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ENERGY giant SSE has attracted some unwelcome attention in recent weeks as the firm tries to ward off an unhelpful regulatory intervention. Ofgem sparked outrage among firms that operate the UK’s energy networks including SSE in July when it proposed to curb the returns they can expect to generate on Read more
SCOTLAND’S biggest local authority has revealed plans to introduce fees for pre-application planning advice for the first time. Glasgow City Council (GCC) said the proposals to charge for the advice, which until now has been given free by its planning officials to developers and agents to help them prepare planning Read more
SAS has been contacted by Alex Christian who is writing an article for Wired about the UK’s wind farm industry. It’s following on from a recent report highlighting the industry’s continued growth despite Covid, with the UK remaining the global market leader. As part of the article, he is hoping Read more
SIR – I was amused by an article in the national press about the power industry having to bring back one of our lovely coal-fired power stations into operation at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire. The reason was that the gas-fired stations could not cope with hot, windless weather for technical reasons Read more
Scottish cetacean experts are among more than 250 international scientists warning of “grave concern” over the impact of human activities on the survival chances of threatened dolphins, whales and porpoises. In an open letter to world leaders, academics from more than 40 countries around the world have called for urgent Read more
Exclusive by Martin Williams Senior News Reporter Miinisters stand to lose most of the £120m of taxpayers money it has used to bail out three struggling Scottish companies – as they confirmed that they have had no financial return from their huge loan bailout. The loans were used to prop Read more
There’s debate over which did more harm: the coronavirus or government policy responses to it. But there’s no argument that our economic recovery requires reliable and affordable electricity. Which means that the current arguments about recharging economies using heavily subsidised and chaotically intermittent wind and solar are as dangerous as Read more
The 650-foot turbines are expected to produce 62 gigawatt hours each year The electricity produced will be used to power Apple’s data center in Viborg It will also act as a test site for powerful offshore wind turbines Apple has committed to becoming ‘100 per cent carbon neutral’ across its Read more