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Brian Wilson

Opinion

Is Scotland failing to see an LNG opportunity?

One of the many sub-plots in the saga of two uncompleted Caledonian MacBrayne ferries at the Ferguson yard in Port Glasgow involves the proposed use of Liquefied Natural Gas to part-fuel them.

Opinion

Brian Wilson: Pumped hydro storage must be made a net-zero priority

Everyone likes anniversaries, so how about marking this one?  On August 5th 1943, the Hydro-Development Act (Scotland) was given Royal Assent. Eighty years ago, at the height of war, the Government of the United Kingdom passed a momentous law directed mainly towards the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Opinion

Energy reality bites as Ukraine crisis unfolds

The madness in Ukraine has dramatically fast-forwarded issues that were already in the making.  Soaring energy prices, over-reliance on imported gas, storage which is essential to facilitate the growth of renewables … the list goes on and on.

Opinion

ScotWind promises – I hope somebody is keeping note

As the day draws nigh when the winners are announced in the great ScotWind lottery, the lists of promises from prospective developers grow longer and more sophisticated. There is nothing they will not do for communities and supply chains. I hope somebody is keeping note.

Opinion

Virtue alone does not keep the lights on

Whatever message is drawn, the current explosion of interest in energy policy should ensure that realism impinges upon the rhetoric which will accompany COP26.  Virtue alone does not keep the lights on.