Up to 150,000 jobs could be created if the Scottish government invested £13bn in new infrastructure projects, a new study has claimed. The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) research said the posts could be created in areas such as offshore wind and renewables manufacturing. A further 50,000 jobs could be Read more
I see this has made it into the Times today. It was covered a few weeks ago, in full, by Shetland News. A Scottish energy giant is facing a battle for control over a lucrative power deal in the Shetland Islands. Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE) has been lobbying energy Read more
Sir, – Almost a decade ago people who expressed a critical view of renewable energy warned that one day, when the amount of renewables became excessive, nuclear reactors would be forced to shut down. In other words, low carbon energy would just replace another form of low carbon energy. It Read more
David Vetter Senior Contributor Renewable energy investments are delivering massively better returns than fossil fuels in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe, but despite this the total volume of investment is still nowhere near that required to mitigate climate change. Those are some of the findings of new research released Read more
Not sure where this person gets his info from eg Large wind turbines pay off their ecological debt in 12 months but continue being productive for 25-30 years. Maybe but only if they keep replacing all the parts (which greatly adds to their ecological debt). A bit like Trigger’s New Read more
National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) are exploring the potential to use surplus wind energy for heating Scottish homes, instead of reducing the wind farms’ output. The 4D Heat project – which is funded by Ofgem’s Network Innovation Allowance and also includes partners Read more
Sunny and windy weather and low electricity usage owing to the lockdown had led to record low demand on the network, National Grid said. The costs of keeping the lights on in Britain spiralled to more than £50 million in the four days from Friday to bank holiday Monday as Read more
Communities on Speyside are celebrating a £4 million cash boost following a two-year battle with an energy giant over fears they were being short-changed. Villages in Moray stand to benefit from the huge 59-turbine Dorenell Wind Farm on the Glenfiddich Estate south of Dufftow However, anger grew when it emerged Read more