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The costs of upgrading Britain’s energy grid for net zero threaten to spiral out of control, EDF has warned. The French energy company, which operates the UK’s nuclear fleet, said a £70bn programme to modernise the grid faced a tripling in construction costs, far outstripping initial forecasts. The energy supplier Read more
Scotsman letters In an excellent letter William Loneskie informs readers that fossil fuels are essential and will always be needed (18 August). If I may add more fuel to the fire… The Green Brigade loves renewables and takes every opportunity to scold those who do not. The Green Brigade Read more
Ministers are under pressure from Scotland’s renewables industry to set out a “long term future” for onshore wind amid fears the government is in “hiding” over whether to boost more turbines to be built across the countryside. The Scottish government has been accused of keeping “concerned communities in the dark Read more
The Town and Country Planning (Notification of Applications) (Data Centres exceeding 50MW Power Capacity) (Scotland) Direction 2026 Please find attached a letter from the Chief Planner. Data_Centres_Direction_Issued_17_August_2026
The head of a monastery on a Scottish island has attacked “money-grabbing” plans to build a wind farm off its coast with turbines as high as the Eiffel Tower. Father Seraphim-Oran Aldea said the MachairWind development would dwarf the nearby island of Iona, where he founded its first Orthodox Christian Read more
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) are the UK’s main legal framework for ensuring that construction projects are planned, designed and managed safely. They place clear, enforceable duties on clients, designers, principal designers, contractors and workers to control risks from the very start of a project through Read more
GEORGE Baxter’s article gushing over Andy Burnham’s “zero carbon” vision (“Onshore wind blows strong to help cut bills and create jobs”, The Herald, August 8th) is no more than a long-winded bedtime story for green energy zealots. As a director of Greenpower, can he be taken seriously? He celebrates a Read more
Big article in the Herald today. A PIONEERING group that has brought together community councils to unlock and share renewables wealth has expressed fury at the fact it has been bypassed by developers, who are choosing to create alternative benefits deals. The 9CCG (Nine Community Council Group) was first established Read more