubbish is to be burned by Highland Council to generate electricity, the local authority has announced.

People living in and around Strathpeffer are being urged to have their say on plans by SSEN to reinforce its onshore transmission network.

The cost of charging an electric vehicle at a Highland Council rapid charging point could soon increase to 70p per kilowatt hour.

Police are continuing to carry out enquiries after a 50-year-old man was reported missing from an oil rig in the North Sea.

The Port of Cromarty Firth has been selected for marshalling of 62 mega monopiles prior to installation of offshore wind farm.