Ahead of a visit to the Sullom Voe Terminal, the Scottish government energy minister, Stephen Gethins, announced that Veri Energy will receive almost £760,000 to support the third phase of work to develop a clean fuels hub.
The National Library of Scotland has appointed Claire White to the year-long residency at the library as Shaetlan Scriever.
In its submission to the public consultation on Rosebank, west of Shetland, and Jackdaw, east of Aberdeen, Offshore Energies UK is calling for an acceleration of the consents for developments.
The Scottish Government has blamed the election in May for the slow uptake of the £10 million emergency heating oil support scheme for struggling households. About 23 percent of Shetland homes rely on heating oil as their main heating source.
A coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked to go to the 251 metre cruise ship Aidaluna which diverted, while on the way from Hamburg to Seyðisförður, to about 45 nautical miles east-south-east of Lerwick.
Hannah Mary Goodlad has unveiled her four-member all-female staff team.
The Shetland Islands Council has published the temporary traffic regulations around the proposed first launch from the SaxaVord Spaceport at Lamba Ness in Unst.

