Making waves Here’s a snapshot of some of our clients making the news. Brewer to cut emissions using novel heat pump in UK first The Guardian, 3 October Orkney research to support West of Orkney Windfarm 4C Offshore, 30 September How simple tech can super-charge the race to net zero New Scientist, 16 July Gneiss Energy expands into metals and mining Insider, 26 June Scottish wind blade firm signs ten year deal with Ineos The Scotsman, 24 June Highland Council greenlights West of Orkney onshore plans offshoreWIND.biz, 5 June Deep mine operators look to underground energy storage mining.com, 14 May National Gas to trial Gravitricity’s H2 storage The Engineer, 12 March Turning an old engine block and lava into a heat battery Everything Electric, 28 February Europe’s deepest mine to become giant gravity battery Yahoo! News, 8 February Shell joins wave power and subsea battery project reNews, 5 February Why Orkney's wild seas host advanced energy projects BBC News, 9 January ABB and Gravitricity to collaborate on energy storage The Engineer, 11 December EMEC launch £1m offshore wind research programme 4C Offshore, 11 December Wave energy: ‘flexible’ energy mix for renewable future Economist Impact, 23 November How molten aluminium and gravel can store green heat Sky News, 7 October A big blustery day for offshore wind power in Scotland BBC News, 4 October Danfoss awarded £4.9m for low carbon excavator plan The Manufacturer, 14 September Caldera hires MTC to design heat cell gigafactory Process Industry, 13 September ORE Catapult launches supply chain programme in far north Politics Home, 12 September Mocean wins £3m EU funds for Orkney wave machine Energy Voice, 5 September Aker Solutions signs subsea MoU with Mocean Energy Offshore, 25 August Futraheat secures funding for Greensteam 360 heat pump The Engineer, 22 August Thai energy major joins wave power subsea project Offshore Energy, 31 July Caldera to build heat cells from rock and scrap metal The Engineer, 29 June Edge Solutions boosts top team ahead of £2m raise The Herald, 27 June Blackfish expands horizons with new Scottish venture 4C Offshore, 25 May Mocean selects preferred fabricator TEXO E&F Offshore Energy, 29 March Gravitricity inks agreement with Czech aggregator reNews, 21 March Wave power for subsea project takes to seas Power Engineering International,7 March Field trials start for lower carbon excavator Diesel Progress, 1 March Gravitricity and Czech state commit to mine scheme Insider, 23 February Gravitricity appoint Gneiss for £40m funding drive Energy Voice, 25 January ScotWind quartet fund UHI skill initiative reNews, 25 January Gravitricity goes underground for greener future The Times, 4 January Improved hydraulics can reduce battery size by 25% iVT International, 29 December Mocean and Baker Hughes announce subsea link-up Energy Voice, 22 September Mocean looks to scale up with new board appointments Energy Voice, 30 August EMEC and West of Orkney partner on R&I programme offshoreWIND.biz, 20 July West of Orkney Windfarm joins Caithness Chamber reNEWS, 11 August Armour Edge looks to USA with Rope Partner tie up Power and Energy Solutions, 11 July Mocean Energy’s Blue Horizon begins EuropeWave testing The Engineer, 7 July Brewers could benefit from new style of storage boiler Beer Today, 15 June Gravity green energy store set for North Yorkshire town Yorkshire Post, 15 June Futraheat lands BEIS funds to help industry decarbonise Process Industry Match, 1 June Scots blade protection kit passes durability test reNEWS, 7 April Ex-Crossrail director takes advisory role with Gravitricity Scottish Construction Now, 22 March West of Orkney Windfarm submits EIA scoping report ReNEWS, 7 March Scottish wave energy firm lands £730,000 funding The BBC, 2 March Mocean showcases renewable technology at Subsea Expo STV News, 23 February Gravitricity secures grant to develop UK energy storage Energy Projects & Technology, 23 Feb Major boost for Montrose Port from Inch Cape wind farm The Courier, 7 February Ardgowan appoints industry veteran Mike Keiller as chair Scottish Field, 4 February EIB supports Gravitricity European storage plans reNEWS, 17 January Gravity could solve clean energy’s one major drawback WIRED, 4 January Caldera lands £470k BEIS funds for heat battery rollout Current+, 7 December EU Ocean DEMO backs Mocean's wave project plans Offshore Energy, 6 December UK's largest brownfield port in redevelopment plan BBC, 2 December Wave energy: ‘flexible’ energy mix needed for renewable future Economist Impact, 23 October Queequeg secures funding for 500MW solar portfolio reNews, 23 November Queequeg Renewables unveils 1.3 GW UK solar pipeline reNews, 2 November Gravitricity explores Czech mine for MW-scale storage reNews.biz, 26 October Mocean opens Aberdeen base as demand grows Energy Voice, 19 October Vertical farms take root to sustain the food supply chain Sustainability Magazine, 14 October Green hydrogen plan for Flotta oil terminal The BBC, 12 October Good Energy’s Juliet Davenport joins Gravitricity Solar Power Portal, 1 October New tech to ‘revolutionise’ wind turbine longevity The Courier, 24 September Work kicks off on green tech centre in Edinburgh The Scotsman, 22 September Big drop energy: a big weight and very, very deep hole BBC Radio 4, 27 August Spirits group Distil to invest up to £5 million in distillery The Press and Journal, 10 August Heat batteries: helping solve the clean heat conudrum The Engineer, 2 August How Caldera aims to drive a domestic heat battery boom The Independent, 28 July UK Government to decide on £2 billion offshore wind farm The Courier, 23 July International giant to bid for ScotWind offshore licences The Herald, 17 June Roland Grain leads backers for Ardgowan Distillery The Times, 15 June Mocean Energy wave machine begins sea trials at EMEC Power Engineering, 15 June Heat batteries: the overlooked low-carbon heat solution Current+, 7 June Gravitricity reveals new underground H2 storage plans The Engineer, 24 May 'Game changing' heat battery offers low carbon alternative The Times, 17 May Mocean's Blue X arrives in Orkney ahead of sea trials The Scotsman, 17 May Ardgowan debuts Clydebuilt Shipwright blended malt Scottish Field, 14 May Record profits propel Genoa Black consultancy growth The Herald, 28 April Giant raft could herald new wave of renewable energy The Times, 22 April Gravitricity battery generates first power at Edinburgh site BBC News, 21 April £1 million energy storage demonstrator takes shape Business Insider, 10 March Oil sector looks to wave energy for subsea power Energy Voice, 3 March Scots spirits venture set to launch global rum brand The Scotsman, 11 January Mocean raises £850K to bring wave power to oil and gas Energy Voice, 18 November Work starts on Scotland's first vertical distillery in Leith BBC News, 9 November UK’s first Hoarding Academy aims to raise understanding iNews, 12 September Fluid engineers keep wheels of industry turning The Herald, 17 August Work begins on £1 million energy storage demonstrator reNews, 31 August New wave of work for Fife fabricator AJS Energy Voice, 22 June Gravitricity plans to build energy demonstrator in Leith The Times, 11 May Taking the plunge: Mocean CEO keeps wave dream alive The Herald, 27 April Gold rush: Gravitricity secures £300k to scope S Africa mines Business Green, 2 April Work begins on 30-tonne wave machine to go to Orkney ITV.com, 23 March Vertical farm gets go ahead in Worcestershire Farmers Weekly, 26 February To store the wind and sun, energy startups look to gravity Wall Street Journal, 14 February Mocean Energy joins new wave in march of the robots The Times, 11 February Vertical farms: the quest for all-year harvests The Times, 5 January Could skyscrapers house the green batteries of the future? Business Green, 30 October How UK's disused mine shafts plan to store green energy The Guardian, 21 October Scottish company plans dozens of vertical farms The Press and Journal, 7 October Ardgowan releases blended malt ahead of distillery build The Spirits Business, 24 September Wave energy machine 'to power subsea equipment' BBC News, 23 September Scottish start-up Mocean Energy makes waves with uni reNews, 20 August Scotland must adapt, the 4th Industrial Revolution is upon us – Ian Wall The Scotsman, 25 April Oil and Gas specialist Salos unveils ‘human factor’ training The Scotsman, 15 July Ex-Edrington whisky maker joins new Lowland distillery ScotchWhisky.com, 14 May Solution to energy’s biggest problem could be beneath our feet? Inst. of Mechanical Engineers, 9 May Robert Peston and Derek Mackay to headline SCDI event The Scotsman, 16 April Digital Displacement on track to reduce rail emissions Rail Technology Magazine, 31 January