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Coronavirus: Scottish Government Delays Publication of Beefed up Climate Change Plan

The Scottish government has today confirmed it is to delay publication of the imminent update to its national Climate Change Plan in response to the escalating …

North Shropshire Electricity Network Scheme

SP Energy Networks, a subsidiary of Scottish Power, has secured approval from the UK government to strengthen the North Shropshire Electricity Network scheme.

Wave Energy

Fabrication Begins on Scottish Wave Energy Prototype

Work has begun on a 30-tonne wave machine that will take to the seas this Autumn.

Scottish Water to Looks to Produce Hydrogen from Wastewater

Water and sewage company Scottish Water has developed a new method to produce hydrogen and oxygen from its wastewater.

Nuclear Power Plant

Energy Services Giant Wood Pulls Out of UK Nuclear

Scottish energy services giant Wood has announced it is pulling out of the UK nuclear power industry. The Aberdeen-based firm has sold its nuclear business to U…

Wind Power Project

‘Risk’ Coronavirus could Delay Scottish Offshore Wind Projects

Offshore wind project manager, Jamie Dempster, conceded yesterday that there could be delays to offshore wind farm projects in Scotland in the wake of the coron…

Scottish Government Launched A Consultation on New Energy Efficiency Standard for Homes

The proposed standard will be legally binding and will come into effect from 2024, with the aim of reducing fuel poverty in Scotland and ameliorating the effect…

Scottish Renewables

Scottish Renewables is the voice of Scotland’s renewable energy industry.Our vision is for a Scotland leading the world in renewable energy.We work to gro…

Scottish Faces 'Policy paradox' Over Support for North Sea Oil and Climate Crisis

The Scottish Government faces a “policy paradox” over its continued support for North Sea oil and gas extraction while also attempting to meet its ambitious c…

Nuclear Power Plant

Old Scottish Power Station Caught Leaking Specs of Nuclear Dust

A nice little British nuclear catastrophe has been uncovered in Scotland, where the complex and millennia-long process of decommissioning the Dounreay facility …

Nova Innovation Raised More Than GBP 700,000 Urpasses The Initial Target

Scottish tidal energy firm Nova Innovation Ltd said on Tuesday it had raised more than GBP 700,000 (USD 919,394/EUR 835,674) through its crowdfunding initiative…

Highland Firm to Develop Marine Energy Subsea Connection after £70k Award

David McPheeA Highland energy firm is set to develop a new marine energy subsea connection after a £70,000 contract award. Inverness-headquartered 4c Engineeri…

Energy Developers on the Hunt for New Fuels

Energy firm Scottish Power is to construct solar projects for the first time to maximise onshore renewable energy potential in the UK and Ireland, it announced …

​Irish Electricity Company Electricity Supply Board to Buy 50% Stake in EDF Scottish Windfarm

Irish electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has agreed to purchase a 50% stake in the Neart na Gaoithe offshore windfarm from EDF Renewables, which…

Wind Farm

France's EDF Launches Construction of Scottish Windfarm

French power group EDF, which has faced criticism in Britain over cost over-runs at the Hinkley Point C nuclear project, said it would build a new Scottish wind…