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IMPRESSIONS LOGO FINALThe most extreme climate change projections could result in unprecedented impacts and risks for our economy, society and environment. A new EU project involving 27 research institutions in Europe and beyond will provide critical information for developing strategies and solutions for coping with these changes. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scotland-to-be-case-study-for-flagship-eu-climate-change-project/

The UK has become a less attractive nation to renewables investors according to professional services firm EY. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/02/uk-less-attractive-renewables-investors-claims-ey-report/

The landowner behind a giant solar farm development on the Dundee-Angus border is determined to go ahead with his plans, despite competition from a rival green energy project http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/landowner-determined-to-go-ahead-with-solar-farm-at-tealing-airfield-1.241354

Alex Salmond has refused to commit to any timescale for the arrival of 700 renewable energy jobs he promised Dundee two years ago. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/first-minister-unable-to-give-firm-date-for-dundee-renewables-jobs-bonanza-promised-in-2011-1.243110

By Jeevan Vasagar in Berlin Germany’s exports would have been €15bn higher last year if its industry had not paid a premium for electricity compared with international competitors, according to an analysis published on Thursday. Despite Germany’s strong export performance in re­cent years, Europe’s biggest economy has been dented by Read more

by Victoria Allen A WIND farm developer has been banned from handing out leaflets claiming that turbines could increase the value of nearby houses. West Coast Energy, which is hoping to build a wind farm in the Scottish Borders, used research from seven years ago and a study from the Read more

David Ross Highland Correspondent CAMPAIGNERS are calling on developers planning a wind farm near the Cairngorms National Park to abandon the project. The Save Monadhliath Mountains (SMM) group welcomed last week’s decision by SSE to drop its plans for a 27-turbine wind farm at Dalnessie near Lairg in Sutherland and Read more

NEW investment in the marine energy sector will help establish a global engineering hub in Edinburgh, the Scottish Government has said. Tidal power company Atlantis Resources Corporation is to receive £2 million from the Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF) to set up the centre of excellence, which is expected to Read more