Tom Gordon Scottish Political Editor NICOLA Sturgeon is holding out the prospect of a new era of cheaper energy bills with the creation of a publicly-owned, not-for-profit energy company. The First Minister said the new company would be set up within the current Holyrood parliament and offer a new choice Read more
Small businesses and their supply chains in Scotland’s energy sector can now access up to £1 million in funding from the Circular Economy Investment Fund to help create new sustainable business opportunities. The renewable energy sector represents a unique opportunity to embed circularity as part of the shift in energy Read more
A second US-based company has acquired a Scottish energy asset in less than a week – this time from a Lanarkshire-based wind power developer. A fund managed by Black Rock has acquired a 100% interest in an operating onshore wind in West Lothian as part of the global investor’s renewable Read more
The Scottish Government has set out ambitions to decentralise the nation’s energy system, making it “localised”, “robust” and “more distributed”. Part of this involves encouraging communities to set up their own renewables schemes, generating green power and important income to support local people. Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/ilona-amos-green-power-schemes-need-a-boost-1-4582308
We have been informed today that Lord Doherty’s Judgement will not be published on the Court of Session website as he simply gave oral reasons for his decision from the bench. He will not be producing a written decision to be issued. Court of Session Judgement – Community Windpower Ltd
The decision to invite Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson as a speaker at a green energy event has sparked a storm of online protest and derision by Scots renewable supporters. Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, has been booked by the Scottish Renewables trade association for its flagship awards event Read more
Four renewables firms – including Scotland’s Natural Power – have joined forces to create a one-stop-shop maintenance and operations service for offshore wind farm operators. The joint wind-ustry initiative comes at a time when the O&M sector has emerged as a significant industry in its own right, accounting for approximately Read more
Some of the key speakers – including Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland – have been confirmed at the Renewables After Brexit conference. This event is likely to be the keynote renewable energy conference of the year. It is being held in partnership with the Centre for Energy, Read more