THE huge response from your readers (Letters Special, November 29) to the interview with SNP deputy leader Angus Robertson (“SNP chief tells of challenges after Yes vote”, The Herald, November 28) all failed to include data to identify the cost to the Scottish taxpayer in the event of independence. Had Read more…
By Jamie Ross A councillor at the centre of a planning controversy will discover this week whether he has gained permission to build a wind turbine. Turriff councillor Sandy Duncan first lodged proposals to build the 150ft-high structure at his land at Beechwood, Forglen, three years ago, and has subsequently Read more…
Scotland is ideally placed to become a global leader in the generation of electricity from renewable sources, according to new research from a UK-wide real estate chain. Savills Energy and Savills Research have combined to produce innovative analysis charting the growth and performance of the onshore wind sector in Aberdeenshire, Read more…
Low carbon industries in Scotland generated £10.7 billion in turnover and supported 43,500 jobs in 2014 – according to the latest data from the British government. In the first ever figures from the Office of National Statistics to include direct and indirect jobs, this accounts for 12.9% of the total Read more…