Doctors use a stethoscope to listen to people’s hearts and lungs as a way of assessing their state of health. The same premise could soon be used to determine the condition of Scotland’s peatlands and decide whether they need emergency treatment. As well as providing important habitat for other species, Read more
YOU provide a large package on green energy adjacent to ScottishPower’s proud advert as a “totally green” producer of electricity (The Herald, July 23). Readers should know that when I read this advert, Scotland was importing 600MW from England because wind output was negligible, the balance of Scotland’s demand being Read more
THE SCOTTISH Government has been urged to ensure the country isn’t “left behind” by a revolution in renewable energy ahead of the COP26 climate conference. Labour has issued the warning after figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that direct employment from green jobs in Scotland is at Read more
An innovative £10M research project will investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels. The University of Strathclyde will lead the multi-disciplinary Ocean-REFuel: Ocean Renewable Energy Fuels project, which will explore ways of converting ocean energy into fuels for Read more
The creation of a new green hydrogen hub planned for the Highlands has come a step closer as a feasibility study identifies the Cromarty Firth as an ideal location for the complex. The ground-breaking facility will produce eco-friendly hydrogen from water through a process powered by renewable energy. The facility Read more
National Grid ESO highlights impact of two nuclear plants closing, while Centrica considers retaining its stake in the UK’s nuclear fleet By Rachel Millard 22 July 2021 • 4:52pm Britain must prepare for low energy supplies this winter as two nuclear plants shut down and workers return to the Read more
By Mark Williamson Business Correspondent AS the focus on net zero sharpens it may be time to revisit attitudes to nuclear energy that developed before the scale of the threat posed by emissions-related climate change was realised. Nuclear has long been the bete noire of environmentalists who have highlighted the Read more
I NOTE with interest your report on the recent Citizens’ Advice Scotland survey on taking steps towards the net zero target (“Scots ‘in the dark’ over what they can do to help achieve net zero”, The Herald, July 19). Sixty-eight per cent supported moves towards net zero but 65% had Read more