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Nick Rowan, Managing Director of Balfour Beatty’s business in Scotland

Transition to renewables can strengthen communities powering it

H&I Green Energy Conference hears of progress and momentum

SSEN Transmission plans £150m training facility

Ad Feature £29bn investment by SSEN Transmission in the north of Scotland grid

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GB Energy keynote to address Highlands green energy opportunity

How to ease the pressure points stalling Scotland's energy future

Taxpayer-backed investment bank unveils first deal in Outer Hebrides

The change in date comes as residents at Dundonnell launched a petition.

Proposed 80-mile diversion on Scotland's NC500 route delayed

Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis

Two massive workers' camps planned for town on popular island

Carbisdale Castle in its full glory. Picture: Strutt & Parker

Exclusive Owner of Scottish castle to head to court over Net Zero row

Overhead line upgrade for Skye consented after

Ministers issue decision on island's controversial power line upgrade

Electricity bills do not reflect the relatively cheap cost of energy produced by windfarms like Whitelees, near Eaglesham (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

'New game, old rules': How locals should benefit from net zero rush

Ad Feature Highlands and Islands take centre stage in delivering clean energy

Highlands & Islands Green Energy Conference 2024

Conference returns to explore Scotland’s green energy ambitions

View from the Aigas Community Forest over Aigas Loch, near Beauly. The peace of the woodland is due to be rocked by construction traffic linked to the SSEN upgrade of a powerline between Beauly and the coast near Wick.

Community-owned forest under threat from super pylon construction

The Belladrum Estate as viewed from Phoineas Hill. The owner, Joe Gibbs, is seeking protection of the designed landscape of his estate from a new high-powered powerline that will run past his property. PIC: Geograph.org/Craig Wallace.

Landowner and festival founder says mass pylons will 'ruin' Highlands

Bosses at electricity firm SSEN Transmission have set out a £22 billion, five-year plan that they say will help the UK towards its clean energy targets as well as supporting tens of thousands of jobs.

SSEN's £32 billion grid vision could support tens of thousands of jobs

The camp will sit around 2.5miles south of Fort Augustus (pictured) in Glen Mor.

Massive workers' camp set for Highland glen

SSEN uses horses to help with timber clear up in transmission projects for the first time

Why Scottish firm uses actual 'horse' power for transmission project

The annual Scotsman Green Skills conference is returning this year with a twist, launching a Green Series starting in Aberdeen on the 13th of November to discuss energy transition and skills.

How Scotland can grow an energy transition workforce

The annual Scotsman Green Skills conference is returning this year with a twist, launching a Green Series starting in Aberdeen on the 13th of November to discuss energy transition and skills.

Why energy industry leaders will work together to train future workers

Christianna Logan, SSEN Transmission’s Director of Customers and Stakeholders. (Pic: Stuart Nicol)

North east communities in line for £2 million funding boost

The Viking Wind Farm on the Shetland Islands. Energy giants at SSE have announced the completion of what is expected to be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK. Picture: SSE/PA Wire

The massive 103-turbine wind farm with a 160-mile underwater cable

The construction and engineering veteran says he likes working in a sector that is 'never static'. Picture: Peter Devlin.

How this industry boss is seeking to foster sustainability

Network expansions are essential to deliver the Scotland’s ambitious renewable energy and economic ambitions, strengthening home-grown energy security and delivering the transition to net zero, according to SSEN Transmission

How the Highlands and Islands have a key role in the switch to a green Scotland

This aerial shot shows the aftermath of the peat slide, which halted work on a major electricity network upgrade project in Shetland that will allow increasing renewable energy to be connected to the grid and power exported to the rest of the UK

Watch as the earth moves in landslide near Shetland wind farm

SSEN Transmission will host consultation events on proposed new substation developments. (Pic: Stuart Nicol Photography)

SSEN Transmission to host consultation events on proposed new substation develop...

Engineers from SSEN Transmission's Kintore Substation project donated the pumps to the Kintore Resilience Group.

Kintore Substation teams make flood defence donation to resilience group

The project is part of a wider upgrade of the network across Great Britain.

Changes to overhead line project following consultations

Exclusive Call for public inquiry as councillors oppose Skye power line plan

Volunteers helped to clear up the popular park in .

Electricity Substation team spruces up popular Peterhead beauty spot

SSEN Transmission is committed to establishing new woodlands to replace those that are cut down (Pic:Stuart Nicol)

Call for businesses to get involved in tree replacement programme

Local people will benefit directly from SSEN Transmission's first ever community benefit fund. (Pic:Stuart Nicol Photography)

Local support for SSEN Transmission's first ever community benefit fund

Volunteers from SSEN Transmission and the local community outside the Bothie ahead of the clear-up.

SSEN Transmission teams help to Be The Difference at The Bothie

The towers on the existing OHL between Kintore and Tealing are not able to be upgraded to operate at 400kV.

SSEN Transmission extends consultation period for Kintore-Fiddes-Tealing project

The Kintore-Fiddes-Tealing 400kV consultation period will now end on June 23.

Substation project consultation period extended

A 2GW subsea transmission cable will run from Peterhead to Drax in Yorkshire.

Marine licence granted for East Coast subsea electricity superhighway

The proposed 190km overhead line from Peterhead to Beauly has been redivided from five sections to 11 sections.

Peterhead gets connected - let's hear your views

Perth-headquartered SSE is one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

Perth power giant SSE to charge up net zero drive after £1.5bn stake sale

The East Coast 400kV Overhead line upgrade project is expected to get underway in February 2023

SSEN Transmission gets green light for East Coast 400kV Overhead Line Upgrade pr...

Work is underway to reduce the likelihood of power cuts in the future. (Forestry and Land Scotland)

Building power line resilience

Phase two of the Rothienorman Substation project is making good progress. (SSEN Transmission)

Rothienorman Substation teams advance to second phase of major construction work
SSEN Transmission teams have advanced to the second phase of major construction work in the ongoing Rothienorman Substation project.

Perth-headquartered SSE is now one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

SSE commits to green power investment and net zero as earnings charge up

SSE, through its renewables arm, is one the world's largest investors in onshore and offshore wind energy.

Perth's SSE ups profit outlook and hails multi-billion-pound green drive

Balfour Beatty has worked on a number of overhead power line projects.

Balfour Beatty awarded £85 million contract for overhead power lines in Argyll

The Shetland subsea project has been given the go-ahead by Ofgem.

Subsea energy link for Shetland given green light

A multi-billion pound investment is required between 2021 and 2026 to maintain and grow the transmission network, said SSEN Transmission. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

SSE plans £2bn investment in Scottish infrastructure to hit net zero emissions

Orkney Bronze Age burial site found on site of controversial electricity substat...

The subsea electricity cable will help boost the existing power network

Major subsea electricity link completed in Scottish Highlands

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