What is being hailed as the largest investment in the electricity network in the north of Scotland for 60 years, is being backed by a £500m loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). It provides a crucial element in the near £1.2billion development by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission, a wholly-owned Read more
Experts have played down the chances the lights could go out this winter, as a series of coal fired power plants close. But they warned the Government did not have a coherent strategy to shift the UK away from coal to a low-carbon energy system. Longannet coal plant in Scotland Read more
THE closure of Longannet power station in Fife could lead to a sharp rise in the cost of redeveloping brownfield sites in Scotland, construction experts are warning. Last week’s closure of the site after 46 years means a vital by product from coal-fired power stations used in the construction industry Read more