by Rob McLaren Offshore wind will provide opportunities in Scotland for generations to come, a Dundee meeting of the Forth & Tay Offshore Cluster heard yesterday. The cluster has been backed by six local authorities on the east coast of Scotland stretching from Angus to the Scottish Borders as Read more
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By Brian Donnelly Business Correspondent NORWEGIAN renewable energy giant Statkraft is to carry out feasibility studies which will focus on the possibility of bringing improved high-speed wireless broadband to Scottish communities at all planned new sites. The firm, which owns and operates three wind farms in Scotland and is Europe’s Read more
By David Leask Chief Reporter, The Herald ALMOST 13,000 people are studying renewable energy at Scottish universities and colleges. A new study has revealed the sheer volume of training underway as the country upskills for climate emergency, new statistics reveal. The research, the first of its kind, showed an “enormous Read more
Energy firms have been accused of potentially misleading customers with claims about their ‘green tariffs’. Some firms that claim their electricity is ‘100 per cent renewable’ do not run any wind farms or even pay for a specific amount of power from green sources to match customer demand. Instead, they Read more
The last remaining Hunterston turbine was demolished on Thursday morning. A weather window opportunity meant that the detonation did not go ahead at 10am as a low lying mist and rain resulted in a delay to the explosion. On the verge of midday, the turbine, packed with explosives, was detonated Read more
Banks Renewables has been given the go ahead to build 220m turbines, 5 MW turbines in South Lanarkshire. They have also gained consent to extend the operational life of the project from 25 to 30 years along with an increase in the time allowed for construction to start to Read more
SCOTLAND has almost two-thirds of the UK’s peatlands. This is likely to be the basis of a looming scandal because research has shown that CO2 emissions from marshes and wetlands have not been properly assessed, leaving a huge hole in our greenhouse gas accounts. These areas, rather than soaking up Read more